The first major account in more than twenty years to cover the whole invasion from June 6, 1944, right up to the liberation of Paris on August 25. It is the first book to describe not only the experiences of the American, British, Canadian, and German soldiers, but also the terrible suffering of the French caught up in the fighting.

Some maps on lining papers. Includes maps of: Invasion, 6 June; British Airborne Landings, 6 June; U.S. Airborne Landings and Utah Beach, 6 June; Omaha Beach, 6 June; Gold Beach, 6 June; Juno and Sword Beaches, 6 June; Villers-Bocage, 11-14 June; Contentin Peninsula and Capture of Cherbourg, 10-28 June; Operation Epsom, 26 June-1 July; Normandy Battlefront at the End of June; First U.S. Army Front, 3 July; Attack on St. Lo, 11-12 July; Operation Goodwood, 18-20 July; Operation Cobra, 25 July-1 August; Operation Bluecoat, 30 July-7 August; Mortain Counterattack, 6-12 August; Operation Totalize, 7-10 August; Falaise Pocket; Allied Breakout to Brittany and the Seine.

The decision -- Bearing the cross of Lorraine -- Watch on the Channel -- Sealing off the invasion area -- The airborne assault -- The armada crosses -- Omaha -- Utah and the airborne -- Gold and Juno -- Sword -- Securing the beachheads -- Failure at Caen -- Villers-Bocage -- The Americans on the Cotentin Peninsula -- Operation Epsom -- The battle of the Bocage -- Caen and the Hill of Calvary -- The final battle for Saint-Lô -- Operation Goodwood -- The plot against Hitler -- Operation Cobra : breakthrough -- Operation Cobra : breakout -- Brittany and Operation Bluecoat -- The Mortain counter-attack -- Operation Totalize -- The hammer and anvil -- The killing ground of the Falaise pocket -- The Paris uprising and the race for the Seine -- The Liberation of Paris -- Aftermath.