It was the greatest invasion the world had ever seen. Officially known as "Operation Overlord," this World War II assault began on the morning of June 6, 1944. Thousands of American, British, and Canadian soldiers aboard hundreds of landing craft attacked beaches along nearly fifty miles of France's coastline in Normandy. Backing them up were the big guns of some of the mightiest ships in the Allied navies, and countless bomber, fighter, and transport aircraft. By the end of that day, an Allied army had made it ashore despite sometimes fierce opposition, signaling the end of Nazi tyranny over Europe. Using the real-life stories of young men caught up in this great event, along with original paintings, photographs, and memorabilia, D-Day, the book, will present a compelling account of this world-changing day. Shelly Tanaka is the author of many acclaimed books of nonfiction for children, including the first two books in The Day That Changed America Series: Gettysburg and The Alamo. She is also the author of Attack on Pearl Harbor and many of the books in the "I Was There" series.
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Shelley Tanaka is an award-winning children's book author and editor. She is the author of Amelia Earhart and Mummies: The Newest, Coolest & Creepiest from Around the World, as well as several other books in the I Was There series. She lives in Kingston, Ontario. David Craig is an award-winning artist and the illustrator of Amelia Earhart, Attack on Pearl Harbor, and First to Fly. He lives in Mississauga, Ontartio.
Gr. 4-6. Tanaka spins paraphrased reminiscences of four American military survivors (plus one's fiancee, back in the U.S.), into an episodic account of what she bills as "the biggest invasion in the history of warfare." Although she does provide occasional glimpses of the broader strategic picture, her focus is more on close-ups of the battle from the points of view of a paratrooper, a P-47 pilot, a landing craft crew member, and a combat medic. Craig supplies full-page, occasionally gory, paintings of GIs in battle, to which have been added a heavy admixture of period photos, capped by a view of ranked grave markers at the American Normandy Cemetery near Omaha Beach. Tanaka's argument that D-Day "changed America" isn't very persuasive, but she leaves readers with a clear understanding of the scope of the event--and its cost. Book and Web-site lists conclude. John Peters
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