![]() ![]() The amber orb of a full moon rose through a thinning overcast off the port bow. But the language is often strikingly visual: Down the ten channels plunged, two designated for each of the five forces steaming toward five beaches code-named Utah, Omah, Gold, Juno, and Sword. Adapted from the author’s book for adults ( The Guns at Last Light), the vocabulary could have been simplified a little more, and preteens and teens will not get some of the cultural allusions. The greatest land operation in history is a complex, heroic, gut-wrenching tale, told for young readers about as well as it can be. ![]() On the 1,720th day of World War II (May 5, 1944), a starry host of allied commanders including a future president and a present king gathered to plan for a massive invasion of Europe and a re-conquest of land held by Nazi Germany. D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944 by Rick Atkinson. ![]()
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