{"product_id":"2026100010029-secondhand-overlord-coastline-a-history-of-d-day-with-special-emphasis-on-what-can-be-seen-today","title":"Overlord Coastline: A History Of D-Day With Special Emphasis On What Can Be Seen Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew military operations have shaped the modern world as profoundly as the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy, and Overlord Coastline: A History of D-Day With Special Emphasis on What Can Be Seen Today presents a vivid and meticulously researched account of that pivotal June 1944 campaign. Stephen H. Chicken chronicles the strategic planning, the brutal combat, and the human drama of Operation Overlord, guiding the reader from the command rooms of Eisenhower and Montgomery to the blood-soaked sands of Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword, and Utah, weaving military history with a unique on-the-ground perspective that serves both the scholar and the battlefield pilgrim.\n\nWhat distinguishes this work is its dual purpose: as a serious historical record and as a practical guide to the Normandy landscape as it stands today, detailing surviving bunkers, memorials, cemeteries, and museums that preserve the memory of those who fought and fell. Chicken writes with a clarity and authority that bridges the gap between rigorous military analysis and accessible narrative, ensuring that the weight of history is felt at every turn. For anyone drawn to walk the ground where the fate of nations was decided, this is an indispensable companion — one that asks, quietly but powerfully, whether we are truly prepared to understand what we are seeing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49161022013659,"sku":"2026100010029-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1a4a2063-ee24-41f8-8523-aa222c83ad33.png?v=1787189261","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010029-secondhand-overlord-coastline-a-history-of-d-day-with-special-emphasis-on-what-can-be-seen-today","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}