D-DAY IN NUMBERS: THE FACTS BEHIND OPERATION OVERLORD
Book ID/图书代码： 09220014B69010
English Summary/英文概要： Discover the numbers that defined D-Day and the future of Europe in 1944D-Day, June 6, 1944: the day on which the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy with the intention of reclaiming mainland Europe from German occupation. The significance of the operation has captured the collective imagination to become the defining moment of World War II and represents the ending to the struggles of the early 20th century. This book follows the course of the war in Europe from 1939 through to the D-Day landings and their aftermath, taking in the most poignant events and looking at each through the numbers involved. Each number signifies an important moment within a larger story as they are explained in the context of the surrounding events. With the vast amount of planning that went into the execution of such an ambitious operation, the numbers involved are staggering, surprising, and often inspiring. Separate chapters discuss the war in Europe up to D-Day, the planning and preparation of D-Day, the landings, the battles, and the aftermath. Discover the numbers that promised to change the balance of power in Europe, and indeed, the world, as Deliverance Day, 1944 got underway.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《登陆日中的数字》详细讲解了发生在1944年的诺曼底登陆及此次战役后的欧洲发展进程。
诺曼底登陆日——1944年6月6日是第二次世界大战中，盟军在法国北部诺曼底海滩对德发起进攻的日子。诺曼底登陆意义非常重大，是第二次世界大战中的关键性一战，并标志着20世纪早期战争的终结。《登陆日中的数字》描述了自1939年起，至诺曼底登陆的整个进程及其造成的最终局面，每个重大事件都用其发生日期所代表的数字串联起来，而每个数字背后都蕴藏了丰富的历史背景和相关事件。诺曼底登陆筹备工作长久，规模巨大，其中蕴含的数字往往是惊人而鼓舞人心的。书中的章节依次讨论了欧洲的战争，诺曼底登陆的筹备工作，登陆过程，战役细节和最终结果。这场战役中蕴含的数字改变了欧洲，乃至世界的权力平衡，从1944年起，世界又是一番新的局面。（XAT）
Awards/获奖情况：Describes the largest seaborne invasion of all time, from the mammoth preparations to the aftermath of the battle (Military History Monthly)
Most interesting (Britain at War)
Amazing reading (The Weekly News)
D-Day as we’ve never before viewed it... a fascinating insight (Lancashire Evening Post)
D-Day as we’ve never before viewed it... a succession of staggering figures underlining not just the scale of the operation, but the human sacrifice involved (Lancaster Guardian)
One for the trivia fan (Best of British)
Covering the mammoth preparations of the landings, their awesome scale and the aftermath of the battle for Normandy... packed with stats and curious stories (History Revealed)
About the Author/作者介绍： 雅各布??F??菲尔德是位历史学家和作家。他是《我们将在海滩上作战》的作者，并参与撰写了《改变历史进程的1001场战争》和《1001处历史遗迹》。雅各布的文章经常刊登在《经济史评论》和《城市历史》等杂志中。
Jacob F. Field is an historian and writer. He grew up in South London, completed his undergraduate degree in History at the University of Oxford, and then moved to Newcastle University for his PhD. He completed his doctoral thesis on the Great Fire of London in 2008, and has worked as a research associate at the University of Cambridge since then. Jacob has contributed to books including 1001 Historical Sites and 1001 Battles That Changed The Course Of History and published articles in journals including Economic History Review, London Journal and Urban History. His has written We Shall Fight On The Beaches (2013) and One Bloody Thing After Another (2012) for Michael O’Mara Books.
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