by Douglas Botting · Time-Life Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9788495300669
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This book tells the story of the Normandy Landings, also known as D-Day, which was the largest amphibious landing in history and marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II. The book describes in detail the planning, execution, and consequences of this crucial military operation, including the role of the Allied forces and the resistance against the German forces. It includes photographs and maps that illustrate the events and strategies used in the landing.
Douglas Scott Botting was an English explorer, author, biographer and TV presenter and producer. He wrote biographies of naturalists Gavin Maxwell and Gerald Durrell. Botting was the inspiration behind and writer of the 1972 film The Black Safari, a role-reversal parody of English explorers, with Africans touring England, shown in the BBC 2 documentary series The World About Us. He also featured in much other BBC programming, including Under London Expedition exploring the London sewerage system, as part of the BBC2 nature series The World About Us. He wrote numerous Second World War and early aviation books for Time Life Books. Botting took part, with Anthony Smith, in the first balloon flight over Africa.
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