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Find books on the battles fought on the Western Front. Fighting began with Operation Weserubung, the German invasion of Denmark and Norway, in April, 1940, followed by the Blitzkrieg campaigns with the German invasion of the Low countries and the battle for France 1940, ending with the British withdrawal from Dunkirk.
Find books on Operation Overlord, D-Day, in June 1944, the landings on the beaches of Normandy, many fierce battles were fought between the German Army and the US, British and Allied forces. Read about the battles in Normandy, from the landings on the Normandy beaches Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah to battles like Brecourt Manor battle, battle for Villers-Bocage, Cherbourg and Falaise Gap.
Books on Operation Market Garden with paratrooper drops, made famous by the British 1st Airborne Division exploits in the film "a bridge too far". Read about the German counter-offensive in the Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes offensive in the winter of 1944 and the final battles of 1945 with the crossing of the Rhine and the drive into Rhineland 1945.
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