D-Day in History and Memory: The Normandy Landings in International Remembrance and Commemoration

Published: March, 2014  Pages: 320  Features: 12 b&w photos. 1 map. Notes. Bib. Index.

Over the past sixty-five years, the Allied invasion of Northwestern France in June 1944, known as D-Day, has come to stand as something more than a major battle. The assault itself formed a vital component of Allied victory in the Second World War. D-Day developed into a sign and symbol; as a word it carries with it a series of ideas and associations that have come to symbolize different things to different people and nations. As such, the commemorative activities linked to the battle offer a window for viewing the various belligerents in their postwar years. more... about D-Day in History and Memory: The Normandy Landings in International Remembrance and Commemoration