{"product_id":"operation-dragoon-isbn-9781681778600","title":"Operation Dragoon","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dramatic and expertly rendered narrative of the Allied liberation of the South of France during Operation Dragoon in 1944.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOperation Dragoon\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the Allied invasion of the South of France on August 15, 1944. It was, in effect, the second D-Day, launched two months after “Overlord,” the Allied invasion of Normandy. As such, it has often been overshadowed by its predecessor, but it significance cannot be underestimated.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Dragoon” was a largely American-French operation in which the British, who had argued for action in northern Italy, played a smaller role. After nearly five years of conflict, British war stamina had been severely sapped. In contrast, the French, who had been excluded from the overall planning of D-Day, played an important role in Dragoon, supplying the majority of the ground troops in a campaign which began on the beaches of the Riviera and ended in the cool, clear air of the Alpes Maritimes, the sacred ground of France.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOperation Dragoon\u003c\/i\u003e provides for the first time a complete overview of the liberation of the South of France—from strategic decisions made from the Allied and German high commands to the intelligence war waged by Allied code-breakers; from the German defeat of French resistance forces on the Vergers to the exploits of individual OSS agents on the ground as they strove to keep pace with a fast-moving battlefield. This is the story of the Allies inflicting on the Germany Army a Blitzkrieg-style defeat, expunging the lingering memories of the catastrophe of 1940.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48683546116325,"sku":"NP9781681778600","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_cc0299e4-44e7-427f-87b6-e0daf16e4b17.jpg?v=1775169901","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/operation-dragoon-isbn-9781681778600","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}