{"product_id":"9781399022170","title":"D-Day Dakotas : 6th June, 1944","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn 18 December 1935 when the first flight of the Douglas DC-3 took place, few could have imagined that it would become one of the world's most celebrated aircraft of all time, not just as a commercial airliner but also as the C-47 military transport. When production ceased in the summer of 1945, a total of 10,926 had been built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis wonderfully versatile aircraft played a significant part in airborne operations around the world; but perhaps its most notable employment occurred during the June 1944 Normandy campaign. This important episode within the wider history of 'D-Day' is enlivened here in classic fashion by Martin Bowman, in a narrative that features both extensive historical notes as well as deeply personal accounts of endurance and individual gallantry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis amplified account of events as they unfolded in the skies above France on D-Day (5\/6 and 6\/7 June, 1944) reveals the invaluable contribution these workhorses of World War II made to the overall success in Normandy. It follows the author's comprehensive five part work published by Pen \u0026amp; Sword (Air War D-Day) that included a multitude of personal military accounts from both Allied and German personnel who took part in Operation 'Overlord' and the Normandy campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pen \u0026 Sword Aviation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48869773738219,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":67.66,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781399022170","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}