The Falaise Pocket: Normandy, August 1944

This WWII military history explores the dramatic turning point of the Battle of Normandy-illustrated throughout with archival photos and maps.

On June 6th, 1944, the Allied forces embarked on Operation Overlord with the first wave of Normandy landings. But it wasn't until August of that year that the tide of the battle-and the entire war-began to turn. The decisive moment came at the Battle of the Falaise Pocket.

The German Army had managed to hold back the Allies for months, but its ...