This series provides multiple views of momentous events in recent history; each book helps readers develop critical thinking skills, increase global awareness, and enhance their understanding of international perspectives about historic events.; This new addition to the Perspectives on Modern World History series explores the historical and cultural events leading up to and following the June 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy. The text also addresses several issues surrounding the invasion, such a; Using primary and secondary sources, each volume provides background information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and offers first-person narratives from people who lived through or were imp