{"product_id":"the-forecast-for-d-day-and-the-weatherman-behind-ikes-greatest-gamble-hardcover-1","title":"The Forecast for D-Day: And the Weatherman behind Ike's Greatest Gamble - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn E. Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonday, June 5, had long been planned for launching D-day, the start of the campaign to liberate Nazi-held Western Europe. Yet the fine weather leading up to the greatest invasion the world would ever see was deteriorating rapidly. Would it hold long enough for the bombers, the massed armada, and the soldiers to secure beachheads in Normandy? That was the question, and it was up to Ike's chief meteorologist, James Martin Stagg, to give him the answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the night of June 4, the weather hung on a knife's edge. The three weather bureaus advising Stagg-the US Army Air Force, the Royal Navy, and the British Met Office--each provided differing forecasts. Worse, leading meteorologists in the USAAF and Met Office argued stormily. Stagg had only one chance to get it right. Were he wrong, thousands of men would perish, secrecy about when and where the Allies would land would be lost, victory in Europe would be delayed for a year, and the Communists might well take control of the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong fascinated by the confluence of natural science and historic events, John Ross has authored or co-authored eight books in the past seven years. Five are outdoor travel guides: \u003ci\u003eNorth America's Greatest Fishing Lodges (w\/Katie Anders)\u003c\/i\u003e (two editions); \u003ci\u003eNorth America's Greatest Big Game Lodges and Outfitters (w\/Jay Cassell); North America's Greatest Bird Hunting Lodges and Preserves\u003c\/i\u003e (all Willow Creek Press)\u003ci\u003e; Great Water: Great Fish - the Worldwide Guide to Fly Fishing\u003c\/i\u003e (Quintet, 2000)\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003etwo editions of the \u003ci\u003eTU Guide to America's 100 Best Trout Streams \u003c\/i\u003e(Falcon Press), which won the 1999 National Outdoor Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eRivers of Restoration\u003c\/i\u003e (Skyhorse, 2008) which contains 21 profiles of trout watersheds in recovery. His chapters focus on the interaction of human kind with the natural environment. His two remaining books pertain to higher education: \u003ci\u003ePublic Relations and the Presidency: Strategies and Tactics for Effective Communication \u003c\/i\u003e(CASE Books, 2001), and \u003ci\u003eThe Quotable Graduate (w\/Heidi Reinholdt)\u003c\/i\u003e (Lyons Press, 2003). In 1977, he co-authored a guide to the physical environment of New Hampshire for use by the state's middle school students. He is contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eSporting Classics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSports Afield \u003c\/i\u003emagazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45977458835653,"sku":"9780762786633","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/WsPkT7cpF99780762786633_7449bbe1-a46c-456f-a5b3-809a1076f88e.webp?v=1773942885","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-forecast-for-d-day-and-the-weatherman-behind-ikes-greatest-gamble-hardcover-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}