Operation tonga

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Operation Tonga – The Glider Assault: 6 June 1944 is an account of the Glider Pilot Regiment’s role in Operation Tonga, the first stage of the airborne assault in the Normandy landings in June 1944. The story is told through the eyes of those who were there – glider pilots, paratroopers, pathfinders, tug crews and passengers – and covers the operation from training through to evacuations after D-Day.

Operation Tonga was vital to the success of D-Day and included the now famous attacks on the Merville Battery and the bridges over the Orne River and Caen Canal. The equally important, though less well known, part of the operation was to provide an anti-tank screen to protect the southern and eastern flanks of the invasion beaches from German counter attacks. The account includes stories of crew who evaded capture by the Germans and pays tribute to the help they received from local resistance fighters. The contribution of the nine gliders which took part in the ‘Coup de Main’ landings has been well-documented, but of the other eighty-nine gliders which took part, little has been written. Operation Tonga: The Glider Assault: 6 June 1944 tells the full story.

THE AUTHORS

Kevin Shannon’s father, Bill, took part in Operation Tonga. Shannon spent ten years in the British Army, serving in a number of regiments. After many years of teaching history in a secondary school, he now works with young people with behavioural problems.

Stephen Wright is the nephew of Billy Marfleet who was killed on Operation Tonga. He is a former teacher and currently works as a youth officer in the fire and rescue service. It was through their mutual interest in the operation that the two spent three years gathering stories from survivors and reading official accounts.

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Operation Tonga

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The seizure of pegasus bridge by six glider borne platoons of the oxfordshire and buckinghamshire light infantry under major john howard very early 6th june 1944 is one of the better known stories of d day landing just yards from vital bridges over the river orne and the caen canal near bnouville Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Operation Tonga

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The seizure of pegasus bridge by six glider borne platoons of the oxfordshire and buckinghamshire light infantry under major john howard very early 6th june 1944 is one of the better known stories of d day landing just yards from vital bridges over the river orne and the caen canal near benouville Uiterlijk 26 oktober in huis .. MEER INFO

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de auteur was betrokken bij de rampzalige raid op dieppe en was een van de weinige overlevenden hij wist te ontsnappen tijdens het transport naar het krijgsgevangenkamp en dankzij zijn perfecte kennis van de franse taal keerde hij zonder moeilijkheden terug naar engeland mede door zijn ervaringen Op voorraad. Voor 15:00 uur besteld, woensdag in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 10 november 2017

Ebook Formaat: Adobe ePub

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Hoofdauteur: Stephen Wright

Tweede Auteur: Kevin Shannon

Hoofduitgeverij: Fonthill Media

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Verpakking hoogte: 19 mm

EAN: 1230001999488

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