Battleground normandy merville battery the dives bridges

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This battlefield guide is the companion work to Pegasus Bridge & Horsa Bridge. Together, these two books form the fully revised and updated edition of the previous best selling Battleground Europe Series book Pegasus Bridge & Merville Battery.This book examines, in great detail, the attack by 9 Para Bn of the British 6th Airborne Division on the German gun emplacement known as the Merville Battery on D-Day, 6 June 1944. The actions of 8 Para, 12 Para, Canadian 1 Para, attached engineer and support units, and commando raids in this area of Normandy are also told. In particular, the importance of destroying the five bridges, and a drainage culvert, in the Dives valley are explained along with the importance of taking and holding the high ground to the north-east of Caen. These combined actions resulted in the protection and securing of the left flank of the greatest combined military operation in history; Operation OVERLORD.In addition to explaining how these objectives were achieved, this battlefield guide relates the battles to the area as it is today. The book contains details of the museums, memorials, cemeteries and associated organizations. All of which will unravel the history of the area to the visitor and armchair traveler alike.To further aid the battlefield tourist, GPS data is also provided for either satellite navigation by vehicle or for viewing on Google Earth.

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Pegasus Bridge and Merville Battery

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This battlefield guide is the companion work to merville battery the dives bridges together these two books form the fully revised and updated edition of the previous best selling battleground europe series book pegasus bridge merville battery this book examines in great detail the attack by Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, woensdag in huis .. MEER INFO

Sword Beach

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As the left most inland flank of the d day landings sword beach was thought most likely to receive the first german counterattacks the british troops selected for the assault had the tasks of securing the beach and advancing on the heavily defended medieval town of caen the troops also were deter Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Operation Cobra and the Great Offensive

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The beginnings of victory shortly after the d day invasion the allied forces in europe had stalled a limited operation was set in motion to punch a small hole in the enemy defenses starting on july 25 1944 it was called operation cobra and it would become one of the greatest offensives in all Uiterlijk 1 november in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 30 april 2011

Ebook Formaat: -6283

Illustraties: Met illustraties

Hoofdauteur: Carl Shilleto

Tweede Auteur: Carl

Hoofduitgeverij: Pen And Sword Battleground

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Product breedte: 13.50 cm

Product hoogte: 1.70 cm

Product lengte: 21.70 cm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking hoogte: 17 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 0.45 kg

EAN: 9781783830008

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