Ken Ford

D-Day 1944 (3)

Sword Beach & the British Airborne Landings
Illustrator: Gerrard, Howard

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

During the Allied landings in Normandy, Sword Beach was the responsibility of the British 3rd Division. This text looks at how congestion on the Beach allowed the German forces time to react, preventing Caen from being taken on the first day, where much blood was shed before it finally fell.

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Produktdetails

• Osprey Campaign S.
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 184mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9781841763668
• ISBN-10: 1841763667
• Artikelnr.: 21050097

Autorenporträt

Ken Ford was born in Hampshire in 1943. He trained as an engineer and spent almost thirty years in the telecommunications industry. He now spends his time as an author and a bookseller specialising in military history. He has written a number of books on various Second World War subjects. Ken now lives in Southampton.

Inhaltsangabe

Origins of the Battle
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
The Landings
The Airborne Assault
Sword Beach
Holding and expanding the Beachhead
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today
Bibliography
Index