David Wragg

Operation Neptune (eBook, ePUB)

The Prelude to D-Day

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Long-awaited, the Normandy landings were the largest amphibious operation in history. Success was achieved by the advent of specialised landing craft, heavy naval firepower and the creation of two artificial harbours and an underwater pipeline. Operation Neptune: The Prelude to D-Day tells the story of this incredible feat using eyewitness accounts of the landings and the breaching of Hitler's famed 'Atlantic Wall'. David Wragg explores the earlier Allied and Axis experiences with amphibious operations and the planning for Neptune and Overlord. He reveals the naval support needed once the armies were ashore and before continental ports could be captured and cleared of mines, with operations such as minesweeping off the Normandy coast, which led to one of the worst 'friendly fire' incidents of the war. This is the must-read book to understand what made D-Day possible.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The History Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750954815
• Artikelnr.: 40408601

Autorenporträt

David Wragg has worked as an aviation and naval journalist for The Sunday Telegraph and The Spectator. As an acclaimed author, he has written over thirty books of military history, which have been translated worldwide.