The Normandy landings. The largest amphibious operation in history
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The Normandy landings. The largest amphibious operation in history
19.99 €
On the night of June 5-6, 1944, Churchill sent a coded message informing Stalin that the "Second Front," about which so many copies have been broken, would open in a few hours." In fact, by this time the invasion had already begun - in the operational rear of the German troops defending the Normandy coast, paratroopers from three Allied airborne divisions fought for key transportation hubs and bridges, and at dawn began a large-scale landing from the sea. Armada of ships of the Joint Expeditionary Fleet delivered to the beaches of Normandy strike forces, which were to test the strength of the Atlantic rampart declared impregnable by the Nazis. Although the landing of the largest landing in world history was preceded by two years of meticulous planning and careful training of troops, literally from the first minute events began to develop not as expected in the Allied headquarters. Uncertainty on the Normandy coast persisted for seven long days, until the invasion force finally succeeded in accomplishing the first of the Crusade to Europe's objectives - to unite the disparate coastal bridgeheads and prepare for a rush into France.
This lavishly illustrated book by renowned historians of the battles on the Western Front of World War II details the opening of the Second Front, the first week of Operation Overlord, describing in great detail the fighting on the five coastal beachheads.
This lavishly illustrated book by renowned historians of the battles on the Western Front of World War II details the opening of the Second Front, the first week of Operation Overlord, describing in great detail the fighting on the five coastal beachheads.
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