D-Day 1944 (4) Gold & Juno Beaches
D-Day 1944 (4) Gold & Juno Beaches
About this book
Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, was the greatest sea-borne military operation in history. At the heart of the invasion and key to its success were the landings of British 50th Division on Gold Beach and Canadian 3rd Division on Juno Beach. Not only did they provide the vital link between the landings of British 3rd Division on Sword Beach and the Americans to the west on Omaha, they would be crucial to the securing of the beachhead and the drive inland to Bayeux and Caen. In the fourth D-Day volume Ken Ford details the assault that began the liberation of Nazi-occupied Eur.
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Subjects
World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, france, normandyAirborne operations (Military science)British Aerial operationsCampaignsGreat BritainGreat Britain. ArmyParachute troopsWorld War, 1939-1945Great britain, armyWorld war, 1939-1945, aerial operations, british