D-Day 1944 (3): Sword Beach & the British Airborne Landings: Pt.3 (Campaign) - Softcover

Ford, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841763667 ISBN 13: 9781841763668

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2002

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About this title

Synopsis:

On the eastern flank of the Allied landings in Normandy was Sword Beach, which was the responsibility of the British 3rd Division. Their objectives for D-Day were to join up with the Canadians landing on Juno and capture the town of Caen. In addition, they were to link up with the British airborne forces who were to secure the eastern flank of the beachhead. The leading waves landed at 7.30am and managed to get off the beach without heavy German resistance. This book looks at how the severe congestion on Sword Beach allowed the defending German forces, particularly the 21st Panzer Division, valuable time to react, preventing Caen from being taken on the first day, where much blood was shed before it finally fell.

About the Author:

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. Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of Art and has been a freelance designer and illustrator for over 20 years. He has won both the Society of British Aerospace Companies Award and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy and has illustrated a number of books for Osprey including Campaign 92: St Nazaire and Campaign 96: Okinawa 1945. Howard lives and works in Kent.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1841763667
• ISBN 13: 9781841763668
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Gerrard Howard