Normandy - First Victories (Mini-Guides) - Softcover

Vauvillier, F.; Thers, Alexandre; Charbonnier, Phillippe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2915239371 ISBN 13: 9782915239379

Publisher: Histoire et Collections, 2004

Synopsis

Each mini-guide allows the reader to get to know more about a region's history, linking historical events with places of interest and sites of note, as well as providing an unprecedented visual feast of contemporary photographs, uniforms, badges and equipment - all in full color. Practical information is included in each mini-guide and itineraries are suggested for those wishing to visit battlefields, monuments, memorials and museums. By the dawn of 7 June some 152,000 Anglo-American troops had set foot on the Normandy coast, testimony that the D-Day landings had been a success. But the battle was far from over; beachheads had to be reinforced and troops prepared to face the inevitable German counterattack. The weather, too, added to the uncertainty as it had the power to interrupt supplies and reinforcements. The American objective was to seal off the Cotentin peninsula, thereby forcing the surrender of the massive port of Cherbourg. For the British, Caen, capital of Lower Normandy and gateway to Paris, became the target. They prepared to launch a quick and formidable blow to seize the place but were frustrated a handful of miles from the town by German panzers. Would the Allies be able to break out and end the campaign with a decisive blow?

About this title

Synopsis

Discover our recent history with these new 36-page full colour military field guides; each dedicated to a different battlefield, campaign or operation. Whether you are visiting a battlefield or learning in the comfort of home, these Mini-Guides offer a fresh, new and completely unprecedented visual feast of historical information, photographs, graphics, maps, uniforms and equipment - all in full colour. Each Mini-Guide offers practical itineraries for touring battlefields, monuments, museums and related sites that you can visit. The first four titles in the series are concerned with D-Day ops:

Edition details

• Publisher: Histoire et Collections
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2915239371
• ISBN 13: 9782915239379
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32