The Day the Devils Dropped In: The 9th Parachute Battalion in Normandy - D-Day to D+6 : The Merville Battery to the Chateau St Come - Couverture souple

Barber, Neil

 
9781844150458: The Day the Devils Dropped In: The 9th Parachute Battalion in Normandy - D-Day to D+6 : The Merville Battery to the Chateau St Come
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1844150453 ISBN 13 : 9781844150458
Editeur : Leo Cooper Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

Examines the pivotal role of the 9th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment over the first week of the landings. Tasked with neutralizing the mighty Merville Battery, capturing Le Plein and the Ch'teau St C'me, failure by the Paras to achieve any of these key objectives could well have unravelled the whole OVERLORD operation with catastrophic consequences. Neil Barber has successfully tracked down surviving participants in the operation and as a result he is able to tell the full story of the fierce fighting that characterised the early days of the landings.

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À propos de l?auteur

Neil Barber is the author of two of the most detailed books on their subjects; The Day the Devils Dropped In, relates the 9th Parachute Battalion's D-Day assault on the Merville Battery and the vital battle at the Chateau St Come; and The Pegasus and Orne Bridges, which details the D-Day capture, defense and relief of Pegasus Bridge and its sister bridge across the river Orne. He has also edited two biographies; Stan Scott's Fighting with the Commandos and Captain David Tibbs' Parachute Doctor.

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Éditeur
Leo Cooper Ltd
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1844150453
ISBN 13 
9781844150458
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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Personne responsable
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