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Red Devils in Normandy - Couverture rigide

Bernage, Georges

 
9782840481591: Red Devils in Normandy
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 2840481596 ISBN 13 : 9782840481591
Editeur : Casemate Publishers, 2010

Synopsis

Sometimes it is easy to forget that the US 82nd and 101st airborne divisions were not the only paratroopers to drop into Normandy on D Day!The British 6th Airborne Division had a vital task in securing the flank at the opposite end of the invasion zone from Utah Beach. The landings, both by glider and parachute, by these intrepid soldiers and their taking of the strategically important Pegasus Bridge and the silencing of the battery at Merville contributed greatly to the success of the invasion.This highly illustrated book, with detailed photo captions, depicts the soldiers and their equipment and analyzes the tactics and success of their mission.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Sometimes it is easy to forget that the US 82nd and 101st airborne divisions were not the only paratroopers to drop into Normandy on D Day!The British 6th Airborne Division had a vital task in securing the flank at the opposite end of the invasion zone from Utah Beach. The landings, both by glider and parachute, by these intrepid soldiers and their taking of the strategically important Pegasus Bridge and the silencing of the battery at Merville contributed greatly to the success of the invasion.This highly illustrated book, with detailed photo captions, depicts the soldiers and their equipment and analyzes the tactics and success of their mission.

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Éditeur
Casemate Publishers
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
2840481596
ISBN 13 
9782840481591
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
176
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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