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Normandy: Sword Beach: British 3rd Infantry Division/27th Armoured Brigade

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#333004-VF34
Titel	Normandy: Sword Beach: British 3rd Infantry Division/27th Armoured Brigade
Auteur	Kilvert-Jones, Tim
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Barnsley : Leo Cooper
Jaar van uitgave	2009
ISBN10	0850526736
ISBN13	9780850526738
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with numerous b/w photographs, 8vo.
Samenvatting	As the left most inland flank of the D-Day landings, Sword Beach was thought most likely to receive the first German counterattacks. The British troops selected for the assault had the tasks of securing the beach and advancing on the heavily defended medieval town of Caen. The troops also were determined to link up with British paratroopers and glider units who had landed the night before on special missions and were not equipped to withstand an armored counterattack alone. Backed up by an impressive array of modified armored vehicles, the veteran 3rd Division, spearheaded by No. 4 Army Commando and 41 Royal Marine Commando, stormed ashore and secured its objectives with moderate casualties. No. 4 Commando also reached the airborne troops before they could be overwhelmed by German armor. H... (Lees verder)owever, the British failed to secure the key town of Caen on schedule. The action on this Normandy beach is now covered in all the detail that has become standard with the Battleground Europe series.
Pagina's	192
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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