The Invasion Before Normandy: Secret Battle of Slapton Sands - Brossura

Hoyt, Edwin Palmer

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0709032668 ISBN 13: 9780709032663

Casa editrice: Robert Hale Ltd, 1999

Riassunto

The first full account of a major disaster deliberately concealed during the Allied preparation for D-Day. Operation Tiger on Slapton Sands was one of the giant military exercises off the Devonshire coast conducted by the Allied armed forces in preparation for D-day. When part of the training force was surprised by nine German E-boats with heavy loss of life extraordinary measures where taken. Over 700 Americans were hastily buried and news of the attack was concealed. Security for the whole D-Day mission was threatened and confidence that Britain and America could successfully co-operate in such a complex plan was shaken. For the first time Edwin P. Hoyt brings together the details of Operation Tiger and assess its importance both in the history of Anglo-American relations and in the military lessons which were learnt in readiness for D-Day.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Robert Hale Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0709032668
• ISBN 13: 9780709032663
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208