Goodwood: The British Offensive in Normandy, July 1944 - Brossura

Daglish, Ian

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0811735389 ISBN 13: 9780811735384

Casa editrice: Stackpole Books, 2009

Riassunto

Comprehensive retelling of the controversial British and Canadian operation near Caen

Told from both the British and German perspectives

Heavily illustrated with maps and photos, including detailed aerial reconnaissance photos taken during the battle

While American infantry slogged its way through the hedgerows of western Normandy in July 1944, the British were waging a largely armored campaign to the east near Caen. Planned to have been seized on D-Day, Caen remained contested on July 18, when Bernard Montgomery launched Operation Goodwood, whose exact purpose is still debated--either to draw Germans away from the American sector or to break out to Falaise. In one of the largest armored battles in their history, the British lost almost one-third of their tank strength in Normandy in exchange for a gain of only seven miles.

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Book by Daglish Ian

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• Editore: Stackpole Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0811735389
• ISBN 13: 9780811735384
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 271