Exercise Tiger: The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Silent Few - Hardcover

Lawrence, Wendy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781551103 ISBN 13: 9781781551103

Publisher: Fonthill Media, 2014

Synopsis

Exercise Tiger: A series of practice operations off the South Devon coast which took place in the spring of 1944 in preparation for the forthcoming D-Day landings. Shrouded in mystery, one of these exercises ended in disaster for over 600 young American servicemen, as their movements were discovered by a patrol of German e-boats, which attacked, leaving two LSTs sunk and one badly damaged. The secret nature of these exercises, some claimed, led to a military cover-up and many families were not immediately informed of the nature of the deaths of their loved-ones. Over the months that followed, D-Day came and went, the war ended and there seemed little point in raking over this sorry affair. For all except those who lived through it, Exercise Tiger became a forgotten chapter in the annals of the Second World War. Using archive documents and images, this book recounts the history and personal accounts behind this tragic event, as well as examining the many subsequent conspiracy theories and exploring the evidence behind them.

About this title

About the Author:

Wendy Lawrance was born and grew up in Surrey, attending school in Esher, where she developed an early interest in English Literature, especially that of the First World War. After twenty years running her own business in the graphic design industry, Wendy decided to fulfil her life's ambition and become a writer, which she has now been doing professionally for over ten years, becoming a recognised academic authority on First World War Literature, in which area she has published over fifty titles. Wendy lives near the beautiful West Sussex coast with her husband, grown-up daughter and teenage son.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fonthill Media
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1781551103
• ISBN 13: 9781781551103
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256