Battle for Cherbourg (Battle Zone Normandy) - Hardcover

Havers, R. P. W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750930063 ISBN 13: 9780750930062

Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

In order to reinforce and expand the D-Day bridgeheads won on 6 June 1944, the Allies needed a port to bring in troops and vital supplies. Cherbourg, at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula, was therefore the first priority for the American VII Corps, under the command of Major General J. Lawton 'Lightning Joe' Collins. After establishing a firm beachhead, elements of VIII Corps moved west across the base of the peninsula to isolate the 40,000-strong Cherbourg garrison, dug in behind concrete and field fortifications in dominating hill positions. Collins then sent divisions north to Cherbourg but maintained units facing south as well to prevent any German reinforcement.

About this title

About the Author:

Robin Havers is a lecturer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, specialising in the Second World War. He is the recipient of a visiting Fulbright professorship in the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0750930063
• ISBN 13: 9780750930062
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 188
• Editor: Trew Simon