Operation Neptune: The Logistics and Support for the Normandy Landings - Softcover

Edwards, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781551278 ISBN 13: 9781781551271

Publisher: Fonthill Media, 2013

Synopsis

'Operation Neptune' was the codename for the naval component of 'Operation Overlord', the Allied invasion of France in June 1944. The task, to land safely 160,000 troops and ancillary equipment along a 50-mile stretch of coastline, was arguably the most formidable undertaking in military history. 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel were involved, in over 5,000 ships, with air support, naval interdiction of the English Channel and naval fire support. The planning required for such a mammoth undertaking was inconceivably vast, and made all the more difficult by the demand for absolute secrecy. Success in this respect alone was an inordinate achievement. Operation Neptune: The Normandy Landings, 1944, written by a senior British naval officer only one year after the invasion, provides a unique and gripping insight into the conception, planning and successful execution of the largest amphibious invasion in history. It is illustrated throughout with over 130 photographs from the author's private collection

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About the Author

Commander Kenneth Edwards was a distinguished naval historian. As a young man he was awarded the DSC in April 1917 for 'Performing good service at the landing and at the evacuation of Helles. Set a fine example to his men whilst assisting at salvage operations on Monitor M.30 under fire from enemy's guns.' He wrote numerous books of which his best-selling book was based on life in a Royal Navy submarine, We Dive at Dawn.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fonthill Media
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1781551278
• ISBN 13: 9781781551271
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 304