Operation Neptune: The Inside Story of Naval Operations for the Normandy Landings 1944

Schofield, Vice-Adm. B B

ISBN 10: 1844156621 / ISBN 13: 9781844156627

Published by Pen & Sword, Barnsley, UK, 2008

About this Item

Includes several b/w photographs. xviii, 158pp.

Seller Inventory # 51649

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Operation Neptune: The Inside Story of Naval Operations for the Normandy Landings 1944
• Publisher: Pen & Sword, Barnsley, UK
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844156621
• ISBN 13: 9781844156627
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 650 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • WW2: Western Europe and the Atlantic

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Synopsis

Vice Admiral Schofield recounts Operation NEPTUNE's monumental role in the D-Day landings, offering firsthand insights from his pivotal position at HMS Dryad.

In this timeless book, Vice Admiral Schofield describes the great events of June 1944 which, as Captain of HMS Dryad, the Royal Naval shore establishment which housed General Dwight Eisenhower’s Supreme Allied Headquarters before the landing, he witnessed at first hand.

About the Author

Vice Admiral BB Schofield had a distinguished naval career serving in both World Wars. He was closely involved in the planning of naval operations for D-Day and his insider view is told in Operation NEPTUNE (republished by Pen and Sword Maritime in 2008). He died in 1984. His daughter Victoria Schofield, the leading biographer and author, lives in West London.