D-Day Beach Assault Troops.

Gordon L. Rottman, illustrated by Peter Dennis

ISBN 10: 1472819462 / ISBN 13: 9781472819468

Published by Osprey, Oxford, 2017

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64 pages, illustrated with photographs & colour illustrations. Original printed card covers. Contents clean. Size: 19 x 25 cms. Category: Varied Books; New Arrivals; ISBN: 1472819462. ISBN/EAN: 9781472819468. Cosmo Books : 28 years selling on ABE; 29 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: D-Day Beach Assault Troops.
• Publisher: Osprey, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472819462
• ISBN 13: 9781472819468
• Binding: Softcover
• Illustrator: Dennis, Peter
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Varied Books

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Synopsis

In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the first of over 150,000 Allied soldiers stormed five beaches in Normandy against fierce German resistance. They were specially trained and task-organized in a range of different landing teams depending on their means of transport, their tasks, and the resistance they anticipated. The first assault infantry were accompanied by tankers, combat engineers, and other specialist personnel, to breach German obstacles, knock out defensive positions, and to defend and prepare the beaches for the follow-on waves. On some beaches the plans worked, on others they were disrupted by bad weather, faulty timing, or enemy fire, with consequences that varied from survivable confusion to absolute carnage.

This is an in-depth study of the uniforms, equipment, weapons, passage, landings, and tactics of US, British, and Canadian assault units, during the period from before H-Hour on June 6 to dawn on June 7.

About the Authors

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.