D-Day 1944 (4) Gold & Juno Beaches - Softcover

Ford, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841763683 ISBN 13: 9781841763682

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

The fourth title in Osprey's survey of the D-Day landings of World War II (1939-1945). Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, was the greatest sea-borne military operation in history. At the heart of the invasion and key to its success were the landings of British 50th Division on Gold Beach and Canadian 3rd Division on Juno Beach. Not only did they provide the vital link between the landings of British 3rd Division on Sword Beach and the Americans to the west on Omaha, they would be crucial to the securing of the beachhead and the drive inland to Bayeux and Caen. In the fourth D-Day volume Ken Ford details the assault that began the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Highly visual guides to history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and experiences of the opposing forces throughout each campaign, and concluding with a guide to the battlefields today.

About the Author:

Ken Ford was born in Hampshire in 1943. He trained as an engineer and spent almost thirty years in the telecommunications industry. He now spends his time as an author and a bookseller specialising in military history. He has written a number of books on various Second World War subjects. Ken now lives in Southampton.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1841763683
• ISBN 13: 9781841763682
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Lyles Kevin