"Juno Beach was a key part of Hitler's vaunted Atlantic Wall. The attack on it was led by the 3rd Canadian Division, supported by the specialist assault tanks of the 79th Armoured Division. However, despite careful planning and rehearsal, poor D Day weather led to a piecemeal landing and heroic individual battles in the streats of the seaside towns."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
This book goes back to original documents: reports and first-hand accounts to
establish the story of the three separate Ranger Forces that made-up Rudder s
Rangers who assaulted not just Pointe du Hoc, where they held out for over 48
hours before relief, but the Western end of Omaha Beach as well.
In this second of Tim Saunders' volumes on the opening stage of the 1945
Rhineland Campaign, the focus is to the north of the Reichswald, on the flood
plain of the River Rhine and a narrow strip of slightly higher ground. číst
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Amongst the veterans that Montgomery brought back with him from the Mediterranean to spearhead the D-day invasion, were West Country infantrymen of 231 Brigade. The Devons, Hampshires and Dorsets had already carried out assault landings in Sicily and in Italy and replaced another brigade that had been provisionally allocated to lead XXX Corps ashore on Jig sector of Gold Beach. Unknown to the Allies, a quality German Division had been moved forward to the coast. This was the same German Division that nearly halted the Americans at OMAHA and the West Countrymen had to fight extremely hard for their objectives. 231 Brigade faced the sternest test of all British troops on D-Day. Selling Points * An essential addition to our best-selling Normandy World War 2 Battleground Series * Jig Beach saw some of the fiercest fighting of the landings * Employs the successful Battleground formula, with lots of illustrations, maps, personal testimony. Ideal for the visitor and student of war at home. Author Tim Saunders is a professional serving soldier. He has led many battlefield tours and is now one of the our most experienced and best-selling authors with Hill 112, Nijmegen, The Island and Hell's Highway in print all in the Battleground series.
By late March 1945, Second British Army and Ninth US Army were poised to carry
out an assault. In the British part of the operations, Montgomery's best
assault divisions were assembled to carry out the British and Canadian part of
the attack between Emmerich and Wesel.
Demonstrates how the tactical, command and staff errors on the first day of
the battle meant the inexperienced Peninsular Army still had much to learn.
Describes how, following the lightening victory over Marshal Soult at Oporto,
Wellesley and his army were brimming with confidence.
