D-Day UK: 100 locations in Britain

by Simon Forty

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The D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 were the culmination of months of meticulous planning and organisation. A vast army had to be trained and equipped; huge amounts of material – from tin cans to tank transporters, petrol to parachutes – had to be stockpiled, distributed and readied for transport to the beaches of Normandy; bombing missions had to reduce the enemy; fighters, minesweepers and other naval missions had to clear the English Channel; and, finally, the men had to embark and the armada had to deliver its cargo to a strict timetable under enemy fire onto a hostile...Read more
  • ISBN10 1848025408
  • ISBN13 9781848025400
  • Publish Date 15 May 2019
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Historic England
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 224
  • Language English