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Air war D-day. Volume 5, Gold - Juno - sword / Martin W. Bowman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowman, Martin W., author.
- Series:
- Air War D-Day
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is the final volume of a comprehensive five part work, including a multitude of personal accounts of every aspect of the aerial operations on ''Gold'' ''Juno and ''Sword'' beaches during D-Day. It relays the sense of relief experienced as Allied troops gained a foothold on the continent of Europe after D-Day, both by the men caught up in the proceedings and the jubilant civilians on the home front. By the end of June 875,000 men had landed in Normandy; 16 divisions each for the American and British armies. Although the Allies were well established on the coast and possessed all the Cotent
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 'Gold'; Chapter 2 'Juno'; Chapter 3 'Sword'; Chapter 4 A Foothold On The Continent Of Europe; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 22, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 9781473830950
- 1473830958
- 9781473829794
- 1473829798
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