The D-Day Training Pocket Manual 1944 Contributor(s): McNab, Chris (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1612007333 ISBN-13: 9781612007335 Publisher: Casemate OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii |
Dewey: 940.542 |
Series: Pocket Manual |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 160 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The success of the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944 depended on thousands of troops carrying out their mission and the seamless coordination of the amphibious landings with paratrooper and glider assaults. The troops not only had to be trained up ready for their own roles, but to work alongside other troops, often coordinating activities and communicating with other troops while in unfamiliar terrain and under fire. This pocket manual brings together excerpts from Allied manuals used in the preparation for D-Day, including amphibious landings and managing beachheads, pathfinder, paractrooper and glider pilot training, and infantry and armored fighting in the bocage countryside. |
Contributor Bio(s): McNab, Chris: - Chris McNab is a writer and editor specialising in military history, with a major research interest in the evolution of modern manoeuvre warfare. He has written or contributed to numerous titles. |