Jonathan Falconer

Gebundenes Buch

D-Day Operations Manual

'Neptune', 'Overlord' and the Battle of Normandy - 75th Anniversary Edition: Insights Into How Science, Technology and Engineering Made the Normandy Invasion Possible

Beschreibung

To mark the 75th anniversary in 2019 of the greatest amphibious invasion in history, this new edition of the Haynes "D-Day Operations Manual" features an additional chapter describing how beach obstacles were neutralised and destroyed, and how the beachhead was organised to manage the rapid build-up of men and materiel before the breakout inland.

Autor

Jonathan Falconer is the author of more than 35 books on aspects of aviation and military history, including the Haynes Handley Page Halifax Manual, Short Stirling Manual, D-Day Operations Manual, and co-author (with Brian Rivas) of the de Havilland Mosquito Manual.  He was commissioning editor of the 14-volume Battle Zone Normandy series in 2004 for Sutton Publishing, and is now a senior commissioning editor with Haynes. He lives in Wiltshire.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Haynes Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 203
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 277mm x 214mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 866g
• ISBN-13: 9781785216558
• ISBN-10: 1785216554
• Artikelnr.: 55021578