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History of US Naval Operations in WWII 11: Invasion of France & Germany 44/5

Samuel Eliot Morison

4.7/5 ( ratings)

The present volume recounts the part played by the United States and Allied naval forces in the final victorious offensive against Germany. The narrative opens with an account of the momentous events and decisions which culminated in operations Neptune-Overlord in Normandy and Anvil-Dragoon in the South of France. It follows with the epic story of the landings themselves and of the essential role of naval gunfire in winning the beachheads. This is a story of teamwork between land, air and sea forces, of heroism on the beaches and off shore, of Allied improvisations such as artificial harbors and enemy makeshifts such as human torpedoes. It tells of the most massive amphibious operation in history and of small-scale raids and mop-up actions in the Channel and the Mediterranean; of the Navy's assistance in ferrying the Army across the Rhine. It is the naval side of those immense and concerted actions by which Hitler's Festung Europa was at last breached and overthrown.

Language: English

Pages: 360

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 30, 1957

ISBN 13: 9780316583114

History of US Naval Operations in WWII 11: Invasion of France & Germany 44/5

Samuel Eliot Morison

4.7/5 ( ratings)

The present volume recounts the part played by the United States and Allied naval forces in the final victorious offensive against Germany. The narrative opens with an account of the momentous events and decisions which culminated in operations Neptune-Overlord in Normandy and Anvil-Dragoon in the South of France. It follows with the epic story of the landings themselves and of the essential role of naval gunfire in winning the beachheads. This is a story of teamwork between land, air and sea forces, of heroism on the beaches and off shore, of Allied improvisations such as artificial harbors and enemy makeshifts such as human torpedoes. It tells of the most massive amphibious operation in history and of small-scale raids and mop-up actions in the Channel and the Mediterranean; of the Navy's assistance in ferrying the Army across the Rhine. It is the naval side of those immense and concerted actions by which Hitler's Festung Europa was at last breached and overthrown.

Language: English

Pages: 360

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 30, 1957

ISBN 13: 9780316583114

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