Description
Product ID: | 9780750999687 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Operation Neptune |
Subtitle: | The Prelude to D-Day |
Authors: | Author: David Wragg |
Subjects: | Second World War, Second World War, Naval forces and warfare, Military and defence strategy, War and defence operations, Naval forces & warfare, Military tactics, War & defence operations, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating One of the most ambitious amphibious operations to ever take place, Operation Neptune tells the story of D-Day at sea Long-awaited, the Normandy landings were the largest amphibious operation in history. Success was achieved by the advent of specialised landing craft, heavy naval firepower and the creation of two artificial harbours and an underwater pipeline. Operation Neptune: The Prelude to D-Day tells the story of this incredible feat using eyewitness accounts of the landings and the breaching of Hitler’s famed ‘Atlantic Wall’. |
Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-06-02 |