Operation Epsom
Published on 6. June 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-85052-954-8 (ISBN)
Description
Operation EPSOM was Montgomerys third attempt to take the city of Caen, which was a key British D-Day objective. This book takes us through the actions in vivid detail. Delayed by a storm, the attack, designed to envelop Caen from the west, eventually began at the end of June 1944.The Territorial Army battalions of 15th Scottish Division spearheaded the attacks through the well developed positions of 12th
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Barnsley
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations, maps, ports.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85052-954-8 (9780850529548)
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Person
A serving soldier, Tim Saunders is now well established as a pre-eminent authority on Normandy. He wrote the best selling Hill 112, Nijmegen, Hell's Highway, and The Island. He is in demand as a battlefield guide and he lives near Lichfield.