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Operation Neptune: The Inside Story of Naval Operations for the Normandy Landings 1944, 9781844156627
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In this timeless book, Vice Admiral Schofield describes the great events of June 1944 which, as Captain of HMS Dryad, the Royal Naval shore establishment which housed General Dwight Eisenhower‘s Supreme Allied Headquarters before the landing, he witnessed at first hand.

Operation Neptune: The Inside Story of Naval Operations for the Normandy Landings 1944

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  • Hardcover

    158 pages

  • Release Date

    20 October 2008

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Summary

Operation NEPTUNE was the codeword for the naval side of the OVERLORD plan for the historic June 1944 landings in Normandy. Massive in its scale, its tasks were wide-ranging and varied, from beach reconnaissance, minesweeping, shore bombardment as well as the organisation of loading, assembly and disembarkation; it was also responsible for positioning two ‘Mulberry’ artificial harbours and ‘Pluto’: the laying of the cross-channel fuel pipeline under the sea. Operation NEPTUNE may not have bee…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781844156627
ISBN-10:1844156621
Author:B.B. Schofield
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books
Imprint:Pen & Sword Maritime
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:158
Release Date:20 October 2008
Weight:503g
Dimensions:22mm x 172mm x 239mm
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About The Author

B.B. Schofield

Vice Admiral BB Schofield had a distinguished naval career serving in both World Wars. He was closely involved in the planning of naval operations for D-Day and his insider view is told in Operation NEPTUNE (republished by Pen and Sword Maritime in 2008). He died in 1984. His daughter Victoria Schofield, the leading biographer and author, lives in West London.

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