Operation Neptune: The Inside Story of Naval Operations for the Normandy Landings 1944
$64.00
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2008
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 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844156621 |
| Author: | B.B. Schofield |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Maritime |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2008 |
| Weight: | 503g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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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. He died in 1984. His daughter Victoria Schofield, the leading biographer and author, lives in West London.
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