Day the Devils Dropped In, The: the 9th Parachute Battalion in Normandy - D-day to D+6
The Paras in the Battle for Normandy June 1944
$63.72
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
22 January 2002
Summary
The Allied assault on Hitler’s Fortress Europe began in the dawn of 6 June 1944 with daring airborne landings by men of the Parachute Regiment. This book tells of the Paras’ first week of intense fighting from the assault on the vital Merville Battery onwards. Through personal accounts and detailed research a full and dramatic picture is built up of the actions that occurred as the Germans desperately attempted to displace the Allies’ tenuous beachhead.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780850529241 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0850529247 |
| Author: | Neil Barber |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 22 January 2002 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 169mm x 247mm |
| Series: | WWII |
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About The Author
Neil Barber
Neil Barber is the author of two of the most detailed books on their subjects; The Day the Devils Dropped In, relates the 9th Parachute Battalion’s D-Day assault on the Merville Battery and the vital battle at the Chateau St Come; and The Pegasus and Orne Bridges, which details the D-Day capture, defense and relief of Pegasus Bridge and its sister bridge across the river Orne. He has also edited two biographies; Stan Scott’s Fighting with the Commandos and Captain David Tibbs’ Parachute Doctor.
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