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Date de parution
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Thématique
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Sciences humaines et sociales - Histoire
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Ouest France Éditions
Présentation de l'éditeur
Airborne operations on d-day170 color photographs2 mapsSainte-Mère-Église, Pegasus Bridge, the Merville Battery... these names are part and
parcel of the historic Normandy Landings and the events of June 6 1944. Already
well known, these events receive a fresh perspective from the pen of Benoît Rondeau.
While these battles are usually studied in separate books, the author covers all the
Allied airborne opérations on June 5 and 6,1944. The author has been careful to present
a lively account of the facts, with many eye-witness accounts and anecdotes. Equipment
and uniforms are also introduced. Distinguishing itself from many previous works,
he concentrates particularly on the D-Day préparations and the development of the
Opération Overlord airborne missions. How were the men prepared? How were the
objectives chosen? What are the imperatives of any airborne opération? Benoît Rondeau
answers all these questions, so often ignored. The author completes his study by counting
the cost of these actions for the 6th, 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. A welcome
overview, which throws light on a major episode in 'The Longest Day'.
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