Zaloga, Steven J.
D-Day 1944: Utah Beah and US Airborne Landings Pt.2 (Osprey Campaign)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781841763651
- author:
- Zaloga, Steven J.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Osprey Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2004
- Pages:
- 96
- Dimensions:
- 184 mm X 248 mm
- Genre:
- American history: Second World War
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
The second title in Osprey's survey of the D-Day landings of World War II. On their western flank, the Allied forces combined a parachute drop by the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions with an amphibious assault on Utah Beach by the US 4th Infantry Division. This book tells the story of D-Day on Utah beach, revealing how the infantry pushed inland and linked up with the Airborne troops in a beachhead five miles deep. The landings came ashore in the wrong place, but met weaker German resistance as a result. The heaviest fighting took place inland, where the badly scattered paratroopers gradually gathered in small groups and made for their objectives. As the battle to break out and seize the key port of Cherbourg could begin, this book provides a detailed account of one of the most pivotal moments in World War II history.
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