D-Day Assault: The Second World War Assault Training Exercises at Slapton Sands
| By: | Khan, Mark |
| Publisher: | Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, LLC |
| Print ISBN: | 9781781593844 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781473837072 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Preceded by a massive airborne assault, the largest amphibious operation ever undertaken began on 6 June 1944 – D-Day. Over a fifty-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline 160,000 Allied troops came ashore on the beaches of Normandy. Supported by more than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft, they quickly gained a foot-hold in Fortress Europe. To plan and execute such a massive military operation successfully required training. The stakes were high. There was one chance to see the landings work