D-Day Assault The Second World War Assault Training Exercises at Slapton Sands【電子書籍】[ Mark Khan ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"This superb account describes the exercises undertaken on Slapton Sands, backed up by first hand accounts from those who were there at the time." ー ＜em＞Military Machines International＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Preceded by a massive airborne assault, the largest amphibious operation ever undertaken began on June 6, 1944ー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 foothold in fortress Europe.＜/p＞ ＜p＞To plan and execute such a massive military operation successfully required trainingーand beaches. The perfect place for the Americans was found in the sleepy South Hams area of South Devon. But this choice came at a price. Over 20,000 acres of prime agricultural land, along with villages and farms were requisitioned. The peace of the South Devon coast was soon shattered as the Slapton Sands Assault Training Centre came i．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る