The second title in Osprey's survey of the D-Day landings of World War II (1939-1945). On their western flank, the Allied landings on D-Day combined a parachute drop by the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions with an amphibious assault on “Utah” Beach by the US 4th Infantry Division. 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. This book traces 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. Now the battle to break out and seize the key port of Cherbourg could begin.
| Published | Feb 25 2004 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781841763651 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 98 b/w; 11 col |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Series | Campaign |
| Short code | CAM 104 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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