Название: No Better Place to Die: Ste-Mere Eglise, June 1944-the Battle for la Fiere BridgeАвтор: Robert Murphy
Издательство: Casemate
Год: 2009
Формат: epub, pdf
Страниц: 424
Размер: 12,99 Мб
Язык: английский
The you-are-there story of one of the most ferocious small-unit combats in US history. As part of the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, three airborne divisions were dropped behind enemy lines to sew confusion in the German rear and prevent panzer reinforcements from reaching the beaches. In the dark early hours of D-Day, this confusion was achieved well enough, as nearly every airborne unit missed its drop zone, creating a kaleidoscope of small-unit combat...