D-Day 1944 (3): Sword Beach & the British Airborne Landings

(Part of the Osprey Campaign (#105) Series, D-Day 1944 (#3) Series, and Osprey Campaign (#105) Series)

by Ken Ford

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The third title in Osprey's survey of the D-Day landings of World War II (1939-1945). At 0016hrs on 6 June 1944 a Horsa glider ground to a halt a mere 60 yards from the Orne Canal bridge at B nouville in Normandy. A small group of British paratroopers burst from it and stormed the bridge within minutes. The Allied liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe had begun. Within a few hours landing craft would swarm towards Ouistreham as British 3rd Division stormed...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1841763667

ISBN13:9781841763668

Release Date:July 2002

Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)

Length:96 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 7.3" x 9.7"

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20th Century Aviation History Military World War II

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D-Day 1944 (3): Sword Beach & the British Airborne Landings

(Part of the Osprey Campaign (#105) Series, D-Day 1944 (#3) Series, and Osprey Campaign (#105) Series)

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