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Operation Cobra
Georges Bernage
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Description for Operation Cobra
Hardcover. A superb colour guide to Operation Cobra, complete with over 800 photographs. This highly illustrated book describes the very hard fighting of the U.S. forces south of the Cotentin peninsula, from July 2 to 15 1944, and the following lead up to Operation Cobra. Num Pages: 160 pages, Fully illustrated throughout in colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 854.
• A superb colour guide to Operation Cobra, complete with over 800 photographs
Operation Cobra was the codename for an offensive launched by the First United States Army eight weeks after the D-Day landings, during the Normandy Campaign of World War II. American Lieutenant General Omar Bradley's intention was to take advantage of the German preoccupation with British and Canadian activity around the town of Caen, and punch through the German defences penning in his troops while his opponent was distracted and unbalanced.
Once a corridor had been created, the First Army would then be able to ... Read more
• A superb colour guide to Operation Cobra, complete with over 800 photographs
Operation Cobra was the codename for an offensive launched by the First United States Army eight weeks after the D-Day landings, during the Normandy Campaign of World War II. American Lieutenant General Omar Bradley's intention was to take advantage of the German preoccupation with British and Canadian activity around the town of Caen, and punch through the German defences penning in his troops while his opponent was distracted and unbalanced.
Once a corridor had been created, the First Army would then be able to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Heimdal
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Bayeux, France
ISBN
9782840482864
SKU
V9782840482864
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
Reviews for Operation Cobra
The build up and combat of ‘Cobra’ is documented in a diary format but the real stars of the show are the superb collection of photographs... the text is French but the words are certainly secondary as modelling reference as the images are of such good quality and of great potential modelling subjects.
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