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Operation Dragoon: Autopsy of a Battle
Jean-Loup Gassend
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Description for Operation Dragoon: Autopsy of a Battle
Num Pages: 560 pages, 874 b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 233 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3510.
On the night of August 14-15, 1944, the First Airborne Task Force, which included the U.S. 509th, 517th and 551st Parachute Infantry Regiments, jumped into enemy held territory spearheading Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France. Based on interviews from all combatant units, battlefield archaeology, period photos, letters and reports, this book provides an outstandingly detailed hour-by-hour account of the advance through southern France, as seen through the eyes of those who lived through it, bringing to light the tragic and gruesome realities of what was later to become known as the "Champagne Campaign."
On the night of August 14-15, 1944, the First Airborne Task Force, which included the U.S. 509th, 517th and 551st Parachute Infantry Regiments, jumped into enemy held territory spearheading Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France. Based on interviews from all combatant units, battlefield archaeology, period photos, letters and reports, this book provides an outstandingly detailed hour-by-hour account of the advance through southern France, as seen through the eyes of those who lived through it, bringing to light the tragic and gruesome realities of what was later to become known as the "Champagne Campaign."
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764345807
SKU
V9780764345807
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About Jean-Loup Gassend
Jean-Loup Gassend is a medical doctor specializing in forensics. Over the past ten years he has extensively explored the battlefields of the French Riviera, recovering many lost artifacts as well as the bodies of missing soldiers. Jean-Loup Gassend has French and Canadian citizenships, is fluent in both English and French, and has working knowledge of German, which enabled him to ... Read more
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