Operation Bluecoat-Over the Battlefield (3 reviews)
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Found in: World War Two Books
Normandy/D-Day Books
Hardback
336 pages
ISBN: 9781848840492
Published: 19 November 2009
Breakout from Normandy
by Ian DaglishImprint: Pen & Sword Military
Found in: World War Two Books
Normandy/D-Day Books
Hardback
336 pages
ISBN: 9781848840492
Published: 19 November 2009
£25.00
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After seven weeks of bitter fighting there was a desperate need to break out of the Normandy bridgehead. In late July 1944 Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Dempsey’s Second Army moved two entire corps from the Caen sector to the relatively quiet countryside around Caumont. Here, the British XXX Corps prepared to give battle, with VII Corps advancing in support on the right flank between XXX Corps and the American first Army.
The offensive did not go to plan. While the XXX Corps attack stalled, VIII Corps surged ahead. With the experienced 11th Armoured and 15th Scottish Divisions in the lead and Guards Armoured close behind, a deep penetration was made, threatening to take the pivotal city of Vire and unhinge General Hausser’s German Seventh Army.
The main narrative of this book will span the initial break-in from Caumont on 30 July, through the armoured battles of the following days, to the desperate German counter-attacks of 4 – 6 August, the no less desperate German defence of Estry up to the middle of the month, and the final withdrawal from Normandy.
The book also examines Monty’s refusal to seize Vire, the disputed Anglo-American border and the Operation’s impact on the German Mortain offensive.
The offensive did not go to plan. While the XXX Corps attack stalled, VIII Corps surged ahead. With the experienced 11th Armoured and 15th Scottish Divisions in the lead and Guards Armoured close behind, a deep penetration was made, threatening to take the pivotal city of Vire and unhinge General Hausser’s German Seventh Army.
The main narrative of this book will span the initial break-in from Caumont on 30 July, through the armoured battles of the following days, to the desperate German counter-attacks of 4 – 6 August, the no less desperate German defence of Estry up to the middle of the month, and the final withdrawal from Normandy.
The book also examines Monty’s refusal to seize Vire, the disputed Anglo-American border and the Operation’s impact on the German Mortain offensive.
Operation Bluecoat is perhaps one of the least well known offensives of the Battle for Normandy, and has often been overshadowed by its earlier cousins Epson and Goodwood. This is largely due to the myth... [read full review]
Daly History Blog, July 2010
The breakout battles from the Normandy beachhead are attracting an increasing level of interest. This is a comprehensive guide to the British attempt to smash through some of Hitler's finest panzer troops. It is packed... [read full review]Soldier Magazine, April 2010
'This is a very impressive piece of work in many ways - the combination of this of detail and a readable and lucid account is very rare, helped by the use of a massive amount... [read full review]History of War Website, 19 February 2010
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