Pen and Sword Books: Merville Battery & The Dives Bridges by Carl Shilleto

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Merville Battery & The Dives Bridges
Merville Battery & The Dives Bridges (3 reviews)
Carl Shilleto
Found in: World War One Books
Normandy/D-Day Books
Series: Battleground Books: WWII
Paperback 256 pages
ISBN: 9781848845190
Published: 18 July 2011
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This battlefield guide is the companion work to Pegasus Bridge & Horsa Bridge. Together, these two books form the fully revised and updated edition of the previous best selling Battleground Europe Series book Pegasus Bridge & Merville Battery.

This book examines, in great detail, the attack by 9 Para Bn of the British 6th Airborne Division on the German gun emplacement known as the Merville Battery on D-Day, 6 June 1944. The actions of 8 Para, 12 Para, Canadian 1 Para, attached engineer and support units, and commando raids in this area of Normandy are also told. In particular, the importance of destroying the five bridges, and a drainage culvert, in the Dives valley are explained along with the importance of taking and holding the high ground to the north-east of Caen. These combined actions resulted in the protection and securing of the left flank of the greatest combined military operation in history; Operation OVERLORD.

In addition to explaining how these objectives were achieved, this battlefield guide relates the battles to the area as it is today. The book contains details of the museums, memorials, cemeteries and associated organizations. All of which will unravel the history of the area to the visitor and armchair traveler alike.

To further aid the battlefield tourist, GPS data is also provided for either satellite navigation by vehicle or for viewing on Google Earth.
Reviews
“Packed with historical information, the book also offers travel advice on visiting the 6th Airborne Divisions area of operations in Normandy, including details of museums, memorials, cemeteries, tours and relevant organisations. It also provides... [read full review]
Family Tree Magazine, Nov 2011
This is one of a two part guide to the battlefields fought over by the British airborne forces on D-Day, combining a history of the fighting with a series of tours of the area. This... [read full review]
History of War
A very significantly updated second edition to Carl Shilleto's "Pegasus Bridge / Merville Battery" battlefield guide. This first book has now been expanded into two volumes, each comparable in size to the original and so... [read full review]
Pegasus Archive - Mark Hickman
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