Vanguard by David Abrutat
Operation OVERLORD, the opening up of an Allied second front by the invasion of the Normandy beaches in June 1944 was the largest military invasion of all time, but it was preceded by years of industrial scale intelligence collection and dangerous clandestine reconnaissance missions off the French coast. VANGUARD is the untold story of this work, the intelligence machine and covert reconnaissance missions that went into the D-Day planning, such as the signals intelligence intercepts, the agent running operations orchestrated by the 15th Flotilla, to the clandestine work of the X-Craft and COPP (Combined Operations Pilotage Parties) diver teams that scoured the Normandy coast months before the June 1944 deadline. The book pulls together previously unpublished but declassified Top Secret documents, diaries, letters and personal accounts from some of the few remaining veterans who were there.
‘[The] author of this outstanding book says he has long been in awe of the fortitude and resilience of the elite men and women who volunteered for special services duty during World War TwoHe’s certainly paid tribute to them here. Particularly interesting are the many previously untold first-hand accounts…It’s a wonderful experience for us to share the author’s journey through recently declassified top secret documents, letters, diaries and personal accounts…Throughout 20 fascinating and impeccably researched chapters we meet many heroes and heroines…Vanguard is a powerhouse in the canon of military history works’ Britain at War 'Among the numerous books published to mark the 75th anniversary of D Day, Vanguard must surely rank among the very best' Gill Dowdall-Brown
David Abrutat is an ex-Royal Marine Commando and former Reconnaissance specialist who has been long being fascinated with the Second World War and the work of clandestine forces around the world. He is currently an Associate Fellow and Lecturer on the MA Security and Intelligence Studies in the Department of Economics and International Studies at the University of Buckingham.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781912690633 |
| ISBN 10 | 1912690632 |
| Titel | Vanguard |
| Autor | David Abrutat |
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| Verlag | Uniform |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2019-05-17 |
| Seitenanzahl | 400 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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