Operation Neptune: The Inside Story of Naval Operations for the Normandy Landings 1944 by Bb Schofield

Operation Neptune: The Inside Story of Naval Operations for the Normandy Landings 1944 by Bb Schofield

Operation NEPTUNE was the codeword for the naval side of the OVERLORD plan for the historic June 1944 landings in Normandy. Massive in its scale, its tasks were wide-ranging and varied, from beach reconnaissance, minesweeping, shore bombardment as well as the organisation of loading, assembly and disembarkation; it was also responsible for positioning two 'Mulberry' artificial harbours and 'Pluto': the laying of the cross-channel fuel pipeline under the sea. Operation NEPTUNE may not have been a naval battle in the traditional sense, but it ranks as one of the greatest naval exploits in history. In this timeless book, Vice Admiral Schofield describes the great events of June 1944 which, as Captain of HMS Dryad, the Royal Naval shore establishment which housed General Dwight Eisenhower's Supreme Allied Headquarters before the landing, he witnessed at first hand.

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Title	Operation Neptune: The Inside Story of Naval Operations for the Normandy Landings 1944
Author	Bb Schofield
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