Motor Books D-Day Neptune, Overlord & the Battle of Normandy Operations Manual

The landing of Allied forces on the shores of Normandy on 6 June 1944 was the greatest amphibious invasion in history. Technology and innovation played crucial parts in the D-Day drama from tank-carrying gliders, swimming tanks and the Mulberry harbors, to radio and radar aids that ensured landing craft arrived on the right beaches and combat aircraft overhead was controlled. This manual describes the development, construction and use of a wide range of innovative machines, structures and systems, explaining their uses on D-Day and after, and revealing how they contributed to the success of Overlord. Unique Haynes Manual insight into the technology that made D-Day possible. 

• Hard Cover
• 160 Pages
• 100 Color & 150 Black & White Illustrations