Battle of the Odon

by Georges Bernage

Overview

The Battle of the Odon evokes the clash between the British Army and the II SS-Panzer Korps, as they attacked across the Odon Valley during Operation "Epsom" in June 1944.

Using contemporary photographs and documents, this book provides day-by-day details of the operation that was just one part of what is commonly referred to as the 'Battle of Normandy'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473858602
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/24/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	34 MB
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About the Author

The historian Georges Bernage is one of France's premier experts on the 1944 Normandy Invasion. He has published over forty books on the subject since 1978.

Table of Contents

Foreword 7

Part 1 The Scottish Corridor

In the Face of the Storm 16

25 June - Operation Martlet 57

The First Day - Monday 26 June 86

Part 2 The Offensive Stops At Hill 112

The Second Day - Tuesday 27 June 182

The Third Day - Wednesday 28 June 233

The Fourth Day - Thursday 29 June 254

The Fifth Day - Friday 30 June 273

Bibliography 286

Appendix - German, Waffen SS and UK Army Ranks 288

Editorial Reviews

This book is a mesh of a straight forward history book and a photo book on Operation Epsom in 1944 outside of Caen… The author is painstaking in his efforts to tell the complete story of this battle. He also does not have an axe to grind, nor does he take any sides. This is history as it was meant to be, purely retelling an important part of our history without embellishment or any skew. The written history is done well enough for any history buff who normally eschews picture books.

A Wargamers Needful Things

"This is a beautifully presented and thoroughly researched book which describes the various phases of the offensive from both sides, brought further to life with a considerable number of maps, veterans accounts, and photographs, including images of key areas of the battlefield as they appears today."

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