Operation Dragoon: The Allied Invasion of and 50 similar items

Birkitts Books presents ... Operation Dragoon: The Allied Invasion of the South of France ISBN: 0891413073 Author: Breuer, William B. Publisher: Presidio Pr Release Date: 1987 Seller Category: History WWII Qty Available: 1 Condition: Used: Very Good Sku: 250608001 Notes: Jacket has minor shelf wear, creasing, rear panel has 2 closed tears, binding tight, front endpage has a name in ink, else pages clean and unmarked. This is the full dramatic story of the largest operation of its kind in the Euro-pean war: the Allied seaborne and air-borne assault on Nazi-occupied South-ern France, involving 1000 ships, 3000 aircraft, and eventually a million troops. By August 1944, Operation Dragoon, the proposed Allied invasion of the French Mediterranean coast, had been embroiled in controversy for months. Originally scheduled to coincide with the June 6 Normandy landings, Dragoon came within a hairsbreadth of being can-celled at the last moment due to bitter disputes at the highest American and British command levels. To this day, Operation Dragoon re-mains controversial. General Eisen-hower thought it vital to the final defeat of Germany; General Mark Clark and Winston Churchill believed it a major blunder resulting in much of Eastern Europe falling behind the Iron Curtain. The author recreates events at all echelons on both sides. Based on participant interviews, the book focuses on the drama of men at war and, for the first time, details the daring airborne as-sault that spearheaded Operation Dra-goon. William B. Breuer books include HITLER'S FORTRESS CHERBOURG, DROP ZONE SICILY, AGONY AT ANZIO, BLOODY CLASH AT SADZOT, DEVIL BOATS, and RETAKING THE PHILIPPINES. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our Store!!