{"product_id":"normandy-beyond-the-beaches-by-jon-diamond-9781399032063","title":"Normandy Beyond The Beaches","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis latest \u003cem\u003eImages of War\u003c\/em\u003e series book examines the controversial development of the Allied campaign in Normandy in the weeks after the D-Day landings. After overcoming Rommel's beach obstacles and 'Atlantic Wall' fortifications, a secure Allied lodgment of the five beaches developed along the Caen-Bayeux-Carentan axis with a period of consolidation while reinforcements and supplies were built up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe early arrival of 12th SS Hitlerjugend, 21st Panzer and the Panzer Lehr Divisions delayed Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian capture of Caen until mid-July and prevented an early breakout into the countryside inland from Gold, Juno and Sword, which was suitable for armoured combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn early American goal was to cut the Cotentin Peninsula in two at its southern base to prevent the Germans from supplying and strengthening the deep-water port of Cherbourg, which U.S. VII Corps captured on 26 June. Inland from Omaha and Utah, the close 'bocage' country proved advantageous to the German defenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Allied breakout occurred at the end of July with Bradley's Operation COBRA near St. Lo, followed by the entire Allied front first moving to close the Falaise Gap before heading southward and then pivoting to the east for the capture of the Seine River crossings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese crucial and testing weeks for the Allies are described in graphic contemporary images with full captions and authoritative text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jon Diamond MD is a kidney specialist in the USA with a deep interest in the Second World War. He is a keen collector of photographs. His \u003cem\u003eStilwell and the Chindits\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWar in the South Pacific\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eInvasion of Sicily\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eInvasion of the Italian Mainland: Salerno to Gustav Line, 1943-1944\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOnto Rome 1944; Anzio and Victory at Cassino\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeyond Rome to the Alps; Across the Arno and Gothic Line, 1944-1945\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOp Plunder - The Rhine River Crossing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMacArthur's Papua New Guinea Campaign\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHell in the Central Pacific\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLiberation of the Philippines\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBurma Victory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Malaya and Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Battle of Okinawa 1945\u003c\/em\u003e are all published by Pen and Sword in the \u003cem\u003eImages of War\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e220 b\/w illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bookreps NZ Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47900484796652,"sku":"9781399032063","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399032063-normandy-beyond-the-beaches.jpg?v=1783410810","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/normandy-beyond-the-beaches-by-jon-diamond-9781399032063","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}