The Invasion Before Normandy The Secret Battle of Slapton Sands

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-08-29
Publisher(s): Scarborough House
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Summary

A chronicle of one of WWII's most dramatic and secret operations.

Author Biography

Edwin P. Hoyt worked as a war correspondent during World War II. Since then, he has held various media positions and is the author of The Gl's War. He lives in Tokyo with his wife, Hiroki.

Table of Contents

Preface to the 1999 Edition 9(11)
Introduction 11(4)
Planning
15(12)
Enter Eisenhower
27(10)
Preparations for Invasion
37(8)
Putting It All Together
45(8)
Security
53(12)
Operation Deception
65(16)
Operation Tiger
81(10)
Attack
91(8)
The E-Boat Attack
99(14)
After the Attack
113(8)
Assessment
121(12)
Remedies
133(8)
General Collins's Findings
141(12)
Where Are the Bigots?
153(10)
Month of Trials
163(8)
The Proof of the Pudding
171(10)
The Lessons Learned
181(8)
Acknowledgments 189(2)
Notes 191(8)
Bibliography 199(4)
Index 203

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