French Text A close examination of the decisive moments between 5th and 8th of June 1944In this important new work on Normandy, Georges Bernage offers a close examination of thedecisive moments between 5 and 8 June, 1944, when the Panzers arrived on the front line. Hedetails their units and their very first engagements on the battlefield, using remarkable original photographs.This highly detailed album adds up to an invaluable resource for the avid modeler, keen tankenthusiast and general historian alike."

From the bridgehead sector Sainte Mere Eglise and Utah Beach, the Americans crossed the Merderet at speed, taking Picauville on June 10. The advance slowed with the checking of the 90th Infantry Division before the storming of Pont l'Abbe on the 12th and Saint-Sauveur le Vicomte on the 16th.

French TextAfter the failure of Cotentin on June 18, three American divisions returned northward towards Festung Cherbourg, where the Germans, isolated in the peninsula, were in retreat. But this fortress is mainly oriented towards the sea.The final battle would take place from June 22 30, step by step, leading to the surrender of general Von Schlieben on the 26th.However, the fighting will be completed four days later, in the Hague. The Americans will have taken 39,000 prisoners in this battle that was to be marked as their first victory in Normandy.REVIEWS Another excellent book from...

French TextWe offer you an exceptional book chronicling the career of Kapitanleutnant Kentrat. This book presents the outstanding career of this great sailor through his personal papers, letters, his uniform pieces, a rich iconography whose 130 photos on the U-196 (at sea). The never seen before "

French TextAmid heavy fighting in the Battle of Normandy, Bayeux and the Gold Beach area were often forgotten by historical work. The area of Tilly-sur-Seulles has already been the subject in big book already sold. Bayeux deserves this document that presents a lot of information and unpublished photos. We follow, hour by hour, the arrival of British troops in Bayeux on June 7 with the latest clashes, the speech of Lieutenant Schumann on the 8th, that of General de Gaulle on the 14th, which established Bayeux as the capital of liberated France with the appointment Francis Coulet. These...

During the night of 5-6 June 1944, the Pathfinders were the first allied soldiers to set foot on Norman soil, the paratroops of the 82nd and the 101st Airborne Divisions fighting all night until the 4th Infantry Division, landing on Utah Beach, linked up with them.

On June 6, 1944, two American airborne divisions were dropped east of the Contentin Peninsula. One of them, the 101st Airborne Division, was to open the beach outputs for the 4th Infantry Division, which was to land on Utah Beach and identify the passages of the Douve south in the marshes to meet and take Carentan, a small town in the heart of this aquatic area. It was also a strategic crossroads to the junction with the beachhead at Omaha Beach. To take Carentan, the American forces had to unite and a failure dangerously isolated the forces behind the foothold in the Contentin.

The...

June 7, 1944. The Allies have landed in Normandy, where they have set a bridgehead: yet this one is narrow and fragile. The Canadians sprint on to Carpiquet, but their attack is crushed by Panzers of the Hitlerjugend Division that have just rejoined the frontline. Canadians and Germans are going to fight each other violently, and the tension is at its highest some Canadian soldiers are murdered in Buron, and at the Ardenne Abbey.

June 8, 1944. The Winnipegs are crushed by a German counter-attack in Putot. Some German soldiers are executed on Hill 102, and some Canadian soldiers are...

This book provides a day-by-day account of the forty-two days of fighting from Omaha Beach to Saint-Lo. Follow Lt. Allsup from the beaches at Hill 108 (the 'bloody hill'), where he was injured, and Lt. Jones, who was among the first to enter Saint-L; a town destroyed by bombs, which was to become the graveyard of hundreds of Normans. On the opposing side, discover the fate of the fearsome 'green devil' paratroopers of General Schimpf and follow in the footsteps of paratroopers Erwin Schmieger and Rudi Frhbeisser, as they defend their armed camp, ensuring that every hedge will only be taken at...

100 dramatic photographs of the day with detailed commentary. Areas detailed include: Utah Beach Holy Mother Church to Pegasus Bridge, The Pluto pipeline Red Ball Express The restoration of the French railways Also includes maps and comparative current photos