D-Day: The British Beach Landings

On June 6, 1944, D-Day, the Allied invasion of Europe began with the British First Corps and XXX Corps landing on Sword and Gold beaches. Despite initial challenges, 30,000 soldiers, 300 guns, and 700 armored vehicles were landed, securing a flimsy bridgehead.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Publisher: Amberley Publishing

D-Day, the Allied invasion of Europe, commenced on the night of 5-6 June 1944. At 07.00 hours on the 6th, Britain's First Corps and XXX Corps landed ashore on Sword and Gold beaches, facing withering fire from entrenched German forces. Within the initial and critical couple of hours, some 30,000 soldiers, 300 guns, and 700 armoured vehicles were landed, a magnificent achievement. Despite the sands quickly becoming choked with a massive logjam, exacerbated by a swelling tide, the British managed to secure a bridgehead, albeit a flimsy one at this point. This is the story of the British soldiers' experience of the beach landings on that fateful morning, the spearhead of Operation Overlord.

The Allied invasion of Europe, known as D-Day, commenced on the night of 5-6 June 1944. At 07.00 hours on the 6th, Britain's First Corps and XXX Corps landed ashore on Sword and Gold beaches, facing withering fire from entrenched German forces. Within the initial and critical couple of hours, some 30,000 soldiers, 300 guns, and 700 armoured vehicles were landed, a magnificent achievement. Despite the sands quickly becoming choked with a massive logjam, exacerbated by a swelling tide, the British managed to secure a bridgehead, albeit a flimsy one at this point. This is the story of the British soldiers' experience of the beach landings on that fateful morning, the spearhead of Operation Overlord.

The Allied invasion of Europe, known as D-Day, commenced on the night of 5-6 June 1944. At 07.00 hours on the 6th, Britain's First Corps and XXX Corps landed ashore on Sword and Gold beaches, facing withering fire from entrenched German forces. Within the initial and critical couple of hours, some 30,000 soldiers, 300 guns, and 700 armoured vehicles were landed, a magnificent achievement. Despite the sands quickly becoming choked with a massive logjam, exacerbated by a swelling tide, the British managed to secure a bridgehead, albeit a flimsy one at this point. This is the story of the British soldiers' experience of the beach landings on that fateful morning, the spearhead of Operation Overlord.

The Allied invasion of Europe, known as D-Day, commenced on the night of 5-6 June 1944. At 07.00 hours on the 6th, Britain's First Corps and XXX Corps landed ashore on Sword and Gold beaches, facing withering fire from entrenched German forces. Within the initial and critical couple of hours, some 30,000 soldiers, 300 guns, and 700 armoured vehicles were landed, a magnificent achievement. Despite the sands quickly becoming choked with a massive logjam, exacerbated by a swelling tide, the British managed to secure a bridgehead, albeit a flimsy one at this point. This is the story of the British soldiers' experience of the beach landings on that fateful morning, the spearhead of Operation Overlord.

Weight: 216g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398112438