{"product_id":"proposed-airborne-assaults-during-operation-overlord-cancelled-allied-plans-in-normandy-and-brittany-hardcover","title":"Proposed Airborne Assaults During Operation Overlord: Cancelled Allied Plans in Normandy and Brittany - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Daly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsing new research and drawing on original planning documents, James Daly explores a little-known aspect of the Allies' landings in France in the summer of 1944.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe airborne landings on D-Day played a major part in the success of the largest amphibious operation ever mounted. Yet just over three months later Operation \u003ci\u003eMarket Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, the largest airborne operation ever attempted, failed to take all its objectives. It is notable, however, that in the film \u003ci\u003eA Bridge Too Far\u003c\/i\u003e Dirk Bogarde's Lieutenant General 'Boy' Browning refers to a large number of cancelled operations since D-Day. What were these operations? Why do we know so little about them? And what can they tell us about Allied airborne planning, and the way that the allies fought, in 1944?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs James Daly reveals, plans were considered or drawn-up for a number of ambitious airborne assaults that could have formed part of the Allies' efforts to break out of the beachheads. Of these, three, operations \u003ci\u003eWastage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTuxedo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWild Oats\u003c\/i\u003e, might well have been part of the fighting in Normandy itself. Operation \u003ci\u003eWild Oats\u003c\/i\u003e, for example, was to see the 1st Airborne Division help capture Caen in conjunction with the British I Corps and XXX Corps. Three others, operations \u003ci\u003eBeneficiary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHands Up\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSwordhilt\u003c\/i\u003e, were to be combined airborne and amphibious descents to seize the vitally important ports of St Malo and Brest, as well as the Quiberon Bay area in southern Brittany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAirborne planning was frenetic and wide ranging during this period. One operation would have seen gliders landing on a beach; another would have seen the airborne troops taking off without maps. Some of them were months in the planning; others were merely an idea that lasted for a matter of days. Far from being standalone airborne operations, all of them were part of a wider strategy and several were major combined operations, effectively small-scale D-Days, complete with seaborne landings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, this book looks at each of these operations in detail. Using new research and drawing on original planning documents, including maps of planned drop zones and operational areas, most of which have never been published before, James Daly explores a little-known aspect of the Allies' landings in France in the summer of 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763419873568,"sku":"9781399037433","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cd4d44de084cb4dc43107b99096f8744.webp?v=1780235070","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/proposed-airborne-assaults-during-operation-overlord-cancelled-allied-plans-in-normandy-and-brittany-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}