Book: Cherbourg Following the landings in Normandy, one of the Allies' main concerns was how to supply the expanding beachhead. Having cut off the Cotentin peninsula, General Bradley turned his attentions to the port of Cherburg, the deep-water port nearest to the American landing beaches. However, Hitler had given specific orders that the port must be held until the last man.
Details of Book: Cherbourg Book: Cherbourg
Author: Andrew Rawson
ISBN: 1844150836
ISBN-13: 9781844150830
, 978-1844150830
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: Nov 2004
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
Number of Pages: 160
Language: English