BATTLE ZONE NORMANDY: Operation Epsom :: World War II :: Time Periods

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Operation Epsom was General Sir Bernard Montgomery’s third attempt in the Battle of Normandy to take the city of Caen, a key D-Day objective.He planned to deploy Lieutenant-General Sir Richard O’Connor’s VIII Corps to force crossings over the Odon and Orne rivers and Capture Hill 112, a vital observation point.The attack, set for 26 June, would be the largest Allied offensive since D-Day.If successful it would encircle the German defenders of Caen, who were preventing further progress on Monty’s left flank.In five days of savage fighting, the British advanced 10 km and briefly captured Hill 112.Although a crossing point over the Odon was seized at Tourmauville bridge, the threat of counter-attack from 11 SS Panzer Corps persuaded Monty to withdraw from the east bank.Hill 112 and Caen remained in German hands.

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Product Code:	8209
Author:	Lloyd Clark/Series Editor: Simon Trew
ISBN:	0 7509 3008 x
Format:	188pp, b/w and colour photographs, maps, hb. Published Price £14.95
Shipping Time:	Usually despatched Next Day
Retail Price:	~~£14.99~~
Our Price:	£6.95 save 54% January sale price: £5.56