6th Airborne

6th Airborne Normandy 1944 Author:Leo Marriott Language:English Format:Softcover Dimensions:7.25" x 9.75" Pages:64 Photos:Fully Illustrated Publisher:Casemate ISBN:9781612004211 Item No. 9781612004211 The Past & Present Series reconstructs historical battles by using photography, juxtaposing modern views with those of the past. It shows how much infastructure has remained and points to the passing nature of things such as outfits, uniforms, and ephemera.Operation Tonga began at 22:56 on the night of 5 June, when six Halifax heavy bombers took off from Tarrant Rushton towing six Horsas carrying a coup-de-main force consisting of D Coy, Ox and Bucks LI reinforced with two extra platoons from B Coy and a party of sappers, who were tasked with capturing the bridges over the Caen Canal and the River Orne. 6th Airborne Division—which included 1st Canadian Para Bn—had been allotted three specific tasks to achieve,