
Normandy 1944
Normandy 1944 The Fight for Point 103, Tilly-sur-Seulles and Vilers Bocage Author:Tim Saunders Format:Hardcover Dimensions:6" x 9.25" Pages:336 Photos:100 black and white illustrations & 40 maps Publisher:Pen and Sword Military ISBN:9781526784230 Item No. 9781526784230 This is the story of the fighting in Normandy by the veteran desert formations brought back by Montgomery from the Mediterranean in order to spearhead the invasion; 50th Infantry and 7th Armoured divisions, plus 4th Armoured Brigade. Heavily reinforced by individuals and fresh units, their task beyond the beaches was to push south to Villers Bocage with armour on the evening of D Day in order to disrupt German counter-attacks on the beachhead.Difficulties on 50th Division’s beaches and lost opportunities allowed time for the 12th Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division and the equally elite 130th Panzer Lehr Division to arrive in Normandy, despite delay