Operation Bluecoat
By (Author) Ian Daglish
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
6th June 2002
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
European history
Second World War
Modern warfare
940.542142
Paperback
176
After two months of bitter combat in Normandy, Operation Bluecoat transformed the campaign into a war of movement. British and German armoured divisions were flung against one another. This is the story of the breakthrough begun on 30 July by 11th Armoured Division, Guards Armoured Division and 15th (Scottish) Division. 100 b/w illustrations
Ian Daglish regularly takes groups to the battlefields of Normandy and is an acknowledged expert. He lives at Alderley Edge, Cheshire.