{"product_id":"9781841763651-d-day-1944-2","title":"D-Day 1944 (2)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUtah Beach \u0026amp; the US Airborne Landings\u003cbr\u003eThe D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 were the largest amphibious military operation ever mounted. A huge armada was assembled to transport US and British armies across the Channel to open the second front against the Third Reich. This text reveals the events of this day on Utah Beach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA highly illustrated and detailed study of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtah Beach \u0026amp; the US Airborne Landings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn their western flank, the Allied landings on D-Day combined a parachute drop by the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions with an amphibious assault on “Utah” Beach by the US 4th Infantry Division. The landings came ashore in the wrong place but met weaker German resistance as a result. The heaviest fighting took place inland where the badly scattered paratroopers gradually gathered in small groups and made for their objectives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book traces the story of D-Day on Utah beach, revealing how the infantry pushed inland and linked up with the Airborne troops in a beachhead five miles deep. Now the battle to break out and seize the key port of Cherbourg could begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55759340765558,"sku":"9781841763651","price":14.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28144279.jpg?v=1749489997","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781841763651-d-day-1944-2","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}