{"product_id":"9781841763668-d-day-1944-3","title":"D-Day 1944 (3)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSword Beach \u0026amp; the British Airborne Landings\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Allied landings in Normandy, Sword Beach was the responsibility of the British 3rd Division. This text looks at how congestion on the Beach allowed the German forces time to react, preventing Caen from being taken on the first day, where much blood was shed before it finally fell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA highly illustrated and detailed study of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSword Beach \u0026amp; the British Airborne Landings. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 0016hrs on 6 June 1944 a Horsa glider ground to a halt a mere 60 yards from the Orne Canal bridge at Bénouville in Normandy. A small group of British paratroopers burst from it and stormed the bridge within minutes. The Allied liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe had begun. Within a few hours landing craft would swarm towards Ouistreham as British 3rd Division stormed ashore at Sword Beach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe battle would then begin to break through to relieve the paratroopers. In the third of the D-Day volumes Ken Ford details the assault by British 6th Airborne Division and the British landings on Sword Beach that secured the vital left flank of the invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55482572013942,"sku":"9781841763668","price":14.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31282227.jpg?v=1744280612","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781841763668-d-day-1944-3","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}