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AUTHOR: Schofield, B B
FORMAT: Hb
Operation Neptune was the codeword for the naval side of the Overlord plan
for the historic June 1944 landings in Normandy. Massive in its scale, its tasks
were wide-ranging and varied, from beach reconnaissance, minesweeping, shore
bombardment as well as the organisation of loading, assembly and disembarkation;
it was also responsible for positioning two 'Mulberry' artificial harbours and
'Pluto': the laying of the cross-channel fuel pipeline under the sea. Operation
Neptune may not have been a naval battle in the traditional sense, but it ranks
as one of the greatest naval exploits in history. In this timeless book, Vice
Admiral Schofield describes the great events of June 1944 which, as Captain of
HMS Dryad, the Royal Naval shore establishment which housed General Dwight
Eisenhower's Supreme Allied Headquarters before the landing, he witnessed at
first hand.
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