Les Véhicules Alliés du D-Day
The Allied landing in Normandy remains to this day the most important military operation in history. D-Day and the immense battle that followed mobilized men and equipment that can only be counted in the thousands, without forgetting the decisive role of the infantryman during the landing.
"Allied vehicles of D-Day" highlights the extreme mechanization of this Allied army that rarely moves on foot. Indeed, the first of the great victories won by the Allies is above all a logistical battle.
Tens of thousands of vehicles of all tonnages will stretch out in immense convoys along the main French roads to allow the infantry and armored divisions to push the enemy to the gates of the Reich.
From the simple motorcycle to the tank, from the Jeep to the GMC, including the half-track and special vehicles, it is the entire American and British military arsenal that landed in a few days on the beaches of Normandy that you will find in this book. The Liberation of France and that of a large part of Europe is above all the victory of the internal combustion engine...
Detalle del libro
| Autor: | Francis Dreer |
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| Presentación: | 192 páginas, 29 x 24 cm, tapa dura |
| Ilustración: | 480 fotos en b/n y color |
| Idioma: | Francés |
| Editorial: | ETAI (F, 2019) |
| ISBN: | 9791028303365 |
