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9780750930062
Battle For Cherbourg
by Havers, R. P. W., Trew, Simon
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- ISBN-13: 9780750930062
- ISBN: 0750930063
- Publication Date: 2004
- Publisher: Sutton Publishing
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SUMMARY
In order to reinforce and expand the D-Day bridgeheads won on 6 June 1944, the Allies needed a port to bring in troops and vital supplies. Cherbourg, at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula, was therefore the first priority for the American VII Corps, under the command of Major General J. Lawton 'Lightning Joe' Collins. After establishing a firm beachhead, elements of VIII Corps moved west across the base of the peninsula to isolate the 40,000-strong Cherbourg garrison, dug in behind concrete and field fortifications in dominating hill positions. Collins then sent divisions north to Cherbourg but maintained units facing south as well to prevent any German reinforcement.Havers, R. P. W. is the author of 'Battle For Cherbourg ', published 2004 under ISBN 9780750930062 and ISBN 0750930063.
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