D-Day Ships: The Allied Invasion Fleet, June 1944

by Yves Buffetaut

The date 6 June 1994 marks the 50th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. This book covers all the vessels which were employed both in the landing and support roles. Detailed descriptions of all the ships, and of the artificial harbour, as well as an analysis of the ship-to-shore bombardment, giving the reader an appraisal of the central naval contribution to history's largest amphibious undertaking.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, World War II

162 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[C.A. Craven · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting! This book has a lot of information they never taught us in school about D-Day.