Product Description

This work describes the vital defensive fighting on 1 July 1944 at Rauray in Normandy. Although the 1st Tyneside Scottish battalion gained a battle honour for their victory against the might of two of Germany's elite SS Panzer Divisions, the engagement and its significance for the Normandy campaign as a whole have been largely forgotten. The enemy's last throw came on 1 July, a fierce attempt to penetrate the Allied line and force the British back to the coast. After more than 14 hours of fighting and resolute defence by British anti-tank guns and artillery, the 2nd and 9th Panzer Divisions were halted in their tracks. Here is a reconstruction of one day's battle in World War II, the background and build-up behind it and the men and battalion involved. The entire action of the bloody fighting is told through eyewitness accounts, full signal reports, and photographs to give a minute-by-minute reconstruction of the battle.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #309283 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-23
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Customer Reviews

A Top-Notch Buy
This book shows all the signs of thorough and punctilious research. The presentation is also of the highest standard and shows modern book designers, cartographers and typesetters (do they still exist?) a thing or two. Everything is clear and easy to follow and worth buying on several levels for those who appreciate high quality.

An Excellent Book
This is a really first class book, well researched, excellent photos and maps. Kevin Baverstock really knows his stuff, I hope he will be producing more books along the same lines about the British Army in NW Europe, 1944-45.