Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #349376 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Synopsis
Operation EPSOM was General Montgomery's third attempt to take the City of Caen, which had been a key British D-Day objective. Delayed by a storm, the attack, designed to envelop Caen from the west, eventually began at the end of June 1944. The Territorial Army battalions of 15th Scottish Division spearheaded the attacks through the well developed positions of 12th Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division. It was slow going and when tanks11th Armoured Division dashed to the Odon Bridges they ran into the concentrated fire of dug-in panzers. However, the following day the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders slipped through the German defences and seized a vital bridge. Armour poured across but, rather than pushing home their advantage, the British prepared to beat off a powerful counter-attack from II SS Panzer Corps.

Customer Reviews

Operation Epsom
Operation Epsom is a very well researched book on the conflict between VIII British Corps & 1st Panzerkorps. It is an ecellent read and reference for anyone visiting the Normandy Battle fields, giving an overall appreciation of what difficulties were confronted and advatages had by both sides.

Racing Certainty
Tim Saunders has the knack for writing good military histories of sections of the Normandy battlefield. Each has the usual mix; excellent photos, good maps, some quotes from participants and a connecting text. He avoids the more detailed tone of divisional histories by emphasising the experiences of the troops. Epsom was an early operation of the just blooded British Liberation Army notable for the capture of a key bridge leading to Hill 112.

I encourage you to read his other Normandy books.