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Author: Desmond Seward Publisher: Birlinn Price: £22
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der Issue 114-Ausgabe von History of War.
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Diese Geschichte stammt aus der Issue 114-Ausgabe von History of War.
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![THE OTHER OPERATION OVERLORD D-DAY'S GHOST ARMY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15214/1693513/NFwWoYeZC1715260206929/THE-OTHER-OPERATION-OVERLORD-DDAYS-GHOST-ARMY.jpg)
THE OTHER OPERATION OVERLORD D-DAY'S GHOST ARMY
Historian Taylor Downing discusses the cunning use of intrigue and deception during Operation Fortitude
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D-DAY LANDING CRAFT
Over 4,000 Allied landing craft took part in the Normandy Landings with a huge range of designs created for specific roles and capabilities
![BEHIND ENEMY LINES](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15214/1693513/oiaUU-YCT1715259191728/BEHIND-ENEMY-LINES.jpg)
BEHIND ENEMY LINES
Spearheading the invasion of occupied France in 1944 were a small number of Special Forces soldiers dropped deep into enemy territory. Among them was a young Londoner, fresh from training here he reveals how he survived guerrilla warfare in France and beyond as part of the fledgling Special Air Service
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JIMMIE MONTEITH
In the crucible of battle at Omaha Beach on D-Day, this officer of the famed 1st Infantry Division earned his nation’s highest honour at the cost of his life
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KLEINKAMPFVERBÄNDE - GERMANY'S COUNTER-ATTACKS
As Allied forces crossed the Channel and stormed into Normandy, Hitler's navy fought back using a deadly new breed of maritime weaponry
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STORMING GOLD BEACH
War veteran Ron Peet helped assault Gold Beach on D-Day Here he shares his experiences
![UNDERGROUND WREN](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15214/1693513/uUCoj-Td81715258190222/UNDERGROUND-WREN.jpg)
UNDERGROUND WREN
Deep in the bowels of Fort Southwick, radio operator Marie Scott was one of the first to hear reports as Operation Overlord got underway, passing critical communications between the men on the beaches and high command
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MINESWEEPER OFF NORMANDY
After helping clear the path to France, Royal Navy veteran Claude Sealey and his crewmates experienced a deadly encounter with their own countrymen
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THE RECCE RIDER OF RANVILLE
After fencing behind enemy lines in Normandy, William Bill’ Gladden conducted us reconnaissance on his motorcycle
![SWORD BEACH](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15214/1693513/4WIU31y2w1715257268677/SWORD-BEACH.jpg)
SWORD BEACH
The easternmost sector of the 6 June Normandy Landings was a mostly British affair, and Saw some of the biggest territorial gains of the first day of the Allied invasion