Cracking Hitler's Atlantic Wall
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Cracking Hitler's Atlantic Wall

The 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers on D-Day

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Cracking Hitler's Atlantic Wall

The 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers on D-Day

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A military historian analyzes the ingenious WWII tanks known as Hobart's Funnies, detailing their development and their role in the D-Day campaign.

When the British and Canadians landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, they were accompanied by specialized armored vehicles designed to remove German obstacles and mines. Developed by the Royal Engineers, these tanks known as Hobart's Funnies featured a range of ingenious innovations, from carpet-laying and bridge-laying devices to a giant 290-millimeter mortar.

Examining these vehicles from technical development to combat deployment, military historian Richard C. Anderson Jr. gives a minute-by-minute account of D-Day's early hours on Sword, Juno, and Gold Beaches—the critical moments when success hinged on the assault engineers' ability toclear a path or breach the seawall.

Anderson also describes the events on Omaha and Utah Beaches, where U.S. troops, despite being offered these vehicles, stormed ashore without them. Through careful comparison of conditions and outcomes, Anderson assesses the vehicles' performance and impact on D-Day's successes and failures.

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Publisher
Stackpole Books
Year
2023
ISBN
9780811742719
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Chapter 1 Conception
  3. Chapter 2 Organization, Training, and Equipping
  4. Chapter 3 Allied Planning and Preparation
  5. Chapter 4 German Planning and Preparation
  6. Chapter 5 Assault Force Sword: The British 3rd Infantry Division
  7. Chapter 6 Assault Force Juno: The Canadian 3rd Infantry Division
  8. Chapter 7 Assault Force Gold: The British 50th Infantry Division
  9. Chapter 8 Assault Force Omaha: The U.S. 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions
  10. Chapter 9 Assault Force Utah: The U.S. 4th Infantry Division
  11. Chapter 10 Results
  12. Chapter 11 The Funnies’ Impact on D-Day
  13. Epilogue
  14. Appendix A: D-Day Roll of Honor
  15. Appendix B: A Footnote to History
  16. Appendix C: The Funnies and Omaha Beach
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Acknowledgments