Caen 1944: Montgomery's Break-Out Attempt

by Ken Ford and Howard Gerrard

One of the key objectives of British forces on D-Day during World War II (1939-1945)was the capture of the strategically vital city of Caen. General Montgomery saw Caen as the key to Normandy and the springboard for the Allied breakout, but so did the Germans and the city did not fall. It took three major offensives and more than 30 bloody days of struggle to finally take Caen. In the process the city was controversially devastated and its civilian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841766259
• ISBN13: 9781841766256
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.2" x 9.7"