D-Day Landings: Gold Beach

by Simon Trew

On June 6, 1944, 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division spearheaded the British landing at Gold Beach, near the coastal resort of Arromanches. Despite the poor weather conditions, the assault troops overcame determined opposition to establish a beachhead and win the only Victoria Cross awarded on D-Day. By the next day Gold Beach was in full use as a reception and dispersal site, with all four brigades of 50th Division and numerous supporting units...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752460609
• ISBN13: 9780752460604
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: History Press (SC)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"