Monty's Iron Sides: From the Normandy Beaches to Bremen with the 3rd Division

by Patrick Delaforce

Book Overview

On 6 June 1944, Major-General Bernard Montgomery chose his 'Iron Sides', the famous British 3rd Division, to spearhead the Allied attack on the Normandy beaches on D-Day. As the only division in the British Liberation Army to participate in the savage fighting from D-Day all the way through to VE-Day, the Iron Sides' contribution to victory in Europe was immense. Their courageous efforts won them two Victoria Crosses, but the price in lives was high;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848688199
• ISBN13: 9781848688193
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"