Operation Tonga - The Glider Assault: 6 June 1944

by Kevin Shannon and Stephen Wright

From training for the operation to the evacuations after D-Day, this is the story of the Glider Pilot Regiment's role in the first stage of the airborne assault in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944. Operation Tonga was vital to the success of D-Day. It included the famous attacks on the Merville Battery and the bridges over the Orne River and Caen Canal, as well as the lesser-known, though equally important provision of an anti-tank screen to protect...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1804200557
• ISBN13: 9781804200551
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Fonthill Media
• Length: 176 Pages