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Cherbourg 1944

THE FIRST ALLIED VICTORY IN NORMANDY

CAMPAIGN 278

• Author: Steven J. Zaloga
• Illustrator: Steve Noon
• Short code: CAM 278
• Publication Date: 20 Mar 2015
• ISBN: 9781472806635
• Format: Paperback
• Number of Pages: 96

ABOUT THIS PRODUCT

Steven Zaloga offers up a rigorous and absorbing study of the first major Allied operation in Normandy after the D-Day landings - the capture of Cherbourg. Blending expert analysis, specially commissioned artwork and illustrative maps, this book tells the story of the bitter struggle to capture this vital point. Cherbourg was recognized by both the German and Allied High commands as crucial to the Allied foothold in Normandy - it was the nearest major port and was desperately needed by the Allies for major logistical operations to support their forces on long stretches of open beach. Hitler, on the other hand, declared Cherbourg to be a 'Festung' (fortress), a designation everyone knew to mean that its defenders were to fight to the last man. After a grueling struggle that involved several distinct tactical phases to overcome the different elements of Cherbourg's defence, the campaign resulted in a bittersweet Allied victory, the drama and significance of which are explained in full in this work.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union.

CONTENTS

Origins of the campaign 
Chronology 
Opposing commanders 
Opposing armies 
Orders of battle 
Opposing plans 
The campaign 
Aftermath 
The battlefields today 
Further reading 
Index