Gators of Neptune : naval amphibious planning for the Normandy invasion /

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Author / Creator:Yung, Christopher D.
Imprint:Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2006.
Description:xx, 292 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., ports., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6116699
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ISBN:1591149975 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-280) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The commanders
  • 2. Neptune planning in doctrinal context
  • 3. Foundation of invasion : from Roundup to the Overlord Outline Plan
  • 4. Cross-Atlantic games of ball
  • 5. Hard choices
  • 6. Neptune plans
  • 7. From Duck to Fabius and the tragedy of Slapton Sands
  • 8. Execution
  • 9. Neptune : its lessons and legacies.