Description The landing of Allied forces on the shores of Normandy on 6 June 1944 was the greatest amphibious invasion in history.
He lives in Wiltshire..
He was commissioning editor of the 14-volume Battle Zone Normandy series in 2004 for Sutton Publishing, and is now a senior commissioning editor with Haynes.
D-Day Operations Manual describes the development, construction and use of a wide range of innovative machines, structures and systems, explaining their uses on D-Day and after, and revealing how they contributed to the success of \'Overlord.\' About the Author Jonathan Falconer is the author of more than 30 books on aspects of aviation and military history, including the Haynes Handley Page Halifax Manual, Short Stirling Manual, D-Day Operations Manual , and co-author (with Brian Rivas) of the de Havilland Mosquito Manual .
Technology and innovation played crucial parts in the D-Day drama - from tank-carrying gliders, swimming tanks and the Mulberry harbors, to radio and radar aids that ensured landing craft arrived on the right beaches and combat aircraft overhead were controlled.
Description The landing of Allied forces on the shores of Normandy on 6 June 1944 was the greatest amphibious invasion in history
