Over a month after the D-Day landings the Allies were still confined to the Normandy peninsula.
Numerous illustrations and maps complement the lively text..
This new addition to the Battleground Europe series details all the action around Hill 112.
An all-out Allied effort, including heavy bombers and naval bombardment, was required to secure the final victory.
The British found themselves facing no less than four SS divisions, the 1st, 2nd, 9th and 10th and the Tigers of the 502nd SS Heavy Panzer Regiment.
Unfortunately, German reinforcements delayed by Allied bombing were now arriving in the Caen area.
Under pressure from Churchill, Montgomery launched a major offensive.
The key to capturing Caen was Hill 112, known to the Germans as Kalverienberg (or Mount Calvary).
The German line was anchored by the medieval town of Caen, which the British were supposed to have occupied on D-Day.
Over a month after the D-Day landings the Allies were still confined to the Normandy peninsula
