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The Forgotten Dead: Why 946 American Servicemen Died Off the Coast of Devon in 1944 - And the Man Who Discovered Their True Story
The Forgotten Dead Why 946 American Servicemen Died Off the Coast of Devon in 1944 And the Man Who Discovered Their True Story
Author: Ken Small, Mark Rogerson
During the night of 27th April 1944, Exercise Tiger, a rehearsal for the D-day landings, took place off the coast of Devon. This supposedly routine exercise experienced a series of fatal blunders that allowed German E boats to intercept the convoy of landing craft. By dawn, nearly 1000 American servicemen, many young and untrained, had lost thei...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780747503095
ISBN-10: 0747503095
Publication Date: 3/30/1989
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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