D-Day Landings: Gold Beach

by Trew, Simon

• ISBN13: 9780752460604
• ISBN10: 0752460609
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-08
• Publisher: The History Press

Summary

On June 6, 1944, 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division spearheaded the British landing at Gold Beach, near the coastal resort of Arromanches. Despite the poor weather conditions, the assault troops overcame determined opposition to establish a beachhead and win the only Victoria Cross awarded on D-Day. By the next day Gold Beach was in full use as a reception and dispersal site, with all four brigades of 50th Division and numerous supporting units ashore and driving inland. Starting with analysis of the two sides and their plans, Simon Trew describes the battle for Gold Beach and how British attempts to exploit their initial success were frustrated by bitter German resistance. Four detailed battlefield tours follow, covering some of the most dramatic actions fought by 50th Division and its attached units during the opening stages of one of the most important battles in history.

Author Biography

Simon Trew is Deputy Head of the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He is the series editor for this series Battlezone Normandy, and recently presented the BBC's anniversary programs on the D-Day Landings.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Battle Zone Normandy	p. 8
History	p. 11
The Defenders	p. 12
The Attackers	p. 30
D-Day: The Assault	p. 47
The Advance Inland	p. 67
Consolidation	p. 86
Battlefield Tours	p. 103
General Touring Information	p. 104
King Sector, Ver-sur-Mer and Crépon	p. 114
Jig Sector to Arromanches	p. 132
47 Commando, Escures to Port-en-Bessin	p. 150
Saint-Pierre	p. 168
On Your Return	p. 186
Further Research	p. 187
Index	p. 190
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