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Geology of the D-Day Landings in Normandy, 1944

Product Code: GA064
Series: GA Guides - print copy
Author/Editor: E P F Rose and C Pareyn
Publication Date: 03 November 2002
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The planning and operational phases of Operation ‘Neptune’, the Allied amphibious and airborne landings on the coast of Normandy that began on 6 June 1944 - D-Day - provide a particularly well-documented case history of the influence of geology and of geologists on important aspects of British military activities during the Second World War.

Type: Book
Ten Digit ISBN: 0-900717-99-8
Thirteen Digit ISBN: 978-0-900717-99-4
Publisher: GA
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.30 kg

Contents

Preface • Acknowledgements • List Of Figures • General Information • Access Routes, Tourist Information, Battlefield Guidebooks • Operations ‘Overlord’ And ‘Neptune’ • Geology Of Normandy • Geology and Warfare in Normandy • Itinerary I: Sword Beach • Itinerary II: Juno Beach • Itinerary III: Gold Beach • Itinerary IV: Omaha And Utah Beaches • Concluding Remarks • Selected Further Reading • Glossary • Geological Time Scale

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