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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

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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 their lives.;This story explains how and why the tragedy happened, and explores the elaborate cover-up that later took place. It is also the tale of one man's obsession to honour the memory of those Americans who died so needlessly.

Book information

ISBN: 9780747516170
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.5421235925
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 198
Weight: 255g
Height: 24mm
Width: 153mm