D-Day Fleet 1944, British Sector
The Royal Navy's Eastern Task Force
$29.60
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2026
Summary
This illustrated study explores the detail of the Royal Navy’s huge operation on D-Day and in the weeks after, as the fleet went into action to support history’s biggest amphibious landings.
Although D-Day is perhaps the most written-about event in military history, little has been published on the detail of the sea power that Overlord relied upon. In this book, critically acclaimed historian Nick Hewitt examines the fleet that secured the British Assault Area from the eve of D…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472861306 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472861302 |
| Author: | Paul Wright, Nick Hewitt |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 182mm x 246mm |
| Series: | Fleet |
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Critics Review
…this is a fresh exploration of the sea power behind D-Day. * Ships Monthly *
Paul Wright
Nick Hewitt is a naval historian who works for Orkney Islands Council. He studied history at Lancaster and War Studies at King’s College London, before working at HMS Belfast and the National Museum of the Royal Navy. His broadcasting includes Coast, D-Day’s Sunken Secrets, and the BBC’s Battle of Jutland. His books include Coastal Convoys 1939-1945, Firing on Fortress Europe, and his critically acclaimed latest, Normandy: the Sailors’ Story.
Paul Wright is an acclaimed maritime artist.
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