Operation Dragoon: The Allied Liberation of the South of France: 1944

by Robin Cross

Book Overview

Operation Dragoon is the story of the Allied invasion of the South of France on August 15, 1944. It was, in effect, the second D-Day, launched two months after "Overlord," the Allied invasion of Normandy. As such, it has often been overshadowed by its predecessor, but it significance cannot be underestimated.

"Dragoon" was a largely American-French operation in which the British, who had argued for action in northern Italy, played...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681778602
• ISBN13: 9781681778600
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"