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After the D Day landings, General Montgomery wanted to extend the Allied toehold on the Normandy coastline in preperation for the major breakout planned for the western flank. To this end, 7th Armoured Division was to capture Villers Bocage and Evrecy in a daring right hook while 50th Division was to take Lingevres and les Verrieres. Unknown to the British, German Tiger tanks already held the ground just to the north of Villers Bocage. Led by Waffen SS tank ace Michael Wittmann, these Tigers destroyed almost the entire British advance guard, forcing them to withdraw. At the same time the Geordies of the 50th Division were fighting to capture Lingevres and Les Verrieres, supported by 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. Sergeant 'Spit' Harris commanding a Sherman Firefly tank, knocked out no fewer than five panther tanks, a feat rivalling Wittmann's.

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 192

Size: 23cm x 15cm x 1.5cm

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