The Bloody Battle for Tilly: Normandy 1944
The fierce battle to capture the French village of Tilly-la-Campagne was an exceptionally bloody episode in the story of the allied breakout from Normandy in the summer of 1944. Small Allied infantry units faced an almost impossible mission, hampered by the proximity of the elite German 1st SS Panzer Division and friendly fire from the erratic USAAF bombing raids. If that was not enough, appalling tactical errors by Allied commanders resulted in infantry attacks which were as costly pro rata as the losses suffered on the first day of the Somme. Drawing on vivid eyewitness accounts and the recollections of many who were there in 1944, Ken Touts masterly portrayal of the bloody battle is a fitting tribute to the British and Canadian youth, who fought, and the many who died, during the breakout from Normandy in the last summer of the war in Europe.
This often forgotten period of WW2 history is brought vividly to life be Ken Tout. Many books have been written about D Day and the Battle of The Bulge and the fall of Berlin but one might be excused for thinking nothing happened in between these events. Mr Tout was actually there and so can bring personal observations to bear, however this isn't an amateur 'my story' type narrative. This is proper history with a tactical overview of the battles perfectly complimented by the descriptions from the view point of the men on the ground (or in the tanks). As such the horror of the experience is brought home while the context of each battle is clearly explained in relation to the the wider campaign.
- Uitgever : Haynes / Sutton Books; New ed editie (18 juli 2002)
- Taal : Engels
- ISBN 10: 075093056X
- ISBN 13: 9780750930567
- Published: by Sutton Publishing, 2002
- Author: Ken Tout
