Battle of the Odon /
The Battle of the Odon evokes the clash between the British Army and the II SS Panzer Korps as they attacked across the Odon Valley during Operation Epsom in June 1944. The offensive was intended to outflank and seize the German occupied city of Caen, and inportant Alied objective for D-Day, but whi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK :
Pen & Sword Military,
2017.
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| Summary: | The Battle of the Odon evokes the clash between the British Army and the II SS Panzer Korps as they attacked across the Odon Valley during Operation Epsom in June 1944. The offensive was intended to outflank and seize the German occupied city of Caen, and inportant Alied objective for D-Day, but which would remain in German hands until mid-July. |
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| Physical Description: | 287 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1473857619 9781473857612 |