{"product_id":"operation-dragoon-robin-cross-9781681778600","title":"Operation Dragoon: The Allied Liberation of the South of France: 1944","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dramatic and expertly rendered narrative of the Allied liberation of the South of France during Operation Dragoon in 1944.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOperation Dragoon\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dragoon\" was a largely American-French operation in which the British, who had argued for action in northern Italy, played a smaller role. After nearly five years of conflict, British war stamina had been severely sapped. In contrast, the French, who had been excluded from the overall planning of D-Day, played an important role in Dragoon, supplying the majority of the ground troops in a campaign which began on the beaches of the Riviera and ended in the cool, clear air of the Alpes Maritimes, the sacred ground of France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOperation Dragoon\u003c\/i\u003e provides for the first time a complete overview of the liberation of the South of France--from strategic decisions made from the Allied and German high commands to the intelligence war waged by Allied code-breakers; from the German defeat of French resistance forces on the Vergers to the exploits of individual OSS agents on the ground as they strove to keep pace with a fast-moving battlefield. This is the story of the Allies inflicting on the Germany Army a Blitzkrieg-style defeat, expunging the lingering memories of the catastrophe of 1940.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Cross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681778602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681778600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2019","brand":"Robin Cross","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979534827775,"sku":"9781681778600","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3213bc64-4847-472d-a63b-1df09c8a9791.jpg?v=1683245917","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/operation-dragoon-robin-cross-9781681778600","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}