Exercise Tiger: A series of practice operations off the South Devon coast which took place in the spring of 1944 in preparation for the forthcoming D-Day landings. Shrouded in mystery; one of these exercises ended in disaster for over 600 young American servicemen; as their movements were discovered by a patrol of German e-boats; which attacked; leaving two LSTs sunk and one badly damaged. The secret nature of these exercises; some claimed; led to a military cover-up and many families were not immediately informed of the nature of the deaths of their loved-ones. Over the months that followed; D-Day came and went; the war ended and there seemed little point in raking over this sorry affair. For all except those who lived through it; Exercise Tiger became a forgotten chapter in the annals of the Second World War. Using archive documents and images; this book recounts the history and personal accounts behind this tragic event; as well as examining the many subsequent conspiracy theories and exploring the evidence behind them.
#4718960 in Books 2012-01-16Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.83 x .45 x 9.20l; 1.80 #File Name: 1780190093160 pages
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