The events of Operation Goodwood, July 1944, the dramatic attempted British armoured break-out from the Normandy bridge-head. This was the greatest armoured battle undertaken by the British during the Second World War. What is so special about this book is the discovery and use of superb aerial photos... Full description.
Chapter 1. JULY, 1944: THE OPPONENTS
Chapter 2. MID-JULY: THE APPROACH TO BATTLE
Chapter 3. 18 JULY, DAWN: THE BOMBING
Chapter 4. 18 JULY, MORNING: THE BRITISH TANK RUN
Chapter 5. 18 JULY, MORNING: THE GERMAN RESPONSE
Chapter 6. 18 JULY, MID-MORNING: THINGS FALL APART
Chapter 7. 18 JULY, MIDDAY: THE RIDGE AND THE CAULDRON
Chapter 8. 18 JULY, AFTERNOON AND EVENING: TWILIGHT OF AMBITION
Chapter 9. 19 & 20 JULY: THE END AND THE RECKONING
Appendix I. THE GOODWOOD BATTLEGROUND
Appendix II. ARMY MAPS AND MAP REFERENCES
Appendix III. TELLING THE TIME
Appendix IV. ARMOUR IN COMBAT DURING GOODWOOD
Appendix V. LESSONS LEARNED FROM GOODWOOD
Appendix VI. 11TH ARMOURED DIVISION GOODWOOD ORDER OF BATTLE 18 JULY, 1944
Appendix VII. 21. PANZERDIVISION GOODWOOD ORDER OF BATTLE 18 JULY, 1944
Appendix VIII. BOMBING THE GOODWOOD BATTLEFIELD
Appendix IX. THE QUESTION OF THE CAGNY ‘88s’