Proposed Airborne Assaults during Operation Overlord: Cancelled Allied Plans in Normandy & Brittany

"This well-researched book provides an inside look at the complex planning required to mount an airborne operation. Airborne specialists should find it a useful read." -The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation The airborne landings on D-Day played a major part in the success of the largest amphibious operation ever mounted. Yet just over three months later Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation ever attempted, failed to take all its objectives. It is notable, howe...