The D-Day Training Pocket Manual, 1944: Instructions on Amphibious Landings, Glider-Borne Forces, Paratroop Landings and Hand-to-Hand Fighting

Using excerpts from contemporary training manuals, this pocket manual is an insight into the preparation of the troops involved in Operation Overlord.

The success of the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, depended on thousands of troops carrying out their mission and the seamless coordination of the amphibious landings with paratrooper and glider assaults. The troops not only had to be trained up ready for their own roles, but to work alongside other troops, often coordinating activities and...