This book describes the Ranger assault on Pointe-du-Hoc, D-Day, June 6, 1944, which was a success, and seeks to re-examine the seldom studied German perspective and the role of the Allied air forces and navies in subduing Pointe-du-Hoc.
General Note
Includes glossary.
Content Note
Origins of the raid - Initial allied plans - The plan - Prelude to Flashlamp : air force raids - The raiding force - Operation Flashlamp - The raid - Securing Point-de-Hoc - The artillery threat - Ranger Force B : in the Devil's Garden - Ranger Force C : Pointe-du-Hoc or Vierville? - German counterattack - The crazy march to Pointe-du-Hoc.