Exercise tiger: Archaeological echoes of rehearsals for the D-Day landings

• Localización: Current archaeology, ISSN 0011-3212, Nº. 350, 2019
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • D-Day was a massive, complex operation, the likes of which had never been attempted before. To get the details right, the Allied forces practised their assault on a Devon beach – but the rehearsals ended in disaster, and the loss of hundreds of lives. With the tragedy marking its 75th anniversary this month, maritime surveys are shedding new light on the wreck site.