Empire Javelin, D-Day assault ship : the Royal Navy vessel that landed the US 116th infantry on Omaha beach
Bujak, Philip2024
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Empire Javelin, an American-built LSI (Landing Ship, Infantry) in Royal Navy service, played an important role on D-Day. She carried A Company 116th RCT (the famous 'Bedford' Boys') across the Channel and her landing craft put them ashore on Dog Green sector as part of the initial assault or 'suicide wave', onto Omaha beach. In telling her story, Philip Kay-Bujak does justice to the contribution of the Royal Navy at Omaha Beach, which has been underappreciated in the past (when directing Saving Private Ryan, Stephen Spielberg notoriously said there was no British involvement).
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Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Maritime, 2024.Barnsley : Pen & Sword Maritime, 2024.
Collation:
240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781399035811 (hbk)
Dewey class:
623.8256
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 116th -- History -- World War, 1939-1945Empire Javelin (Ship)Landing craft -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, BritishOperation OverlordWarfare and DefenceFranceEuropean historyHistoryMaritime historySecond World War
BRN:
2949532