017 D-DAY FLEET 1944, BRITISH SECTOR: The Royal Navy's Eastern Task Force

Examines the fleet that secured the British Assault Area from the eve of D-Day until the end of the assault phase of operations. Also explores forces from Canada, Norway, and the Free French. Explains the minesweeping that allowed the landings to take place, and the various naval operations that brought British and Canadian troops to the beaches. Explores how the fleet defended the British Assault Area from counterattacks by enemy destroyers, coastal forces, mining, and special attack units, and how it sustained the build-up that fed resources to the growing Allied forces. Illustrated throughout with 40 archive photos and 15 pages of original color illustrations.