Bloody Verrieres, Volume 1

“An excellent work that adds to the history of the Normandy Campaign. It also gives the armchair historian points to ponder.” — A Wargamers Needful Things South of the Norman city of Caen, the twin features of the Verrières and Bourguebus ridges were key stepping stones for the British Second Army in late July 1944—taking them was crucial if it was to be successful in its attempt to break out of the Normandy bridgehead. To capture this vital ground, Allied forces would have to defeat arguably th