Caen controversy: the battle for Sword Beach 1944

The Normandy landings was one of the key moments of the Second World War, a long anticipated invasion which would, ultimately, lead to the defeat of Nazi Germany.

Although it has been generally hailed as an overwhelming success for the Allies, the landings did, in fact, produce mixed results.

This book examines the drive to Caen, a city which was deemed to be of key strategic importance to the Allies' aims.