The forgotten dead: why 946 American servicemen died off the coast of Devon in 1944 - and the man who discovered their true story
War, World War II
Human-narrated audio
Summary
The night of 27 April 1944: Exercise Tiger, a rehearsal for the D-Day landings, is held off Slapton Beach in Devon. As the mock assault is under way, 946 American servicemen die. Under wartime restrictions the story is concealed and… in time forgotten, until local hotelier Ken Small finds American bullets and money while beachcombing and decides to find the truth. 1993.
Title Details
ISBN
9780747516170
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Copyright Date
1993
Book number
2424316
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Various Narrators
Duration
8 hours 46 minutes 27 seconds
Audio producer
Royal National Institute of the Blind, 2009.