The Forgotten Dead: Why 946 American Servicemen Died Off the Coast of Devon in 1944 - And The Man Who DIscovered Their True Story

the forgotten dead: why 946 american servicemen died off the coast of devon in 1944 - and the man who discovered their true story

The Forgotten Dead: Why 946 American Servicemen Died Off the Coast of Devon in 1944 - And The Man Who DIscovered Their True Story

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On April 28, 1944, a rehearsal for the D-Day landings off England's Devon coast went terribly wrong. A series of blunders allowed German E-boats to intercept the convoy of landing ships, and 946 Americans-many of them young and untrained-lost their lives. Yet until the publication of The Forgotten Dead, the true scale of this tragedy had never before come to light. This is the story of one man and his obsession to honor the memory of the 946 American soldiers who died needlessly that night. In the early 1970s, Ken Small, a hotelier, began beachcombing along Slapton Sands, near his hotel. He soon discovered unexpended bullets, U.S. dollars, and the personal possessions of U.S. servicemen. Gradually, he pieced together the events of that night and began the struggle to erect a memorial to honor the dead soldiers. This is the story of how he fought governments on both sides of the Atlantic to uncover the truth. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Forgotten Dead,Ken Small,Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,0747575436,History,History - Military / War,Military,Military - General,Military - World War II,Devon,Europe,European history: Second World War,History / Military / World War II,True stories: Second World War,WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_NAVAL OPERATIONS, AMERICAN

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