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Title: Operation Dragoon : The Allied Invasion of the South of France by William Breuer ISBN: 0-89141-601-3 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent reporting of the Allied invasion of South France.
Comment: This is a pretty good book. The author, William Breuer, does a fine job in creating a story that encompasses both the technical and the human sides of the Allied invasion of the French Riviera just after the Allied Normandy invasion of the western coast of France. Breuer also creates just enough background as to where we are in the campaign's action, and then fills in those scenarios with human figures, both American, German, and French Resistance.

The book has several phases, all of which are well done. The first is the preparation for the invasion by the Allies and all the problems that went along with it, plus the concern by the German Generals that an attack was likely. The second portion deals with the airborne troops landing in the dead of night, and the adventures that went along with such a risky undertaking. This portion is perhaps the most interesting and installs in the reader some of that Walter Middy feeling.

The author then goes on with the landing of the gliders, the beachhead bombings, attacking the beaches by assault troops, and continues on until the campaign is considered a success by the Allied forces.

Although the book is comprehensive, it is not boring reading but rather some very positive reporting. What is exceptional about the book is that the author has written it from the serviceman's level rather than from the general's level. The author therefore presents us with a lot of answers that we, as lowly privates and corporals want to know.: how G.I.'s got hurt jumping out of airplanes; what Axis Sally told the troops on the radio; how the Germans acted; how the French Resistance acted; how two soldiers walked up to a hospital in German territory and banged on the door, and then, discovering their mistake when a German opened the door, bluffed and demanded that the Germans surrender or their invisible Allied force surrounding the building would fire on them. The bluff worked!

Very enjoyable reading. Provides a thorough understanding of the southern France invasion.