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Here we see an aerial shot of the British Mulberry port at Arromanches. The scale of the construction is shown by the size of the Liberty ships in the bottom-right of the picture.
The picture has six numbered features
1: The two long floating piers in the centre of the picture, each nearly three-quarters of a mile long
2: A shorter pier for barges (top right)
3: Main spud pier for coasters and medium sized ships (at the end of the piers in 1)
4: 'Gooseberry' blockship (bottom left)
5: 'Phoenix' concrete caissons making a break-water (some centre bottom, some bottom right)
6: Mooring for Liberty ships (bottom right, just above a line of 'Phoenix' break-waters.
The D-Day Companion, ed. Jane Penrose. A selection of thirteen separate essays on different aspects of the D-Day lands, from the initial planning to post-war memorials; this is an excellent piece of work that sets the D-Day landings firmly in context. An excellent starting point for anyone who wants to learn more about Operation Overlord, but its wide range of topics means it is likely to be of value to anyone with an interest in the subject. [see more]
