Day-by-day account of the battle for Saint-Lo, one of the key cities to the opening of the Falaise Gap, which ultimately allowed Allied forces to expel German forces from northern France.

* Day-by-day account of the battle for Saint-Lô. * Saint-Lô was one of the key cities to the opening of the Falaise Gap, which ultimately allowed Allied forces to expel German forces from northern France. * Covers the bombing of the town by the Americans on 6-7 June to its final liberation on 18 July. * Personal eyewitness testimonies * Over 10