After The Battle #138 'The Battle Of St-Lo' (2007)
 
For nearly 50 years, After the Battle has been presenting the history of the world's conflicts through 'then and now' comparison photographs. From the Zulu Wars through the First and Second World Wars to the Falklands, all are researched on the actual battlefields to show how they appear today.
 
The quarterly magazine concentrates on the Second World War, with comparison photographs adding a new dimension to recent history. In addition to major battles, local actions are explored, and other features include the recovery of aircraft and vehicles on land and at sea, the making of war films, and the preservation of military artifacts.
 
 
As General Omar N. Bradley’s US First Army made its way inland following the successful D-Day landings in Normandy of June 6, 1944, the immediate objective was to capture the Cotentin peninsula and secure the vital port of Cherbourg. On the remainder of their front the Americans essentially went into a holding pattern, waiting for the fall of Cherbourg, at which point all energies would be directed towards a breakout to the south. The axis for any such attack lay along the main road south from Carentan, leading to the key objective, the city of St Lo. Phillip Bradley tells the story.
 
Following my Father’s Footsteps Jean Paul Pallud tells us the moving story of his father’s involvement in the Second World War and retraces his footsteps today.
 
From the Editor – Readers’ letters and follow-up stories on previous issues.
 
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