Original U.S. WWII D-Day “Invade Mecum” Volume 4 - Invasion Atlas of Normandy - Rare

Original Item. Only One Available. Writing in "Death Traps: The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II", 3rd Armored Division officer Belton Cooper, who would land several weeks after D-Day, commented that "great lengths were taken to attend to the most minute details. A small booklet entitled "Invade Mecum" (invade with me) was given to platoon leaders before the D-day invasion. It contained detailed drawings of every hamlet in the Normandy area, with the location of major buildings in the village, such as the mayor's home, city hall, the public utility building and the telephone exchange; in some cases it even gave the names of the mayor and director of utilities. The booklets proved an invaluable source of information to the combat troops"

This is an extremely scarce copy of Volume 4 of the “Invade Mecum”. It measures 6¾ x 9¼ x 1” and is in great condition. Volume 4 covers Manche (Insigny, Avranches, Utah Bech area and the Cotentin Peninsula/ Cherbourg) along with most of the major combat areas of the 1st and 3rd Armies during Normandy and the breakout.

This examples shows light service use and is not named anywhere we could find. There are some small annotations on Pages 12 & 14 of Calvados, but these might be post-production maker’s annotations.

An extremely scarce book to find in any condition, this is the first we’ve ever offered! Comes ready for further research and display.