Richard Bass has uncovered the forgotten history of the US.Army Assault Training Centre where troops prepared for the D-Day landings. Shortly before the invasion, a practice landing on Slapton Sands in Devon was ambushed by E-boats and within minutes hundreds of mainly American soldiers and sailors were fighting for their lives in the cold waters of the English Channel.With the invasion imminent the extent of the disaster was kept secret This is the most infamous wartime legnd of south west England surrounded by sinister mystery and mis-information. This revised edition following the Channel Five programme on the same subject has been painstakingly researched over many years using new evidence. The book includes heart rending testimonies from the survivors.