Small, Ken The Forgotten Dead. The true story of Exercise Tiger, the disastrous rehearsal for D-Day

27 April 1944. Exercise "Tiger". German E-boats intercept rehearsals for the D-Day landings... On a dark night in 1944, a beautiful stretch of the Devon coast became the scene of desperate horror. Tales began to leak out of night-time explosions and seaborne activity. This was practice for Exercise "Tiger", the main rehearsal for the "Utah Beach" landings... This fiasco, in which nearly 1,000 soldiers died, was buried by officials until it was almost forgotten. That is, until Ken Small discovered the story, and decided to dedicate the rest of his life to honouring the brave young men who perished in the disastrous exercise. Pulling a "Sherman" tank from the seabed, Ken created a memorial to those who died and started to share their story, and his, with the world. This updated edition of a bestselling classic is a gripping tale of wartime disaster and rescue in the words of the soldiers who were there, and of one man's curiosity that turned into a fight to ensure that they would never be forgotten.

That is, until Ken Small discovered the story and decided to spend the rest of his life honouring the brave young men who perished in the disastrous exercise. He recovered a "Sherman" tank from the ocean floor and created a memorial to those who died and began sharing their story with the world. This updated edition of a best-selling book is a poignant story of wartime disaster and rescue in the words of the soldiers who were there and one man's curiosity that turned into a fight to ensure they would never be forgotten.