TIP OF THE SPEAR   July 18th, 1944 -

The attempted British breakout from the Caen sector was proceeded by intense
carpet bombing. At first the attack went well, as the British slashed past 
the dazed Germans. Yet as the day progressed the German resistance began to 
stiffen. At the villages of Bras and Bourguebus, the British tankers ran
smack into the Panzers of the 1st SS Panzer Division. The British were stopped 
and lost 126 tanks in the process.