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Clay Pigeons of St. Lo - Couverture souple

Balkoski, Joseph; Johns, Glover S.

 
9780811717823: Clay Pigeons of St. Lo
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0811717828 ISBN 13 : 9780811717823
Editeur : Stackpole Books, 2015

Synopsis

This classic of military history tells the exciting story of the fall of St. Lô, the first major objective of the invading American armies in Normandy in June of 1944. Although St. Lô was intended to be taken within days of the landing, stubborn German resistance postponed the town's fall until July 18.

  • Describes the bloody action that took place in the thirty days of fighting
  • Author recalls how he led his battalion, dubbed "The Indestructible Clay Pigeons"

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    À propos de l'auteur

    The late Col. Glover S. Johns Jr. was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. He earned a Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. Joseph Balkoski is Command Historian of the Maryland National Guard and author of Omaha Beach (978-0-8117-3376-2), Utah Beach (978-0-8117-3377-9), and the classic Beyond the Beachhead (978-0-8117-3237-6). He has appeared as a D-Day expert on MSNBC, and his work has been praised by Joe Scarborough, the New York Post, the Washington Times, World War II magazine, and others. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

    Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

    Éditeur
    Stackpole Books
    Date d'édition
    2015
    Langue
    anglais
    ISBN 10 
    0811717828
    ISBN 13 
    9780811717823
    Reliure
    Broché
    Nombre de pages
    272
    Coordonnées du fabricant
    non disponible
    Personne responsable
    Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
    info@simonandschuster.nl

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