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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Arromanches Artificial Harbour (Small Guides) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after… thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
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(Subject: World War II - General) An excellent guide to the battles fought in Normandy in 1944. Written by the founder and curator of the internationally famous D-Day Museum in Bayeux. (Published: 1982) (Publisher: Editions Heimdal) (ISBN: 2902171056) (Pagination: 200pp, 220 photos, maps, orders of battle) (Condition: Good in cr…eased card covers) UL-XXXXXX.
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Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Hardcover. Etat : As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket (As Issued). First Edition. Hardcover in glossy pictorial boards. 4to. - over 9¾ in. - 12 in., 168pp. Minor shelfwear, tight binding, interior text clean. Near Fine copy.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. An original idea, unsuspected focal points, picturesque and touching characters, twenty years between war and peace, this is what the pages of this book offer: a story of Lyon seen through the prism of the adventures and the tribulations of several protagonists who, to say the least, are origina…l : Journalists, authors, artists, fantasists, gastronomes, among whom Marcel Grancher, Frederic Dard and Curnonsky.This story takes place at the beginning of the 1930s in Lyon with five great daily newspapers, a lot of periodicals and a lot of specialised documentation covering the very varied domains available to the people of Lyon. This story takes place during ten years of uneasy peace, five years of war and five years of renewed freedom afterwards. It ends at the beginning of the 1950s. It was yesterday, it was lastcentury. Behind intensive literary activity we find here the atmosphere of the bistrots, the bars and the little restaurants in the Rue Bellecordiere or the Rue Confort, just so many places of conviviality, encounters and exchanges. A book of great wealth where each chapter portrays a character, who is often picturesque, or a literary or culinary event. This story takes place at the beginning of the 1930s in Lyon with five great daily newspapers, a lot of periodicals and a lot of specialized documentation covering the very varied domains available to the people of Lyon. Text in French. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Vendeur : Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, Royaume-UniRarewaves.com USA
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Paperback. Etat : New. A spectacular, large format, full colour book, packed with over 200 photographs, maps and charts. The book is divided into the sectors associated with the Normandy landings in 1944.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. 6th June 1944: the Allies land in Normandy. Nearly 5,000 ships carrying tens of thousands of fighting units supported by an imposing aerial force. With this colourful new guide you can retrace step-by-step every important moment of this famous day in history: * The training in Britain * The Germ…an defences * The invasion strategy * * Sector-by-sector operations * The British, Canadian & American beaches * * What happened on Sword and Gold beaches * Tragedy at Omaha * * Canadians on Juno * U.S. Rangers assault on the Pointe du Hoc * * Paratroop operations * Liberation of Ranville & St-Mere-Eglise on 5th June * With over 200 photographs, this colourful book retraces the D-Day landings. Then and now photographs compare the actual locations as we can seem them today, and as war correspondents captured them in 1944. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Etat : New. A spectacular, large format, full colour book, packed with over 200 photographs, maps and charts. The book is divided into the sectors associated with the Normandy landings in 1944.
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Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-UniPBShop.store UK
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paperback. Etat : Fine. Slight scratches to cover. Appears unread, may have minor superficial marking. Next day dispatch from the UK (Mon-Fri). Please contact us with any queries.
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paperback. Etat : Very Good. Secondhand. Book covers have light shelf wear. Clean pages. Very good book.
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. The liberation of Carentan is not well-known even though it wasn't just an anecdote in the Battle of Normandy. It was in fact the object of ferocious fighting from 9 to 13 June 1944 with two elite units confronting each other: the American paratroopers from the 101st Airborne and the Fallschirmj…ager of the FJR 6. General Maxwell Taylor, commanding the 101st Airborne used the whole of his division with its four airborne regiments but also all the supporting units, its four airborne artillery batteries, its medical units and its logistics to encircle the town and to chase out the German paratroopers under Major Freiherr von der Heydte; they left after fierce fighting during the night of 11-12 June only to return the next day with the 17. SS-Pz-Gren-Div. "Goetz von Berlinchingen". The German losses as well as those of the Americans were very heavy, as were those of the civilians (the town centre still bears the signs). This book gives a detailed account of the Battle of Carentan. The accounts given by the participants in the battle enable the feats of arms to be recorded; they are always poignant, moving even. Each story is a personal epic in itself. This book modestly gathers together some of these individual adventures, throwing a profoundly human light on the complexity and the violence of the fighting for the liberation of this region in the Cotentin Peninsula. For example, Edward David Shames, one of the last heroes of Carentan still alive. Born 13 June, he thought his last hour had come on. 13 June 1944. For these reasons, Carentan holds a special place in his memories. It was also where he landed at 01h40 on D-Day. Also Don Rich who was wounded in the legs by machine gun fire in G-Company's charge, during the attack on the town. Let's mention also the Californian Staff Sergeant Thomas M. Rice (C/501st) who experienced a Dantesque experience in the Barquette Locks sector, his battalion's objective. An obvious must-have for all Battle of Normandy buffs, or for readers sensitive to the human aspects of the war. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The Battle of Normandy organised by the Allies depended on a massive, fast landing which would destabilise the German High Commandby its boldness. In a few hours on 6 June 1944, 150 000 Allied soldiers had set foot on Norman soil. Facing them, an equivalent number of German soldiers, but of whom… only a third were operational on this front. The German High Command had been expecting the landings to take place in the Pas-de-Calais, the narrowest part of the channel. It took several days for the Germans to admit that the landings in Normandy were not a deceptive lure. The first hours of the landings were to prove decisive. For the Allied coalition, what was most important was to break through the German defences quickly and broaden the front, and finally to resist enemy counter-offensives. The first weeks of June 1944 were marked by terrible confrontations without any real decisive advantage being obtained. Then powerful conquest and encircling movements were made, which ended up with the Falaise Pocket. This denouement took place on 21 August near Chambois, a place now known as the Corridor of death. The Battle of Normandy ended on 12 September 1944, with the liberation of Le Havre, 99 days after the 6 June 1944. Text in French The Battle of Normandy organised by the Alliesdepended on a massive, fast landing whichwould destabilise the German High Commandby its boldness. In a few hours on 6 June 1944,150 000 Allied soldiers had set foot on Normansoil.Facing them, an equivalent number of Germansoldiers, but of whom only a third were operationalon this front. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Four years before the Normandy landings, the French coast was the scene of another major episode in the Second World War. This was Operation Dynamo, much less well known than D-Day. And yet you only have to look at the statistics to see how important this part of the story of the Campaign of Fra…nce was: between 27 May and 4 June, almost 340 000 French and British troops were evacuated from the Dunkirk pocket by a miscellaneous fleet of 850 boats, among which hundreds of fishing vessels, pleasure boats, lifeboats or Merchant Navy vessels. Thanks to the sailors' courage but also the RAF pilots' skill, this operation without precedent was a success which enabled the British to continue to fight the Germans, even though they had to leave behind most of their equipment and weapons. Replaced in its context, Operation Dynamo is here narrated in detail with numerous period photos, maps, aircraft profiles and uniform plates. This military operation and human adventure without precedent breathes again, 77 years later thanks to the film director Christopher Nolan, the author of the Batman trilogy and Interstellar which, with Dunkirk, has become an international blockbuster, to which a chapter of this book is devoted. Operation Dynamo is here narrated in detail with numerous period photos. This military operation and human adventure without precedent breathes again, 77 years later thanks to the film director Christopher Nolan which, with Dunkirk, has become an international blockbuster, to which a chapter of this book is devoted. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Etat : New. An original idea, unsuspected focal points, picturesque and touching characters, twenty years between war and peace, this is what the pages of this book offer: a story of Lyon seen through the prism of the adventures and the tribulations of several protagonists who, to say the least, are original : Journal…ists, authors, artists, fantasists, gastronomes, among whom Marcel Grancher, Frédéric Dard and Curnonsky. This story takes place at the beginning of the 1930s in Lyon with five great daily newspapers, a lot of periodicals and a lot of specialised documentation covering the very varied domains available to the people of Lyon. This story takes place during ten years of uneasy peace, five years of war and five years of renewed freedom afterwards. It ends at the beginning of the 1950s. It was yesterday, it was lastcentury. Behind intensive literary activity we find here the atmosphere of the bistrots, the bars and the little restaurants in the Rue Bellecordière or the Rue Confort, just so many places of conviviality, encounters and exchanges. A book of great wealth where each chapter portrays a character, who is often picturesque, or a literary or culinary event.
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Etalee sur trois annees, de 1943 a 1946, l'epuration dite sauvage a fait une petite centaine de victimes en Normandie. Cette petite centaine est a confronter avec l'epuration legale realisee entre 1944 et 1947 : 39 sont fusilles apres avoir ete condamnes a mort par une cour de justice. Des 1943…certains resistants ne pouvaient attendre la restauration de la Republique et commencaient a eliminer des collaborateurs qu'ils jugeaient dangereux pour la Resistance. Decidee hors de tout cadre legal ou parfois apres un simulacre de jugement, l'epuration extra-judiciaire s'exercait rapidement et avec violence, prenant un aspect exutoire a l'exemple de la tonte des femmes. En Normandie, l'epuration dite sauvage fut relativement moderee, le souhait des nouveaux gouvernants francais etant d'eviter a tout prix une guerre civile entre les Francais. Spread over three years, from 1943 to 1946, the so-called wild purification caused a hundred victims in Normandy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Vendeur : Brit Books, Milton Keynes, Royaume-UniBrit Books
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Paperback. Etat : Used; Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary p…alate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Four years before the Normandy landings, the French coast was the scene of another major episode in the Second World War. This was Operation Dynamo, much less well known than D-Day. And yet you only have to look at the statistics to see how important this part of the story of the Campaign of France was: be…tween 27 May and 4 June, almost 340 000 French and British troops were evacuated from the Dunkirk pocket by a miscellaneous fleet of 850 boats, among which hundreds of fishing vessels, pleasure boats, lifeboats or Merchant Navy vessels. Thanks to the sailors' courage but also the RAF pilots' skill, this operation without precedent was a success which enabled the British to continue to fight the Germans, even though they had to leave behind most of their equipment and weapons. Replaced in its context, Operation Dynamo is here narrated in detail with numerous period photos, maps, aircraft profiles and uniform plates. This military operation and human adventure without precedent breathes again, 77 years later thanks to the film director Christopher Nolan, the author of the Batman trilogy and Interstellar which, with Dunkirk, has become an international blockbuster, to which a chapter of this book is devoted.
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Hardback. Etat : New. The liberation of Carentan is not well-known even though it wasn't just an anecdote in the Battle of Normandy. It was in fact the object of ferocious fighting from 9 to 13 June 1944 with two elite units confronting each other: the American paratroopers from the 101st Airborne and the Fallschirmjäger of the…FJR 6. General Maxwell Taylor, commanding the 101st Airborne used the whole of his division with its four airborne regiments but also all the supporting units, its four airborne artillery batteries, its medical units and its logistics to encircle the town and to chase out the German paratroopers under Major Freiherr von der Heydte; they left after fierce fighting during the night of 11-12 June only to return the next day with the 17. SS-Pz-Gren-Div. "Goetz von Berlinchingen". The German losses as well as those of the Americans were very heavy, as were those of the civilians (the town centre still bears the signs). This book gives a detailed account of the Battle of Carentan. The accounts given by the participants in the battle enable the feats of arms to be recorded; they are always poignant, moving even. Each story is a personal epic in itself. This book modestly gathers together some of these individual adventures, throwing a profoundly human light on the complexity and the violence of the fighting for the liberation of this region in the Cotentin Peninsula. For example, Edward David Shames, one of the last heroes of Carentan still alive. Born 13 June, he thought his last hour had come on. 13 June 1944. For these reasons, Carentan holds a special place in his memories. It was also where he landed at 01h40 on D-Day. Also Don Rich who was wounded in the legs by machine gun fire in G-Company's charge, during the attack on the town. Let's mention also the Californian Staff Sergeant Thomas M. Rice (C/501st) who experienced a Dantesque experience in the Barquette Locks sector, his battalion's objective.An obvious must-have for all Battle of Normandy buffs, or for readers sensitive to the human aspects of the war.
