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A guide to the beaches and battlefields of Normandy / David Evans ; foreword by The Rt. Hon. Sir Tasker Watkins
by Evans, David
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0718138007
- ISBN 13
- 9780718138004
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About This Item
London : Michael Joseph , 1994. First Edition, second impression. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description: xviii, 186 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Summary: Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of D-Day, this book provides a background to the events of 6 June 1944 as well as a guide to each and every town, village, beach, battery and cemetery that figured in the battle. It contains information which evokes the heroism, poignancy and tragedy of those days with photographs, poems and vignettes that describe the heroic actions of individuals who gave their lives as the price of victory. The guide is aimed at the hundreds of veterans, relatives and tourists who visit Normandy each year. Subject: World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France - Normandy. World War, 1939-1945 - Battlefields - France - Normandy - Guidebooks. Normandy (France) - Guidebooks. World War 2 - Military operations. Dates covered: 1944-1944. Travel & holiday guides ; War & defence operations ; Reference works. Second World War, 1939-1945. History / Military / General Travel / Reference. Genre: Illustrated.
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- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 228687
- Title
- A guide to the beaches and battlefields of Normandy / David Evans ; foreword by The Rt. Hon. Sir Tasker Watkins
- Author
- Evans, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, second impression
- ISBN 10
- 0718138007
- ISBN 13
- 9780718138004
- Publisher
- London : Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
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