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Normandy 1944(Hardback)
Allied Landings and Breakout
Greenwood Press
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09/02/2004
Badsey provides a concise account of the Normandy campaign, from the fiercely contested landings to the dramatic pursuit of the Germans to the River Seine.
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Operation Cobra 1944(Hardback)
Breakout from Normandy
Greenwood Press
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09/02/2004
In July of 1944, U.S. forces made a desperate attempt to breakout into mainland France--Operation Cobra. In a stunning success, Patton's Third Army shattered the German lines and the Wehrmacht was i...
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D-Day 1944(Hardback)
Sword Beach
Greenwood Press
Published:
09/02/2004
On the eastern most flank of the Allied landings in Normandy was Sword Beach. This book details how German counter-attacks prevented Caen from being taken on the first day and much blood was shed be...
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The Rhineland 1945(Hardback)
The Final Push into Germany
Greenwood Press
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28/02/2004
In early 1945 Allied armies attempted to enter Germany by seizing the west bank of the Rhine. The Germans opened the Roer dams and the ensuing battle was characterized by amphibious attacks, frontal...
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Guadalcanal 1942(Hardback)
The Marines Strike Back
Greenwood Press
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09/02/2004
Hard-pressed Army, Marine, and Navy units halted the enemy's apparently irresistible advance in its tracks on Guadalcanal. This book gives a gripping account the Allied forces' first victory over Im...
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Okinawa 1945(Hardback)
The Last Battle
Greenwood Press
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09/02/2004
By the spring of 1945 the Allies were sweeping all before them in the Pacific. Victory was assured; the only question was where the last battle would be fought. That place was the island of Okinawa....
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Peleliu 1944(Hardback)
The Forgotten Corner of Hell
Greenwood Press
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09/02/2004
Equaling Tarawa and Okinawa in scale and ferocity, until recently the battle for Peleliu has been regarded as the Pacific war's "forgotten battle." Originally planned to secure General MacArthur's e...
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Midway 1942(Hardback)
Turning-Point in the Pacific
Greenwood Press
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09/02/2004
One of the most decisive naval battles in history, Midway was fought barely six months after Pearl Harbor. Here, the United States carriers which had escaped that surprise attack dealt a devastating...
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Poland 1939(Hardback)
The Birth of Blitzkrieg
Greenwood Press
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28/02/2004
The German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. If the outcome of the campaign was predictable, its conduct was not. The Polish campaign introduce...
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