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Normandy in the Time of Darkness. Everyday Life and Death in the French Channel Ports 1940-45

Door Douglas Boyd

Categorie
WO II
Boeknummer
#197600
Titel
Normandy in the Time of Darkness. Everyday Life and Death in the French Channel Ports 1940-45
Auteur
Boyd, Douglas
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Crecy Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
2013
ISBN10
0711034451
ISBN13
9780711034457
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
This narrative history tells the story of the German occupation of Normandy (1940–44), and the Allied liberation. Following the fall of France in 1940, Normandy formed part of the ReichÂ's western border and its history for the next four years. On the coast, vast defenses were built up, and large numbers of German troops were stationed throughout the region, all in the midst of the local population. Much of the story is told in the words of French, German, and Allied participants, including last letters of executed hostages and resisters, accounts of everyday life and eyewitness reports of aerial, naval, and ground combat operations during the Liberation. When the Allies landed in Normandy in June 1944, all were witness to the greatest amphibious landing in history. This... (Lees verder), then, is the story of the 51-month-nightmare that was NormandyÂ's war, told while it is still possible to record the personal stories of survivors, which very soon will not be the case.
Pagina's
288
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 12,50

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