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D-Day paratroopers : the Americans

D-Day paratroopers : the Americans
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D-Day paratroopers : the Americans
Reference : SO39-29BML
Full title : D-Day paratroopers : the Americans
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Sixty years ago during the night of 5 to 6 June 1944, 10,000 men belonging to the American Airborne forces dropped by parachute or landed by glider on Norman soil. As the vanguard of the Allied forces, they were the first to take part in the liberation of France. Many of them were killed or wounded right from the start of D-Day; many of them were scarcely twenty-years old. This study describing their uniforms, insignia and equipment, is intended to be a quiet tribute to those who gave their lives freely in order to liberate a country most of them had never seen.

Lest we forget them!

The historical and strategic aspects of Operation 'Neptune' are only touched on here in a general manner. A number of other books discuss the subject. A chapter has been given over to air transport and indeed, the C-47s and their crews directly involved in this fantastic adventure do have a place in this book.
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Authors : Christophe Deschodt, Laurent Rouger
Language : ENGLISH
Publisher : Histoire & Collections
Collection : -
Publication date : 2004
Genre : Historic
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Weight : 1055 g
Dimensions (Width / Height / Thickness) : 23,5 x 32 x 1,5 cm
Number of pages : 144
Hardcover
EAN : ‎9782915239294
ISBN :
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2nd hand good condition / like new
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Dispatch: 1 x per week
Delivery time: 3 to 6 working days (non-contractual information)
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Products available : 1
2ndhand very good condition
2026-12-31 35.0035,00 €