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Page 123
... battle , and when they were out - maneuvered and beaten there was nothing left in all France ; not even enough men to defend the flying bomb sites for a few weeks . The whole battle of Normandy becomes clear if this point is understood ...
... battle , and when they were out - maneuvered and beaten there was nothing left in all France ; not even enough men to defend the flying bomb sites for a few weeks . The whole battle of Normandy becomes clear if this point is understood ...
Page 141
... battles to fight ; the British a static battle , the Americans a break - out battle . In neither sector were the opening stages particularly brilliant ; many mistakes were made . These errors were followed by a most memorable stroke of ...
... battles to fight ; the British a static battle , the Americans a break - out battle . In neither sector were the opening stages particularly brilliant ; many mistakes were made . These errors were followed by a most memorable stroke of ...
Page 186
... battle it had the dreariness of a cabaret in the morning . The places were deserted and the smell of battle hung about like the stale smell of cigars in an over - used room . The big drive was on the Seine , through Rouen . While Paris ...
... battle it had the dreariness of a cabaret in the morning . The places were deserted and the smell of battle hung about like the stale smell of cigars in an over - used room . The big drive was on the Seine , through Rouen . While Paris ...
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THE BATTLE OF THE ARDENNES | 14 |
THE DAY AFTER | 20 |
Southern Italy | 26 |
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