In late July 1944 the Allies began their breakout from the Normandy beachheads. The Americans in Operation COBRA and the British in Operation BLUECOAT. VIII and XXX British Corps were to seize the...
Normandy - British 3rd Infantry Division - 27th Armoured Brigade
by Ian Daglish
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 9780850529128
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Pub Date: 2003-07-19
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
190 Pages
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