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The guns of Normandy: a soldier's eye view, France 1944 / George G. Blackburn

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Great Britain: Constable and Company Limited, 1998Description: xxiii, 511 pages: illustrations; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0094787603 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: Narrative description of the Normandy landings from the perspective of the 4th Field Royal Canadian Artillery. The story of this crucial battle opens in England, as the 4th Field Regiment receives news that something big is happening in France and that after long years of training they are finally going into action. What follows is the most harrowing and realistic account of what it is like to be in action. Blackburn provides genuine insight to the nature of military service for the average Canadian soldier in the Second World War.
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Narrative description of the Normandy landings from the perspective of the 4th Field Royal Canadian Artillery. The story of this crucial battle opens in England, as the 4th Field Regiment receives news that something big is happening in France and that after long years of training they are finally going into action. What follows is the most harrowing and realistic account of what it is like to be in action. Blackburn provides genuine insight to the nature of military service for the average Canadian soldier in the Second World War.

SECOND WORLD WAR, D-DAY, MILITARY CONDITIONS

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