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26%OFFGeorges Bernage - Three Days in Hell: 7-9 June 1944 - 9782840484554 - V9782840484554
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Three Days in Hell: 7-9 June 1944

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Description for Three Days in Hell: 7-9 June 1944 Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 300 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 662.
June 7, 1944. The Allies have landed in Normandy, where they have set a bridgehead : yet this one is narrow and fragile. The Canadians sprint on to Carpiquet, but their attack is crushed by panzers of the Hitlerjugend Division that have just rejoined the frontline. Canadians and Germans are going to fight each other violently, and the tension is at its highest – some Canadian soldiers are murdered in Buron, and at the Ardenne Abbey. June 8, 1944. The Winnipegs are crushed by a German counter-attack in Putot. Some German soldiers are executed on Hill 102, and some Canadian soldiers are executed in Audrieu and Le Mesnil-Patry. Who are the people responsible for those actions ? For the first time, the mystery is partially unveiled. Then, the crazy night attack on Bretteville-l’Orgueilleuse – some panzers will burn and light this terrible night. June 9, 1944. The “Ribbentrop Company” attacks Norrey : seven Panther tanks are destroyed. The Hitlerjugend’s counter-attack is stopped. In Norrey, this is “the accident” : shrapnel wipe out a lot of civilians. The acme of horror has been reached. Thanks to a large number of testimonies, given by the combatants and the Norman civilians – who also suffered a lot during the battle –, this book offers a degree of precision never reached regarding the Battle of Normandy. The wartime and current pictures, the portraits of soldiers and civilians, the maps and the plans make this book a real movie of these “three days in hell” between Bayeux and Caen, while the frontline was still not stabilized, while the soldiers were trying to go from one enemy strongpoint to another, and while the civilians did not know where the danger was…

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Heimdal
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Bayeux, France
ISBN
9782840484554
SKU
V9782840484554
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Reviews for Three Days in Hell: 7-9 June 1944
This is primarily a history book covering these 3 days and the fighting between the Canadian and the Germans. It covers this excellently and the addition of testimony from the local French population shows how hellish it must have been for all sides. The photographs will be of some use to us modellers as well. Highly recommended.
Britmodeller.com
Yet another fascinating book from Heimdal and Georges Bernage for anyone interested in the Normandy battlefields.
Military Modelling.com
For the researchers and enthusiasts of this period, this book is a treasure trove.
Army Rumour Service

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