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Beachhead Normandy
Tom Carter
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Description for Beachhead Normandy
Recounts stories of the men who served on US Navy's little landing craft, tank (LCT) 614, including the author's father. This title describes the entire LCT landing in the chaos at Normandy. It goes beyond Omaha Beach to explore LCT duties after D-Day. It examines the history of LCT operations in the Pacific theater. Num Pages: 242 pages, 32 b notes; bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
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This seminal work on modern terrorism is the one book to read in order to truly understand the reasons why radical Muslims such as Osama bin Laden and his followers have declared war on America and the West. In order to win the war against terrorism, argues Michael Scheuer, former head of the CIA’s Bin Laden Unit, we must first stop dismissing militant Muslims as "extremists" or "religious fanatics." Formulating a successful military strategy requires that we see the enemy as they perceive themselve—highly trained and motivated soldiers who believe their cause is righteous.
This revised paperback edition ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781597977104
SKU
V9781597977104
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Ref
99-1
About Tom Carter
Tom Carter grew up in a navy family with a father who had landed at Normandy. After high school, Carter enlisted in the navy and served three years aboard the USS Semmes (DDG 18), making deployments to the Persian Gulf in 1976 and with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean in 1977. After his service, Carter worked for a series ... Read more
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