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Calais: A Fight to the Finish, May 1940 (Battleground Europe: The Channel Ports)
Jon Cooksey
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Description for Calais: A Fight to the Finish, May 1940 (Battleground Europe: The Channel Ports)
Paperback. The guide will take the visitor beyond the ferry terminal and hypermarkets to reveal the hidden Calais and the actions of individuals and units in this defence. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
This is the story of the Battle of Calais, a short but bloody struggle to delay the German advance in May 1940. It is a story of uncertainty, of taut nerves, of heat, dust, raging thirst and hand-to-hand fighting in the narrow streets of the channel port now known to millions of Britons as a gateway to the Continent. The guide will take the visitor beyond the ferry terminal and hypermarkets to reveal the hidden Calais and the actions of individuals and units.
This is the story of the Battle of Calais, a short but bloody struggle to delay the German advance in May 1940. It is a story of uncertainty, of taut nerves, of heat, dust, raging thirst and hand-to-hand fighting in the narrow streets of the channel port now known to millions of Britons as a gateway to the Continent. The guide will take the visitor beyond the ferry terminal and hypermarkets to reveal the hidden Calais and the actions of individuals and units.
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Series
Battleground Europe
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780850526479
SKU
V9780850526479
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
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