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  The Americans at Normandy: The Summer of 1944--The American War from the Normandy Beaches to Falaise

  by John C. McManus

  D-Day was just the beginningNever before has the American involvement in Normandy been examined so thoroughly or exclusively as in The Americans at Normandy. D-Day was only one part of the battle, and victory came from weeks of sustained effort and sacrifices made by Allied soldiers.Here is the American experience from the aftermath of D-Day to the slaughter of the Falaise Gap, from the courageous, famed figures... (more)
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  Falaise 1944: Death of an army (Campaign)

  by Ken Ford

  The battle around Falaise in Normandy during August 1944 saw the destruction of the German Seventh army. This book details the chain of events which led to the German retreat and the ensuing liberation of France. The British and American breakout battles had released motorised units to wage a more mobile war against the German static defensive tactics. At Falaise, the armoured units of US Third Army encircled the... (more)
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  A Novel of World War II: Book 2

  The Steel Wave

  by Jeff Shaara

  Jeff Shaara, America’s premier author of military historical fiction, brings us the centerpiece of his epic trilogy of the Second World War. General Dwight Eisenhower once again commands a diverse army that must find its single purpose in the destruction of Hitler’s European fortress. His primary subordinates, Omar Bradley and Bernard Montgomery, must prove that this unique blend of Allied armies can... (more)
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  Workhorse of the Western Front: The Story of the 30th Infantry Division

  by Robert L. Hewitt

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