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The Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign: A Study of Failure in High Command
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The Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign: A Study of Failure in High Command

by John A. English. 352 pgs.

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Contributors:

   John A. English

Publisher:

   Praeger Publishers

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  1991
Subjects:   World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy, Normandy (France)--History
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