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The Fight for the Channel Ports: Calais to Brest 1940: a Study in Confusion
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The Fight for the Channel Ports: Calais to Brest 1940: a Study in Confusion

by Michael Glover. 269 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Michael Glover

Publisher:

   Westview Press

Place of Publication:

  Boulder, CO  

Publication Year:

  1985
Subjects:   World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--English Channel Region, Harbors--France--History--20th Century
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