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D-Day - Untold stories of the Normandy Landings inspired by 20 real-life people (Hardcover)
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D-Day - Untold stories of the Normandy Landings inspired by 20 real-life people (Hardcover)
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List price R372
Loot Price R293
Discovery Miles 2 930
You Save R79 (21%)
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Relive the events of June 6, 1944 through eye witness accounts that
describe 20 real-life stories from the D-Day landings. This book -
which presents collated photographs, personal accounts and
testimonies from all sides with full-page illustrations dramatizing
individual roles - brings a key moment in history to life for young
readers hearing about the event for the first time, as we
commemorate its 75th anniversary. Meet: Company Sergeant Major
Stanley Hollis, the only person to receive the Victoria Cross for
their actions that day Lt. Richard Winter, among the first to be
parachuted into action (as depicted in Band of Brothers) American
journalist Martha Gellhorn, the only woman known to have been
present, after disguising herself as a stretcher bearer As well as
a host of other inspiring individuals who each played an important
part in the turning point of World War II From those involved in
reconnaissance, planning and logistics, espionage and development
of new technology, through to the military units involved in the
invasion and landings, and the subsequent phases of the invasion,
this authentic retelling provides a view from every angle of the
action.
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