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THE GUNS OF NORMANDY: A SOLDIER'S EYE VIEW
de George Blackburn
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0771015038
- ISBN 13
- 9780771015038
- Librería
-
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
This is a first edition of The Guns of Normandy, A Soldier's Eye View, France 1944, by the Canadian writer George Blackburn (1917-2006). Blackburn was also a WWII veteran, awarded both the Military Cross and the French Legion of Honour. He wrote about his experiences and his books were best-sellers. (I have the companion book, the Guns of Victory, also listed here on Biblio.)
This book is in near-mint condition. 536 pages, including maps and photos.
This is part of one review:
In the weeks after D-Day, the level of artillery action in Normandy was unprecedented. In what was a relatively small area, both sides bombarded each other relentlessly for three months, each trying to overwhelm the other by sheer fire power.
The Guns of Normandy puts the reader in the front lines of this horrific battle. In the most graphic and authentic detail, it brings to life every aspect of a soldier's existence, from the mortal terror of impending destruction, to the unending fatigue, to the giddy exhilaration at finding oneself still, inexplicably, alive.
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Sinopsis
George C. Blackburn , M.C., was born in 1917 in a farmhouse near the village of Wales, which disappeared under the waters of the St. Lawrence Seaway. He has been a newspaper reporter, Director of Information of the Federal Labour Department, and Director of Fair Employment Practices. In addition he has been a radio producer, an award-winning documentary scriptwriter, an award-winning playwright, and a lyricist and composer. His musical “A Day to Remember” was housed in a theatre built specially for the purpose in Upper Canada Village. He and Grace, his wife of fifty-seven years, have three children, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. George Blackburn earned his Military Cross helping to save the Twente Canaal bridgehead in Holland. From the Hardcover edition.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Louise Aird
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 526
- Título
- THE GUNS OF NORMANDY: A SOLDIER'S EYE VIEW
- Autor
- George Blackburn
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Perfect
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0771015038
- ISBN 13
- 9780771015038
- Editorial
- McClelland & Stewart
- Lugar de publicación
- Canada
- Fecha de publicación
- 1995
- Páginas
- 536
- Palabras clave
- Normandy, D-Day,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- War Stories; Military History; British History; Canadian History; French History; World History; Biography, Autobiography, True Stories;
Términos de venta
Louise Aird
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Sobre el vendedor
Louise Aird
Miembro de Biblio desde 2019
West Vancouver, British Columbia
Sobre Louise Aird
Private individual who has been collecting books for 40 years.
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