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Normandy in the Time of Darkness: Everyday Life and Death in the French Channel Ports 1940-45 - Hardcover

Boyd, Douglas

 
9780711034457: Normandy in the Time of Darkness: Everyday Life and Death in the French Channel Ports 1940-45
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0711034451 ISBN 13: 9780711034457
Verlag: Ian Allan Publishing, 2013

Inhaltsangabe


This narrative history tells the story of the German occupation of Normandy (1940–44), and the Allied liberation. Following the fall of France in 1940, Normandy formed part of the Reich’s western border and its history for the next four years. On the coast, vast defenses were built up, and large numbers of German troops were stationed throughout the region, all in the midst of the local population. Much of the story is told in the words of French, German, and Allied participants, including last letters of executed hostages and resisters, accounts of everyday life and eyewitness reports of aerial, naval, and ground combat operations during the Liberation. When the Allies landed in Normandy in June 1944, all were witness to the greatest amphibious landing in history. This, then, is the story of the 51-month-nightmare that was Normandy’s war, told while it is still possible to record the personal stories of survivors, which very soon will not be the case.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Polyglot author bilingual English/French since age of 14. Worked with French state broadcasting org. for three years as head of BBC Eurovision office. Also speaks and reads German, essential for researching the 'other side' of the story. Other work experience: banker / RAF Russian interpreter / international sales executive Rank Organisation / BBC staff television producer-director / live music impresario. Has lived in France for last 36 years.

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Verlag
Ian Allan Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0711034451
ISBN 13 
9780711034457
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
256
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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