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| Author | Craig L. Symonds |
|---|---|
| Subject | Normandy landings during World War II |
| Genre | History |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 2014 |
| Awards | 2015 Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature |
| ISBN | 9780199986118 |
| OCLC | 861207381 |
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