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US Army Campaigns of World War II - Northern France

$ 3.69

Availability: 26 in stock
  • Condition: New

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    For auction is a booklet entitled the "Central Burma". Japan occupied much of Burma, which lies strategically between India and China, blocking the Allies from supplying Nationalist China, which was fighting Japan. Japan invaded Burma just after Offered for auction here is the booklet entitled "Northern France". Following the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, US troops consolidated and drove into the northeastern part of France, while British and Canadian troops moved into France east of the US armies. This publication reviews the US actions, to include the breakout from Normandy, the advance into Brittainy, battles in the Falaise-Argentan pocket and the Mortain counterattack, the drive to the Seine River, and the advance to the German border. Detailed maps show the positions of various military units, Army fronts, and topography. Text discusses these movements, and photos show the troops.
    US Army Campaigns of World War II - Northern France
    US Army Campaigns of World War II - Northern France
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    Description
    The
    US Army Center of Military History
    , in the 1990s, published a
    series of 42 booklets
    detailing
    "The US Army Campaigns of World War II".
    These booklets
    provided details on the planning and fighting in the various theaters of war
    . Each booklet addressed such topics as the (a)
    the strategic setting of the area
    , (b)
    military operations
    , and (c) an
    analysis of that campaign
    . The publications are
    well-illustrated with multiple color maps of the battlefields
    ,
    routes of advance by the troops
    , and
    defensive lines
    . There are also
    black-and-white photographs
    .
    Each booklet measures appx 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches closed, 11 x 8 1/2 inches opened, and is printed on a high-quality semi-glossy paperstock. All are
    unused and in mint condition
    . Over the coming weeks, I will be offering for sale booklets from this set. You can find all listings by entering the Ebay keywords
    "US Army Campaigns of World War".
    Offered for auction here is the booklet entitled
    "Northern France"
    . Following the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944,
    US troops consolidated and drove into the northeastern part of France
    , while
    British and Canadian troops moved into France east of the US armies.
    This publication reviews the US actions, to include the
    breakout from Normandy
    , the
    advance into Brittainy
    ,
    battles in the Falaise-Argentan pocket and the Mortain counterattack
    , the
    drive to the Seine River,
    and the
    advance to the German border
    . Detailed maps show the positions of various military units, Army fronts, and topography. Text discusses these movements, and photos show the troops.
    This publication, 32 pages, is in
    excellent
    , virtual mint condition. There are no rips or tears, no writing or markings, and the binding is secure with all pages firmly in place.
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