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Calais: 30 Brigade's Defiant Defence May 1940

Jon Cooksey author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Published:16th Mar '99

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Calais: 30 Brigade's Defiant Defence May 1940 cover

This is the story of the Battle of Calais, a short but bloody struggle to delay the German advance in May 1940. It is a story of uncertainty, of taut nerves, of heat, dust, raging thirst and hand-to-hand fighting in the narrow streets of the channel port now known to millions of Britons as a gateway to the Continent. The guide will take the visitor beyond the ferry terminal and hypermarkets to reveal the hidden Calais and the actions of individuals and units.

ISBN: 9780850526479

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160 pages