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OverviewOn 6 June 1944 Commando Kieffer 177 soldiers disembarked, but they were not the only French soldiers involved in Operation Overlord. French sailors were on also board the vessels of the FNFL, and in the air, around 100 French pilots were also present. This book depicts these men and their squadrons, but also the Norman airfields against which they were deployed. This album is illustrated with numerous photographs but also with superb colour illustrations of the aircraft. The author, Francais Robinard, recently published an important book with Editions Heimdal entitled 50 Aerodromes pour une Victoire. The illustrations of aircraft are by Jacques Clementine. Colour illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: François Robinard , Philippe BauduinPublisher: Editions Heimdal Imprint: Editions Heimdal Dimensions: Width: 21.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 30.50cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9782840483502ISBN 10: 2840483505 Pages: 80 Publication Date: 30 April 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: French Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationThe author was 14 years old when he met for the for the first time the British genius on the fields of Battle of Normandy. Now retired (career in the Air Force as an officer-interpreter and then civil research engineer), he lives in his small country house, a former pumping built by the British engineer in 1944, where he spends much of his time doing to continue the fame of the Royal Engineers and to write about their achievements in Normandy. In particular, he published articles on the construction of airfields and the logistics associated to the Overlord operation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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