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100 1 _aWolmar, Christian.
245 1 4 _aThe liberation line :
_bthe last untold story of the Normandy landings /
_cChristian Wolmar.
260 _aLondon :
_bAtlantic Books,
_c2024.
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300 _axiv, 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ;
_c24 cm.
366 _b20240502
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aAs the Allied forces advanced through France following the Normandy landings, just behind the frontline the US Military Rail Service and their counterparts in the Royal Engineers were at work, ensuring that crucial supply lines were up and running - without them the liberation of France and the invasion of Germany would founder. Based on original research, 'The Liberation Line' reveals how the railwaymen overcame enemy attacks, sabotage and booby traps to repair many hundreds of miles of destroyed railway tracks and dozens of bridges and tunnels in order to deliver victory.
610 1 4 _aUnited States.
_bArmy.
_bMilitary Railway Service.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xTransportation
_zEurope.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xLogistics
_zEurope.
650 0 _aMilitary engineering
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_zEurope
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650 7 _aWarfare and Defence.
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650 7 _aFrance.
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650 7 _aGermany.
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650 7 _aEuropean history.
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650 7 _aHistory.
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650 7 _aSecond World War.
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