Lovereading The Cruel Victory The French Resistance, D-Day and the Battle for the Vercors 1944

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Description: The Cruel Victory The French Resistance, D-Day and the Battle for the Vercors 1944. Paperback /softback. By Paddy Ashdown.

 

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