Chronicles of the Liberation – From the Landings to Nuremberg
Chronicles of the Liberation – From the...

Chronicles of the Liberation – From the Landings to Nuremberg

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6 June 1944: the Allies land on the Normandy coast. 8 May 1945: the armistice between the Allies and Nazi Germany is signed.

What happened in a year of fierce fighting and deadly tragedies? Which major events marked the long road to the liberation of France and all of Europe?

From Paris to Alsace, from the USSR to Berlin, discover, day by day, the chronicle of a decisive year that changed the face of Europe forever.

 

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Author 1
Jérémie Halais
Publication date
05/02/2025
Pages
256 pages
Cover
Paperback
Format
15.0 cm × 21.0 cm
Language
French
Publisher
Larousse
EAN
9782036076280

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