The Bedford boys : one American town's ultimate D-Day sacrifice /

The Bedford boys : one American town's ultimate D-Day sacrifice /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kershaw, Alex.
Edition:	1st Da Capo Press ed.
Imprint:	Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2003.
Description:	xii, 274, [34] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Regiment, 116th. United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Regiment, 116th. World War (1939-1945) Operation Neptune. World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy. World War, 1939-1945 -- Virginia -- Bedford. Operation Neptune. Military campaigns. Bedford (Va.) -- History. France -- Normandy. Virginia -- Bedford. History. Personal narratives -- American.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4882266

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ISBN:	0306811677
Notes:	Group portrait on lining papers. Includes bibliographical footnotes and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
The Bedford Boys
Maps
1. D-Day, H-360
2. Going to War
3. Moving Out
4. Cruel Seas
5. England's Own
6. "29, Let's Go!"
7. Slapton Sands
8. The Sausages
9. The Empire Javelin
10. The First Wave
11. Dog Beach
12. "Medic!"
13. Every Man Was a Hero
14. Bedford's Longest Day
15. Bocage
16. The Longest Wait
17. His Deep Regret
18. Coming Home
19. Memorial
The Bedford Boys and D-Day
Bibliography
Notes
Index