| Subject |
National characteristics, French.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- France.
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France -- Description and travel.
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| Alt Name |
United States. Army Service Forces. Information and Education Division.
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| Uniform Title |
Pocket guide to France.
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| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 72 pages) : color illustrations, color map |
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polychrome rdacc |
| Note |
Originally published: A pocket guide to France / Army Information Branch of the Army Service Forces, United States Army. 1944. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Foreword by Rick Atkinson; Contents; I. Why You're Going to France; II. The United States Soldier in France; III. A Few Pages of French History; IV. Observation Post; V. In Parting; VI. Annex: Various Aids |
| Summary |
"You are about to play a personal part in pushing the Germans out of France. Whatever part you take-rifleman, hospital orderly, mechanic, pilot, clerk, gunner, truck driver-you will be an essential factor in a great effort." As American soldiers fanned out from their beachhead in Normandy in June of 1944 and began the liberation of France, every soldier carried that reminder in his kit. A compact trove of knowledge and reassurance, Instructions for American Servicemen in France during World War II was issued to soldiers just before they embarked for France to help the. |
| ISBN |
9780226841755 (electronic bk.) |
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0226841758 (electronic bk.) |
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1282426958 |
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9781282426955 |
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9780226841724 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0226841723 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| OCLC # |
527657914 |
| Additional Format |
Print version: Pocket guide to France. Instructions for American servicemen in France during World War II. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008 9780226841724 (DLC) 2007043865 (OCoLC)177067830. |
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