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The Black Bull: From Normandy to the Baltic with the 11th Armoured Division
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- From-the-turret story of a British tank division in World War II
- Follows the division through the Normandy campaign, the liberation of Amiens and Antwerp, flank protection during Operation Market Garden, and the final drive into Germany
- Raw firsthand accounts from commanders, riflemen, bombardiers, and tank crews
- Reveals what life was like at the sharp end of the Allies' war effort
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