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To: mass55th

R W Thompson’s ‘The 85 Days’ published in 1957 presents a clear combat narrative of the fighting to open the poer of Antwerp. Thompson was an outstanding and honest correspondent who was a participant in the Schelde fighting and he writes without a lot of hammy good war posturing.


43 posted on 12/22/2022 8:43:53 PM PST by robowombat ( )
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Thanks for the info on the book. Just bought the Kindle version of it.


44 posted on 12/22/2022 8:52:40 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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