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From: Contemporary Review | Date: August 1, 2005 | Copyright information

Among new titles from PAN BOOKS we have Sir Max Hasting's Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-45 ([pounds sterling]9.99) which is based not just on a wide range of archival material but on interviews with survivors from both the western and eastern fronts. Another military title is Max Arthur's Symbol of Courage: The Men Behind the Medal ([pounds sterling]9.99), a history of the Victoria Cross and its recipients that has now been brought up to date. Whilst this column does not ...

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