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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Revised and updated La Luftwaffe Face au Debarquement</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 21:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/revised-and-updated-la-luftwaffe-face-au-debarquement.594/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Stephen M. Fochuk)</author>
      <dc:creator>Stephen M. Fochuk</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A revised and updated version of Jean-Bernard Frappe&#039;s excellent book has been released. <br />
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<a href="https://www.editions-heimdal.fr/en/books/76-la-luftwaffe-face-au-debarquement-9782840484646.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">LA LUFTWAFFE FACE AU DEBARQUEMENT - Editions Heimdal</a><br />
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For it is worth, I ordered my copy last Thursday and it was shipped on Sunday, which is pretty amazing if you ask me. <br />
<br />
Stephen]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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      <title>Eisenhower Visits The Falaise Pocket</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/eisenhower-visits-the-falaise-pocket.565/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Stephen M. Fochuk)</author>
      <dc:creator>Stephen M. Fochuk</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest ATB magazine looks to be interesting as they cover Eisenhower&#039;s visit to the Falaise area. <br />
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<a href="https://afterthebattle.com/store/index.php?id_product=267&amp;controller=product" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">ISSUE No. 178 - After the Battle</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>A new book from ATB</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 12:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/a-new-book-from-atb.543/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Stephen M. Fochuk)</author>
      <dc:creator>Stephen M. Fochuk</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[https://afterthebattle.com/store/index.php?id_product=264&amp;controller=product]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>British 2nd Army in Normandy</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2016 20:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/british-2nd-army-in-normandy.467/</link>
      <guid>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/british-2nd-army-in-normandy.467/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Stephen M. Fochuk)</author>
      <dc:creator>Stephen M. Fochuk</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Can someone point me to a book that covers, in detail, the operations of the 2nd Army in Normandy? <br />
<br />
Thank you, <br />
<br />
Stephen]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Unearthing Churchill's Secret Army</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 21:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/unearthing-churchills-secret-army.274/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Pat Curran)</author>
      <dc:creator>Pat Curran</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi All,<br />
<br />
Without doubt, some of the bravest men and women to do battle with the forces of darkness and tyranny which was Nazism were the agents of the <b>Special Operations Executive (SOE)</b>. The secrecy which has surrounded this organization since it was founded in July of 1940 right up to recent times has, to a very great extent, prevented us from acquiring a full appreciation of these daring exploits....<br />
<br />
<a href="http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/unearthing-churchills-secret-army.274/" class="internalLink">Unearthing Churchill&#039;s Secret Army</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>New book - Stout Hearts: The British and Canadians in Normandy 1944</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/new-book-stout-hearts-the-british-and-canadians-in-normandy-1944.288/</link>
      <guid>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/new-book-stout-hearts-the-british-and-canadians-in-normandy-1944.288/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (allan125)</author>
      <dc:creator>allan125</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I haven&#039;t yet purchased this book, but was made aware of it in an e-mail from naval and military press http://www.naval-military-press.com/ - however, you can see inside the book on Amazon.co.uk<br />
<br />
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stout-Hearts-British-Canadians-Normandy/dp/1909982555<br />
<br />
Stout Hearts: The British and Canadians in Normandy 1944 by Ben Kite - Naval and Military books want £12.99 plus £3.85 postage (UK), so that is cheaper than the Amazon price.<br />
<br />
Allan]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>New book - D-Day - Operation Overlord and the battle for Normandy</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/new-book-d-day-operation-overlord-and-the-battle-for-normandy.289/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (allan125)</author>
      <dc:creator>allan125</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I have recently purchased, and can recommend, this bookazine (as they call it), http://www.classicmagazines.co.uk/product/5454/d-day-overlord-and-the-battle-for-normandy-by-dan-sharp-bookazine<br />
<br />
written in the same style as their &quot;D-Day RAF&quot; by Clive Rowley. http://www.classicmagazines.co.uk/product/5453/bookazine-d-day-raf-involvement  - both £6.99 post free (UK) which also shows the € and $ prices, and states international prices calculated at checkout.<br />
<br />
Both not 100% perfect - but then...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/new-book-d-day-operation-overlord-and-the-battle-for-normandy.289/" class="internalLink">New book - D-Day - Operation Overlord and the battle for Normandy</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Normandy in the Time of Darkness</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2014 15:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/normandy-in-the-time-of-darkness.270/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Pat Curran)</author>
      <dc:creator>Pat Curran</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi All,<br />
<br />
There have been many books written over the years on the Normandy Campaign during the summer of 1944. The vast majority have the military aspect of this critical phase of World War II as their subject matter, with very few dealing with the civilian side of the conflict.<br />
<div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/books/covers/normandy_in_the_time_of_darkness.png" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="http://www.normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/books/covers/normandy_in_the_time_of_darkness.png" />&#8203;</div>...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/normandy-in-the-time-of-darkness.270/" class="internalLink">Normandy in the Time of Darkness</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>American Heroes of World War II - Normandy June 6, 1944</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2014 15:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/american-heroes-of-world-war-ii-normandy-june-6-1944.269/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Pat Curran)</author>
      <dc:creator>Pat Curran</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi All,<br />
<br />
I received Phil Nordyke&#039;s latest book &#039;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/American-Heroes-World-War-II/dp/0984715118" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow"><span style="text-decoration: underline">American Heroes of World War II - Normandy June 6, 1944</span></a>&#039; a while back and have now completed the 453 page work. Phil is justifiably considered the foremost authority on the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II and his books on that division hold pride of place on my book case. This new book brings together for the first time full descriptions of the heroic...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/american-heroes-of-world-war-ii-normandy-june-6-1944.269/" class="internalLink">American Heroes of World War II - Normandy June 6, 1944</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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      <title>Book Review Section Disclaimer &amp; Rules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/book-review-section-disclaimer-rules.218/</link>
      <guid>http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/book-review-section-disclaimer-rules.218/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Pat Curran)</author>
      <dc:creator>Pat Curran</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi All,<br />
<br />
This section of the Forum has been set up to allow users post reviews of books. It should be clearly understood however that:<br />
<br />
<b>The views and opinions expressed below are those of the individuals who hold them and in no way should be taken to be representative of the views of Whitebeam Battlefield Research Forum or any of its members or staff.<br />
<br />
The Administrators reserve the right to delete any reviews without notice or explanation.</b><br />
<br />
Regards,<br />
<br />
Pat]]></content:encoded>
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