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Print ISBN: 978 1 84176 181 7
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Editor: Lee Johnson
Design: The Black Spot
Indexer: Alan Rutter
Maps by The Map Studio
3D bird’s eye views by The Black Spot
Battlescene artwork by Alan & Michael Perry
Origination by Grasmere Digital Imaging Ltd, Leeds, UK
Printed in China through World Print Ltd.
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Dedication
I would like to dedicate this book to Frederic A. Sharf who has been a constant source of inspiration and encouragement to me.
Acknowledgments
I would like to acknowledge the Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection for supplying many of the original photographs used in this publication. Information on the battlefield today was supplied by Mr. James Hoare of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, to whom I am most grateful.
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