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A regular officer with the 11th hussars, he left the army to write. Buy ardennes 1944 by antony beevor 9780241975152 from boomerang books, australias online independent bookstore. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war ii. Antony beevor talked about his book, ardennes 1944. With anthony beevor, david cannek, kenneth clarke, angel melendez.
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