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Old 06-03-2014, 09:30 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by avantman42 View Post
Hill 112: The Battle of the Odon is currently $1.66/£0.99 at Amazon. Normal price appears to be about £4.99.

Amazon US / Amazon UK

One three-star review at Amazon.com, 4.5 from 24 reviews at Amazon UK.
Great find. Unfortunately, I waited too long to grab it--it's up to $1.99 now. I went to Kobo to see if their price was in the same neighborhood, and I could squeeze a few more cents from the price with a discount code, but their price was $7.39.

I consider myself fairly knowledgeable, though by no means a student, of World War II, but I was not aware, or had forgotten about "the battle of Odon." Wikipedia notes that there were actually two battles, one in June and one in July, 1944. Both were tactical loses for the Allies, but strategic victories. Fascinating stuff. As soon as I can get some time, I want to go on YouTube and see if there are any documentaries on the battles.

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