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Defenses Cherbourg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09557.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Map Date: May 1944 Pagination: 1 map Height: 53.8 cm, Width: 62.8 cm Order a Copy

A two-sided map of the defenses of Cherbourg, France. The shows the map itself, while the back has a large legend. There is a tear in the upper left quadrant of the map.

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