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Balkoski said he had mixed feelings about the situation because Ambrose's books have done so much to interest the public in World War II books, and because Ambrose wrote the forward to a 1999 softcover edition of Beyond the Beachhead.

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Style-wise they are very much in the same vein as other limited edition watches Audemars Piguet has produced for famous racers such as Pablo Montoya, Rubens Barrichello II, and others.

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