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The 13th Valley.

by DEL VECCHIO, JOHN M:

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG.No owner inscrptn,no clip to dw/dj as no publisher price present.Part colour illustrated white background dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges; a couple of tiny closed tears/nicks to top rear edges,small water-stain with slight bleeding to foot of spine/backstrip and part of front bottom edge - boards unaffected.Slight creasing to rear bottom edge and top edge of dw/dj's rear,inner flap.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+ fore-edges toned/aged - as usual/normal (poor quality of paper!) but generally clean,contents generally bright apart from page edges toning,clean,with some dog-ear reading creases to some pages' corners - not excessive though.Clean,publisher's original, plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.Though aged,a tight,solid,sound copy of an uncommon hardback edition. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-606pp [paginated] includes title page,double-page b/w Vietnam map,acknowledgements,author's note,prologue,31 chapters,an epilogue,10 double-page b/w maps,a glossary,historical chronology,note on the maps. The war was Vietnam,the troops American.But the soldiers could be any soldiers,the war any war fought for a distant cause by raw recruits thousands of miles from home.It is 1970.The tide of war has turned.The antiwar movement back home wants peace.Troop withdrawals have begun,but in the whispering,deadly jungles of Vietnam 101st Air Division have a mission.They can still run and shoot and hide and live and hate and scream.They can still get blown away.They can still fight and live and die in THE 13th VALLEY.Author's debut novel,outstanding and highly acclaimed. 'There have been a number of excellent books about Vietnam. . . but none has managed to communicate in such detail the day-to-day pain,discomfort,frustration and exhilaration of the American military experience in Vietnam.' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW. Del Vecchio graduated from Lafayette College in 1969.He was drafted in September of that year and sent to Vietnam in June 1970 where he served as Combat Correspondent in the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile).In 1971 he was awarded a Bronze Star for Heroism in Ground Combat. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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Title
The 13th Valley.
Author
DEL VECCHIO, JOHN M:
Book Condition
Used - VG+.
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VG.
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
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Hardcover
Publisher
LONDON.SPHERE,BOOKS LTD.,1983.
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
q52.MODERN FIRSTS2.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.No ISBN.Modern Fiction.Vietnam War Fiction.Debut Novels.Vietnam_War_American Troops.101st Air Division.Snafu.Cambodia.Saigon.Khe Sanh.Da Nang.Khe Ta Laou Valley_Vietnam.Hueys.PRC-25.PRC-77.Ho Chi Minh.
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