313 Days to Christmas. a human record of war and imprisonment.
by MACKAY, ALAN:
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Argyll Publishing. 1998 1st.. 8.5 x 11.0 inches. In brown cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Light brown endpapers. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Small marks to front. Not price clipped). A very clean and tight copy. 143 pp. With b/w photographs, illustrations and maps. The author, while a POW in Stalag Luft lll, began a newspaper for the prisoners. The daily Recco was pinned to the wall and copies were kept and are held in the RAF museum, Hendon. Some are reproduced here. The author also records his own war experiences and years of incarceration.
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- The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
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- Title
- 313 Days to Christmas. a human record of war and imprisonment.
- Author
- MACKAY, ALAN:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Argyll Publishing. 1998 1st.
- Keywords
- Military Subjects alan mackay, 313 days, christmas, war, prisoner, newspaper, daily recco, stalag luft lll, first, illustrated, dustwrapper,
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