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S. O. E. (Special Operations Executive) in the Far East
by Cruickshank, Charles Greig
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0192158732
- ISBN 13
- 9780192158734
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1983. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 285 pages. Index. Footnotes. Maps. Black and white photographic plates. "Describes how SOE in the Far East turned a 'subliminal somersault' by departing from its directive and concentrating on paramilitary activities rather than sabotage; and suggests that, had Mountbatten responed to this change of function by placing SOE under direct military control, its agents could have played an even more decisive part in the Allied liberation of South East Asia." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper neatly removed. Above-average but not excessive wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A worthy reading copy..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 661G2909
- Title
- S. O. E. (Special Operations Executive) in the Far East
- Author
- Cruickshank, Charles Greig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0192158732
- ISBN 13
- 9780192158734
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- U.K.
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- S. O. E. (Special Operations Executive) in the Far East Great Britain World War 1939-1945 Campaigns Asia Southeastern Burma Malaya
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia; Covert Operations;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- New
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Reading Copy
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
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