Fortune Favours the Brave: Battle of the Hook, Korea 1953. by Barker, A. J - 1974

London: Leo Cooper. nice copy; no dust jacket . Very Good. Hardcover. First. 1974.

Hardback. Very Good.

London: Leo Cooper. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Hard Cover. 0850521084 . Tight, clean and crisp. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. An excellent copy of the First Printing of the First Edition protected in a new Mylar cover. ; 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.6 Inches; 170 pages .

Lee Cooper. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Hard Cover. 0850521084 . Tight, clean and crisp. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. An excellent copy protected in a new Mylar cover. As New. ; 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.6 Inches; 170 pages .

Londion: Leo Cooper, 1974. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 170pp., Sources, Index. Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing. Probably the last set piece infantry battle of the 20th century, wherein two British regiments defeated an entire Chinese army after fifteen days of combat. Dust-jacket protected by reinforced mylar covers that have been pasted to inside of front and rear boards. Not an ex-libris copy, from a private collection. No previous ownership marks. Mild toning to endpapers. Very good+ in a fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Leo Cooper, 1974. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to upper rear edge. 170pp. An account of the Battle of the Hook in the Korean War in 1953 - probably the last full-scale infantry battle, fought on traditional lines, that the world will ever see.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.75 x 5.75 inches.

London: Leo Cooper, 1974. 170 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). B&w photographs, maps. "The Battle of the Hook was probably the last full-scale infantry battle, fought on traditional lines, that the world will ever see. It was also a classic set-piece example of a battalion in defence and was, in terms of steel, the biggest battle of the Korean War, and the most concentrated confrontation of artillery support and engineering effort since the First World War. In it the Black Watch and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment defeated and completely routed a fanatical Chinese army who attacked them over a period of some fifteen days with incredible ferocity. The Chinese losses were so great that they never attempted such assaults again. It was a turning point of the Korean War and a triumph of British arms." Previous owner's small name stamp on front endpapers, one page with tiny corner crease, light wrinkle at top of spine, tiny bump to bottom front corner. Dust jacket has minor wrinkling at… Read More

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