AT WHATEVER COST: The Story of the Dieppe Raid [WWII]
by Thompson, R. W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Coward, McCann, 1957. 215pp incl appendices. Black paper boards; touch of wear to spine ends and corners, else near fine. Contents fine. Half-tone frontis (only illus). Printed/pictorial dj; spine and edges lightly toned/dusted, else good. At dawn, Aug 19, 1942, Operation Jubilee was launched: the British landing at Dieppe, France. The raid was disasterous: 6,000 British troops landed, but less 2,000 were evacuted. The raid at Dieppe has been rationalized as the testing ground for the Normandy invasion in 1944.. First American Edition. Paper Boards. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M2156WWII
- Title
- AT WHATEVER COST: The Story of the Dieppe Raid [WWII]
- Author
- Thompson, R. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Coward, McCann
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- WWII Commando Normandy France England Nazi Germany
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military - WWII;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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