Search Results: jackboot the story of the german by laffin john

David & Charles. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1965. Later Printing. Softcover. 0715394584 . A crisp, clean, tightly bound softcover copy presenting light creasing to spine from having been previously gently read and presenting light shelf wear only. .

Sutton Publishing, 2004. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Sutton Publishing, 2004. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

BARNES & NOBLES, 1995, 1995-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. in x in x in. OWNERS NAME INSIDE COVER-UNREAD

New York: Barnes & Noble, 1995. 238 pp, 8vo (8 1/4" H). B&w illustrations. "(T)races the background and influences that shaped the character of the German soldier from the time of Frederick the Great to the end of the Second World War. Laffin provides an illuminating account of the attitude of the individual soldier to the increasing militarism of the years before the First World War. Included here are extracts from letters written by young German soldiers who, in spite of the mud and carnage, regarded the war as a sacred mission that would bring honor and glory to their country. After Germany's defeat the Treaty of Versailles came as a blow to German pride and helped pave the way to the Second World War. Psychology now played a role in the German soldier's training, and emphasis was given to individual initiative - a concept wholly contrary to the old training that required strict obedience. But such preparation was no match for the Russian winter of 1942, and Laffin's… Read More

Cassell, 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. First Edition. 237 pages. No dust jacket. Quarter leather bound to red boards, with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

The History Press Ltd, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. Former library book. Edition 2003. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations.

Cassell, 1966. Hardcover. Good. 1966. 2nd Edition. 237 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Cassell. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1966. Second Edition; First Printing. Hard Cover. Tight, clean and crisp. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. A gently read book in excellent condition with price clipped dustjacket now protected in a new Mylar cover. Almost Like New. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 237 pages .

London.: David and Charles., 1989.. Soft cover.. Fine copy (owner blind stamp). . Octavo.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

David & Charles UK. 1989 David & Charles edition paperback, Battle Standards series; very good, clean condition; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Paperback. 1989.

David & Charles Uk, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. p/b 238 pages, condition is very good,

Cassell, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Cassell. 1965 first. Condition: Very Good (Fine). Clean copy - tight Harcover binding with clear and complete text.

London: Cassell & Company, 1965. xviii, 238pp, illustrated throughout with b/w photos, index. Flyleaves, half-title, and final page of index each have two tape stains. Or red boards in price-clipped pictorial jacket. The author traces the background and influences that have shaped the character of the German soldier from the time of Frederic the Great to the end of the Second World War.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Cassell & Company Ltd., London, 1965,. /Dust Jacket Included. 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 238pp, illustrated, slight browning, otherwise clean and sound, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper (price-clipped). .

London : Cassell, 1965. First edition . Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/Fair. Octavo. Binding is tight and spine fully intact but spine is cocked Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Both front and back endpapers are foxed, text appears to be free of foxing Edges are very browned The book is in fair condition but still a very readable copy For too long, believes John Laffin, the image of the German soldier has been distorted by the atrocities of the Nazis. In "Jackboot", the author gives the ordinary German soldier his due, tracing his background and influences from the time of Frederick the Great to the end of World War II. B & W photos

Cassell, 1966., 1966. 2nd ed. Photos. Owner's emboss. Fine/Near Fine copy. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Published by Cassell, 1965. 1st edition.. Hardback. Good/Good. Almost very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates and photos. Bumping to spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some pencil underlining and annotations etc. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small tears and chips; minimal loss; some foxing.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Stroud: Sutton, 2003. 1st edition. Fine. small octavo. stiff wrappers xvii + 285pp., bibliog., index, ÔEvery German is a Born SoldierÕ...qualities owed to Frederick the Great