c e lucas phillips lieutenant colonel h g hasler (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: 0276698. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Photographic & Illustrations (illustratore). Reprint. Author's notice, foreword by Admiral the Earl Mountbatten of Burma and appendices. Map illustrated end pages showing the route taken by the Raiders to Bordeaux. Black and white illustrated frontispiece showing a sketch of a 'limpeteer' is equipped for the Bordeaux Ray. The text is illustrated with maps, black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound) with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The story of Operation Frankton â" a raid on the German held port of Bordeaux during World War II by five canoes manned by British marines of which only the author and another man escapes their lives. This is their story. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with a little rubbing of the book corners. Fading to the top edge of the front panel and a little to the back strip. Light tanning of the text block edges and pages with some foxing of the text block edges. Offset tanning and foxing to the end pages. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip with multiple tears to the top edge of the front panel with associated creasing. Rubbing of the fold over creases and either side of the back strip; with sunning of the back strip. There is a very large 'v' piece missing to the top right hand corner of the rear panel â" associated creasing is present. Tearing either side of the back strip corners. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . [4], V - IX, [5], 3 - 252 pages, Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; World War II; Inventory No: 50475.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Acceptable. 1st. (UK) 1st publication. No markings, the front end paper has been removed, thus Good in unclipped Acceptable dust jacket withloss to head and foot of spine and some edge chips and faults; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Navy cloth, map end papers, ix, 252pp, frontis, illustration and 33 B&W illus and photos in text. This is the account of the British commando raid on Bordeaux in 1942 to put German cargo ships out of action. , Foreword by the Earl of Mountbatten of Burma, KG. (1.9 JM HOQ 101/a5 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Second Printing. ix, 252pp, appendices, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Jacket stuck to endpapers, prev owner name on front pastedown, moderate foxing, jacket price clippedwith minor edge wear and one short tear to bottom of rear panel. The daring raid by a tiny force in 5 canoes, of which 2 penetrated 60 miles up the Gironde estuary to Bordeaux and put 6 German cargo ships out of action. A German officer called it the outstanding commando raid of the war. Size: 8vo.