editor martin redfern (7 risultati)

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Minor cover and page wear. Minor cover and page wear.

Condizione: good. This book is in Good condition. There may be some notes and highligting but otherwise the book is in overall good condition.

Condizione: Very Good. First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. (Catholic Church, controversial literature, doctrinal theology).

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio. Books shipped within 24 hours. 1st Edition BBC Books (2004) - No marks noted in text. Binding is tight and square. Gently read. This book was published to accompany the film D-Day by Dangerous Films and first broadcast on BBC1 in 2004. . . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: * PROLOGUE: Millions of people across Europe are living under Nazi occupation. Their only hope lies in liberation by the Allies ------ 1.) OPERATION OVERLORD: As British and US chiefs of staff agree to storm Fortress Europe, Hitler orders his leading general in France, Field Marshal Rommel, to stop them ------ 2.) THE FRENCH RESISTANCE: French Resistance volunteers must outwit the ruthless Gestapo if they are to complete their essential role of gathering information ahead of the invasion ------ 3.) TRAINING THE TROOPS: Inexperienced troops preparing for D-Day are caught in the most catastrophic training disaster of the war. Meanwhile paratroopers complete their final preparations ------ 4.) SEARCHING FOR SECRETS: As war reporters begin to hunt for stories behind the headlines, commandos and spies undertake their vital covert missions ------ 5.) THE FINAL WEEKEND: The troops are ready but, as General Eisenhower prepares to give the final order to launch the invasion, imminent storms threaten the entire operation ------ 6.) COUNTDOWN TO H-HOUR: Elite paratroopers mount a daring night attack as the invasion fleet silently approaches the Normandy coast, witnessed by legendary war photographer Robert Capa ------ 7.) THE BATTLE FOR THE BEACHES: As dawn breaks on D-Day, thousands of GIs are caught in the carnage of Omaha Beach, while French Resistance volunteers are massacred in Caen Prison ------ 8.) THE ADVANCE SOUTH: With Eisenhower anxiously waiting for news, British infantry wade onto Sword Beach and begin fighting their way into the Normandy countryside ------ 9.) DIGGING IN: Rommel, caught unawares at home in Germany, races back to his French HQ, but it's too late to stop the Allied advance. * EPILOGUE: Sixty years on, how the battle shaped the lives of those who were caught up in the biggest operation in military history.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. 128pp. Just small bumps to upper corners of boards and a few minor scuff marks to otherwise nice, clean boards. Text clean. Binding sound. Several tiny tears to extremities of dust-jacket, with several tiny but inoffensive spots and some light soiling to jacket. Still a clean, sound, and largely attractive copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 127pp. Fine hardcover with dust-jacket.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Neat name stamp to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and slight rubbing to corners. Covers protected with non-removable transparent plastic. 128pp. A study of Roman Catholic theologian Yves Congar. Very scarce in the UK. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 7.75 x 5 inches.