Major victor dover mc (4 risultati)

(Subject: World War II - General) The British Airborne Generals of WWII. The book includes accounts of Bols, Browning, Down, Gale, Hopkinson, Urquhart and Sosabowski, the Polish airborne general. A unique record of a diverse and unconventional group who, nevertheless, had common qualities of leadership and courage. Unknown signature on title page. (Published: 1981) (Publisher: Cassell) (ISBN: 0304304808) (Pagination: xiv + 215pp, 33 ills, 7 maps, tables) (Condition: Very good in dw) UL-XXXXXX.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good+ Hardback. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good + dj.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, pp. xiii, 189, unclipped dust jacket with the slightest marks but generally bright, interior with a bookplate and owner's address to fep, author's inscription and signature on ffep, further annotation to these pages and some marginal lines on three later pages, otherwise clean and crisp, binding sound. The author (illustratore). Signed and inscribed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Published by Cassell, London, UK. Date: 1979. First edition. Original cloth. Dustwrapper. Size: 14.8cm x 22.4cm. pp.189. The autobiography of this extraordinary soldier. Having seen service at Dunkirk, West Africa, Sicily, Arnhem, Egypt, Palestine and Malaya, Major Dover retired from the army with over 100 parachute drops to his credit. He was one of the first to join the 1st Parachute Regiment, had been wounded five times and had demonstrated outstanding acts of ingenuity and bravery. His actions in Sicily where he, carrying a severe leg wound, and his corporal lived for 23 days solely on apples and water whilst disrupting the enemy supply lines earned him the Military Cross. Presentation copy to a 'Jim Roper': 'May you enjoy these pages - you who so much enjoy the thrust(? or thirst) and the risks - All good wishes, Dicky Dover, Jan '80'. Slightly rubbed else a near fine, tight, clean copy in very good, slightly creased dustwrapper. Scarce signed. Inscribed by Author(s). …