prisoners hope di calvert michael (19 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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LACKS FEP, octavo, hardcover (VG+) in d/w (TATTY); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at east reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Good condition ex library. Hard board in good condition. Evidence of some rubbing, bumping and marking on external hard board. Internal hard boards have some staining and tanning. University sticker on internal front board. Spine is red and gold in colour. Internal pages in very good condition. Marking and spotting on external page edges. Library stamps on some front and back internal pages. Illustrations are black and white. 320pp. Overall good condition. Please note that books posted in the UK that are over 2KG may incur an additional postage charge. Therefore, we may need to increase this after your order has been placed and the book(s) weight being reassessed. If posting outside of the UK, we have taken a look at the UK posting rates, and anything over 750g will incur an additional cost after your purchase has been made. We will keep to the cost of the paid postage amount where possible. You have the opportunity to cancel the order, should you not wish to purchase the item(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. INTRO BY PETER FLEMING, WITH ILLUSTS AND MAPS. NO DJ, SHELF WEAR AND MARKS ON BOARDS, CLOTH WEAR AT EXTREMITIES, SOME PLAY IN HINGES, TANNED ON SIDES, OTHERWISE GOOD. 600 GRAMS.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 1971 second edition hardback in near fine condition. No marks, clean and bright, tight binding, near flawless red cloth boards. In its original, unclipped dust wrapper with a few small marks to light areas and slight rubbing to top edge. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.

Condizione: 3. Cartonnà sous jaquette bon à tat .Contenu propre . Jaquette jaunie . 320 pages .1971. PHOTOS SUR DEMANDE.

303 SS. mit s/w Abb. u. Kartenskizzen. 8°. OLn. mit OU. NaV. Umschlag mit Altersspuren. Burma - Orde Wingate. Wir versenden die von uns angebotenen Bücher mit der Deutschen Post (Büchersendung) und der DHL bzw. Hermes (Pakete). Die Versandart und Versanddauer ist abhängig vom Preis des Titels, dessen Gewicht und dem Versandziel und beträgt in der Regel innerhalb Deutschlands 3 bis 5 Tage, in der EU zwischen 7 und 14 Tage. Sprache: Deutsch 749 gr.

1st edition orig. cloth Very Good small octavo 303pp., frontis., b/w plates, folding maps, appends., 'Prisoners of Hope' is one of the few acknowledged masterpieces that have been written about WW2. Michael Calvert, a devoted disciple of General Orde Wingate, accompanied Wingate on the first controversial expedition behind the Japanese lines in Burma.' Inc. four large folding colour maps. Some flecking to red boards o/w a nice copy.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Calvert, Michael. Prisoners of hope. London: Panther, 1960. New, reset edition. Paperback, Good. Creases, shelfwear, and some age-discolouration to covers. Damage to top and base of spine. Binding strong. 205pp. Slight dog earing to first few pages. Edges of the page block tanned. Contents clean and bright. Brigadier James Michael Calvert, DSO & Bar (6 March 1913 26 November 1998) was a British Army officer who was involved in special operations in Burma during the Second World War. He participated in both Chindit operations and was instrumental in popularizing the unorthodox ideas of Orde Wingate. He frequently led attacks from the front, a practice that earned him the nickname amongst the men under his command of "Mad Mike." RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

Condizione: DISCRETO USATO. IED. INGLESE Volume in lingua inglese con introduzione di Peter Fleming. Coperta rigida a tutta tela rossa con titoli impressi in argento al dorso mostrante abrasioni da scaffale ai margini e da sfregamento ai piatti. Bell'illustrazione in bianco e nero all'antiporta. Pagine piacevolmente leggibili anche se naturalemtne e leggermente ingiallite dal tempo. Numero pagine 303.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. Prisoners of Hope. By Michael Calvert. Introduction by Peter Fleming. Hard covers with dust jacket and both are in good condition. 1st Edition 1952.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. First printing. Red cloth, gilt spine lettering, dust jacket not price clipped. Illustrated with photographs and folding maps. Light scuffing to the jacket spine, but overall a very near fine copy.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Prisoners of Hope. with the Chindits in Burma 1944 PRINT London, 1971 WL CODE R5044 SIZE 320 pp., 8 pp. photos, 130 x 204 mm BOOK WEIGHT 0.500 Kg PACKING WEIGHT 0.200 Kg.

Condizione: Very Good. Reissue. Hardback. 4 vols. All near very good indeed in slightly used, very good dust jackets, a couple price-clipped, with adhesive tape reinforcement to inside edges. Ink name to endpapers. 1970-1972.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. First edition, first printing. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust jacket is sunned at the spine and has some general shelf wear throughout some very slight loss at the spine tips. It has been neatly price clipped but retains the price (16s. net). The text blocks are generally clean, but with the odd spot of foxing. The red top stain slightly dulled. The boards are sharp, but the bottom right-hand corner is lightly bumped. Complete with the map to the rear. To the front fly leaf, Calvert has written a lengthy inscription to Michael Freshney, Lieutenant and commander of the Burma Rifles section in Chindit Column 1. In blue ink, it reads: 'To my friend, Malcolm Fresney, | On page 220 I give a deserved tribute | to that very five body of men, the Officers | of the Burma Rifles, and quote General | Wingate as saying "they were the finest body | of officers any unit ever possessed." | I have recently seen many of them 25 years | later, and I have not altered my opinion, in | fear that behaviour, success, bearing and appearance | confirm it. | Malcolm Freshney was one of the 'originals' | in the first Chindit Operation and again the | 2nd Chindit Operation, and was '[?] [?] [?]' | against the Burma Rifles [?] the most | arduous campaign. | I was very glad to see you again what Britain | needs is many more young men of similar talent, | drive, vision, courtesy, loyalty & courage as you & your | colleagues showed you had in Burma, & are now. | All my very best | Michael Calvert | 15 Oct 68 | London'. This is a sensational copy, inscribed at length to an instrumental part of the Chindit campaign. Calvert served with Freshney in Burma. Overall, this is a very good (or better) copy. One of the few acknowledged masterpieces written about the Second World War. Captain Michael Calvert, a devoted disciple of General Orde Wingate, accompanied Wingate on the first controversial expedition behind the Japanese lines. Inscribed by Author(s).

[Military History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.303; [1], blank. With photographic illustrations and five folding maps, printed in colour. Elegantly hand bound in half burgundy calf over cloth-covered sides, gilt lettered to spine in six compartments. Contents clean and fresh, exterior unmarked. A fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. With a foreword by Col. Peter Fleming, Head of D Division [Military Deception], Southeast Asia. An account of the exploits of Brigadier 'Mad Mike' Calvert, DSO & Bar (1913-1998), the fearless special operations commando who spearheaded Long Range Penetration Groups ('Chindits') in Burma. He characteristically led from the front, a practice which earned him his nickname. Such actions led to his appointment as Commander of the S.A.S. Brigade, 1944-5. His book is likened to Fitzroy Maclean's Eastern Approaches and Popski's Private Army as established classics of unconventional and disruptive warfare. This copy is from the comprehensive espionage collection assembled by Jon Gilbert, with pencil ownership.