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Thompson R.W

Dieppe at Dawn. The Story of the Dieppe Raid. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN WORN DUSTWRAPPER

Hutchinson, 1956

29.90 €

Island Books

(Devon, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1956
Author
Thompson R.W
Publishers
Hutchinson
Keyword
naval, military, ww2, wwii, dieppe, operation jubilee, commandos, canadian army
Languages
English

Description

8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, folding map, folding chart, and front and endpaper maps in blue; red cloth, gilt back, a good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter moderately rubbed with loss at edges. With small personal book-label on title, and small quantity oif relevant cuttings loosely inserted. THE EARLIEST PUBLICLY PUBLISHED ATTEMPT TO ACCOUNT FOR OPERATION JUBILEE, one of the costliest operations of its kind mounted by the Allies in WWII. No photographs are present due to restrictions then still obtaining, but it includes a valuable folding chart showing the naval and military composition of the striking force. Enser, p.127; Law, 0490.
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