Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Verlag: Pen and Sword Military, 2008
ISBN 10: 1844157709 ISBN 13: 9781844157709
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardback. Zustand: 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.
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Verlag: Pen and Sword Military, 2008
Anbieter: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has light wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.
Verlag: Heinemann, 1962
Anbieter: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Zustand: Fair. 1962. First Edition. 306 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards with gilt. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Plates are bright and clear. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.
Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, South Yorkshire, 2020
ISBN 10: 1526781360 ISBN 13: 9781526781369
Anbieter: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, USA
Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Battle for Crete is a fine account of the political and military prelude to the evacuation of British, Australian and New Zealand forces from Greece to Crete in April 1941, and of the subsequent German offensive against Crete, the first airborne assault in history on a defended island. During two year's research the author visited the battlefields, had access to previously unpublished Admiralty files, and talked to and corresponded with many of the combatants, from Admiral of the Fleet Lord Cunningham and Colonel- General Student, the German commander, to scores of private soldiers in Australia and New Zealand. He tells of confused negotiations between Anthony Eden and the Greek Government and of the even great confusion between the British War Cabinet and their commanders in the field about the decision to defend Crete; of the arrival in Greece of General Wilson disguised as 'Mr Watt'; of the lack of preparation in Crete and the suppression of a critical report at the request of General Wavell; and of the perilous last-minute escape of the King of Greece. Of the fighting itself on the vital Maleme airfield, the author records alternate German and New Zealand experience at the level of the ordinary fighting soldier. There are also chapters on the Royal Navy's operations under dawn-to-dusk attack from Stuka divebombers; and the book closes with an account of the terrible retreat over the 8,000-foot White Mountains to the tiny evacuation beach on the desolate southern coast. John Hall Spencer has used his very varied sources to build up an exciting picture of one of the most important and bitterly contested campaigns of the Second World War. Battle for Crete shows clearly why Hitler's paratroopers were almost repulsed by an ill-equipped and tired Allied army and why a British general came close to apologising to his troops for the ordeal which they had endured. AUTHOR: John Hall Spencer was educated at Bedford School and the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. He had a regular commission in the Royal Marines before joining Beaverbrook Newspapers in Fleet Street, then J Walter Thompson in Berkeley Square for twenty-one years. He then set up his own international marketing business in 1982. In 2011 he was awarded an OBE for services to Business, Charity and work with Young People in London. An acclaimed account of the German capture of Crete in early 1941. Covers the political and military aspects of the Campaign. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
hardcover. Zustand: Good. Green cloth boards have minor wear. No dust jacket. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Mapped endpapers.
Verlag: White Lion Publishers Ltd, 1976
Anbieter: Neil Carver Books, SOUTHPORT, Vereinigtes Königreich
A hard cover publication of 306 pages with b / w. plates. The only defect of this copy is some tanning to the page edges. The d / w. is complete and very nearly fine.
Verlag: London: Heinemann, 1962, London, 1962
Anbieter: BOPBooks, Tauranga, BOP, Neuseeland
Hardcover. Zustand: VG. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG. Photos, Maps (illustrator). Reprint. Harde Cover. 22cm By 14.5cm. This intensive study of the loss of Crete by British forces early in WWII to a German airbourne invasion deals in detail with political and military events leading to the British support for operations with Greece, the defeat there and the evacuation to Crete. The battle there was important beacuse it marked the first fully fledged invasion from the air. It examines the reasons why the numerically superior but ill-equipped defenders did not defeat the invaders. This is a vital study of an epoch-making military operation. First published 1962, this reprint that year. 305 pages including index, 19 b/w photos, e/paper maps, three others. Green hard covers with gilt spine titles VG with light brown splotching (damp?) on spine, text block bright and excellent, dealer stamp low on RFEP, no inscriptions etc. Pictorial DJ VG with small tear, few chips.
Verlag: Heinemann
Anbieter: The Military History Bookshop, Folkestone, Vereinigtes Königreich
(Subject: World War II - Mediterranean/Balkans) A thorough account of the political and military background to the German invasion of Crete and the bitter fighting that followed the first airborne assault on an island. The book tells of confused negotiations between the British and Greek governments, the misunderstandings between Winston Churchill's War Cabinet and commanders in the field, the near capture of the King of Greece, the lack of preparation by the defenders and the suppression of a critical post-battle report by General Wavell. (Published: 1962) (Publisher: Heinemann) (ISBN: No ISBN) (Pagination: xii + 306pp,18 b/w photos, maps) (Condition: internals good. green boards complete but poor due to bleaching) UL-XXXXXX.
Verlag: White Lion, 1976
ISBN 10: 0727400770 ISBN 13: 9780727400772
Anbieter: Swan Books, Essex, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. good used copy.
Verlag: Heinemann, 1962
Anbieter: Vintage Books of Dunedin, Dunedin, Neuseeland
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Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. (frontis) xii 306p Green cloth binding, gilt titles spine Slight rubbing cloth on spine Slight foxing FEs With illustrations and 4 maps, a detailed study of the battle.
Verlag: Pen and Sword Barnsley 2008, 2008
Anbieter: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australien
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1st ed. thus dust jacket New Book octavo x + 306pp., b/w pls., maps, index, A new account based on unpublished Admiralty files, Colonel-General Student & accounts by Australian & NZ soldiers.
Verlag: Heinemann London 1962, 1962
Anbieter: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australien
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1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo xii + 306pp., frontis., b/w pls., maps, index, Superb account including much Australian & NZ material. Some small repairs to unclipped dust jacket 'protected' by contact o/w a nice copy of the scarce first edition.