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8vo., Third Impression, with 3 maps in the text, signature on front free endpaper; green tweed cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, mildly browned dustwrapper. Published a year after the first edition. Fergusson's vividly-written autobiography covers his time as ADC to Wavell, his service in Palestine, Turkey and Syria, followed by Tobruk and (arguably his finest hour) the dramatic ordeal of Wingate's campaigns in Burma. This volume concludes with his departure from the service in 1958 prior to his appointment as Governor-General of New Zealand. dustwrapper artwork by Kenneth Farnhill. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Graham & Cole, L7 (recording the first edition); not recorded by Enser.
200467BsParis Osprey - Del Prado 2004 In8 94 pages - broché - trés nombreuses illustrations , photographies , plans et cartes - Numéro 9 de Armées et batailles - ecrit en français - trés bon etat
200467BsParis Osprey - Del Prado 2004 In8 94 pages - broché - trés nombreuses illustrations , photographies , plans et cartes - Numéro 9 de Armées et batailles - ecrit en français - trés bon etat
1976139991Freiburg im Breisgau : Rombach 1976. 382 S. 20,5*13 cm. OBroschur.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with creasing to edges. 352pp. This book is an analytical reassessment by a veteran of the campaign in the Western Desert during the Second World War. It has three principal sections, firstly the siege, in which the Australian 9th Division held out so manfully against Rommel's Afrika Korps, then the breakout, where the British 70th Division broke clear of the fortress to create a corridor towards an intended rendezvous with the Eighth Army, and finally an important appraisal of the main opponent the Allies faced - the Desert Fox, Erwin Rommel.
In-8 p., cartonato editoriale, pp. 334, con tavole fotografiche in bianco e nero fuori testo.e alcune schizzi relativi ai campi di battaglia, schieramenti etc. Prima edizione italiana. “Preparativi per l’operazione Crusader - Sidi Rezegh - La crisi di Cunningham - La battaglia di Freyberg - Rommel ritorna - Tobruk cade, etc.”. Ben conservato.
8vo., First Edition, with 43 plates on 22 and 12 full-page maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Detailed and reliable account with valuable photographs. Published in Batsford's notable 'British Battles series. SIGNED COPIES ARE VERY SCARCE. Enser, p.424.
8vo., Second Impression, with plates and endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter frayed at edges. Published in the same month as the first edition. Enser, p.424 (recording the first edition).
8vo., Third Impression, with plates and endpaper maps, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published a year after the first edition. Enser, p.424 (recording the first edition).
In 8°, bross., pp.334 con 21 ill. fotograf. f.t. e carte topograf. n.t.
8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps in the text; sand cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. The story of a troop of AA gunners in the early North African campaigns. Includes an almost hour-by-hour account of the Siege of Tobruk, and many Australian references. SCARCE. Not recorded by Enser.
