London: Hart-Davis MacGibbon (Granada Pub.), 1977. 272pp., unpaginated (16 page) b/white halftone plate, and campaign maps illustrated section. Book clean, spine firm but slightly cocked. Bright gilt title on slightly bumped backstrip. Leaves clean. Subject-portrait, art-illustrated (Sir James Gunn, 1945) dustjacket lightly edgeworn and U.V. affected on spine. The author endeavours to show the role Field Marshall Sir Claude Auchinleck played in the Western Desert during the First Battle of Alamein in July, 1942, which set the scene for Montgomery's better-known Second Battle of Alamein. Using cabinet documents released in the 1970s, Parkinson uncovers new facets of Auchinbeck's problems. Contents include: Prelims., 21 chapters, Sources, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 590g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Diversity Books, IOBA (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005963
Title: THE AUK: Auchinleck, Victor at Alamein
Author: Parkinson, Roger
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0246109335
ISBN 13: 9780246109330
Publisher: Hart-Davis MacGibbon (Granada Pub.)
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1977
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: WORLD WAR TWO, 1939-1945, BIOGRAPHY, BRITISH ARMY, AFRICA CAMPAIGN
Bookseller catalogs: Military Biography; Military History;

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