THEY CAME FROM THE SKY
by Cookridge, E. H
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1967. 257pp incl index. Full black cloth; spine slightly cocked, small dampstain on bottom text block edge, rear upper outer corner and upper rear cover edge lightly bumped, else good. Pages lightly age-toned, else very good. A few half-tone illus. Printed dj; edge worn, else good. The story of 3 British secret agents of the SOE (Special Operations Executive) who parachuted into German-occupied France, for the purpose of subversion and sabotage, and helping the French Resistance (Maquis) and American OSS agents. The SOE agents play a dangerous game of Cat-and-Mouse with Germans: Many agents were captured, tortured, and executed by the Gestapo.. First American Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M2469WWII
- Title
- THEY CAME FROM THE SKY
- Author
- Cookridge, E. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- WWII Espionage Spying Spy Sabotage Gestapo Nazi Germany
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military - WWII;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...