A Certain Eventuality: Britain and the Fall of France
by Bell, P.M.H
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- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London, Saxon House, 1974, hardcover, viii-320 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight touch to heel of spine. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The scholar and author presents an illuminating blow-by-blow account of the dark days leading up to and following the fall of France to the Nazis based on recently available official British archives. Illustrated with 16 pages of black-&-white plates. Appended: The Project for Franco-British Union, Select List of Sources, Index.
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- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10957
- Title
- A Certain Eventuality: Britain and the Fall of France
- Author
- Bell, P.M.H
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- France; German occupation, 1940-1945; Great Britain; History; Military; World War II; World War, 1939-1945
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