Enemy Coast Ahead
by Gibson, Guy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1872424503
- ISBN 13
- 9781872424507
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Powys, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Wrexham, Wales: Bridge Books. First edition. 240pp. Fully illustrated, many photographs unpublished before. Slight shelf wear o/w in excellent condition, dust jacket has protective cover wrap. At title page: Attached signed sticker titled "Squadron Leader J L Munro CNZM DSO QSO DFC, Pilot of Lancaster ED921, 'AJ-W.'" Also inserted bordered card titled "A World At War RAF 617 SQD" with 11 veterans' signatures inc. Les Munro (Flt. Lt., Pilot AJ-W) & G L Johnson (Sgt. Bomb Aimer AJ-T). . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1995.
Synopsis
Enemy Coast Ahead is a book written by Wing Commander Guy Gibson V.C. , DSO, DFC. It is one of the most recognised books to have come out of World War II, and is the story of Gibson's wartime career in the Royal Air Force, which ends with him leading the famous bombing raid on the dams of the Ruhr Valley. Written by Gibson in 1944, it was published in 1946 after he had been killed in action.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Broad Street Book Centre (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 114221
- Title
- Enemy Coast Ahead
- Author
- Gibson, Guy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1872424503
- ISBN 13
- 9781872424507
- Publisher
- Bridge Books
- Place of Publication
- Wrexham, Wales
- Date Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 240
- Size
- 250mm x 180mm.
- Keywords
- RAF world war two bomber command officer unit three
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