Greek Tragedy 1941. by Heckstall-Smith & Baillie-Grohman - 1961

New York, W.W. Norton and Co, 1961, hardcover, 238 pp, First Edition (U.S.) stated, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bookplate to front pastedown, tiny split to head of spine, slight corner and spine-end wear. Bright pictorial dustjacket bearing original price, rubs, edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The story of the chaotic evacuation of the remnants of the 58.000 Imperial Troops from Greece as the mechanized German army invaded the country on April 6, 1941 as told by the commander of the operation and a tank landing craft commander who's vessel was sunk off the shores of the Peloponnese. Illustrated with eight pages of black-&-white plates and two maps. Appended: List of Units, List of Ships, Index.

New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1961. First edition. Lightly glazed textured charcoal grey cloth, with black spine lettering, 238 pages with index, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with some edgewear, including foxed edges, mildly rubbed extreme periphery, sound text block, good hinges, lightly age-toned endpapers, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good condition with negligible edgewear, including gently rubbed extreme corners and spine ends.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: W.W. Norton, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First edition. 238pp. Some ink underlining on a few pages, edges rubbed, spine cocked, good only in a very good dustwrapper with rubbing and fading.

N.Y.: Norton (1961). 8vo 238 pp. Illus from photos and maps. Includes lists of formations, units and ships in the Greek campaign. Grey boards, very good in worn & chipped d/w. "The chaotic, costly, and heroic evacuation of British forces from Greece.".