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The SAS in World War II: An Illustrated History (General Military)
by Mortimer, Gavin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used: Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 184908646X
- ISBN 13
- 9781849086462
- Seller
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About This Item
Osprey Publishing, 2013. Hardcover. Used: Very Good/Very Good. 9x7x1. Very good black boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges. 256pp. Includes index. Full number line. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
Synopsis
Gavin Mortimer is the author of Stirling (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004), a ground-breaking history of the early operations of the SAS, The Longest Night: Voices from the London Blitz (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005) and The Blitz: An Illustrated History (Osprey, 2010). An award-winning writer whose books have been published on both sides of the Atlantic, Gavin has previously written for The Telegraph , The Sunday Telegraph , The Observer and Esquire magazine. He continues to contribute to a wide range of newspapers and magazines from BBC History to the American Military History Quarterly . In addition he has lectured on the SAS in World War Two at the National Army Museum.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040394
- Title
- The SAS in World War II: An Illustrated History (General Military)
- Author
- Mortimer, Gavin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used: Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 184908646X
- ISBN 13
- 9781849086462
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 2013
- Size
- 9x7x1
- X weight
- 38 oz
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- Number Line
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
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