The Story of the Paratroops #82 Landmark First Printing HB

Random House, 1958. Hardcover. Excellent/Very Good. 8x5x1. W. T. Mars. Stated First Printing Vintage Hardback Landmark Book is in Very Good Plus condition with a tight binding and clean crisp pages. Inside text is in Excellent condition and appears to be unread. No writing or marks in the book. Some minor soil spots to some outside page ends but this has little effect to any inside page edge. Outside cloth covers are nice with sharp corners. Dust Jacket is in Very Good condition with some minor soiling to the back cover and some minor edge chipping, but overall nice. Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (195/195) and is now covered by a new clear mylar cover. Book has come from a private collection. A Very Nice Book! Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 9-15 year old range. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950's and 1960's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading and collecting. Landmark Book #82. On March 24, 1945, a giant triple stream of transport planes, packed with Allied paratroops, poured across the skies of Central France. Behind them 1,347 gliders cruised silently in tow. Overhead roared a cloud of 5,000 fighters. The Rhine Valley was about to become the scene of the greatest air invasion ever witnessed.