The Story of the Paratroops Landmark #82 w Author Letter & Originial Ad HB/DJ

Random House, 1958. Hardcover. Excellent/Very Good. 8x5x1. Photos. Vintage Hardback Landmark Book with Dust Jacket and Author letter and Original Ad is in Very Good to Very Good Plus condition with a tight binding and clean crisp pages. Inside text is in Excellent condition and appears to be unread and unused. Book includes the "Dear Young Reader" letter from the author provided to members of the "Young Readers of America" club. The Letter is in nice condition with the exception of some darkening and chipping to the outside letter edges. Book also includes an original ad for the "Young Reader of America" Book of the Month Club highlighting the "All About Books". Outside cloth covers are very nice! Dust Jacket shows some edge chipping and some smaller missing pieces along the top outside edge. Dust Jacket is covered by a new clear mylar cover. Book has come from a private collection. 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.