Ten Thousand Eyes

Collins, London, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 500 g; 320pp., foreword by author, list of illustrations, appendix. Illustrated endpapers, both different, front endpapers: showing map of the French Coast Cherbough to Havre, rear endpapers: Chain of Command, Century Network. Within the text there are contemporary black and white photographs. Red coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Dust wrapper illustrated by Kenneth Farnhill, with white, blue and red writing on the front panel and white and red on the spine. Gift inscription tucked underneath the front fold over flap at the top of the front paste down, otherwise the book shows no signs of damage. The dust jacket has the original bookseller's foil sticker on front fold over flap, and a quarter of an inch tear at the top left of the front panel. This is the story of the French men and women who were involved in the spy networks which passed on the secrets of Hitler's Atlantic Wall, pinpointing where the Allies were to land on the Normandy coast on D-Day. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Military History -- World War II; Espionage; History -- France; Inventory No: 0224763. .