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Top Secret Mission, The Story of a Post-War Assignment in Central Europe
by Duke, Madelaine
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Fair
- Seller
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Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London : Evans Brothers Limited, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting End papers are tanned/browned with some foxing. Text appears to be free of foxing Edges have some faint marks and faint foxing Boards have some edge wear, bumped corners and fading on the edges The story of a post-war assignment in Central Europe in which the author was tasked with of tracing Hans Hassler, German Atom scientist, fanatical ex-SS officer and two of his colleagues who had vanished after the collapse of the Third Reich. It was vital to the Allies that be found before the Soviet Intelligence services found them. B & W photos
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54797
- Title
- Top Secret Mission, The Story of a Post-War Assignment in Central Europe
- Author
- Duke, Madelaine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Evans Brothers Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 208
- Weight
- 99.99 lbs
- Keywords
- Intelligence Agencies & Espionage Top secret, Russia, Soviets, Intelligence, atomic scientist
- Size
- Octavo (standard book size)
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