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TO THE VICTOR THE SPOILS: D-DAY TO VE DAY, THE REALITY BEHIND THE HEROISM **FIRST EDITION**
by LONGDEN, SEAN
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1844370380
- ISBN 13
- 9781844370382
- Seller
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Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Gloucestershire, England: Arris Books, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 388. The author has collected stories about the bad behaviour of British and Canadian troops in Europe during the last two years of the Second World War. The acts include looting, vandalism, transmission of sexual diseases, mistreatment of prisoners of war, sometimes including murder, and execution of unpopular officers, sometimes referred to as "fragging". The sources include chapter notes, unpublished sources, a bibliography, and index. A near fine copy in a dust jacket protected with a Brodart cover. This is the author's first book.
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- Bookseller
- MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007434
- Title
- TO THE VICTOR THE SPOILS: D-DAY TO VE DAY, THE REALITY BEHIND THE HEROISM **FIRST EDITION**
- Author
- LONGDEN, SEAN
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1844370380
- ISBN 13
- 9781844370382
- Publisher
- Arris Books
- Place of Publication
- Gloucestershire, England
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Second World War, Atrocities, Allied Armies, Military History, Battle of the Bulge, Belgium, Brussels, Black Market, Beveridge Report, Displaced Persons, Demobilsation, Normandy, Gambling, Murder, Hitler Youth, Homosexuality, Operation Market Garden, Gen.
- Bookseller catalogs
- SECOND WORLD WAR;
- X weight
- 0.79 kg
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About the Seller
MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
Biblio member since 2004
Uxbridge, Ontario
About MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
I'm an sole proprietor of Maple Ridge Books. I've been selling books for some 22 years. Although my stock is small in numbers, I am very careful to offer books in the best condition possible. I try to keep shipping costs reasonable, which is not easy these days. I am more than willing to send additional photos of books, or provide more details.
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- Brodart
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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