Cassino: Portrait of a Battle - Softcover
Synopsis
An immensely readable classic about one of the most famous and controversial battles of World War II
* Launch title in the new military history paperback collection
* Published to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the outbreak of World War II
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Book Description
A definitive history of one of the most famous and controversial battles of World War II, from the highest strategic level down to the bitter fighting on the ground. A military classic.
About the Author
Fred Majdalany was born in Manchester in 1913. During the war he fought in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, was wounded and was awarded the M.C. In the closing months of the war, when he was Chief Instructor of an OCTU, he wrote his first novel, The Monastery, which has since been adapted for BBC transmission. From 1946 he wrote for the Daily Mail.
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- PublisherStar
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0352308397
- ISBN 13 9780352308399
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages272
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Paperback. Condition: VG/GD. y First Edition. SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1981* Publisher: * Binding and cover condition: Soft card covers, monochrome illustration yellow on black. Very slight dish but no creases to spine, Edges rubbed and corners worn. GOOD.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No Annotations or Inscriptions, Ver lightly tanned. No other visible faults. VG.* Illustrations: Several B/W line drawing maps.* Pages: 261 pp. text. xiv pp. Bibliography, index & advertisements.* Product Description :- Few battles of the Second World War , or of any other war, compare with Cassino for epic grandeur, prolonged agony and an almost classic sense of tragedy. The story is told for the first time by an author well qualified to tell the tale, for not only did he take part in the battle but he has since made an exhaustive study of the operation, from the highest strategic level down to the actions of individual men.* A clean VERY GOOD copy in a somewhat worn and rubbed Cover. 1981-05-15. n. Seller Inventory # 533
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