CLOSE, BILL (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Secondhand. Book covers have light shelf wear. Clean pages. Very good book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bill Close had a remarkable war. In campaign after campaign, from the defense of Calais in 1940 to the defeat of Germany in 1945, he served as a tank commander in the Royal Tank Regiment - and he survived. His tanks were hit eleven times by enemy shellfire and he bailed out. He was wounded three times. He finished the war as one of the most experienced and resourceful of British tank commanders, and in later life he set down his wartime experiences in graphic detail. His book is not only an extraordinary memoir - it is also a compelling account of the exploits of the Royal Tank Regiment throughout the conflict. As a record of the day-to-day experience of the tank crew of seventy years ago - of the conditions they faced and the battles they fought - it has rarely been equaled.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. "This is the story of the exploits of the 3rd Battalion Royal Tank Regiment during World War II as seen through the eyes of one of its most experienced tank commanders." - dust jacket. "A marvelous account of leadership at the front. How lucky 3RTR and A Squadron were to have him. How lucky we all are that this outstanding soldier has now put his experiences on paper." - Brigadier Christopher Dunphie. pp. [v], vi-xviii, [2], 167. Occasional black and white reproductions of archival photos. Book very clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A superior copy.

8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. SCARCE. Smith, p.84.