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Seller notes: First edition, first printing, hardcover. Black cloth with silver titles on spine. xxii, 196 pp. B&W Photos. Maps. Contents. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Bibliography. Index. Very good with head/tail of spine bumped and bottom corners bumped, in a very good dust jacket with light wear to edges. Mylar cover on jacket. Dated 1/4/04, inscribed, and SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper. "The French naval bases at St. Nazaire and Lorient, occupied by the Germans in June 1940, quickly became the homes of massive U-boat fortresses-nearly indestructible submarine pens, built by mostly slave labor. From these bases, the U-boats struck merchant shipping at will from the Mediterranean to the North Sea. Thousands of vessels were lost, along with vital war materiel destined for Britain and the Soviet Union. As a result, the Royal Air Force began an all-out bombardment of the two ports. Despite their extensive efforts-and those of the Americans who joined them in 1942-the fortresses would survive, surrounded by the decimated French towns and countryside. This is the story of what was, perhaps, the longest ongoing battle in Europe during the Second World War, seen through the eyes of someone who experienced much of it firsthand."
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Seller notes: Clean and pristine, with no markings or signs of prior use. The jacket is protected by a mylar Brodart cover. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided.; 9.6 X 6.5 X 0.9 inches; 224 pages.
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Seller notes: Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 196 p. Contains: Unspecified.
Ships from:
CA, United States
Seller notes: Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 196 p. Contains: Unspecified.
Ships from:
CA, United States
Seller notes: First edition, first printing, hardcover. Black cloth with silver titles on spine. xxii, 196 pp. B&W Photos. Maps. Contents. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Bibliography. Index. Very good with head/tail of spine bumped and bottom corners bumped, in a very good dust jacket with light wear to edges. Mylar cover on jacket. Dated 1/4/04, inscribed, and SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper. "The French naval bases at St. Nazaire and Lorient, occupied by the Germans in June 1940, quickly became the homes of massive U-boat fortresses-nearly indestructible submarine pens, built by mostly slave labor. From these bases, the U-boats struck merchant shipping at will from the Mediterranean to the North Sea. Thousands of vessels were lost, along with vital war materiel destined for Britain and the Soviet Union. As a result, the Royal Air Force began an all-out bombardment of the two ports. Despite their extensive efforts-and those of the Americans who joined them in 1942-the fortresses would survive, surrounded by the decimated French towns and countryside. This is the story of what was, perhaps, the longest ongoing battle in Europe during the Second World War, seen through the eyes of someone who experienced much of it firsthand."
Ships from:
CA, United States
Seller notes: Clean and pristine, with no markings or signs of prior use. The jacket is protected by a mylar Brodart cover. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided.; 9.6 X 6.5 X 0.9 inches; 224 pages.