1943 the Victory That Never Was by Grigg, John - 1980

Hill and Wang, January 1980. Hardcover. Good.

CollectibleGood. 1980 Zebra Books. Good solid paperback with moderate reading/age wear, may have some light markings, pages may have some mild tanning. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

Hill and Wang, 1980. Paperback. Good.

New York: Hill and Wang, 1980. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Interesting premise attacking the timing of the invasion of France. This author puts forth an argument that lives could have been saved and the political history of Europe different had the invasion of Nazi-held Europe taken place in 1943, rather than 1944. Copy is crisp and bright with tiny bit of edgewear and small erasure on top corner, ffep. Dust jacket has one tear on upper left corner of front and the beginning of a tear on lower right front fold. Overall, nice copy. Mylar protected.

London: Methuen. Very Good. 1985. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Light reading creases and shelf wear. ; Nice tight flat copy, no names or marks inside. ; B&W Photographs and Maps; 256 pages; Explores the 1943 decision at the Casablanca meeting on military strategy to follow General Alan Brooke's plan of a Mediterranean campaign striking through Italy as opposed to attempting a cross channel landing in France. The author's contention being that if the bolder strategy had been implemented the war would have ended earlier with America and Britain having gained control of larger parts of Europe instead of the forces of Stalin advancing from the East. .

NY: HILL AND WANG. VG/VG. 1980.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

NY: Hill and Wang. VG in VG DJ. (1980). 1st Amer ed. An attack of the conventional wisdom about the timing of the invasion of France and invites a rethinking of WWII strategy. .

Hill & Wang. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap.

NY: Hill and Wang. Very Good+ in Very Good+ Dust Jacket. 1980. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. This bookseller's father was among those captured in that ill-fated invasion. Black mark on bottom edge. A brilliant and fascinating account of the second world war and the crucial military decisions of 1943. This controversial book reveals major Allied miscalculations. Grigg analyzes the delay of the second front within the context of the entire war. For instance, the strategy determined at the summit meeting at Casablanca--to invade sicily and Italy, the "soft underbelly" of Europe--resulted in a tremendous waste of time, lives, money, and effort. ISBN 0809073773.; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 254 pages; 30411 .