Before Blitz River
by Conley, Billy
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Carlton Press, 1961. 64 pp, in original cloth boards. Fine copy in dust jacket with some chips and tears to the rear panel, remainder of an old sticker on front panel. Scarce World War II memoir, described on the dust jacket as "an intensely personal book which traces the author's military career from the moment he enlisted in an Oklahoma National Guard Unit during the early days of the war until the moment he fell wounded on the field of battle while our victorious armies were invading Germany, two months before the Nazi capitulation...He describes the hectic state-side training in several army camps, ranging from Texas to Fort Devens, Pine Camp, New York, and Cape Cod to Camp Pickett, Virginia" as well as his experiences in Algeria and Italy, where he witnessed on of the bloodiest and most prolonged battles of the war at Anzio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17244
- Title
- Before Blitz River
- Author
- Conley, Billy
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Carlton Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- WWII World War II Second memoirs
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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