Feuding Allies; The Private Wars of the High Command
by William B. Breuer
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0785822550
- ISBN 13
- 9780785822554
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Edison, NJ: Castle Books, 2007 Castle Books, Edison, NJ. 2007. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1995 original by Wiley. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light tail bumping from shelving. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($30.00); light rubbing to panels. Black grained boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 341 pp 8vo. A behind the scenes narrative of the battle of the allied high command. The British and the Americans argued over every command and strategy, neither side trusted the Soviets, and the French griped incessantly. A gripping story of wrangling, backstabbing, rivalries, and jealousies among Eisenhower, Montgomery, Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, DeGaulle, MacArthur, and Patton. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009464
- Title
- Feuding Allies; The Private Wars of the High Command
- Author
- William B. Breuer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0785822550
- ISBN 13
- 9780785822554
- Publisher
- Castle Books
- Place of Publication
- Edison, NJ
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- World War II, allied command, allied strategy, allied war orders, British Army, American Army, Soviet Army, Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Stalin, Montgomery, Churchill, World War II in Europe, de Gaulle, France, Britain, America, Germany,
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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