Island of Terrible Friends
by Strutton, Bill
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- good, fair
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton, 1962. First American Edition. First? Printing. good, fair. 22 cm, 192, endpaper map, DJ worn, soiled, edge wear, and small edge tears, DJ pasted to boards, masking tape on lower portion of spine. Story of the savagery in the Balkans in World War II. The story of a rugged, wild, fanatically brave band of men who fought off the Nazis in a bloody struggle among the islands off the Dalmatian coast. South Australian writer's story of the defence of Vis in Yugoslavia from the Germans during World War II by Force 133, and the establishment of a hospital base on the island.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49043
- Title
- Island of Terrible Friends
- Author
- Strutton, Bill
- Book Condition
- Used - good, fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition. First? Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Dalmatia, Commando, Military Medicine, Military Hospital, Yugoslavia, Partisans, Royal Army Medical, Chetniks, WWII
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....