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Klaus Barbie: The Shocking Story of How the U.S. Used this Nazi War Criminal as an Intelligence Agent
by Erhard Dabringhaus
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 087491731X
- ISBN 13
- 9780874917314
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Acropolis Books Ltd. , 1984 Acropolis Books Ltd., Washington, DC. 1984. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light shelfwear. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($13.95); light wear at head and upper tips. White boards with light gray overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 207pp 8vo. The author was the Control Officer for Klaus Barbie (Butcher of Lyon) who headed a paid active information network for the US and was shielded from capture by his French pursuers. A moving story of fear, intrigue, manipulation and horror by an american who personally witnessed it all. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006747
- Title
- Klaus Barbie: The Shocking Story of How the U.S. Used this Nazi War Criminal as an Intelligence Agent
- Author
- Erhard Dabringhaus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 087491731X
- ISBN 13
- 9780874917314
- Publisher
- Acropolis Books Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Klaus Barbie, German Army, French Underground, French Resistance, Intelligence gathering, war criminal, U.S. Military Intelligence Service, Butcher of Lyon,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
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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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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