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ONE COMMON ENEMY. The Laconia Incident: A Survivor's Memoir

ONE COMMON ENEMY. The Laconia Incident: A Survivor's Memoir

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ONE COMMON ENEMY. The Laconia Incident: A Survivor's Memoir

by McLoughlin, Jim (with Gibb, David)

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ISBN 10
1862546908
ISBN 13
9781862546905
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Kent Town, SA, Australia: Wakefield Press, 2006. 200pp., plus 1 x 12 page b/white illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: "Jim McLoughlin recounts how the chaos and carnage of war at sea in the Norwegian and Mediterranean campaigns led him to a fateful rendezvous with a much-loved ship from his boyhood, the passenger liner 'Laconia'. Nostalgia turned to disaster when 'Laconia' was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the South Atlantic. Despite a remarkable rescue attempt by a courageous, compassionate foe, Jim was condemned to a drifting lifeboat and a harrowing voyage of death and madness . . . " Book weight approx. 315g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
ONE COMMON ENEMY. The Laconia Incident: A Survivor's Memoir
Author
McLoughlin, Jim (with Gibb, David)
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good +
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
1862546908
ISBN 13
9781862546905
Publisher
Wakefield Press
Place of Publication
Kent Town, SA, Australia
Date Published
2006
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords
JIM MCLOUGHLIN, 1921-, LACONIA (SHIP), U-156 (SUBMARINE), WORLD WAR TWO PERSONAL NARRATIVES, SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS, GERMAN NAVAL OPERATIONS
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Military Biography; Military History;

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