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One Day in August. The Untold Story Behind Canada's Tragedy at Dieppe. by O'Keefe, David - 2013

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One Day in August. The Untold Story Behind Canada's Tragedy at Dieppe.

by O'Keefe, David

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Canada: Alfred A Knopf, 2013 A fine tight clean book. No marks or signatures. Grey Boards with red gilt title on spine. DJ is complete and unmarked. A great first edition.
  • Bookseller Westside Stories CA (CA)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition New Like New
  • Jacket Condition Like New
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Alfred A Knopf
  • Place of Publication Canada
  • Date Published 2013
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
  • Keywords Dieppe Raid World War II Cryptography Military Intelligence Canadian Army History
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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One Day in August The Untold Story Behind Canada's Tragedy At Dieppe

One Day in August The Untold Story Behind Canada's Tragedy At Dieppe

by O'Keefe, David

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first
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Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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First Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780345807694 / 0345807693
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Toronto: Knopf Canada. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 0345807693 . As new; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.5 X 6.4 X 1.3 inches; 471 pages; "For seven decades, the objective for the raid has been one of the most perplexing mysteries of WWII. In less than six hours on August 19, 1942, nearly one thousand Canadians—as well as British and Americans—lay dead or dying on the beaches around the French seaside town, with over two thousand other Canadians wounded or captured. These awful losses have left a legacy of bitterness, recrimination and controversy. In the absence of concrete reasons for the raid, myriad theories ranging from incompetence to conspiracy developed. Over almost two decades of research, sifting through countless recently declassified Intelligence documents, David O’Keefe skillfully pieces together the story like a jigsaw puzzle to reveal the prime reason behind the raid: a… Read More
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