Tragedy at Dieppe: Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942 by Zuehlke, Mark - 2013

Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Douglas & McIntyre, 2013. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedAcceptable. VERY noticeable signs of wear/scuffs/tanning/minor tears/a visible crack on spine on dust jacket, page edges, & lower/upper bind but book is in acceptable condition. Text is mostly clean & readable. Stitching is tight.

Vancouver: Douglas & Mcintyre, 2012. Hardcover. pp. 437. 8vo. Contains duotone photographs. Light shelfwear; very good+ in very good+ dustjacket.

Douglas & McIntyre, 2013-04-02. Hardcover. Very Good. 5x1x8. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Small markings on fep, else unmarked. <br> The gripping story of the Canadian Army's disastrous raid on Dieppe -- the tenth installment of the bestselling Canadian Battle Series Nicknamed "the Poor Man's Monte Carlo," Dieppe had no strategic importance in World War II -- but the decision to assault it in August 1942 with the largest raid mounted to that date was political. With the Soviet Union thrown on the ropes by German invasion and America having just entered the war, Britain was under intense pressure to launch a major cross-Channel attack. In Canada, too, the public was calling for action, impatient to see Canadian soldiers wrap up their training in Britain and get into the war. Almost 5,000 Canadians formed the core of a 6,000-strong force. By the raid's end, 913 would be dead or mortally wounded, 1,946 would be prisoners of war and the… Read More

Douglas & McIntyre, 2013-04-02. Hardcover. Like New.

Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. 1553658353 . DJ is in VG+ condition, boards have small corner bumps bottom edge.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photos and maps ; Canadian Battle; 9.2 X 6.5 X 1.6 inches; 437 pages; "Mark Zuehlke's tenth Canadian Battle Series volume tells the story of the 1942 Dieppe raid. Nicknamed "The Poor Man's Monte Carlo," Dieppe had no strategic importance, but with the Soviet Union thrown on the ropes by German invasion and America having just entered the war, Britain was under intense pressure to launch a major cross-Channel attack against France. Since 1939, Canadian troops had massed in Britain and trained for the inevitable day of the mass invasion of Europe that would finally occur in 1944. But the Canadian public and many politicians were impatient to see Canadian soldiers fight sooner. The first major rehearsal proved such a… Read More

Douglas & McIntyre, 2013-04-02. Hardcover. New.

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre 978-1-55365-835-1 [978-1-55365-835-1] 2012, 1st printing. (Hardcover) 437pp. Near fine in fine dust jacket. Maps, photographs, notes, bibliography, index. "Should the Canadian-led Dieppe raid have happened? That question has been debated endlessly since the attack was launched in 1942. Its planners could never even agree on its purpose. Was it to satisfy the Soviet Union's demand for a second front to ease its plight in the East?". Book about Operation Jubilee. Time Period 1942. (Military--Canada, Dieppe Raid, Military History, Military--Canada, World War II).

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.