Tragedy At Dieppe Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942
by Zuehlke, Mark
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1553658353
- ISBN 13
- 9781553658351
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
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 shambles the raid was pushed back to the end of July only to be cancelled by poor weather. Later, in a decision still shrouded in controversy, the operation was reborn. Dieppe however did not go smoothly. Drawing on rare archival documents and personal interviews, Mark Zuehlke examines how the raid came to be and why it went so tragically wrong. Ultimately, Tragedy at Dieppe honors the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought and died that fateful day on the beaches of Dieppe." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20677
- Title
- Tragedy At Dieppe Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942
- Author
- Zuehlke, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1553658353
- ISBN 13
- 9781553658351
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver BC
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- 1553658353, Dieppe, WWII
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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