Commando Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in World War Two by John Durnford-Slater ISBN 13: 9781557501257

US Naval Institute Press, 1991. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

US Naval Institute Press, 1991. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

US Naval Institute Press, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Naval Inst Pr. Hardcover. Used - Very Good.

Naval Institute Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Naval Inst Pr, January 1991. Hardcover. Used - Good.

Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md, 1991. Hardcover. New. 8vo, hardcover, blue cloth. NEW in dust jacket. 222 p., illus., maps. Bright, crisp & clean. Orig. publ: London: W. Kimber, 1953.

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991. 222 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). B&w maps, photographs. "John Durnford-Slater, who raised and trained the first commando unit in 1940, became an outstanding and individualistic Commando leader. He led it into action in dangerous and exciting exploits that have made the Commandos world famous - (his) exciting and forthright memoirs tell not only of the heroism and the dangers they faced but evoke both the grim and the occasional light-hearted sides to war. This is a story of warfare by one who was there; a remarkable fighting man's own remarkable story." Contents: Preface; "The Hunter Class"; Guernsey; Learning from Mistakes; Lofoten; Largs; Vaagso; Dieppe; Weymouth and Gibraltar; L'Afrique du Nord; Sicily; Italy; Planning for D-Day; The Second Front; And so to Germany. Small area of waviness in margin of pages 133-136, pages browning lightly, very light cigarette odor, fore-edge and top edge of textblock browned, small… Read More

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991. 222 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). B&w maps, photographs. "John Durnford-Slater, who raised and trained the first commando unit in 1940, became an outstanding and individualistic Commando leader. He led it into action in dangerous and exciting exploits that have made the Commandos world famous - (his) exciting and forthright memoirs tell not only of the heroism and the dangers they faced but evoke both the grim and the occasional light-hearted sides to war. This is a story of warfare by one who was there; a remarkable fighting man's own remarkable story." Contents: Preface; "The Hunter Class"; Guernsey; Learning from Mistakes; Lofoten; Largs; Vaagso; Dieppe; Weymouth and Gibraltar; L'Afrique du Nord; Sicily; Italy; Planning for D-Day; The Second Front; And so to Germany. Very light browning to pages and edges of text block, tiny bump to top of spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling, very light rubbing to rear panel..… Read More

Annapolis, Maryland. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. Reprint. Hardcover. No defects in book or dust jacket. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. Jacket now protected with acid-free polyester sleeve. . Author fought at Dunkirk, Lofoten, Vaagso and Dieppe, Normandy and Angoville. Sixteen pages of plates. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 222 pages. C3 .

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Reprint. 222pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Pages age-toned, owner's name penned on front fly, near fine in a fine dustwrapper.

1953 Edition: William Kimber & Co.. Very Good+. 1953. Third Edition. Hardcover. 1557501254 . Blue cloth boards, gilt text on spine, sharp, sun fade to edges and spine. Book firm in binding, 222 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. This the 3rd ed. of April 1953, 1st is of March 1953. Map illustrated endpapers "Operations by No. 3 Commando. 1940 - 45." Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 222 pages .

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

Naval Institute P., 1991., 1991. Reprint of 1953 ed. 222p. Photos. Maps. Served in No. 3 Comando. Fine/Fine Copy. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press [1-55750-125-4] [1991]. (Hardcover) Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 222pp. Maps, photographs. Book about No. 3 Commando. Locale:. (World War 2, Commandos).

Naval Institute Press, 1991-08-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!