Desperate Venture: Story of Operation Torch, the Allied Invasion of North Africa (Teach Yourself) Tapa dura - 1992

Hardback. Very Good.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1992. Hardcover. Fair/good. The full story of Operation Torch, which on 8 November 1942 landed more than 100,000 troops on the shores of North Africa in the Allies first major offensive operation of WWII. This was the largest amphibious invasion ever attempted at that stage of the war, involving more than 500 American and British warships, supply vessels and troop transports. The ultimate aim of Torch was to initiate the process that would eventually lead to the destruction of Hitler's Third Reich - as such, its success was crucial to everything that came after, including the D-Day landings in Normandy two years later. Size, 24 x 16cm, 366 pages, 16 pages of b&w photos and documents, 2 maps. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Red cloth boards in good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, fair: ocassional stains, otherwise a fair reading copy. -Free UK Shipping

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 1992. Hard Cover. 8vo 0340581336 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Illustrated with photographs. 366 pages clean and tight. This is the story of one of the most crucial campaigns of World War II. It is an account of Operation Torch and of the start of the process that led to the destruction of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. Torch - the Allied invasion and conquest of North Africa - was an intricate enterprise. It involved political intrigue, espionage, conspiracy, a massive disinformation campaign, a muddled "coup d'etat", the most momentous amphibious assault ever undertaken until then, and the transformation of half-trained, pummelled troops into victorious warriors. Norman Gelb weaves these various elements into an account of an historic moment. He describes how the Allies, their military prospects grim early in the war, agonized on how and where… Leer más

Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1992,. /Dust Jacket Included. 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0340581336 1st edition, hardback, large 8vo, 366pp, illustrated, clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. wrapper has a slight label mark on spine. ISBN: 0340581336 .

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1992. First U.K. Edition. . Hardcover. Vg/Vg. 366pp. Photos, maps. Size: 8vo

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1992. Half cloth with dustjacket, 24 cm, 366 pp. Ills.: black and white illustrations. Cond.: goed / good. ISBN: 0340581336. .

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1992. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 366 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.

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