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Octavo, blue boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 191 pp. Fine with bookplate; in a Very Good dust jacket with lightly rubbed edges and slightly darkened spine. From dust jacket: Here are exciting stories of co-operation between the R.A.F. and the French Resistance Movement during the years of the occupation. And here, in full, is the story of the memorable raid on Amiens prison in Frebrary, 1944, led by Group Captain Charles Pickard, D.S.O., D.F.C. His attacking force of Mosquitoes and Mustangs flew in low to the attack on the prison, where hundreds of political prisoners were awaiting death or deportation. With masterly precision the R.A.F. dropped their bombs, demolishing the walls of the prison. By the time Gestapo reinforcements had arrived on the scene, dozens of Resistance prisoners had been able to make their escape. Aviation, Military History, European History. nslic.…

Cartonage éditeur. Condition: Très bon. Très bon état In-12 253 pp. Reliure éditeur plein skyvertex. Décor doré. Illustrations hors texte sur papier couché. Imprimé sur papier bouffant de luxe.

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Condition: Fine. 1972. 256 pages. Fine.

Condition: Fine. 1972. 256 pages. Fine.

Condition: Fine. 1972. 256 pages. Fine.

Arco Publishers Ltd London 1955. First edition. Blue cloth, photographs, appendices, 192pp. Previous owner's inscription, light foxing, pages edges browned o/w good. Jacket- tears along edges, grubby. Australian Tax on Low Value Imported Goods (LVIG) exempt.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 192pp., b/w plates, appends., Stories of co-operation between the RAF & the French Resistance movement. a powerful account of the attack on Amiens prison in 1944 by RAF mosquitoes which freed large numbers of Resistance fighters awaiting execution.