ISBN: 9780140176261 - Accidental Warrior (13 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

(Subject: World War II - General) The experiences of a young infantry soldier in the NW European campaign of WW.II. From the battles in Normandy to the German surrender. Originally written down in 1945 when the experiences were still vividly in mind. The experiences of a British Infantry Battalion at war (Published: 1994) (Publisher: Penguin Books) (ISBN: 0140176268) (Pagination: 318pp illustrations) (Condition: Used paperback. Useful reference copy.) UL-XXXXXX.…

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:9780140176261. …

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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Cover and book show wear from reading and storage.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint in soft cover format, 8vo, 318pp, photo illustrations, card covers, paper a shade age-tanned o/w VG+ Copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: Good. Paperback, illustrated with b/w photographs, 4to.

Condition: Good. Paperback, illustrated with b/w photographs, 4to.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Penguin Edition. Paperback. Couple of slight creases to front cover. His compelling narrative, largely written just after the war, vividly reveals how an unexceptional, unaggresive boy of nineteen was moulded by training and by fighting experience into a highly competent soldier. Few other writers have described so powerfully the confusing been and flow of battle, the rain, the broken nights, the numbing fear, the efforts to maintain morale, the awesome responsibilities of front-line command and, despite it all, the sense that duty was inescapable. The story of Picot and the 1st Hampshires is unique, yet also the story of a generation - a generation of ordinary men called upon to do extraordinary things. Illustrated. 318 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Copy in illustrated card wraps. Spine lighty creased. Free of inscriptions. Clean text with b/w plates.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 336 pages. cover corners worn, spine faded, text tannedAn account of how a timid and unaggressive young man of 19 in 1939 was transf ormed by the inexorable pressures of World War II into a competent infantryman. The author served in two infantry battalions in the campaign in Europe from D-Da y to VE day, from Normandy to Germany. The book provides a personal account of t he war, with extracts from wartime newspaper reports, radio broadcasts and speec hes. Picot joined the Hampshire Regiment which were to be in the first wave of t he assault on Normandy and on D-Day, in their first assault, the Hampshires lost 64 soldiers and 118 were wounded.…