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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10561125974308 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1217 (42) |
| Category: |
War & Military - WW2 |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
LION WITH BLUE WINGS: The Story of The Glider Pilot Regiment 1942-1945
by Ronald Seth
forewords by Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke
and Air Chief Marshal Sir Leslie Hollinghurst
DESCRIPTION
Format: small cloth board hardcover
Published: Victor Gollancz 1955
Size (mm): 140 w x 220 h x 25 d
Pages: 245
SKU: A5/2107/0365/K511
ABOUT
The story of the Glider Pilot regiment, is a story of courage and enthusiasm, of a battling against great difficulties raised by ignorance and bureaucracy, of vision, of deep confidence, of persistence in ideas and ideals.
The regimental battle honours of this gallant little body of men-never numbering more than five thousand-include Norway, Sicily, Normandy, the South of France, Arnhem and the Rhine-every major campaign of the European theatre; and the regiment saw active service in Yugoslavia and Greece, Italy and Burma.
Illustrated with monochrome images.
CONDITION
No dust jacket—first image for illustrative purposes only.
Excellent with light wear on board covers, binding tight, pages clean. Images depict all need to know detail.
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