Fiasco. The Break-out of the German Battleships. by Potter. John Deane - 1971

New York: Stein and Day, 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In February 1942, the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen breached the English Channel. They impudently steamed through the Straits of Dover in broad daylight, defying all efforts to stop them. Drawing on firsthand accounts by survivors of the action, both British and German, the author reveals the story of the break-out, and the running battle that followed. Hard cover 235pp. Binding is tight, pages clean. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Spine shows cocking. Boards show some edge wear. Red cloth with black on spine-title, author, publisher in gold gilt. Corners have slight bending. DJ has age toning and edge wear on top and bottom. DJ has three-eighths inch closed end tear on back. Images available upon request..

Paperback. Very Good.

Stein and Day. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 081281276X . A book that is used but still very attractive, with dustjacket; 8.30 X 5.60 X 1.10 inches; 235 pages .

Paperback. Acceptable.

Devon: Readers Union Heinemann, , 1971. Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket). Molto buono (Very Good). With 14 illustrations in b/w. 8vo. pp. 236. Molto buono (Very Good). Timbro di appartenenza (Owner's stamp). .

London: Heinemann. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 081281276X . Burgundy boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket is not price-clipped and the dustjacket spine is lightly faded but all lettering is clear. The plastic to the dustjacket is also beginning to peel. There is light foxing to the page edges. The covers have marks to the front cover and old glue marks to the spine that may be able to be removed. Otherwise no other Inscriptions or Marks. (12) + 235pp. Illustrated in b/w with map endpapers. Index. Apart from the marks etc this is a Very Good, Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'Very Good Plus' copy. " This is the story of the Scharnhorst, the Gneisenau and the Prinz Eugen; and how they stealthily invaded the straits of Dover. " ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Heinemann, 1970. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket 235pp., b/w pls., appendix, bibliog., index, How the Scharnhorst, Gneisnau & Prinz Eugen escaped into Home waters in February 1942