The Liberation of Paris - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Thornton, Willis
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A Very Good+ first printing of the first edition with page edge soiling and bumped corners in a chipped and edgeworn Very Good dust-jacket; In 1944, the city of Paris is in the grip of the Nazi occupation. The Allied forces have launched a major offensive, but the Nazis are holding on, determined to make Paris their final stronghold. When American soldier PFC Ronald Willis is captured by the Nazis and sent to the prison in the city, he knows his chances of escape are slim. But he is determined to try. With the help of a group of French resistance fighters, he starts planning an daring escape. As the date for his escape draws near, the Nazis start to become suspicious. They begin to search the prison more closely, and the resistance fighters begin to get worried. But Willis is determined to go through with his plan, and he finally makes his escape, leading the Resistance to victory.; 8vo; 231 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54728
- Title
- The Liberation of Paris - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Thornton, Willis
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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