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Night of the U-Boats [Convoy SC7]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
by LUND Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Foulsham,, [1973]. 8vo., First Edition, with 38 plates on 12; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A moving account of convoy SC7 [from Halifax, Nova Scotia to the UK] in October 1940. The convoy was badly mauled by the first use of 'wolf-pack' tactics, later to become commonplace in the North Atlantic. Well-illustrated with valuable photographs of ships and men not easily available elsewhere. Dustwrapper artwork by Admiralty War Artist Jim Morris. Enser, p.429; Law, 0270.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3823
- Title
- Night of the U-Boats [Convoy SC7]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- LUND Paul
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Foulsham,
- Date Published
- [1973]
- Keywords
- naval, ww2, wwii, royal navy, atlantic, convoys, sc7, paul lund, harry ludlam
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