The Short Triangle : A Story of the Sea and Men Who Go Down To It In Ships The place - the Coasts of New England and Nova Scotia; The Time - Summer 1942
by Young, George
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0920454011
- ISBN 13
- 9780920454015
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Lunenburg NS: George Young. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Fourth Printing. Paperback. 0920454011 . Signed by Author; Gift notation and auther signature on index page. Previous owner's name stamp on title page and back inside card cover, price inked out on title page, light edge wear & soil to green DJ which matches front card cover. ; Author bookmark laid in, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve. ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 79 pages; This is a fictionalized account of the life aboard the Montgomery, one of the destroyers assigned to protect the waters off the East Coast. The Americans had pulled most of their ships off to do West Coast duty after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Between the Canadian Navy and the British Navy a force was assembled to protect the vulnerable area from the German submarines. .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12844
- Title
- The Short Triangle : A Story of the Sea and Men Who Go Down To It In Ships The place - the Coasts of New England and Nova Scotia; The Time - Summer 1942
- Author
- Young, George
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0920454011
- ISBN 13
- 9780920454015
- Publisher
- George Young
- Place of Publication
- Lunenburg NS
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- 0920454011, WWII, Halifax, destroyer, Pearl Harbor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
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Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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