Unsung Courage : 20 Stories of Canadian Valour and Sacrifice
by BISHOP, Arthur
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0002000768
- ISBN 13
- 9780002000765
- Seller
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WESTBANK, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
HarperCollins, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 7.90 X 5.30 X 1-Toronto Harper Collins Publishers Ltd 2001, 2001. 1st Edition. [viii],392pp. Octavo. Original black paper. Spine title in silver; minor shelf wear to crown and foot. Pictorial dust jacket, unclipped; embossed stamp to fly page, tiny closed tear at top of spine otherwise new. Illustrated with B/W photographs in text. A tight, exceptionally clean and tight copy. Notable military writer Arthur Bishop presents 20 highly engaging personal stories of Canadian troops during World War II. His memorable characters include Gustave Bieler, a Canadian serving in British Special Ops who was executed by the Nazis for sabotage in France, and Squadron Leader Rod Smith, the first Commonwealth pilot to shoot down a German jet fighter. An engaging, human perspective on the war.
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- Bookseller
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006922
- Title
- Unsung Courage : 20 Stories of Canadian Valour and Sacrifice
- Author
- BISHOP, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0002000768
- ISBN 13
- 9780002000765
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 391
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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