A Brilliant Little Operation | The Cockleshell Heroes and the Most Courageous Raid of World War 2 (Author Signed + Signed Card)
Ashdown, Paddy [Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon (27 February 1941 - 22 December 2018), better known as Paddy Ashdown, was a British politician and diplomat who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1999].
(Book #ID 119813)
Published by Aurum Press Ltd., 7 Greenland Street, London Second Edition 2013.
Hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Published to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the well-known but ill-fated raid on German merchant shipping in Bordeaux. Includes much original content unavailable when Lucas Phillips compiled the first account in 1956. Printer's code 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Contains (xxvii), 420 pp with archive monochrome and colour photographs throughout, 4 maps. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £25.00. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'To Richard - Best wishes | Paddy Ashdown' + loosely inserted invitation card talking about the book and signed by him 'Paddy'. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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