Destroyer's War | A Million Miles By the Eighth Flotilla
Divine, A. D. [Arthur Durham (David) Divine, CBE, DSM, (1905-1987) was a prolific South African writer of books on a variety of subjects but will be chiefly remembered for two controversial books on defence issues, The Blunted Sword (1964) and The Broken Wing (1966). Divine had been a war correspondent and after the Second World War became the defence correspondent of the British Sunday Times, a post he held until 1975].
(Book #ID 100199)
Published by John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street, London First Edition 1942. 1942.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Purbeck grey cloth covers, red title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 166 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Ink name to the front free end paper 'E. Matthews'. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the spine tips and corners, not price clipped, 6s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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