About this title: The ashes of World War II were still cooling when France went to war in Vietnam. In that struggle, its frontline troops were the misfits, criminals and mercenaries of the French Foreign Legion. And among these, none were so bloodstained as the veterans of the German SS.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: N.E. L
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780450037542ISBN:0450037541
Description: Good. Page colour-Slightly discoloured in accordance with book age. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press, New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: Very Good in Fair to Good jacket. 297 pgs. The green top paper edges have faded and there are a few tiny spots and light handling blemishes on fore edge. Dust jacket is heavily sunned on spine with some scattered patches of yellowing on rest of jacket. Heavy chipping at top/bottom of jacket spine and moderate chipping at corners, also a few tears and an occasional small chip. Jacket is closer to Good rather than Fair. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dell
Date Published: 1972
Description: Very Good. First Dell Printing (stated). 336 pages. Contents clean. Text block edges stained green as published. "11.5" stamped on top text block edge. Bottom rear spine edge has a one inch tear. Covers lightly soiled. Covers have some light creasing. Spine lightly creased. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Selling online since 1999. read more
Description: 1971, 1st edition, near fine condition, with a very good+ dust jacket, minor chip to head of dust jacket spine, minor closed tear to rear edge of dust jacket, with a priced unclipped dust jacket flap, dust jacket design by Paul Bacon, published by Delacorte Press, New York, 297 pages. The incredible and almost unbelieveable story behind the French Foreign Legion's Nazi Battalion in Indochina. At the end of World War II the German S.S. captured in France were given a choice to be sent back to ... read more
Edition: 1st Edition (stated); 1st printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, Delacorte Press [1971]
Date Published: 1971
Description: Description: xvii, 297 p. 24 cm. Subjects: Wagemueller, Hans Josef. Indochina--History--1945-. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. 1. pp. 297. read more
Edition: 1st Edition (stated); 1st printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, Delacorte Press [1971]
Date Published: 1971
Description: Description: xvii, 297 p. 24 cm. Subjects: Wagemueller, Hans Josef. Indochina--History--1945-. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New English Library Ltd
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780450013362ISBN:0450013367
Description: Good. * BOOKS DISPATCHED WITHIN 24 HOURS * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED * ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED PROMPTLY * SHIPPED FROM UK * USA DELIVERY IN 3-5 DAYS * SHIPPED FROM UK: USA & EUROPE SPECIALISTS DELIVERY IN 3-5 DAYS. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New English Library, London
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780450054471ISBN:0450054470
Description: Fair. 0450054470. Some marking to the front cover, fading and reading creases on the spine. The text is clean throughout, a good firm copy.; 349 pages. read more
Description: Very good. Reading creases to spine and light creasing / indentations to cover. Pages tanning as expected. Binding tight-clean copy of this scarce title. read more
Description: Very good. Reading creases to spine and creasing / indentations to cover. Slight rubbing / wear to edges and corners. Pages tanning at edges as expected. Binding tight-very good, clean copy of this scarce title. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: New English Library, London
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780450011450ISBN:0450011453
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Nice copy. Tight, clean, minor bump, edge wear, spine crease on cover. Text is aging as expected, but no marks inside or out. Scarce book. 349p.; 21 cm. Originally published, New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: DELacorte Press
Date Published: 1971
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1st Edition. Dustjakcet is still very good and sharp, only showing light, faint traces of sunning to spine, very faint, protected beautifully in brodart. Book is sharp and square and very clean with only very light aging. Still sharp and solild, very good, square, tight binding. History Case. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore. read more
"I read this years ago, my memory is that it was a Fascinating history, with no holds barred... not sure now about the accuracy of it all, and some of the political viewpoints expressed are decidedly non-PC today"
"George Elford relates the story of a Waffen SS officer who escapes Allied occupied post WW II Germany, joins the French Foreign Legion along with many of his former SS colleagues, and ends up leading a battalion in the French IndoChina War. The narrative flows very easily from Elford, making it difficult to put down the book. The many months of campaigning in the jungles of IndoChina are graphically portrayed, and the narrative sticks with the jungle fighting without getting tied down with the French military bureaucracy. We follow the German characters through the tales of their battalion commander, as he expounds on the lessons they have learned from fighting partisans in Russia through fighting the Viet Minh. Excellent history to prepare anyone interested in reading about the origins of the Viet Nam War."
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