About this title: The defense of Calais in May/June 1940 was a superb example of selfless courage and sacrifice. Sent by Churchill to divert the Germans from Dunkirk and so save the British Army from total annihilation and capture, 29th Brigade had orders not to evacuate or surrender. Airey Neave, later to be Margaret Thatcher's right hand man until his assassination in 1979, was one of those who fought, and was wounded and captured there.
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Description: 8vo, Pp224, Idx, Appdx, Illust, b/w plates, maps, VG+ in VG edge chipped, reprd, protected d/w. Authoritative account of the Defence Of Calais in the Fall Of France, The Author was captured, imprisoned & subsequently made the First 'Home run' escape from the infamous Colditz Castle. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Pen & Sword, London
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780850529975ISBN:0850529972
Description: Near Fine in Fine jacket. Inscribed by Exec. Sec'y of the Airey Neave Trust in 2003. Reprint of the 1974 edition; owner's note inside front cover noting numerous mis-spellings. Else a fine, unmarked copy in dustjacket. 8vo. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Date Published: 1972]
Description: 8vo., First Edition, with 37 plates on 16 and 9 full-page maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dust jacket. Detailed and moving account of the fateful (and costly) battle which made possible the evacuation of the BEF from Dunkirk. Neave served in the action before achieving a 'home run' from Colditz. read more
Description: The defence of Calais in late May 1940 remains one of the most striking examples of selfless courage and sacrifice. With the German Army looking certain to cut off the British Expeditionary Force's escape from Dunkirk, Winston Churchill in one of his first actions as Prime Minister ordered 29 Brigade across the Channel as a desperate diversionary measure and so save the BEF from wholesale annihilation and capture, . The brigade made up of elite battalions of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, Rifle ... read more
Description: Ex-Library Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd in 1972. Hardcover. Number of pages: 256. Ex. Library copy-usual stamps and marks. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #8332286 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: CORONET BOOKS
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780340182826ISBN:0340182822
Description: Published by Coronet Books in 1974. Paperback. Number of pages: 256. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Corners bumped. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
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