About this title: A personal account of life as a German paratrooper in World War II. Martin Poppel's war diary charts his development from an eager soldier desperate for action, to a war-weary veteran who just wanted to bring his men home safely.
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Description: Good. 1873376642 Used book with heavy shelf-wear, rubbing, foxing, scratches, chipping, fraying, and bumping on cover, edges, corners, and spine. The covers and spine are stained and fading. Inside pages are free from underlining, note taking, and/or highlighting. Book is in stock and ready to ship same or next business day. Select Expedited shipping and receive your book within 3-5 business days. Buy with confidence! Please leave feedback after your purchase. It helps other buyers know we are ... read more
Edition: 1st Ed. (U.K. )
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Spellmount, Kent, UK
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781873376645ISBN:1873376642
Description: Maps, Many Photos. VG+/VG+ W/Dust Jacket 256pgsGlossary 1/4" DJ tear top front fore-edge, 1/2" one across spine, o.w. clean, tight & bright. No ink names, bookplates etc. ISBN. 1873376642. read more
Edition: First English Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Spellmount, Speldhurst
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780946771271ISBN:0946771278
Description: Near Fine jacket. Spellmount. Speldurst, 1988. First English Edition. From his days in Hitler's Youth service, to an eager soldier to a war-weary veteran having served in Holland, Sicily, Russia, Poppel covers his thoughts, is feelings, what he went through etc. Near Fine in red cloth in a Near Fine dust jacket. Photos. 256p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781873376645ISBN:1873376642
Description: Good in GOOD jacket. Ex library book. Good, clean condition book. Jacket Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. read more
Edition: First Edition UK
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Spellmount, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9781873376645ISBN:1873376642
Description: F in NF jacket. Hardcover with dust jacket, 256 pages, includes a glossary of German military ranks at back; many photos and maps. After serving with Hitler's youth servicee and subsequent service with the paratroops, Popple was captured by the 6th Airborne Division on the Rhine and was a prisoner of war in England, returning home in 1945. This is a nice copy, clean of any owner markings. DJ has very light rubbing to extremities. Overall Fine/Near Fine condition. NOTE: This book was purchased ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Kent
Date Published: 1988
Description: Very Good + in Very Good + D.J. jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Publisher: Spellmount. Date of Publication: 1988 Edition: First Condition: VG+/VG+ dj. read more
Description: New. Hardcover w / dustjacket. NEW NEW NEW; never read. Book and dj fine. No remainder mark; no priceclip. In sealed plastic protection. 1988. Hardcover w / dustjacket. read more
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Spellmount
Date Published: 1996
Description: As New in As New jacket. 256 pp. with photographs and maps throughout. The volume shows the confusion, chaos and improvisation of warfare. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Spellmount; UK; 1996
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781873376645ISBN:1873376642
Description: Dust Jacket Included. Vg/vg; Military; (Military Book Club ed. ); minor yellow stain to first endpaper & page edges; a nice clean copy. read more
Binding: Blue Paper Over Boards
Publisher: Spellmount, Staplehurst, UK
Date Published: 1996
Description: As New in As New jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 256 pp. B/w photo ills. Translated from German by Dr. Louise Willmot. Subtitle: "The War Diary of a German Paratrooper. " Bright gilt on spine. Photo ills. on crisp dj, black background. Tiny bits of edgewear to dj, else pristine. Unclipped dj unpriced; book club? read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sarpedon Pub, Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781873376645ISBN:1873376642
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Fine in fine dj. Clean and tight. read more
Binding: H Hardcover
Publisher: Spellmount, Tunbridge Wells
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780946771271ISBN:0946771278
Description: Very Good in J Very Good jacket. 8vo 256 pp, 13 chapters, glossary with b&w photographs + maps. Priced clipped. Clean, tight and strong binding with clean dust jacket and no underlining, highlighting or marginalia in text. Red cloth. ~Click on BOOKSTORES to browse our extensive listings of similar titles in Military History~ read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Spellmount, Staplehurst, UK
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781873376645ISBN:1873376642
Description: Photos, Maps. NF in VG+ jacket. 24cm By 16cm. Sub-titled "The War Diary of a German Paratrooper" these WWII recollections were first published in German, republished in 1988 in Britain by Spellmount with this second English impression in 1996. Popple' story is an amazing one---he manged to survive the conflict from beginning to end while serving in one of Germany's tough, elite units. His introduction to war was in Poland in 1939, later the Blitzkreig in Norway, Holland and France, 1941 brought ... read more
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