Author: DUNCAN, N.W.,
Title: 79th Armoured Division 'HOBO'S FUNNIES'. First edition.
Description: Windsor, Berks., Profile publishers, 1972. Large 8°., original coloured and illustrated glazed boards. 70pp. Many black/white illustrations after photographs and by T. Hadler and A. Morrish, 4 full-page terrain-sketches, 2 coloured maps on a plate (printed recto/verso) with legenda illustrating Invasion Beaches 6 June 1944 and Clearing the West Scheldt (to open Antwerp; amphibious operations by 79 Armour Division), another coloured plate with on recte a scheme illustrating Order of Battle 79th Armoured Division, with on verso a diagram showing layout of breaching team, publ. serial list on verso of ti.-p. with acknowledgements, table of contents. Nicely designedoriginal Lino-cut exlibris pasted on f.e.p. [AFV/Weapons series Editor Duncan Crow]. Historical description of the operations by 79th. Armoured Division, the largest formation in 21 Army Group, of which its units fought with every brigade, division and corps in both the British and Canadian Armies in France and North-West Europe from June 1944 onwards. Very fine copy. (private annotation in ms. in ink by previous owner at top margin of f.e.p.).

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