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BEAMISH, JOHN Burma Drop
London: Elek Books, 1958. Hardcover. Spine slightly cocked and discolored, endpapers browned.; 14 x 22 cm.; pg. 222; List of frontis + 11 photos, map. "Born in Burma and with first-hand knowledge of its jungles acquired while working for the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, the author made an ideal recruit to the secret Force 136 after the Japanese invasion of Burma. Beamish made three parachute jumps behind enemy lines on intelligence and sabotage work--for which he was awarded the military cross for gallantry--and his book provides a gripping account of the war in the jungles of Burma." Herbert #366. Good with no dust jacket .
Offered for US$ 40.00 by: Tamarind Books, LLC - Book number: 2082
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