Young, Peter,

COMMANDO.

Macdonald, London, 1970, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, numerous half tone photo and line ills. and maps, photo pictorial wrappers, in the series 'Purnell's History of the Second World War', Weapons Book 7, in the darkest days of June, 1940, an idea of Lt-Col. Dudley Clarke was implemented with the forming of the first Independent Companies, special service units for raiding the enemy on his own ground and which became the Commandos, the first operations being against the French coast and Guernsey in June and July 1940, to be followed by such well known raids as Lofoten Islands and Spitzbergen in the Arctic, Layforce in the Middle East and the Mediterranean, Vaagso in Norway, St. Nazaire and Dieppe in France, etc., with sections on the training at Achnacarry and on many smaller raids, the Commandos were so effective that Hitler issued his notorious Commando Order that any taken alive were not to be treated as POW's but were to be shot, lightly rubbed at tips, multi-currency label upper wrapper, very good plus,

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Young, Peter,

COMMANDO.

Pan / Ballantine, London, 1974, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 160pp, numerous half tone photo and line ills. and maps, photo pictorial wrappers, in 'The Pan / Ballantine History of the Second World War, Weapons Book ' series, in the darkest days of June, 1940, an idea of Lt-Col. Dudley Clarke was implemented with the forming of the first Independent Companies, special service units for raiding the enemy on his own ground and which became the Commandos, the first operations being against the French coast and Guernsey in June and July 1940, to be followed by such well known raids as Lofoten Islands and Spitzbergen in the Arctic, Layforce in the Middle East and the Mediterranean, Vaagso in Norway, St. Nazaire and Dieppe in France, etc., with sections on the training at Achnacarry and on many smaller raids, the Commandos were so effective that Hitler issued his notorious Commando Order that any taken alive were not to be treated as POW's but were to be shot, lightly rubbed at extrems., near fine,

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Young, Peter,

COMMANDO.

Macdonald, London, 1970, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, maps and numerous half tone photo ills., photo pictorial wrappers, Purnell's 'History of the Second World War, Weapons Book 7', in the darkest days of June, 1940 a new department, MO9 was formed to organise the harassment of the enemy on his own territory by a new group of fighters, the Commandos, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, good plus,

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Young, Brigadier Peter,

D-DAY.

Bison Books, London, ND (copyright 1981), 64pp, half tone photo pictorial half title, coloured photo pictorial double title, double page map, coloured and half tone photo ills. throughout, coloured endpapers, oversize 11 x 8.5 inches approx.), navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the preparations for and launch of the greatest airborne and amphibious assault ever made, the invasion of Normandy in June, 1944, written by a veteran of the campaign , then a Lieutenant-Colonel in command of 6 Commando of the First Special Service Brigade, a little rubbed at extrems., 7 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: unpriced, lightly rubbed at tips, very good in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 38511

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