Author: BARBER, LAURIE; TONKIN-COVELL, JOHN
Title: Freyberg: Churchill's Salamander
Description: Auckland, New Zealand, Century Hutchinson. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 1869410521) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In WW2 he commanded the NZEF in the Battle of Crete, the North African Campaign and the Italian Campaign. Freyberg was involved in defeat in the Battle of Greece, defeated again as the Allied commander in the Battle of Crete and performed successfully commanding the New Zealand division in the North African, including the Battle of El Alamein. In Italy, he was defeated again at the Second Battle of Cassino as a corps commander, but later relieved Padua and Venice, and was first to enter Trieste, where he successfully confronted Tito's partisans. CONDITION Pp vii 310 with maps and b/w photo plates. Bright and crisp as new apart from slightest shelf wear to bottom edge. DJ unworn with slightest handling signs. Overweight. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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