Author: EASTWOOD, Stuart
Title: When Dragons Flew. An Illustrated History of the 1st Battalion The Border Regiment 1939-1945. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
Description: The [Border Regiment] Regimental Museum in association with Silver Link Publishing, [Carlisle,, 1994]. Roy. 4to., First Edition, with illustrated title, 4 full-page coloured maps and very numerous photographs in the text, large signature on front free endpaper; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with two short closed tears and chipped at corners. SIGNED BY EASTWOOD ON HALF-TITLE. Splendid pictorial history based on a huge compilation of photographs from public and private sources. As one would expect, about half the book is given over the battalion's role in Operation MARKET. Includes battalion ROH, honours and awards, battalion roll for Arnhem, operational orders for MARKET and much other data. Sutcliffe, p.293

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