Author: Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Title: Normandy to the Baltic
Description: London, Hutchinson & Co. 1947. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detailed account of the campaign in North-West Europe during the Second World War, complete with numerous folding maps. A fascinating and compelling account of the campaign in North West Europe, which began with 'Operation Overlord' (more widely known as D-Day), followed by the liberation of France and an advance through Belgium, the Netherlands, and the Rhineland, finally ending in Germany's surrender. Written by Field Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Montgomery, a decorated war hero who personally commanded the British Eighth Army during the Allied Invasion of Sicily and Italy, as well as during the Battle of Normandy. He then continued with the 21st Army Group during the North West Europe campaign, and personally accepted German surrender in north-western Europe at Luneburg Heath at the end of the Second World War. The first edition of this work. Including a frontispiece map, as well as forty-six maps and three diagrams in folding pockets at the front and rear of the work. Collated and complete. A smart copy of this comprehensive personal account of the end of the Second World War.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with just some light shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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