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by Gelleny, Joseph J; preface by Alan Paul Longfield; foreword by Kaz Nawrot; (with) Camp X Historical Society by Lynn-Philip Hodgson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0968706223
- ISBN 13
- 9780968706220
- Seller
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Port Perry, Ont.: Gath / Blake Book, 2000. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Black boards with gilt on spine, headband, 323 pages with b & w photos through-out, Near Fine condition with penceled name earased on ffep, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition, now in Mylar. "Shortly after volunteering for the Canadian Army, in 1943, at the age of twenty, Joe's desire to join a Canadian ariborne regiment & his fluency in Hungarian, led to his recruitment into Special Operations Executive (SOE), for training as an Allied Secret Agent at Camp X." Contents include: Foreword by Kaz Nawrot / Preface by Alan Paul Longfield / Inside Camp X / Bletchley & Beaulieu / Across the Wide Drava / Blind Drop / Colonel Csongor / Radio Games & the Admiral / The Play's the Thing / Escape From Zugliger / Safe House at Krusper utca 3 & Mr. Raoul / Red Storm / Miles to Go & Promises to Keep / Helen Gelleny / Camp X Historical Society by Lynn-Philip Hodgson. Check out the scans. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by . 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011359
- Title
- Almost
- Author
- Gelleny, Joseph J; preface by Alan Paul Longfield; foreword by Kaz Nawrot; (with) Camp X Historical Society by Lynn-Philip Hodgson
- Illustrator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0968706223
- ISBN 13
- 9780968706220
- Publisher
- Gath / Blake Book
- Place of Publication
- Port Perry, Ont.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- -----The scan you see is the book you get. Black boards with gilt on spine, headband, 323 pages with b & w photos through-out, Near Fine condition with penceled name earased on ffep, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "Shortly after volunteer
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadiana; Biographies; Military;
- Size
- 8vo
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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