One Woman's War: A Canadian Reporter with the Free French
by Arnold, Gladys
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/NF
- ISBN 10
- 0888628757
- ISBN 13
- 9780888628756
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: J. Lorimer & Co, 1987. ....Grey cloth with gilt on spine, tight clean and square, 222 pages, illustrated with b & w photos, no names or writing, dust jacket is in NF condition. "Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Gladys Arnold was sent to Paris by Canadian Press in October 1939, and was the only Canadian reporter to experience the sudden, traumatic invasion of France by the Germans in the spring of 1940. Fleeing Paris only days before it was occupied by the Nazis, Arnold returned to Canada passionately committed to the cause of the Free French - a cause which from 1941 on she tirelessly promoted as information officer with the Free French office in Ottawa. She was one of the first journalists to interview General Charles de Gaulle, and she brings to life many of the memorable people, French and Canadian, who fought in the underground war." Any image direclty beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/NF. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001513
- Title
- One Woman's War: A Canadian Reporter with the Free French
- Author
- Arnold, Gladys
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- NF
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0888628757
- ISBN 13
- 9780888628756
- Publisher
- J. Lorimer & Co
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- ....Grey cloth with gilt on spine, tight clean and square, 222 pages, illustrated with b & w photos, no names or writing, dust jacket is in NF condition. "Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Gladys Arnold was sent to Paris by Canadian Press in Octo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadiana; Biographies; Military;
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