Opening Rounds by Anthony Farrar-Hockley - 1988-07-07

Andre Deutsch. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Not price clipped. Minimal wear. The pages are free of markings.

Hardback. Very Good.

Andre Deutsch, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clean throughout. DJ not price clipped.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Small bump to base at spine. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 9.53 X 6.54 X 1.02 inches; 240 pages.

London UK: Andre Deutsch, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 188pp.

HarperCollins Distribution Servi, 1988-07-07. Hardcover. Good. 2.5980 in x 24.1816 in x 16.5874 in.

London England: Andre Deusth, 1988. In this book, the author highlights those precedents which deserve consideration as the peoples of North America and Western Europe seek to maintain peace by deterrence. He examines the factors which led to the outbreak of war in 1939 - political and military weakness after 1918, the seizure of power by fascist dictators in Germany and Italy, the militarisation of Japan - and demonstrates how, when Britain, France and, ultimately, the United States were obliged to defend themselves, they were beaten and humiliated in the opening rounds of war. He assesses the qualities of the commanders and fighting men involved in campaigns in Norway, the Philippines and Malaya, in terms by no means flattering to those defending these territories. In 1945 the ultimate triumph of the Western democracies in alliance with the Soviet Union - once Hitler's accomplice, later his prey - seemed to promise peace. However, almost at once the Soviet Union began to pick off small nations… Read More

Andre Deutsch, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 188pp, including index, 8vo, mapped end-papers, minimal to none shelf-wear, dust jacket , in protective cover, a very nice copy. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Dust Jacket un-clipped. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 0233980091. ISBN/EAN: 9780233980096. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2054. . 9780233980096

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