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RANKIN, NICHOLAS: : Ian Fleming's Commandos: THE STORY OF 30 ASSAULT UNIT IN WWII

LONDON.FABER & FABER,2011.

ISBN 9780571250622.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around multi-montaged, multi colour+monochrome artwork images/ illustrations by Tavis Coburn,illustrated dw/dj with with capitalised embossed silver part title,flat printed capitalised orange lettered remainder of title,capitalised white lettered author name and other capitalised grey+white lettering to front panel of dw/dj; silver lettered title with yellow lettered author name to spine/backstrip,rear panel with pale blue+ white lettered critics' reviews for author's previous published book 'Churchill's Wizards', with residual evidence of incomplete removal of an adhesive label,just above the barcode. Otherwise,negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - minimal,minor superficial scoring to front panel of dw/dj,but without penetration to board beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain orange endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, vii-xvipp+1-397pp [paginated] includes contents list/table with blank verso,illustrations list/ table,regional b/w maps (Normandy+Germany),an Abbreviations & Acronyms list/table,a prologue, 15 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w photrographs in 1 block,between pp176/77,acknowledgements, Source notes,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title with author's other published titles to its reverse,title page,a dedication also with a blank verso,and to the rear,2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. The true story of the commando unit that Fleming founded,known at various times as 30 Commando or 30 Assualt Unit winning their spurs seizing Axis enemy intelligence in North Africa, Italy and France and finally achieving two great intelligence coups in the collapsing Third Reich in 1945. In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure behind James Bond's fictional chief, 'M'. Here, Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in hard with the front-line troops and steal enemy intelligence? Known as '30 Assault Unit', they took part in the major campaigns of the Second World War, landing on the Normandy beaches and helping to liberate Paris. 30AU's final amazing coup was to seize the entire archives of the German Navy - thirty tons of documents. Ian Fleming flew out in person to get the loot back to Britain, where it was combed for evidence to use in the Nuremburg trials. In this gripping and highly enjoyable book, Nicholas Rankin, author of the best-selling Churchill's Wizards, puts 30 Assault Unit's fascinating story in a strategic and intelligence context. He also argues that Ian Fleming's Second World War service was one of the most significant periods of his life - without this, the most popular spy fiction of the twentieth century would not have been written. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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