Buy this book on-line HARGEST James Brigadier : Farewell Campo 12Whitcombe and Tombs, 1946
8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. first New Zealand issue blue cloth, pages age browned, 207pp + frontis, pencil name and address to endpaper, dust jacket unclipped but has some heavy chipping or splits to corners and spine ends, NZ POW in Italy after capture by Rommel, and his escape attempts etc, Brigadier Hargest was captured at Sidi Aziz and escaped from a German POW camp near Florence, being the highest ranked British officer to escape in either World War (he also served at Gallipoli, Egypt and France in the First War) He travelled via Switzerland and occupied France back to Britain, and was killed in action in 1944. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Cloth. Jacket: Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of HARGEST James Brigadier : Farewell Campo 12. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, rare books, fine bindings, livres d'occasion and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |