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Winston Churchill's Toyshop [Buy it!] | Macrae, Robert Stuart | USD 65.00 (Mon May 13 13:23:54 2024) | Abebooks | Arch Bridge Bookshop | ISBN10: 0900093226, ISBN13: 9780900093227, [publisher: Roundwood Press] Hardcover First Edition "The inside story of one of the most famous of all the 'backrooms' of World War II -- and of the men and women who worked for it. Conceived by Winston Churchill to short circuit the delays, frustrations and inefficiencies of the service ministries, Department M.D.1 earned from its detractors the sobriquet 'Winston Churchill's Toyshop' . . ." -- from the front flap. Very inconspicuous college library discarded stamp on front endpaper. Otherwise, the book is in very good condition. 228 pages including index. Very scarce. [Bellows Falls, VT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1971] |