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ISBN10: 1848841817, ISBN13: 9781848841819, [publisher: Pen & Sword, Barnsley] Hardcover First Edition Black cover with gold lettering to spine. 160 x 240 x 28mm. (xi) + 276pp. One section of b/w photographic illustrations; four maps; sources and bibliography; index. A very clean copy with no significant blemishes to either book or jacket. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive. [Shrewsbury, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2010]
South Yorkshire Pen & Sword Military 2010 First Edition. Hardcover Fine. Fine Dust Jacket Signed by Author(s) 276pp. Notes. Biblio. Index. Photo plates. SIGNED by the author. Size: 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" Tall.
ISBN10: 1848841817, ISBN13: 9781848841819, [publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited] Hardcover This is the first biography of Boy Browning, whose name is inextricably linked with the creation and employment of Britains airborne forces in the Second World War. Commissioned into the Grenadier Guards, Browning served on the Western Front, earning a DSO during the Battle of Cambrai. As Adjutant at Sandhurst, he began the tradition of riding a horse up the steps at the end of the commissioning parade. Browning represented England and Great Britain as a hurdler at the 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1932 Browning married Daphne du Maurier, who was ten years younger and became one of the 20th centurys most enduring and popular novelists with titles such as Jamaica Inn and Rebecca. Browning commanded two brigades before being appointed to command 1 Airborne Division in 1941, later acting as Eisenhowers advisor on airborne warfare in the Mediterranean. In 1944 he commanded 1st Airborne Corps, which he took to Holland for Operation MARKET GARDEN that September. Allegedly coining the phrase a bridge too far, he has received much of the blame for the operations failure.In late 1944, Browning became Chief of Staff to Mountbatten. In 1948 he became Comptroller and Treasurer to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip and then Treasurer to the latter following the Queens accession. He was a close adviser to the Royal couple, who respected and valued his judgment.By this time, Boy and Daphne l ...
Pen and Sword Military. nice copy; inscribed by Mead; . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Date: 2010. 2010. Pen and Sword Military ISBN 1848841817 9781848841819 [US]
ISBN10: 1848841817, ISBN13: 9781848841819, [publisher: Pen & Sword Books (Military)] Hardcover First Edition Text in Englisch. Vorwort: HRH The Duke fo Edinburgh. [Hainburg, Germany] [Publication Year: 2010]
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