THE GUNS OF NAVARONE ~ ALISTAIR MACLEAN ~ 1ST/1ST U.S. HBDJ 1957 GERMAN FORTRESS

Description: THE GUNS OF NAVARONE ~ ALISTAIR MACLEAN 1st U.S. edition 1st printing hardcover with original unclipped dust jacket $3.95 - Light brown cloth boards with blue titling to spine - top edge-stained light blue - 320[pp]. One of the best war books ever. It tells of heroics in the face of the un-doable. The story concerns the efforts of an Allied commando team to destroy a seemingly impregnable German fortress that threatens Allied naval ships in the Aegean Sea and prevents over 1,200 isolated British Army soldiers from being rescued. The Greek Island of Navarone does not exist and the plot is fictional, but the story takes place within the real historical context of the Dodecanese Campaign, the Allies' campaign to capture the Italian-held Greek islands in the Aegean Sea in 1943. Hardcover in very good condition with soiling to top/bottom edges of boards. Soiling to edges/spine. Offsetting from dust jacket to end papers. Original dust jacket in good condition with soiling, edge wear and age toning. All of my books are shipped securely in a sturdy box with appropriate packing materials to stabilize during transit. I am glad to combine purchases to minimize shipping expenses. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available upon request.

Price: 45 USD

Location: East Islip, New York

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