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DEVINS, JOSEPH H. JR. - Vaagso Raid: The Commando Attack That Changed the Course of Ww Ii.

Title: Vaagso Raid: The Commando Attack That Changed the Course of Ww Ii.
Description: Philadelphia PA: Chilton Book Company, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is black hardcover with red lettering. Has very minor spots on cover edge. Contents look new. Dust has minor rubs and now in mylar protective cover. Fully indexed. "In the dark, early morning hours of Saturday, December 27th, 1941, a small force of British warships escorting two camouflaged excursion steamers slipped past a German lookout station and sailed boldly into one of the great fjords of occupied Norway....The target: Vaagso Island....This was to be the first raid of the war on a fortified position..." Includes black-and-white photographs.; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 222 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

Keywords: Commando Norway Wwii History Germany Nazi Vaagso Island Great Britain

Price: US$ 8.97 Seller: A Book Legacy
- Book number: 62631

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