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It is 1944 and Monte Cassino has become a Nazi stronghold against the Allied advance through Italy. But Cassino must be taken, and the flamboyantly ambitious Brigadier Heathfield has a plan. This is a gripping, intoxicating story about the men of the North Yorkshires, veterans of Africa, hardened to the world.
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Harris writes about war as few men can --Daily Mail
About the Author
John Harris, who also wrote under the pen names of Mark Hebden and Max Hennessy was born in 1916. He authored the best-selling The Sea Shall Not Have Them. He was a sailor, an airman, a journalist, a travel courier, a cartoonist and a history teacher. During the Second World War he served with two air forces and two navies. After turning to full-time writing, Harris wrote adventure stories and created a sequence of crime novels around the quirky fictional character Chief Inspector Pel. A master of war and crime fiction, his enduring novels are versatile and entertaining.
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Swordpoint: A Novel of Cassino
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Hutchinson, London, 1980
ISBN 10: 009140990X
ISBN 13: 9780091409906
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Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of this World War Two novel about the taking of Monte Cassino. Light shelf wear. There is a small number rubber stamped on the table of contents page. Light tape stains from where the dustjacket was taped to the book are found on the boards and one on the rear glued down end page. Price clipped otherwise in very good / very good condition. Seller Inventory # 41510
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SWORDPOINT: A NOVEL OF CASSINO
Published by
Hutchinson, London, 1980
ISBN 10: 009140990X
ISBN 13: 9780091409906
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good ++. First Edition. PRICE NOT CLIPPED. Seller Inventory # 006342
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Swordpoint: A Novel of Cassino
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 284 pages. Dj spine faded, page edge foxedIt is 1944 and Monte Cassino has become a Nazi stronghold against the Allied advance through Italy. But Cassino must be taken, and the flamboyantly ambitious Brigadier Heathfield has a plan. This is a gripping, intoxicating story about t he men of the North Yorkshires, veterans of Africa, hardened to the world. Seller Inventory # 6761ah
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SWORDPOINT
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ISBN 10: 009140990X
ISBN 13: 9780091409906
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine in Mylar Sleeve. First Edition. A firm straight book and dust jacket, 285 pages. Dust jacket not price clipped, undamaged. Just out of long-term storage, appears unread. A very nice first printing. Seller Inventory # 042344
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