Edge Spence (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. No Honour No Glory, The tragic deaths of 162 Kiwi prisoners-of-war, revealed for the first time. By Jim Henderson and Spence Edge. Publisher: William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, 1983. FIRST EDITION. Very good hardback and jacket. A little compression and rubbing to spine ends, edges and corners, binding firm, pages very good, no inscriptions, minor marks. Jacket has some fading to spine area, a little shelf-wear and chipping. The tragic death of 162 kiwi prisoners-of-war revealed for the first time. 192 pages with photos. The Jason left Benghazi with 2000 British and Commonwealth POWs on the 8th December 1941. It was torpedoed by the British submarine. Porpoise with the loss of 500 men, including 45 New Zealanders. The Italian crew abandoned the ship, taking all the lifeboats. A German crewman remained on board, managed to get the engines going again, and beached the Jason at Methoni in Greece. Most of the prisoners managed to make it to shore. Those that were injured were taken by the Italian Hospital Ship, Arno, to an Italian hospital, the rest were rounded up and confined in a make-shift POW camp with no shelter and little food. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.

first edition 192pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,sl.wear to extrems) in VG dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled w/ minor chipping, ,spine sl.sunned).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. No Honour No Glory, The tragic deaths of 162 Kiwi prisoners-of-war, revealed for the first time. By Jim Henderson and Spence Edge. SIGNED BY AUTHOR : Jim Henderson. Publisher: William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, 1983. FIRST EDITION. Very good hardback and jacket. A little compression to spine ends and corners, binding firm, pages very good, minor marks. Large gift inscription to owner signed by Jim Henderson (he has also made notes in the text and initialled them). Previous owners address stamps to title page and inside back cover. Jacket has a little shelf-wear. The tragic death of 162 kiwi prisoners-of-war revealed for the first time. 192 pages with photos. The Jason left Benghazi with 2000 British and Commonwealth POWs on the 8th December 1941. It was torpedoed by the British submarine. Porpoise with the loss of 500 men, including 45 New Zealanders. The Italian crew abandoned the ship, taking all the lifeboats. A German crewman remained on board, managed to get the engines going again, and beached the Jason at Methoni in Greece. Most of the prisoners managed to make it to shore. Those that were injured were taken by the Italian Hospital Ship, Arno, to an Italian hospital, the rest were rounded up and confined in a make-shift POW camp with no shelter and little food. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand. Signed by Author(s).