Commando Despatch Rider by Mitchell Raymond (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket No notes, underlining or highlighting 2b1.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Only light wear. Almost As New paperback.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xvii, 234 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Mitchell, Raymond 1920-. Royal Marines Commandos History World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 Commando operations Western Front. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xvii, 234 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Mitchell, Raymond 1920-. Royal Marines Commandos History World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 Commando operations Western Front. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In 1944, Ray Mitchell landed in Normandy with his unit 41 Royal Marine Commando. His role in bringing the Third Reich to its knees was that of despatch rider. Often operating alone in totally unfamiliar and hostile terrain, he and his motor bike delivered vital messages to forward units. This is a fighting soldier's account of war - warts and all and describes in vivid terms his and his fellow commandos' experiences and emotions. Over the next ten months the commandos were in the thick of the action in France, the Low Countries and Germany itself. Of particular note was the amphibious landing on the Walcheren Peninsula where the beleaguered German garrison fought fiercely to deny the Allies the vital port of Antwerp. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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