I Was a Stranger by Hackett Sir John General (13 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 223 pages. 5.50x8.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: Near Fine. MILITARY HISTORY GENERAL World War II Arnhem Dutch Resistance Autobiography -'A classic memoir of the Second World War. ' The Economist.Badly wounded at the battle of Arnhem, and then spirited from his hospital bed by the Dutch Resistance, Brigadier John Hackett spent the winter of 1944 in Nazi-occupied Holland, hidden by a Dutch family, at great risk to their own lives, in a house a stone's throw from a German military police billet. After four months in hiding, Hackett was at last well enough to strap a battered suitcase to an ancient bicycle and set out to freedom.General Sir John Hackett was born in Western Australia in 1910 and educated at Geelong Grammar School and New College, Oxford. He was commissioned into the 8th Hussars in 1931, and remained a regular soldier until 1968. During the Second World War he fought in Syria, the Western Desert and Italy, and also at the Battle of Arnhem.First Edition 219 p. : map ; 23 cm. #250425 (price cut from jacket) Hackett, John Winthrop, Sir, 1910- Great Britain. Army. Airborne Division, 1st -- Biography World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography World War, 1939-1945 -- Netherlands -- Ede World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Netherlands Ede (Netherlands) -- History Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. With dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

Hard Cover. Condition: Book good. First Edition. 219 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A World War II memoir. Flyleaf removed. Otherwise a clean, tightly bound copy. 219 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Small stain at mid fore edge. Page 49-50: stain at mid page. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

1977. Chatto & Windus. Hardback. Book - VG. DJ - VG.

Condition: BUONO USATO. INGLESE II ristampa della I edizione, rilegatura editoriale rigida, marrone con titoli d'oro al solo dorso, sovraccoperta illustrata, scolorita al doso ed ai bordi, lievi segni di usura dovuti a scaffalatura, all'interno pagine leggermente ingiallite ai margini, ingialliti e con fioritura i tagli. Numero pagine 219.

bookplate of Albert Bruce Mathew (Can. General) fine v.g. d.j.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. 252 pp. Light edgewear, corners rubbed. Spine lightly creased. Hackett's personal account of his experiences in the aftermath of the Battle of Arnhem. Criticall wounded, he was spirited away from a German controlled hospital and hidden by a Dutch famiy who nursed him back to health. After recover he escaped back to Allied lines. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall.