Chink a Biography by Greacen Lavinia (25 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Small inscription inside on mildly tanned pages. Book is over 500g when packed and will incur extra postal charges if ordered from overseas.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover.

HardBack. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition. MACMILLAN, London. 1989 A very good copy in black cloth boards, map endpapers, with a good dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a reasonable condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is extremely heavy, we may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardback; boards stained, edge of pages yellowed, otherwise good in stained, yellowed and creased dustjacket. ; Biography of the British General and Irish nationalist; 'Chink' Dorman O'Gowan. Illustrated. ; 392 pages.

Hardback. First edition, 1989. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. NF (ex-library - sticker on first page and stamp on title page) in NF unclipped dust jacket (sticker on spine). Published: Macmillan, 1989.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hardback. Very good in very good price clipped dust jacket with slight wear. Previous owners sticker to front free end paper.

Condition: Very Good. Some gentle wear to dust jacket at edges and corners. Some very faint storage markings and scratches to dust jacket. Hard board excellent. Light foxing to top text block. Content and pages as new. Book.

Large 8vo. pp 398. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. ISBN: 0333453956 Neat gift inscription on the half title page, otherwise very good indeed in very good indeed dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The dustjacket is edgeworn and has a small tear.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A clean unmarked copy in the dust wrapper.

1st Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxi, 392 pages, [8] p. of plates: ill., 2 col. maps, port.s ; 24 cm. Subjects: Dorman-Smith, Eric. Dorman-Smith, Eric 1895-1969. Forman-Smith, Eric. Generals Great Britain; Biography. Great Britain. Great Britain Army Forman-Smith, Eric. 1 Kg.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -A Sunday Times Book of the Year selection.'An unexpected and utter joy to read.' - Financial Times'Enthralling.' The Mail on Sunday'Friend of Hemingway, dandy, lover and tactician, Chink is marvellously retrieved here.' - Sunday Times Books of the Year'Chink, at the heart of the international bohemian world, was a figure as incongruous as David Niven strolling into a novel by Dostoyevsky. Hemingway had a lasting admiration for his friend and repeatedly wove elements of him into his fictions over more than 30 years. But Chink's real-life story, as told by Lavinia Greacen, is a stranger and more poignant tale than anything the novelist made of it.' - The Times'This moving story of an uncompromising outsider must be one of the most interesting publishing coups of the year.' - Sunday Independent'Greacen's biography deserves wide attention. It is at once shiningly honest and unapologetically partisan; it illuminates the nature both of courage and of command. I cannot think of any account of soldiering, by a man or a woman, which more convincingly conveys its bloody allure.' - Frederic Raphael, The Listener'Was Chink a military wizard who fell foul of the conservatism of 'Eton in Uniform' Or was he an egocentric whose skills as a tactician were outweighed by his idiosyncrasies Whatever the answer, this is an absorbing story which tells us as much about the modern British military as it does about this 'Chink' in its armour.' - Daily Mail'This complex man has been finely and carefully drawn by Lavinia Greacen. Her use of the family papers and her wide-ranging research have brought Chink to life.' - Hampstead & Highgate Express'This book, superbly researched and crafted, is a classic tragedy, the inexorable story of a hero destroyed by his own flaws, the hubris that made him a hero. I would not know a TAC HQ or CIGS if I met one, and yet, thanks to the ease of Lavinia Greacen's story-telling, I read this biography in almost one sitting.' - Books Ireland'Lavinia Greacen's readable and intelligent book states the case for Chink without overstating it. She is aware of his faults as well as his great gifts. The picture which emerges is a convincing one, revealing his charm and his inventive intelligence as well as his vanity.' - Sunday Times'A dazzling triumph, widely and justifiably acclaimed. I know of several people who tried to get copies and were unable to do so because it had sold out. It is a superb work, both a magnificent piece of research sustained by a beautifully crafted narrative style.' - Irish Times'A tragic climax, and the enthralling story of a soldier whose worst enemy was himself.' - Mail on Sunday'A graceful and sympathetic biographer who plots the details of his tendentious career with skill and compassion.' - Irish Independent'Fascinatingly told; one of the best biographies for years.' - Irish TimesBritish general and passionate Irish nationalist; revered by Auchinleck, sacked by Churchill; Hemingway's lifelong hero and Montgomery's villain - Chink Dorman-Smith remains a fascinating and controversial enigma. This is the acclaimed biography of the brilliant soldier who outwitted Rommel at the First Battle of Alamein and helped turn the tide for the British army - only to fall into disgrace and obscurity. It is the larger-than-life story of the man who would continue to inspire Hemingway's imagination, from A Moveable Feast to Across the River and into the Trees.Lavinia Greacen vividly brings to life a man who defied convention, both in his private life and his public career, to become the most original military thinker of his time. 694 pp. Englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First. very nice copy; name of previous owner on endpaper; the biography of Dorman O'Gowan, Auchinleck's Chief of Staff who conceived the plan that defeated Rommel at Alamein, only to be sacked by Churchill;

1st Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxi, 392 pages, [8] p. of plates: ill., 2 col. maps, port.s ; 24 cm. Subjects: Dorman-Smith, Eric. Dorman-Smith, Eric 1895-1969. Forman-Smith, Eric. Generals Great Britain; Biography. Great Britain. Great Britain Army Forman-Smith, Eric. 1 Kg.

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Condition: Fair. Independent family-run bookstore for over 50 years! Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within.

Condition: new.

Condition: new.

Condition: new.