D-Day Plus One: Shot Down and on the Run in France

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D-Day Plus One: Shot Down and on the Run in France

Name: D-Day Plus One: Shot Down and on the Run in France
Brand: Broadhursts Books
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D-Day Plus One: Shot Down and on the Run in France, Frank "Dutch" Holland with Adam Wilkins

Publication: London, Grub Street, 2007.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 256.

Condition Report: Near Fine. This is an exceptionally sharp and well-preserved copy. The publisher's original grey cloth boards are remarkably clean, showing no shelf-wear, rubbing, or bumping to the extremities, and the corners remain perfectly sharp. The binding is wonderfully tight, holding the text block squarely and securely. Internally, the volume is pristine; the page edges and leaves are bright, crisp, and entirely free from foxing, age-toning, or previous ownership inscriptions, appearing completely unread. The dust jacket is vibrant and complete, showing only the most minute traces of handling. A superb, highly presentable copy.

Catalogue Note: This is a 2007 reprint of the first edition, published by Grub Street in the same year as the true first. The volume is solidly bound in the publisher's original grey cloth featuring striking, unblemished white spine lettering.

While this title is relatively common on the secondary market, it is frequently found heavily read, ex-library, or structurally compromised. Finding a copy in such immaculate, unread condition is quite pleasing.

The day after D-Day, Frank "Dutch" Holland was an RAF pilot whose Typhoon aircraft was shot down by German anti-aircraft fire over Normandy. This gripping firsthand narrative chronicles his miraculous survival, his evasion of enemy capture, and his subsequent life on the run alongside the French Resistance. It is a thrilling and profoundly human account of courage and endurance behind enemy lines during the most pivotal period of the Second World War.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Frank "Dutch" Holland, Adam Wilkins

Book Publisher: Grub Street

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: History

Book edition:

Signed: No

Book Pages: 256

Book Publication Year: 2007

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom

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