{"product_id":"the-embattled-mountain-f-w-d-deakin-1st-edition-1","title":"The Embattled Mountain, F. W. D. Deakin — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Oxford University Press, 1971\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. xvi, 284.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The original green cloth boards remain exceptionally sharp and clean, with the gilt spine titling brilliantly unoxidised. The binding is completely firm, tight, and square, exhibiting no shelf-lean or weakness to the hinges. Internally, the text block is bright and free from foxing or previous ownership markings, though the page edges show very faint, uniform dust-toning consistent with age. The original, unclipped dust jacket is equally strong, boasting vibrant, unfaded front-panel artwork; it displays only minor edge-wear and a single, small closed tear to the upper edge of the rear panel, all of which is now safely stabilised and presented within a removable protective mylar sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and further photographic plates throughout, alongside a number of maps detailing the terrain and movements discussed in the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThe book serves as a vital first-hand account of the Yugoslav Partisan movement, authored by the man who commanded the initial British military mission to Tito's headquarters. Copies of the true first printing, particularly those retaining their original unclipped dust jackets in such a well-preserved state, have become increasingly uncommon on the open market, appealing strongly to collectors of Second World War Special Operations Executive (SOE) and Balkan military history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eOn 28 May 1943, Captain F. W. D. Deakin was parachuted into the rugged highlands of Montenegro to command the first British military mission to Josip Broz Tito's Partisan headquarters. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"192\"\u003eThe Embattled Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e is Deakin’s gripping, autobiographical account of that pivotal mission. Set against the harrowing backdrop of Mount Durmitor and the relentless pursuit by Axis forces during the Battle of the Sutjeska, the narrative offers an unparalleled, frontline perspective on the Yugoslav resistance. Deakin masterfully intertwines personal memoir with rigorous historical analysis, delivering a definitive chronicle of guerrilla warfare, political manoeuvring, and endurance in the Balkan theatre of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55101583917395,"sku":"5735","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260928_151814.jpg?v=1790681794","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-embattled-mountain-f-w-d-deakin-1st-edition-1","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}