'Of all the war stories I have read, truth or fiction, this is the best' - Ottawa Journal '...a cracking good story' - Globe & Mail 'Green Beach has blown the lid off one of the Second World War's best-kept secrets' Daily Express 'If I had been aware of the orders given to the escort to shoot him rather than let him be captured, I would have cancelled them immediately' Lord Mountbatten 'Green Beach is a vivid, moving and at times nerve-racking reconstruction of an act of outstanding but horrific ...
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'Of all the war stories I have read, truth or fiction, this is the best' - Ottawa Journal '...a cracking good story' - Globe & Mail 'Green Beach has blown the lid off one of the Second World War's best-kept secrets' Daily Express 'If I had been aware of the orders given to the escort to shoot him rather than let him be captured, I would have cancelled them immediately' Lord Mountbatten 'Green Beach is a vivid, moving and at times nerve-racking reconstruction of an act of outstanding but horrific heroism' Sunday Express In 1942 radar expert Jack Nissenthall volunteered for a suicidal mission to join a combat team who were making a surprise landing at Dieppe in occupied France. His assignment was to penetrate a German radar station on a cliff above "Green Beach". Because Nissenthall knew the secrets of British and US radar technology, he was awarded a personal bodyguard of sharpshooters. Their orders were to protect him, but in the event of possible capture lo kill him. .His choice was to succeed or die. The story of what happened to him and his bodyguards in nine hours under fire is one of World War II's most terrifying true stories of personal heroism.
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Add this copy of Green Beach to cart. $2.17, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1975 by William Heinemann Ltd.
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Used-Good. 1st edition. Owner's name on front free end paper. Pages yellowed, otherwise a clean, tidy copy; dust jacket not price-clipped & protected in removable clear sleeve.
Add this copy of Green Beach to cart. $15.77, very good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1975 by William Heinemann Ltd.
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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. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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G in dw, marginal browning. World War II-Western Europe Operation Jubilee, August 1942, was essentially a rehearsal for the D-Day landings. There were 16 immediate objectives of the operation, one of which was to discover the importance of a German radar station. Among those landed was Flight-Sergeant J M Nissenthall, a radar expert, equipped with a Canadian Army uniform and escorted by a personal bodyguard whose orders were to kill him rather than allow the Germans to capture him. This is the story of what happened to him and his bodyguard during the fighting on the beaches near to Dieppe. UL-XXXXXX. vi + 250pp, 24 photos, 2 maps.
Add this copy of Green Beach to cart. $27.50, new condition, Sold by Kulturas books west rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pacific Palisades, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1975 by Heinemann.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Sturdy book, quality darker green cloth, very bright gilt lettering and borders on spine, 250 very slightly browned pages including a glossy photo section. DJ glossy beneath mylar, color photo of a seashore oon front, black spine, colorful back in green, black, and blue, withyellow and black military insignia. DJ has very slight wear at tips, tiny scratch at bottom back, tiny nick at top back edge at spine. Very Good DJ/Near Fine book.