Operation Victory - Major-General Sir Francis de Guingand

Operation Victory by Major-General Sir Francis de Guingand, published by Hodder and Stoughton. The copyright page confirms this was first printed in January 1947.

This memoir covers the author's time as Chief of Staff of the Eighth Army from 1942 to 1943 and Chief of Staff of the 21st Army Group from 1944 to 1945, written in the years immediately following the war.

The book is bound in orange cloth boards, with the title and author's name lettered on the spine along with the publisher's device. The front board carries a printed facsimile signature near the base. The spine cloth shows noticeable spotting and some fading toward a tan tone, with slight wear at the head and tail. The text block edges are toned with some foxing visible along the page edges. Internally, the paper shown is cream coloured with light spotting in places. The book includes fold-out maps illustrating military campaigns, along with diagrams and maps printed within the text pages.

Condition: Good

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