228 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Burgundy cover boards, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Pages clean, binding tight, spine straight. Breuer recounts over fifty little-known tales of military actions, espionage, and skullduggery on the American home front. Record # 31821.

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Titre: Air-Raid Warden Was A Spy, The: And Other Tales From Home-Front America in World War II
�diteur: john Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ
Date de parution: 2003
Langue: anglais
ISBN � 10 chiffres: 0471234885
ISBN � 13 chiffres: 9780471234883
Reliure: Couverture rigide
�dition: Edition originale
�tat de l'article: Very Good
�tat de la jaquette: Very Good

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Critical acclaim for William B. Breuer
""A first-class historian.""
-The Wall Street Journal
Top Secret Tales of World War II
""A book for rainy days and long solitary nights by the fire. If there were a genre for cozy nonfiction, this would be the template.""
-Publishers Weekly
""Perfect for the curious and adventure readers and those who love exotic tales and especially history buffs who will be surprised at what they didn't know. Recommended for nearly everyone.""
-Kirkus Reviews
Daring Missions of World War II
""The author brings to light many previously unknown stories of behind-the-scenes bravery and covert activities that helped the Allies win critical victories.""
-Albuquerque Journal
Secret Weapons of World War II
""Rip-roaring tales . . . a delightful addition to the niche that Breuer has so successfully carved out.""
-Publishers Weekly

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WILLIAM B. BREUER is the critically acclaimed author of more than thirty military history books, including Daring Missions of World War II, Unexplained Mysteries of World War II, Top Secret Tales of World War II, Undercover Tales of World War II, Vendetta!: Castro and the Kennedy Brothers, and Shadow Warriors: The Covert War in Korea, all published by Wiley. Fourteen of his books have been main selections of the Military Book Club, including The Great Raid on Cabanatuan and MacArthur's Undercover War, both published by Wiley.

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