These are a great affordable REPRINT of the original "The Story of 79th Armoured Division".
Since my original copy has been signed by members of the 79th, I kept the signatures in the reprint. The book is slightly thinner than the original, but has kept its original style of printing with some pages being a little uneven and off center.
The only real change between this and an original (except the price!) are the pages are a little thinner and the maps no longer fold out, but rather spread across two pages. I even went as far as to get the 79th sticker on the cover reprinted and placed them on by hand, just like the original. The last photograph is of my original on the left and our reprint on the right.
The contents of this book are truly fantastic and I have had my head glued in this book absorbing the stories, some of which go into some incredible detail - even down to individual soldiers actions in places.
It turned out that I have a dog-tag that belonged to a member of the 79th who's photograph appears in this book showing him being awarded a medal by the American Forces for his role in using a Churchill Crocodile tank while supporting the American Infantry.
These will be on a limited print run, so grab them while you can. I have kept the price down low, I'm a collector offering these to fellow collectors either to read and study, or to save your original copy from the abuse a book takes while being read. Currently the only original copy on eBay is £100! ouch! Glad I got mine when I did...
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SKU: BK-79
£18.00Price
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