The Ironside Diaries, 1937-1940

London: Constable, [1962]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 434, illus., maps, appendices, index, some soiling to rear DJ, several tears/chips to DJ edges. Small rough spot inside front flyleaf. The diary of Field-Marshal Lord Ironside contains his judgments and reflections prior to the outbreak of World War II: the months of the Phoney War, the Norwegian campaign, the battle for France, and the expectancy of a German invasion. Condition: good, fair to good.

Keywords: WWII, Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain, Field-Marshal Gort, Sir Edmund Ironside, Paul Reynaud, Narvik, Leslie Hore-Belisha, British Army

[Book #55055]

Price: $60.00