Edwards, Commander Kenneth R.N., — OPERATION NEPTUNE.

Collins, London, 1946, 1st edn., 319pp, 16 half tone plates, facsimile letter in text, maps/plans at endpapers, black cloth lettered and decoated in gilt at spine, decorated in gilt upper board, lower edge uncut, coloured decorated dustwrapper, the naval element of Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy in 1944, was called Operation Neptune and the author describes the planning and preparation and gives a detailed account of the execution, from the minesweeping and bombardment, the landing craft assault and work of the Marines to the consolidation of the bridgehead, the Mulberry harbours, Pluto and mine clearance, with further details about the later assault on Walcheren to open up the River Scheldt, a little bumped at tips, sunning to tail of spine corresponds with chip in dustwrapper, edges tanned, dustwrapper: rubbed with slight loss at cnrs. and head of soine, large chip to tail of spine, repaired to reverse, light soiling to lower panel, good plus in a good dustwrapper,