Seven Men At Daybreak
Burgess, Alan
£65.00
Seven Men At Daybreak
By Alan Burgess
A true story of epic courage
In 1942, Czechslovakia lay helpless under the heel of Heydrich. In the previous year this ruthless S.S. General, aptly described by Hitler as ‘the man with the iron heart’, had become Reichsprotector of Bohemia and Moravia. For the salvation of the Czech people and the Allied cause it was necessary that this man should die. Jan Kubis and Josef Gabchik parachuted from England on a suicide mission which had a sensational climax.
Nazi reactions were immediate and relentless. Shootings, wholesale arrests, torture and betrayal finally led the execution squads to the crypt of a church in Prague. What followed is told with almost unbearable realism by the author, who tracked down every detail during a visit of investigation. Both he and his informants ran considerable risks to make this book the first complete and authentic record of one of the most sensational stories of our time.
Published in London by Evans Brothers, 1960. First Edition. Hardback with dust jacket. 8vo, 8 ½” x 6” (21.5cm H x 14.5cm W). 231pp. Illustrated with 13 pages of b&w photographs, inc frontis of S.S. General Reinhard Heydrich. Maps on the pastedowns and endpapers. Green boards with gold titles to the spine.
Book condition: Used. Good+. Damp staining to the top outer page edge; Gently warped boards; Inside: Evidence of a historic damp stain lightly affecting the title page and several others, otherwise all other pages are clean and bright (see pictures); No inscriptions or tears. Dust Jacket is rubbed and marked; Price clipped; Inside is a small repair. More photographs available upon request.
Overall Condition: Good+