World War II • History

Operation Fish: The race to save Europe's wealth, 1939-1945

Alfred Draper

Brilliant book written about a little-known operation in WW2 by someone very close to it. It was the largest movement of wealth in history and to this day is not really understood.

Dimensions

22 x 14.5 cm

Pages

377

Publisher

Cassell, London, 1979.

Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.

Language: English.

One copy is available

Condition:Used, good condition (visible signs of use)

Damages or inconvenience notice:

Yellowed pages
Staines on the pages
Slight damage to the dust jacket

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