To my Father’s memory

First published in Great Britain in 1976

Published in 2007 and reprinted in this format in 2010 by

PEN & SWORD MILITARY

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Copyright © Geoffrey Hindley, 1976, 2007, 2010

ISBN 978 184884 203 8

eISBN 9781848849228

The right of Geoffrey Hindley to be identified as Author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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