Nor Any Victory: Ray Brock, 1942, Reynal And Hitchcock, First Edition, With Dust Jacket

Nor Any Victory: Ray Brock, 1942, Reynal and Hitchcock, New York, NY. 8vo, 351 pages. With dust jacket, tear at the top and corner chipping with surface grim on reverse. Sunning to the spine. Book is clean internally with original bookshelf price of $3.00 on bottom of back flap dust jacket.

Reference: 206-383
Estimate: $60-$350

1942 First Edition with dust jacket. “Nor Any Victory” by Ray Brock, First edition of a newspaper correspondent's account of watching World War II break out in the Balkans, including in Yugoslavia, Greece, and Romania. At the beginning of his career, newspaperman Ray Brock stumbled onto a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with the New York Times. The Times sent him to Belgrade as a correspondent, which he arrived at in time for the Italian attack on Greece and the German invasion of Romania. He returned to Yugoslavia in time to see the beginning sparks of their heroic resistance. After he escaped to Turkey, he sent in this manuscript telling of his fascinating (and, yes, exciting) experiences in the Balkans. Brock remains a valuable first-person source on World War II in the Balkans. Interestingly, Brock was a friend of Ernest Hemingway (little surprise given their shared taste for risk-taking); the two carried on correspondence now kept at the Kennedy Library. He later spent time in the Middle East, writing about the pending conflict over this area between the Soviet Union and the United States. He, like many believed, that the Soviets were bent on world domination at any cost. He criticized US policy in the Middle East vigorously. His later book “Blood and Oil” published in 1952, reflected the turmoil and his on the ground experiences.

Feb. 19, 1968: New York Times Obituary.
RAY BROCK DEAD; NEWSMAN-AUTHOR; Ex-Times Correspondent in Turkey and Yugoslavia.

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Notes: Good condition, dust jacket has some chips and tears but is rated good. Book is tight and clean.

$60 - $350

8" x 3" x 10"

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