It is December 1944 and a detachment of American soldiers has been assigned to guard and ancient castle in Belgium inhabited by an elderly aristocrat, his young wife, and countless valuable artefacts. The soldiers are waiting out the war - indulging in various hobbies, exploring the castle's excesses (including a replica of Venice complete with canals and gondolas), in other words, trying to do something other than fight in the war - until a German counterattack puts them firmly back in the fray. As the American soldiers ...
Read More
It is December 1944 and a detachment of American soldiers has been assigned to guard and ancient castle in Belgium inhabited by an elderly aristocrat, his young wife, and countless valuable artefacts. The soldiers are waiting out the war - indulging in various hobbies, exploring the castle's excesses (including a replica of Venice complete with canals and gondolas), in other words, trying to do something other than fight in the war - until a German counterattack puts them firmly back in the fray. As the American soldiers find themselves caught up in the snow and carnage of Hitler's Ardennes offensive, the war begins to take on a hallucinatory quality which leaves many of the men reeling.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. G mass market paperback, some spine and cover creasing, some shelf wear on edges, pages lightly yellowed, text tight and clean, second printing with movie scene cover.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition (so stated). 8vo. Dust jacket designed by Paul Bacon (unclipped; two small nicks). Very good. 382 pages. No signatures or bookplates. "Castle Keep" was filmed in 1969, directed by Sydney Pollack from the novel by Eastlake. Starring Burt Lancaster as Maj. Abraham Falconer; Patricia O'Neal as Capt. Lionel Beckman; Jean-Pierre Aumont as The Count of Maldorais; Peter Flak as Sfc. Rossie Baker; Astrid Heeren as Therese and Bruce Dern as Lt. Billy Byron Bix.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. No dust jacket as issued. 384p.; 20 cm. Cassell military paperbacks.. Originally published: New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965; London: Michael Joseph, 1966.