Inside North Pole, by Pieter Dourlein (HC,1989, $3)
This is a beautiful looking book. The cover is partially made of what appears to be fake leather. All three edges are gilded, and there is a red ribbon bookmark. All this for what is a nice, but not spectacular book about a Dutchman who parachutes into Holland and is immediately captured. He thus finds himself in the middle of the Nazi Operation North Pole, where Britain sends in agents, and the Nazis round them up. Dourlein is frantic to notify the British that their plans are known, but what can he do from inside a prison? Read here of his heroic attempt to save other agent's lives. This book can be found in the WWII section of military history, avail. 10/19.
