Search Results: MILITARY from Chilton Books

London: Leo Cooper, 1971.. 1st edition. "Truth, indeed, is stranger than fiction; certainly it is more dramatic. This breathtaking story of John Goldsmith's adventures as an SOE agent in France during the Second World War leaves any spy novel at the post - as the author, perhaps better known as a successful trainer of hurdlers, might have put it....Not for nothing did John Goldsmith finish the War with a DSO, an M.C., a Legion d'Honneur and 3 Crois de Guerres." Pp.192, 9 black & white photo illustrations. Red cloth, dustwrapper has edge tears and small losses. VG/Fair.

London: Temple Press Ltd., 1958.. 1st ed. (Published in association with 'The Aeroplane'). A survey of modern military flying, comprising sections on combat aircraft, scientific aids and missiles. Pp. 6/107, 28 line drawings, 25 plates, owner's bookplate to verso front board. Turquoise cloth, illustrated d/w has slight rubbing and chipping to edges. G+/G.

Lavenham: Terence Dalton, 1982.. 1st edition. "Airspeed Limited was an act of faith on the part of four men, Nevil Shute Norway [novelist Nevil Shute], Alfred Hessell Tiltman, Sir Alan Cobham and Lord Grimthorpe...Airspeed produced the Courier small airliner which was notable for introducing the retractable undercarriage, but its name will be for ever linked with two aircraft which played vital roles in the Second World War, the Oxford twin-engined trainer and the Horsa military glider." 23cms x 18cms x 1.5cms. Pp.x/206, many black & white photo illustrations. White cloth, dustwrapper has wear to top of spine. VG/VG.

London: Military Book Society, 1971.. This survey of thje armament installations on British aircraft over a period of thirty years is, at the same time, a major contribution to the history of the aircraft themselves, covering as it does no fewer than 500 types of aircraft constructed by 48 private manufacturers and Government establishments....Many of the photographs show in fascinating detail not only items of armament but structural and other features of aircraft both historic and obscure." Pp.xiv/457, many black & white photos and maker's drawings throughout. Black cloth has minor edge wear. Dustwrapper slightly toned with edge wear and small chipped tears. VG/Good.

New York: Dover Publications, 1995.. Over 750 illustrations compiled from nineteenth-century sources. Includes detailed examples, arranged chronologically (and to some extent, geographically) of suits of armour, chain mail, swords, halberds, spears, pikes, lances, crossbows, axes, daggers, helmets, shields, knives, small arms and many other implements, together with scenes of battle, siege, jousts, soldiers, horses and more. 27.5cms x 21cms. Pp.119, illustrated throughout. Paperback. VG.

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1964.. 1st ed. Illustrated and documented study of Arms and Armour. 10.50cms. x 17cms. Pp. 45, illustrated in colour and b/w throughout, illustrated endpapers. Illustrated laminated boards. G+.

London: Severn House Publishers Ltd., 1977.. 1st Severn House ed. "Interpretation of real battle, done with a skill and sensitivity that is rarely found in this war's real heroes." Pp. 128. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1941.. 2nd ed. "This is the first book to give the inside story of the Battle of the Atlantic." Pp. 7/104, frontis, 3 illustrations, inscrip. to fep, endpapers browned. Yellow cloth, illustrated d/w edges chipped. G/G+.

Bourne End: Spurbooks Ltd., 1973.. 1st ed. Traces the development of amphibious assault from Dunkirk to D-Day, and illustrates with words, maps and photographs the events leading up to D-Day and during the landings. 21.5cms. x 19cms. Pp. 142, b/w photographs throughout + 4 maps, newspaper clipping loosely inserted, pps. 131-134 loose, maps to endpapers. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. G+/G+.

London: John Blanch & Son, 1909.. 1st edition. Contents: I.Flint Lock Period, Volunteers, Muskets and Rifles; II.The Percussion System, The Expanding Bullet Rifle; III.The Breechloading System, Revolvers, Capping Breechloaders, The Gastight Cartridge, Single Breechloading Military Rifles; IV.Hammerless and Ejector Guns, Single-Triggers, Pump Guns, The Auto-Loading System; VRepeating and Magazine Rifles, The Lee Enfield; Appendix: Tables of Particulars of Modern Rifles; Drawings of Cartridges of Modern Rifles. 25.5cms x 19.5cms. Pp.xiv/159, over 150 illustrations of guns and rifles,minor toning to endpapers. Brown pebbled cloth, gilt title to front and spine, minor edge wear and bumps to corners. VG.

London: Paladin, 1992.. 1st ed. "Detailed maps, a chronology of events, extensive source-notes and Security Council resolutions make this book not only a comprehensive and objective chronicle of the war but also an invaluable aid to the understanding of contemporary history and Middle Eastern affairs." Pp.26/591, 8 pages of b/w photo illustrations, 10 pages of maps, owners inkstamp to inside front cover. Pbk, some creasing to spine. VG.

Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2004.. 1st edition. "Based across East Anglia, the 'Mighty Eighth' was the largest of all the American air forces of the Second World War....Following the success of Eighth Air Force Bomber Stories...Ian McLachlan has trawled official archives, interviewed survivors and gained privileged access to personal letters, diaries and photograph albums to assemble a brand-new collection of bomber stories." 24.5cms x 18cms. Pp.xii/212, many black & white photos throughout. Black cloth, dustwrapper has minor edge wear. VG/VG.

Royston: Ellisons' Editions, 1985.. Recollections of Thomas Huskisson, RN covering his first eight years in the Royal Navy (1800-1808). Limited edition (No.99 of 1000 copies). Pp.xii/118, occasional black & white illustrations. Paperback. VG.

Edinburgh: Published for The Durham Light Infantry by Thomas Newlson & Sons Ltd, [No Date - 1962]. First edition, with signed letter from the Author. pp.xx/pp.574 + coloured frontis and numerous maps. Rubbed green cloth with silver gilt titles to spine. Clean endpapers. Handwritten letter loosely inserted. On headed note paper ("20 South End Row, Kensington, W.S. Western 1225."), dated 13 November 1962. G+ .

Haywards Heath, England: Greenacres, nd. (Veere Books).. For the first time the collective short histories of all the combat Regiments of the British Army appear in book form. The result is a wealth of fascinating historical detail and story." Pp.96 with colour and b/w illustrations.l P/b with illustrated cover. G+.

Leatherhead: Ashford, Buchan & Enright, 1993.. 1st edition. "In 1991, the Royal Observer Corps was finally "stood down" by Her Majesty the Queen after 66 years of meritorious service....The Author, himself a member of the R.O.C.A. has been allowed access to unique archive material...and many previously unpublished photographs have been included in this book". Pp.xvi/176, many black & white photo illustrations. Black cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

Sudbury: Roger Burden, nd.(c.1995).. Privately published. Harold "Hummie" Lock, lied about his age and signed up for the Royal Navy when he was only 14. He survived the sinking of HMS Jupiter in February 1942 in the Battle of Java Sea. He and his comrades had to swim for eight miles before finding land, where they were captured by the Japanese and imprisoned until the end of the war. The young seaman was beaten and starved and when he was freed in 1945, he weighed just 4st 10lbs. This is his story. Pp.74, signed by Harold Lock to foreword, occasional illustrations by J.Allen. Grey card covers, author's address label to lower front. VG.** "Mr Lock went on to organise reunions for former PoWs in Suffolk. In 2005, he travelled to Java in Indonesia and Singapore with the former Beirut hostage Terry Waite, who became a friend." (bbc).

Sudbury: Roger Burden, nd.(c.1995).. Privately published. Harold "Hummie" Lock, lied about his age and signed up for the Royal Navy when he was only 14. He survived the sinking of HMS Jupiter in February 1942 in the Battle of Java Sea. He and his comrades had to swim for eight miles before finding land, where they were captured by the Japanese and imprisoned until the end of the war. The young seaman was beaten and starved and when he was freed in 1945, he weighed just 4st 10lbs. This is his story. Pp.74, occasional illustrations by J.Allen. Grey card covers a little rubbed. VG.** "Mr Lock went on to organise reunions for former PoWs in Suffolk. In 2005, he travelled to Java in Indonesia and Singapore with the former Beirut hostage Terry Waite, who became a friend." (bbc).

London: Crowther and Goodman (printers),1935.. Notes, compiled, more or less in the form of a diary. Contents includes: I.Early Days; II.Festubert; III.Picardy; IV.Arras; V.The Somme; VI.Ypres; VII.Third Battle of Ypres; VIII.Givenchy. Pp.136/xxiv(index), slight toning to endpapers, owner's name to inside front board. Blue textured cloth, gilt title to front, minor edge wear. VG.

London: Edward Arnold, 1919.. New Impression. Originally published in the "Month" under the heading, "French and English". The author served as a Chaplain in the British Army in World War I. Pp.viii/296. Grey cloth spotted with crease to rear board,spine toned with wear to edges, bumps and wear to corners. G-.