Military - World War II

Novosti Press Agency, n.p., 1975.. 124 pp, folio, hard cover (pictorial boards - no dust jacket). Pictorial endpapers, profusely illustrated with b&w photos and maps/battle plans, fold-outs at front and rear. A photographic record of Russia during The Great Patriotic War (World War. II). Trilingual text - Russian/English/French. Contents: Introduction; Thwarting "Operation Typhoon"; The Sword of Stalingrad; 900 Heroic Days; Exploits on the Home Front Matching the Front-Line Heroism; The Collapse of "Operation Citadel"; An. E delweiss that Never Flowered; The Whole Nation Took to Arms; Liberation; The Final Assault; A Decisive Contribution; The Cost of the War. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, light rubbing on . g lo ssy boards, areas of light browning on rear board, all corners and top of spine bumped. Good+. more information

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Leo Cooper, London, (1977), reprint.. 208 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850522153 B&w maps, organization chart. "Tom Angus sets out to apportion no blame, nor does he seek to analyse the reasons for the failure of the operation. His aim is simply to describe w. hat it was like to be a 30-year old company commander during those eight days in hell. For obvious reasons, the characters are not all drawn straight from life. The names are changed and he does not specify the units concerned. But the events . h e describes did happen just where and when and how he describes them; so if this is not a conventional work of military history nor is it by any means fiction. It is a remarkable and intensely moving account of one of those great military traged. ie s w hich only the British seem able to turn into triumphs, and as a book it certainly triumphs over all conventional accounts of that blood-drenched sacrifice that was the Battle of Arnhem. It is also the finest evocation of an infantryman's war. to b e published for many years and will become a classic in its field." Previous owners small stamp on front pastedown, very tiny bump to bottom corners of boards. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top of spine, small ghost sticker mark on fro. nt f lap . VG+/VG. more information

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Prima, Rocklin, CA, 1992, first edition.. 192 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1559581425 Map endpapers, b&w illustrations. "In German-occupied France in 1940, only a few people refused to give up the great ideals of their country - liberty, equality, and fraternity. O. ne of these was Raoul Laporterie. Starting right after the fall of France, he supplied false documents, money, transport, and shelter to more than 1,600 people. Those rescued were chiefly Sephardic Jews of Bordeaux, but also included a covey of . n uns, some French soldiers evading prison camps, and Allied flyers fleeing captivity. He was assisted by his wife, Laure, and his daughter, Irene, his employees in his clothing stores, and all the residents of the village of Bascons, near the bor. de r between Occupied and Vichy France, where he was mayor. Risking death daily, Laporterie managed to outmaneuver and fool the Germans repeatedly. A true Christian, he loved others regardless of the consequences. Today, at age 94, he has recei. ved m a ny honours from the governments of France and Israel. This is his dramatic story." Minor edge wear, minor browning on bottom front edge. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at top of spine, very light wrinkling/tiny tear at bottom of re. ar f lap -f old, minor rubbing, very minor edge wear/wrinkling. Very Good+/Very Good. more information

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Stackpole, Mechanicsburg, PA, 1999, book club edition.. 304 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0739403281 B&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "From the time they hit Omaha Beach, the men of the 29th Division were fighting for their lives. The beachhead was a chaotic mess, with sheets. of murderous lead raining down upon the pinned troops....Highly detailed and insightful, (this book) offers a fascinating look at the struggle from the point of view of the men who fought it. Based on interviews with the men of the fighting 29th. a s well as unit battle histories, the book examines the opposing armies, including the field tactics, equipment and training of each. The author has included 30 specially prepared maps which follow the 29th Division through its final liberation o. f t he village of St. Lo, a victory that proved forever the particular combination of qualities that made the American GI more than a match for any enemy." Wrinkling at top of spine, light wrinkling and slight bump at bottom of spine, small bump a. nd tw o tiny tears at top edge of front board, one tiny corner bump, rub mark across fore-edge of textblock. Dust jacket has light dge wear/wrinkling. Very Good/Very Good-. more information

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J.M. Dent, London, (1977). 240 pp., sm 4to., 2nd reprint, hard cover in dust jacket. Complete and authoritative account of Dunkirk. Profusely illustrated. Map endpapers. Dj is price-clipped and has minor edge wear. NF/VG+. more information

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Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, (1989).. 497 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps. "...(gathers) todgether an outstanding team of military historians to write about the characters and careers of twenty-six generals - the men in field-grey and carmine-red. whose expertise enabled the Wehrmacht to win the early dazzling victories of 1939-41 and then to endure so long against such heavy odds...probes the central mystery of why a generation of able commanders and staff officers from the most deeply p. r o f essional officer corps in the world became subservient to Hitler's purposes and why even the best of them failed to deflect Hitler from his disastrous decisions..." Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown, minor edge wear and rubbing. D. us t ja cket has light edge wear, moderate soft wrinkling - mainly on spine and top edge, small closed tear at top of rear hinge, a few soiling specks on inside surface. VG/VG-. more information

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Clarke Irwin, Toronto, (1981).. 192 pp., sm 4to., Ist ed., hardcover in dust jacket The author, head of Montgomery's Operations & Planning Staff throughout the Normandy campaign, recounts the complex, dramatic story of Operation Overlord from the formulation of Montgomery's maste. r plan to the eventual encirclement and destruction of the German Seventh Army in Northern France. Profusely illustrated with maps & photos. Light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, rubbing and tiny dints on bottom edge of boards. Dust jacket . h a s minor edge wrinkling and minor rubbing. VG/VG+. more information

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University of Toronto Press, Toronto, (1988).. 256 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0802039901 Map endpapers. Profusely illus with b&w and col. photos. "In this extraordinary volume (Ken Bell, who served as a combat photographer in WWII) juxtaposes photographs from the wa. r with colour shots of the same places as they are today, peacful and serene. In some cases he has found the same people and rephotographed them in the same place. Drawing on his own archival material as well as that of the Allies and Germany, B. e l l includes many war photographs not previously published." Previous owner's name in ink at top of front pastedown. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds. Near Fine/Very Good. more information

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Pimlico, London, 1999, enlarged edition.. 404 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), soft cover. ISBN 0712665218 B&w maps. "Many recent studies have covered aspects of the military intelligence available to Britain and her allies during the Second World War, but until now no succinct and authoritativ. e survey of the whole field has existed. By the end of 1942 Ultra had become the richest and most reliable of the many different sources, but the relation between their individual contributions requires analysis. This magesterial book provides t. h a t service and offers a detailed study." Interior - minor browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear, one small soft corner crease, several creases down spine. Very Good. more information

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Stoddart, (Toronto, 1995).. 316 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps. "Here, in all its passion and drama, is the story of how the Canadian Army, Navy, and Air Force fought during the Second World War, from the Battle of Hong Kong to the Rhine River cro. ssing and the significant part Canadians played in the Allied victory. David Bercuson, one of Canada's top military historians, covers the war on the ground, the naval war in the North Atlantic and elsewhere, and the air war - both the bomber o. f f e n sive and the story of those Canadians who flew everything from Canso Reconnaissance aircraft in the Indian Ocean to Typhoon fighter bombers with the Second Tactical Air Force in Europe. And he does it through recounting the stories of men a. nd w om en who were there..." Very light soiling to edges of textblock. Dust jacket has very light edgewear/rubbing. VG+/VG+. more information

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Editions Famot, (Geneve, 1976).. 378 pp, small 8vo, leatherbound (no dust jacket - as issued), with gilt lettering/decoration on spine/front cover. Text in French. Integral ribbon bookmark, b&w photos, map endpapers. Contents include: El Barbas; Les soldats de la Republique; El. Boxe; Matucher et las cite jardin; Les trois Casabona; Le massacre des Tcheques; Himmler dieteticien; Les chambres a gaz; La loi du silence, etc., etc. Interior - pages very lightly browned, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership ma. rks. Exterior - minor rubbing/edgewear. VG. more information

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Editions Famot, (Geneve, 1976).. 332 pp, small 8vo, leatherbound (no dust jacket - as issued), with gilt lettering/decoration on spine/front cover. Text in French. Integral ribbon bookmark, b&w photos, maps, map endpapers. Contents include: Compiegne Royallieu; L'embarquement; . Premiers kilometres; Le sabotage; La fournaise de Reims; La frontiere de Noveant; La grande colere de Franz Mulherr; La dernier etape; Dachau, etc. Interior - pages very lightly browned, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks.. Exterior - minor rubbing/edgewear, very small dint at bottom of front board. VG. more information

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Editions Heimdal, Bayeux, 1977.. 132 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), soft cover. FRENCH TEXT ONLY. Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, maps/battle plans, drawings, 2 color plates. Sommaire: Un dimanche pas comme les autres; L'operation "Market Garden"; Les forces allemandes. aux Pays-Bas; Les forces alliees et l'operation aeroportee; Dimanche 17 septembre; Lundi 18 septembre; Mardi 19 septembre; Mercredi 20 septembre; Jeudi 21 septembre; Vendredi 22 septembre; La fin de la resistance dans Oosterbeek; Le front s'arre. t e devant Arnehm. Interior - faint erased pencil mark on first page, a few pages with small soft crease at top corner, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - Light fading on front cover at hinge, very light edge wear. , on e soft corner crease - migrates slightly into adjacent pages, light rubbing on rear cover, small closed tear at top of rear cover. VG-. more information

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Suddeutscher Verlag, Munchen, 1958, reprint.. 259 pp, 8vo (8 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w photographs. GERMAN TEXT. German paratroopers in the Battle for Crete 1941 and Italy 1944. Very light damp stain on upper third of both boards and spine, small damp stain at b. ottom edge of spine, light damp stain on top of textblock at spine, slight curvature to boards, minor soft crease on free front endpaper. Dust jacket has light damp stain/wrinkling in same places as book, light edge wear/creasing - mainly at top. o f spine and flap-folds. Good reading copy only.. more information

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General Store Publishing House, Burnstown, Ontario, 1994.. 171 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 0919431836 "In a rarely acknowledged theatre of war, an Australian recounts his antic WWII experiences. A young member of the militia at the outbreak of war, John Blackwell played an active role in the early d. ays of radar, serving as an oficer with the Australian Army, both at home and in England. Through his eyes, and keen sense of the ridiculous, we see the rise of technology in modern warfare, and the frequently humorous fallibilities of the men em. p l oyed to use it." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very small crease at bottom corner of rear cover. Very Good+. more information

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Crown, New York, (1992), Ist American edition.. 528 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. "Of all the bizarre individuals projected into high office by Hitler's revolution, none was more improbable than Joachim von Ribbentrop. Universally regarded by his peers as foo. lish, incompetent, and arrogant, Ribbentrop advanced in only a few short years to the position of Hitler's Foreign Minister. A successful middle-class merchant of mediocre intellect, Ribbentrop owed his position largely to the fact that he was d. e e p ly in thrall to two people - an ambitious, dominating wife and the demonic Fuhrer, who saw in him a spineless creature he might bend totally to his will...In a narrative as gripping as it is scholarly, Michael Bloch vividly portrays this tragi. co mi c and historically neglected figure." Very small remainder dot and minor soiling on bottom of textblock. Dust jacket has rubbing to glossy surface - no color loss, light edge wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom of spine. VG/VG. more information

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William Morrow, New York, 1985, first edition.. 320 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 068806082X Map endpapers, b&w photographs. "....who was the man behind the self-created myth? Was there more to Patton than his macho swagger, his pearl-handled pistols, the Old Bloo. d and Guts persona portrayed by George C. Scott in the famous film? A great deal more, as Martin Blumenson shows in this new biography, published at the centennial of Patton's birth. Here for the first time is revealed the severe affliction tha. t s haped Patton's personality. To deal with it, Patton overcompensated. The result, on the one hand, was a maniacal drive to succeed, and, on the other, a desperate effort to conceal his 'unmanly' qualities beneath a profane exterior - his sensi. ti v it y, emotionality, intellect, his dread of weakness. Here too are Patton's wedding night, his affair with his own niece (which extended right onto the battlefield) and other telling episodes. Yet devotees of the mythic Patton will find their. id ol un tarnished and richly conveyed. As the author excitingly narrates the campaigns, demonstrating Patton's military brilliance, we see as never before why he is called 'the greatest combat general in modern times'. (The author) has lived an. d br eat hed the subject for forty years. He is the only writer to have seen all of Patton's letters and papers and the first biographer to have use of the extremely candid diaries kept by Patton's aide and friend Everett Hughes. Thanks to Blumens. on, P atto n su rvives his own myth to become an even more fascinating, more sympathetic figure." Book slightly cocked, small soiling mark on fore-edge of textblock, tiny dint on bottom edge of front board, minor soiling to board edges. Dust jacke. t has light edge wear/wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, a few tiny tears - some with creases, corner crease on front flap, very minor soiling. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Ballantine, New York, 1969, first printing.. 160 pp, 8 3/16" H, soft cover. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, maps/battle plans, drawings. "In the final analysis, the future Allied strategy would depend in large measure on whether the enemy collapsed entirely or resisted fiercely i. n Sicily. Yet who won? The Allies accomplished what they set out to do, conquer the island. But a handful of German and Italian troops, fighting a gigantic delaying action, kept two Allied armies at bay." Interior - clean and tight with no pre. v i ous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, front hinge crease, light crease on spine, book lightly cocked. Very Good. more information

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Viking, London, 1991, first edition.. 310 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0670832049 "The Second World War was, among other things, a great 'reading and writing' war. There was a passion for books of all kinds, and also a remarkable outpouring of personal w. riting in the form of letters and diaries. The latter were actually forbidden in the services because they might fall into enemy hands, but this did not prevent them from being kept in startling quantities. The young especially, whether on the Ho. m e Front or fighting abroad, became extraordinary self-examiners and communicators, finding all kinds of outlets for what was happening to them in the shape of private records and correspondence. It was a time when people lived for letters, and wh. en , since much of the war was spent in boredom by the average participant, reading became the perfect escape. The existence of a vast archive of Second World War personal literary expression has been well-known to historians, but it has not often . bee n used to reveal the significance of the 'reading and writing' culture of this period. Ronald Blythe has a deep understanding of those days and in this collection of letters and journals has revealed much of their heart and soul. Half of the b. ook is made up of the wartime writing of his friends; the other half has been drawn from the Department of Documents at the Imperial War Museum. This book is a personal statement that makes eloquent shifts from pain, despair and death to absurdity,. lau ghter and bravery. It is a traveller's tale and a stay-at-home's tale. It is politically hopeful and romantic, and also down to earth. Read together, these confessions and descriptions from and to a Britain of nearly half a century ago create. an a stonishing impact. We see a world holding itself together by language, by words, and with skill and determination. The 'tone' of those days is often quite unbearably caught, with force and eloquence. (They create) a multiple autobiography of. a uni que kind." Dust jacket has soft wrinkle at top edge of rear panel. Fine/Near Fine. more information

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Crown, New York, 1985, first American edition.. 341 pp, large 8vo (9 3/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0517558653 B&w photographs, maps. "As spring came to Germany in 1945, three massive Russian armies launched a furious assault on Berlin. Thus ended the war in Europe that had taken 4. 0 million lives. The victors ultimately found it difficult to agree on the way, or even the day, that a surrender would be accepted and celebrated. Germany was divided into zones of American, French, British, and Russian occupation. For the Germ. a ns it was 'die Stunde Null', 'the hour zero', when history stopped and then started to move toward an unthinkable future. The occupying forces wielded absolute power of life and death over the Germans, who no longer had any rights or authority. . Tw enty million of them were without homes. There was not enough of anything, be it coal, food, or clothing. Moreover, a substantial part of the 60 million displaced persons in Europe - prisoners, slave laborers, the remnants of Europe's Jewish po. pul ace - were either in Germany or would move through it in search of a place to call home. The Russians, after exacting a terrible price of rape and pillage, began the forced repatriation of more than 5 million people they claimed were Soviet cit. izen s. For most of them, it would mean death or the gulag. Russia also immediately put selected German communists in key positions in Berlin and East Germany. In contrast, the Americans, British and French had only the scattered teams from Allie. d Gov ernment of Military Territories (AMGOT) to stave off chaos. Given the kind of power that the officers and enlisted men held, it is remarkable that it was not abused more. Temptations abounded, from the sexual delights of 'fraternization' to . the fo rtunes to be made on the black market and the loot that was there for the taking. Yet, somehow, Germany endured two nightmarish winters and moved forward toward the restoration of civilization. The frigid relations between the Soviets and th. e West, however, would make this the prime battleground of the cold war. This culminated in the Berlin blockade and airlift - and the lasting partition of Germany into East and West. Douglas Botting captures the drama of the Allies coping with ho. rrendous human problems, 'denazifying' German society, and helping the Germans rebuild cities brick by brick. Somehow people survived this peace that was worse than war." Small piece of label and glue on title page, minor edge wear, light wrinkli. ng at bot tom of spine, small light soiling mark on spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, light rubbing, tiny closed puncture on both hinges. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Rebo, Lisse, Netherlands, 1998.. 600 pp, 4to (11 15/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1840530898 "World War II was the most intensively photographed conflict in history. Military and press photographers, propagandists, camera-wielding soldiers and civilians - all took the . opportunity to record the tumultuous events of 1939-45. The scenes they captured of mass suffering and individual heroism, of atrocious cruelty and humanitarianism against the odds, of hate and comradeship, misery and hope, remain undiminished in t. heir intensity and constitute a vital record of an extraordinary period. (This book) features 900 clearly captioned images selected from a wide variety of sources. Every major theatre of conflict is covered, from the icy seas of the Arctic Circle. to the jungles of the South Pacific, from the deserts of North Africa to the steppes of Russia. Throughout, proper historical grounding is given by an informative, indexed commentary summarizing the many complex events of the period. With its wea. l th of memorable images, this book provides an unrivalled overview of a time when three-quarters of the globe went to war." Slight wrinkling at top/bottom of spine; tiny bump at top edge, near spine, of a few pages. Dust jacket has light edge wri. nk ling/creasing. Very Good+/Very Good. more information

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G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1955), 2nd impression.. 224 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. "Sergeant Mitchell Paige, United States Marine Corps, won his medal of Honor for bravery exhibited at Guadalcanal. Lieutenant Arthur Murray Preston, skipper of one of the torpedo boat squadrons . in the Pacific, rescued a downed pilot in Wasile Bay in a mission that was called suicide from its onset. Here are seven men of the Navy and the Marine Corps who showed 'courage above and beyond the call of duty' and were rewarded with our nation's. highest wartime citation. The author bring to the reader the excitement and action of the events that led to each man's Medal, portraying the valor, and sometimes the tragedy of the moment." The other recipients included in this book are: Cap. t . Henry Elrod, Lieutenant Commander Bruce McCandless, Lieutenant Robert Hanson, Lieutenant Commander Eugene Fluckey, Chaplain Joseph Timothy O'Callahan. 2" oval ink smudge from printing process on pages 122/123 - text still legible, very light w. ri nk l ing at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has moderate edge wrinkling/wear, a few tiny chips, light rubbing and soiling, two small closed tears, light foxing on flap-folds and flap edges. VG-/G. more information

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Castle, Edison, NJ, 2005, reprint.. 244 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0785819517 B&w illustrations. "....compelling accounts of Allied and Axis intelligence throughout World War II. Here are riveting tales of patriotism and treachery, saboteurs, sleeper. s, and moles, giving fresh perspectives on the best-known interceptions and deceptions of the war - the breaking of the German code Enigma and the Japanese code Purple, Operation Overlord's successful disguise of the D-Day invasion - as well as lit. t le-known feats of civilian bravado in the face of danger. Meet Sidney Cotton, a British businessman and aviator who took the Luftwaffe's General Albrecht Kesselring aloft for a test flight at a German air show and then cooly snapped valuable reco. nn aissance photographs after handing the controls over to the Nazi officer. Shadow the covert armada that shipped the foundation of Great Britain's financial security - including $2.5 billion in gold - from London to the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, . wit hout suffering a single loss from U-boats at the height of the Battle for the Atlantic. Discover how U.S. taxpayers footed the bill for a successful Nazi propaganda effort that was documented in the 'Congressional Record', published by the Gove. rnme nt Printing Office, and mailed on a congressman's postal privileges...." Small bump at bottom of spine, light wrinkling at top of spine, slight bump on bottom edge of front board. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Very . Good/ Very Good+. more information

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Castle, Edison, NJ, 2005, reprint.. 220 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0785819924 B&w illustrations. "Ernest Hemingway stalks U-Boats. A Belgian woman halts the Panzers. Adolf Hitler plays Santa Claus. If you think these are tall tales, guess again. I. n (this book), popular author and distinguished historian William Breuer brings you more than 140 of the most bizarre, curious, and downright strange incidents from World War II. Drawing from personal interviews, official archives, and declassifie. d documents, Breuer presents little-known stories about the offbeat side of war. You'll discover how 'Venus de Milo' fooled the Germans....watch as drone boats go berserk and a British 'mystery plane' vanishes....listen as Navajo code-talkers igni. te a panic....and learn how Dutch boys captured nine Germans, and a group of choirboys plotted to foil Hitler." Light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has very minor wrinkling and rubbing. Very Good+/Near Fine. more information

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Howard Timmins, (Cape Town, South Africa, 1980).. 185 pp, large 8vo (9 5/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs. ISBN 0869781790 "Apart from its importance as an historical narrative the story told in these pages by a 22-year-old soldier has the unique quality of experience freshly ca. ptured...the truth of a soldier's life in the critical battles fought in North Africa in 1941-42. It is a personal view of war with its boredom, its moments of terror, of tenderness and humour and its final realisation that war is not a glorious. g a me. It is written from the limited viewpoint of a young N.C.O. with his self-doubt, his fantasies and his moments of despair. It chronicles the handful of men around him...a section of mortarmen, griping, idle, insubordinate...extraordinarily. li gh t-hearted, never failing when courage was demanded - and finally dying together in the great and bloody battle of El Alamein which is the climax of the diary. Told in a day-to-day, sometimes hour-by-hour account, (this) is a book that will t. o uch a responsive chord in the heart of every man who has borne arms - in any army...The diarist has edited the original here and there and added notes which give a picture of the acutal military situation, often unknown to the writer at the time.. " Lig ht to moderate edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, very light browning to edges of textblock. Dust jacket has very light edge wear, moderate wrinkling along top edge and top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, one tiny tear, small. c ompan y l abel on front flap, minor wear, faint handwriting indentations on rear panel. VG-/VG-. more information

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Grub Street, London, 2006, reprint.. 160 pp, 4to (12 1/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1904943063 Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour. "During the London Blitz the British stiff upper lip was kept resolutely stiff by the antics of Strube's little man growing marrows and t. he redfaced indignity of Low's Colonel Blimp. Fougasse's Underground posters, Lancaster's pocket cartoons, Pont's unique drawings and the work of Vicky have an immediacy that has been unaffected by the passage of time. Giles, Searle, Illingworth,. Zec and many more portrayed the grim realities and humorous asides of the conflict for British Empire readers while across the Atlantic a discerning public alternately praised and attacked the artists of the 'New Yorker' and the big regional dailie. s , from Peter Arno to Arthur Szyk and from Saul Steinberg to Daniel Fitzpatrick. 'Krokodil' meanwhile produced its own brand of Soviet humour and satire, and cartoons were an important part of the Resistance movements in all occupied countries. T. he Axis powers' view of the war - after all, the Allies' greatest defeats were their most successful victories, and vice-versa - has often been glossed over in pictorial histories, but considerable talent existed in Germany, Italy, Japan, and elsew. her e between 1939 and 1945, drawing on the genius of such superb prewar publications as 'Simplicissimus'. Also included is the work of cartoonists in Vichy France, Nazi Holland and other collaborationist regimes. (This book) is divided into chapt. ers covering the war year-by-year, each chapter prefaced with a concise introduction that provides a historical framework for the cartoons of that year. Altogether some 300 cartoons, in colour and black and white, have been skilfully blended to pro. duce a unique record of World War II, one which will appeal to a very wide audience." Dust jacket has minor wear and very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, crease along top edge of front panel. Fine/Very Good. more information

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British Academy, London, 1967.. Paged 257 - 287, 9 11/16" H, stapled in wraps. From the proceedings of the British Academy, Volume LIII. Interior - previous owner's bordered stamp and personal library number on inside of front cover, small ink mark under publication date on titl. e page, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - hand written title and author's name on spine, light browning to edges of covers, very light soiling, soft crease at top corner of rear cover - migrates slightly into la. s t few pages. Very Good-. more information

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Ballantine, New York, 1968.. 189 pp, mass market paperback. "Told simply but with total recall, this is the combat narrative of a 19-year-old paratrooper who took part in the momentous invasion of Normandy as a PFC in 506th Parachute Regiment (101st Airborne Division) and foug. ht almost continuously for five days and nights in the battle to secure the beachhead. In 'Currahee!' Burgett tells of killing and heroism, the confusion of war and the shock of death, as he presents his stunning eyewitness account of D-Day - livi. n g through an experience he could never forget." Interior - light to moderate browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, tiny scuff at top of spine, book slightly cocked. Very Good. more information

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Arrow, (London, 1989).. 253 pp, mass market paperback. B&w photographs. "They were feared, hated and respected as one of the premier divisions of the Waffen SS, wearing the sinister silver insignia of the Death's Head on the collar of their black uniforms, to signify 'SS. Totenkopf Division'. One of the most powerful and destructive military forces in history, many in its ranks began their training not in military academies but as concentration camp guards. Their brutal architect was Alsatian-born former psychi. a t r ic-clinic inmate Theodor Eike, who rose to become the ruthless, indomitable commander of the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf. In the early days of the war in Russia, the Division covered itself with glory for Hitler as a cruel, fearless tech. ni ci an of war. In defeat, however, the men of Totenkopf crashed to shame and ignominy - leaving behind a legacy of loathing unique in the annals of the battlefield." Interior - pages browning lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no previous . own ers hip marks. Exterior - light edge wear - a little more at bottom of spine, small punch hole at bottom corner of front cover, soft crease on front cover and on rear hinge, light creases on spine, book very lightly cocked. VG-. more information

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Sphere, London, 1981.. 152 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0722122918 B&w photographs. "Enigma was the machine used by the Germans to encypher their most secret messages; Ultra was the intelligence the Allies derived from breaking these cyphers; and Bletchley Park was . where the code-breaking took place. (The author) worked at Bletchley Park during the war. Using his inside knowledge he explains how Enigma worked, and how the Poles managed to break the cypher for a time during the 'thirties. He describes how, f. rom 1940 onwards, British cryptographers were able to produce a flood of intelligence - Ultra - so superior that Bletchley Park was set up to handle it. In summing-up Ultra's achievements, the author draws examples from the Battle of Britain and t. h e Battle of the Beams, from the sinking of the Bismarck and the U-boat war, and from th final defeat of Rommel in Africa and the Battle of the Bulge. He also examines the delicate question of what intelligence was passed on to Russia, and in what. m anner." Interior - very light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - faint crease on spine, small sticker removal mark on front cover, minor edge wear. Very Good. more information

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Pan, London, 1972.. 289 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0330233769 B&w photographs, maps. "Tobruk June 21st 1942. The white flag raised over Tobruk opened the way to Egypt for Rommel's Afrika Corps. Yet the battle which led to the loss of Tobruk had begun with vic. tory. What transformed early success into later defeat? General Carver, who knew the desert actions at first hand, brings out the courage and comradeship on both sides - as well as the mistakes." Interior - light to moderate browning to pages, o. t herwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - browning to edges of text block, slight browning on spine, a few tiny dints and small soft crease on rear cover. Very Good. more information

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General Publishing, Toronto, 1984, first edition.. 257 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w photographs, drawings. ISBN 0773601228 "The Connaught Ranges - Camp Borden - Debert - Liverpool - Aldershot - Hunstanton - Salisbury Plain - London - Naples - Ortona - Or. sogna - Cassino - Hitler Line - Gothic Line - Ravenna - Senio River - Avellino - Rome - Coriano Ridge - Lamone River - The Naviglio - Po Plains. These are the places burned into the memories of many veterans of the Italian Theater in World War II. . Here, for the first time, is the infantryman's story - the coal miner from Cape Breton, the fisherman from the west coast, the hayshaker from the prairies - as told through the eyes of Sergeant Fred Cederberg of the Cape Breton Highlanders and L. an a rk and Renfrew Scottish. This is the story of the soldiers' training, their army 'home away from home' in England, landing in Naples, and facing the crack troops of the German 10th Army in mountainous central Italy...." Light cigarette odor, . sof t crease at bottom corner of first few pages, small printing ink smudge on page159 - does not effect text, very light browning to edges of textblock - very small light stain on fore-edge, very light edge wear, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of sp. ine. Dust jacket has old price in ink at top of front flap, very light edge wear/wrinkling, a few tiny closed tears, one very small chip, very light browning at edges. Very Good-/Very Good. more information

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CLB, (Godalming, Surrey, 1997).. 320 pp, square 4to, hard cover in dust jacket. "Whether on land, sea or in the air, this volume provides a clear account of some of the principle engagements of the Second World War (Blitzkrieg, Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Sinking of the Bismarck, . Pearl Harbor, Barbarossa, Leningrad, Doolittle Raid, Corregidor, Midway, El Alamein, Guadalcanal, Stalingrad, Operation Torch, Dambusters, Attack on Schweinfurt, Battle of the Atlantic, D-Day, Arnhem and more). Profusely illustrated in b&w with pho. tos and maps. Very minor edgewear to boards and dj. VG+/VG+. more information

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(Colour Library, Surrey, 1991).. 528 pp, 4to, hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with b&w photos. "This selection of over fifty representative land, sea and air battles has been compiled by a team of historians and provides a wealth of information that will be of im. mense interest to anyone fascinated by modern history...examines the major engagements that decided the outcome of the Second World War. From Russian steppes, Asian jungles and African deserts to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, the Mediterrane. a n i slands and Western Europe, the course and the strategies of the battles on land, at sea and in the air are presented in a series of fascinating accounts that make absorbing reading." Dust jacket has light edgewear/rubbing, a few closed tears. ( ar c hi vally taped), light wrinkling to edges. VG+/VG-. more information

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Ballantine, New York, 1974, first printing.. 160 pp, 8 1/4" H, soft cover. B&w photographs. Contents: Foreword; The making of a Marshal; The winds of war; The launching of 'Barbarossa'; Leningrad; The battle of Moscow; New tasks and frustrations; Stavka: representative to Stalingrad; New glo. ries; The final push; Up-and-down hero; Bibliography. Interior - previous owner's embossed and ink stamps on content page, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - previous owner's ink stamp on bottom of textblock, ligh. t browning to edges of text block, book lightly cocked, spine slightly faded and is creased, one very small corner crease, minor edge wear. Very Good-. more information

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[Public Information Department, Ottawa, 1941.]. Unpaginated (approx. 20 pp.), 7 3/4" H, stapled in wraps. Several b&w photos of Winston Churchill addressing the Canadian Parliament and outside the Parliament buildings. The text of an address given by Winston Churchill on December 30th, 1941 to . the Parliament of Canada. Introductory remarks by William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada. Interior - a few small light foxing marks - mainly in lower margin of last two pages, minor soiling, a few soft wrinkles to pages. Exterior -. light edge wear on spine, one small corner crease, moderate rubbing/soiling on rear cover. VG-. more information

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Alfred A. Knopf, (Toronto, 2002), first edition.. 342 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 067697354X "Harold Pringle was underage when the Second World War broke out, eager to leave quiet Flinton, Ontario, to serve by his father's side. But few who volunteered to fight 'the good . fight' realized what horror lay ahead; soon both young Harold and his father were cracking under the strain. His father was sent home; Harold Pringle found himself in Italy, fighting on the bloody 'Hitler Line'. Shellshocked, this broken soldier e. mbarked on a tragic, final course: desertion, debauchery in the streets of Rome and a suspect accusation of murder. His appeal was reviewed by the highest levels of government, right up to Prime Minister King. But two months after the official . e n d of the war, Private Pringle was put to death - the only soldier the Canadians had executed since the First World War. His own countrymen carried out the orders, forbidden to go home before completing this last grotesque assignment. The Prin. gl e fi le was closed and stayed that way for fifty years - until Andrew Clark uncovered it and began a two-year investigative search. (This) is a true-life military detective story that shows another side of what many consider our proudest militar. y c am pai gn. Andrew Clark examines the fallout of a crisis that disfigured our national conscience and continues to raise questions about the ethics of war..." Minor wrinkle at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling. NF/NF. more information

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Crecy, n.p., (1993).. 381 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN: 0947554289 Map endpapers, b&w photographs, maps. "The story is told by Aileen Clayton who was selected to work with the Y-Service, the branch of the RAF responsible for the interception of . enemy communications, at the beginning of the war. Known at the time as 'Mike' Morris, she was the first WAAF to be commissioned as an intelligence officer and was the first to be awarded the MBE for her service in this field. Her account of the d. evelopment of the Y-Service and its activities in the Battle of Britain, in the Western Desert, the Middle East and the Mediterranean is a major contribution to our knowledge of the intelligence aspects of the Second World War. It is also the dra. m a tic and frequently moving story of a very young woman doing often dangerous and increasingly complex work in what was then very much a man's world, and of a body of talented, devoted and courageous men and women whose work frequently took them i. nt o front line conditions, whether they were suffering aerial bombardment on the South Coast of England, or advancing with the tanks in the Western Desert, or taking part in the landings at Salerno and Anzio. Because of the secrecy in which their . wor k was shrouded during the war and for years afterwards their contribution to the Allied war effort has gone largely unrecognised. (This book) is finally and above all a tribute by a remarkable woman to a tenacious and gifted band of men and wom. en." D ust jacket has minor wrinklng at top of rear hinge, minor rubbing. Fine/Very Good+. more information

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Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1989, first edition.. 229 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0297795481 B&w photographs. "(A) study of how the British Government manipulated the 'free' and 'independent' British press between 1937 and 1940. It tells the story of a hitherto ne. glected aspect of Neville Chamberlain's ill-fated search for a 'rapproachement' with Nazi Germany and Italy, namely his assiduous and largely successful attempts to curb the hostility of the British press towards the Fascist states and enlist the . n e wspapers as active supporters in his policy of appeasement. Soon after coming to power in May 1937, Chamberlain learnt that Hitler regarded a 'tame' British press, free of adverse criticism of Germany, as an essential prerequisite to any agreem. en t between Germany and Britain; and for the next three years Chamberlain and his entourage at Downing Street set out to comply with Hitler's wishes - aided and abetted by the press barons. Chamberlain used a system of personal contacts to curb th. e p re ss, fully documented here for the first time, and he also relied heavily on the 'lobby' system of non-attributable political reporting to completely mislead the British people about the state of European affairs. (This book) throws new light. on the role of some hitherto obscure members of Chamberlain's entourage, including his Press Secretary at Downing Street, George Steward, and Sir Joseph Ball, an ex-MI5 officer who ran the Conservative Research Department. At Chamberlain's behest. , Ba ll r an a scurrilous, anti-semitic newspaper called 'Truth' to slander his political opponents and even members of his own Cabinet. The involvement of Lord Beaverbrook, the most famous of the contemporary press proprietors, is also fully revea. led f or th e first time. Using original material from the Public Record Office and private archives, (it) exposes the way in which the peculiarly English customs and habits that governed relations between government and press became institutionali. zed in the 1 930s to the permanent advantage of the government. (It) is thus a study of the system of government manipulation of the press - a system that exists to this day - as well as of Chamberlain and appeasement." Light browning to pages an. d edges of tex tblock, light wrinkling at top of spine, very light rubbing on boards. Dust jacket has been price-clipped, has minor edge wrinkling, minor rubbing. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Hamish Hamilton, London, (1979), Ist edition.. 258 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" h), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. "...vividly brings the year's events to life, recounting not merely the major episodes but spotlighting little-known characters caught up in them. There is the heroic Norwegian. , Theodor Broch, mayor of Narvik; Rene de Chambrun, a young French infantry officer serving in the Maginot Line who finds himself dispatched to the White House to plead his country's cause after the Fall of France; Polly Peabody, a young New York. s o cialite who organised a field hospital, brought it to Europe and found herself flung from Scandianvia to Vichy, from occupied Paris to the London blitz. Through the eyes of young Captain Molders of the Luftwaffe we see the Germans' incredulity. wh en Hitler's decision not to invade England may well have lost him the whole war..." Small shallow bump to top edge of front board, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, dust staining to top of textblock, tiny bump to bottom rear corner. Dus. t ja cke t has light edge wrinkling - mainly at top of spine and flap-folds, light fading to spine color. VG-/VG-. more information

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St. Martin's, New York, 1989, first U.S. edition.. 230 pp, 8vo (8 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0312038283 (First published in Great Britain as 'The Warcos'.) "They were the correspondents who covered the most extesively reported war in all history: World War II. Intrepid men and wo. men, long on courage and short on introspection....Ernest Hemmingway, Clare Hollingworth, Alan Moorehead, and Richard Dimbleby were but a few of the reporters filing stories. By 1944, Eisenhower's press camp at the Hotel Scribe in Paris was deal. i n g with one thousand correspondents, who were filing over three million words a week, plus 35,000 photographs. When the reporters looked back, the one word most often used to describe their experiences was 'dread'. 'Nearly always it was dread . an d no thing else', one correspondent recalled, 'and the joy we had in leaving the Western Desert was so great it was like a physical pain'. But it was not all pain, for there were times - in Stockholm, Ankara, and even initially in Moscow - when . the w ar semed far away. Himself a war correspondent for two years, Richard Collier draws us into the dust and drama of a life as adventurous, dangerous, and addictive as any can be. It is a memorable book about one of the most colorful and talen. ted gro ups of journalists in history." Faint erased foxing marks on free front endpaper, slight dust soiling to top of textblock, light bump/crease at top edge of front board, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has very light ed. ge w ear, lig ht wrinkling at top edge, moderate rubbing - mainly on rear panel with no color loss, light browing to top edge of flaps and top inside edge. Very Good/Very Good-. more information

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Ballantine, New York, 1972, first printing.. 160 pp, 8 3/16" H, soft cover. B&w photographs, drawings, maps/battle plans. "December 1939: as the Axis and Allied powers confronted each other in western Europe, events in the far north were beginning to provide an unexpected diversion from the . main theater of operations. For 105 days an amazed and sympathetic world watched as Finland, a nation of some 3 million people, waged war with the Soviet Union's 108 millions." Interior - previous owner's embossed and ink stamps on contents page, . otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - previous owner's ink stamp on bottom of textblock, very light browning to edges of text block, book lightly cocked, minor edge wear. Very Good. more information

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University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2004, reprint.. 344 pp, large 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 0802037801 B&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "....offers a stunning reversal of accepted military history. Terry Copp challenges the conventional view that the Canadian contribution to the Battle of N. ormandy was a 'failure' - that the allies won only through the use of brute force, and that the Canadian soldiers and commanding officers were essentially incompetent. His detailed and impeccably researched analysis of what actually happened on th. e battlefield portrays a flexible, innovative army that made a major, and successful, contribution to the defeat of the German forces in just seventy-six days. Challenging both existing interpretations of the campaign and current approaches to mil. it ary history, Copp examines the Battle of Normandy, tracking the soldiers over the battlefield terrain and providing an account of each operation carried out by the Canadian army. In doing so, he illustrates the valour, skill, and commitment of t. he Allied citizen-soldier in the face of a well-entrenched and well-equipped enemy army. Using signal message logs, war diaries, operational research reports, and interviews, Copp re-examines often overlooked battles such as the advance inland on D. -Da y and the defence of the bridgehead, as well as the frequently analysed struggle for Verrieres ridge and the operations to reach Falaise, placing each operation within the context of overall Allied strategy. He demonstrates that previous accoun. ts e xaggerated the prowess of the German army and that while Allied air power and numerical strength were important, the Canadian and other Allied citizen armies won the war on the battlefield by employing an effective doctrine. The Canadian contr. ibuti on to the Battle of Normandy, Copp argues, was an extraordinary achievement, well out of proportion to the numbers of troops engaged in battle, and the army was far more successful than historians have claimed." Interior - small crease at top. edge of page 229/230, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor corner wear. Very Good+. more information

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Zebra, (New York, 1986), Ist Zebra printing.. 270 pp, paperback. "For five days Hitler's luck and the weather held as the Germans, catching the Allied High Command by surprise, overran American lines and advanced inexorably forward. But stubborn and courageous resistance by scattered U.S. uni. ts and the heroic defense of Bastogne by the 101st Airborne in some of the fiercest fighting of the war would seal the fate of the Nazi juggernaut..." B&w photos and maps. Interior - pages browning lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no pr. e v i o us ownership marks. Exterior - light/moderate edgewear, soft crease to top corner of back cover, spine flat and uncreased. VG-. more information

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Imperial War Museum, (London, 1982).. 191 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0901627224 Monotone drawings by Charles Freeman, b&w photographs, maps. "The author's experiences as a platoon commander in the Second World War were shared by many others but few published . accounts capture so faithfully the particular flavour of that conflict or the impact of battle on the individual soldier. Norman Craig was a conscript, commissioned after a year in the ranks. He served in three infantry regiments: the Welch in the. United Kingdom; the Royal Sussex in the Western Desert, and Iraq and Persia; and the East Surreys in Italy. He saw action at El Alamein and in northern Italy where, only a fortnight before the end of the war in Europe, he was wounded. Between . t h e se spells of fighting he was concerned with the routine of soldiering - training, parades, courses, inspections and regimental chores - which occupied the greater part of of a subaltern's time. Norman Craig writes perceptively and with unusua. l ca nd our about his war service. His book is both a personal record of considerable human interest and a significant addition to the literature of the Second World War." Minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wear/wr. in kli ng, minor soiling on front flap. VG+/VG+. more information

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Reader's Digest / E.P. Dutton, New York, 1973, book club edition.. 462 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers. B&w photographs. "Stalingrad, the bloodiest battle in the history of warfare, cost the lives of nearly two million men and women. It signaled the beginning of the end for theThird. Reich of Adolph Hitler; it foretold the Russian juggernaut that would detroy Berlin and make the Soviet Union a superpower....(The author) has painstakingly recreated the details of this great battle: from the hot summer of August 1942, when the G. e rman armies smashed their way across southern Russia toward the Volga River, through the struggle for Stalingrad - a city Hitler had never meant to capture and Stalin never meant to defend - on to the destruction of the supposedly invincible Germa. n Sixth Army and the terror of the Russian prison camps in frozen Siberia. Craig has interveiwed hundreds of survivors of the battle - both Russian and German soldiers and civilians - and has woven their incredible experiences into the fabric of hi. th erto unknown documents. The resulting mosaic is epic in scope, and the human tragedy that unfolds is awesome." Very small soft bump at top corner of most pages, small bump at top corner of rear board, wrinkling and light wear at bottom of spine. , l ight browning on fore edge of text block, light edge wear. Dust jacket has several tiny to small edge tears, wrinkling at bottom of spine, light to moderate browning. Very Good/Good. more information

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Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1979.. 248 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 019215849X B&w photographs. "Dr. Cruickshank's is the first book to draw on newly-released (British) material, as well as the papers covering both American and German deception lodged in Was. hington. He reveals a fascinating story of brilliant and sometimes ingenious ploys - the deployment of fake tanks, aeroplanes, and even soldiers; the phoney bases and aerodromes which looked real from the air; the build-up of troops and equipment . t o suggest an attack when none was planned; simulating the noise of battle; the continuous traffic of false radio signals; rigging the stock-market in neutral countries; the deliberate 'indiscretions' by British diplomats abroad; and the spreading . of misleading information by MI5 double agents. Such techniques played a vital part in preventing the German invasion of Britain in 1940, in the preparations for the crucial battle of El Alamein, in misleading the enemy about the Allied invasions . of Italy and North Africa, and, most important of all, in fooling the Germans about the time and the place of the long-expected Allied invasion of Europe. But (the author) also brings out the many pathetic and sometimes laughable failures of decept. ion strategy - for example, the commando 'reconnaissance' raids which, despite all their best efforts, failed to attract the attention of the German coastal patrols. More soberly, he tells of recurrent mistrust and lack of coordination between the. All ies on deception policy." Dust jacket has minor rubbing. Very Good+/Very Good+. more information

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HarperCollins, New York, 1991, book club edition.. 566 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "By taking advantage of Allied command of the sea and air to effect complete surprise, infantry and armored forces landing at Anzio on January 22. were expected to secure a beachhead and then push inland to cut the two main highways and railroads supplying the German armies to the south, either trapping and annihilating them or forcing them to withdraw north and opening the way to Rome. S. u c h was the plan. What really happened, brilliantly told by Carlo D'Este, was a near disaster for the Allies and the unfortunate soldiers involved. Doomed by uncertain leadership at the highest levels, including Churchill's pressure and meddlin. g, G en eral Sir Harold Alexander's lack of firm directives, and General Mark Clark's unwillingness to risk defeat or push a tired General John Lucas, the Anzio beachhead became a death trap, with Allied troops forced to fight for their lives for f. ive dr ead ful months in a throwback to the trench warfare of World War I. Even the enventual Allied victory, when the Germans finally gave way in May 1944, was tarnished by Clark's ambition to be first in Rome instead of attempting to cut off and. des troy or capture fleeing German troops...." Light edge wear, several tiny soiling specks on edges of textblock, minor soiling, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has moderate ege wear, light edge wrinkling, one small tear, two tiny. chip s, co rner crease on front flap, very light rubbing, crease down spine. VG/G. more information

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National Army Museum, London, 1992.. 59 pp, 11 11/16" H, soft cover. ISBN 0901721263 Colour and b&w illustrations, map. "Published to coincide with the Special Exhibition of the artist's watercolours and drawings held at the National Army Museum to commemorate the Desert Campaign of. 1940 to 1943 and opening in 1992, the fiftieth anniversary year of the Battle of El Alamein." "Complementing his highly popular paintings of the North African campaign of 1940-2, here is Eric Dawson's own account of the stories behind the pictur. e s . This entertaining book details his Wartime career and the doings of his fellow soldiers both on campaign and on leave in Cairo. Amusing but modest, he reveals a perceptive mind behind the artist's eye. As he said himself, his work was '..... th e observation of ordinary people caught up in their military duties and of the actions in which I had myself been involved'." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing, small soft corner crease on fro. nt co ver. Very Good+. more information

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Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1995, first edition.. 1343 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0192141686 "This major new book is the most wide-ranging and balanced work on the Second World War - a war which touched all nations, which penetrated all aspects of peoples' lives, an. d which shaped the world today....With its distinguished team of over 140 international contributors, (it) provides unique world-wide coverage of the subject, describing events from German, Japanese, and Italian perspectives, as well as from those . o f the victorious Allied powers. Individual battles, events, weapons, and people are linked to the wider campaigns, and the social and political environments in which they existed. In over 1,750 entries - ranging from extensive and detailed essay. s to concise definitions - every aspect of the war is covered: politics and grand strategy, domestic and economic conditions; leading personalities on both sides; clandestine operations; campaigns and individual engagements on lands, at sea, and in. t he air....The huge volume of information and analysis is supported by hundreds of photographs, charts, explanatory diagrams, and detailed maps, as well as a full chronology of events, making this an indispensable reference work to the greatest co. nfl ict in modern history." Small area of light soiling on top of textblock, slight curl to bottom corner of textblock, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has very minor edge wrinkling. Very Good+/Near Fine. more information

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