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London: Michael O'Mara, 1998. Book in very good condition, just a hint of pale browning to page edges, otherwise in fine condition.. Dustjacket in fine condition. 272pp, including a short bibliography and index. With 26 black-and-white illustrations. The Seven Years War which started in 1756, brought into being global conflict. The new factor which altered the course of history was British sea power. With the support of the Navy a few thousand men dispossessed the French from their North American empire and saw them, and the Dutch, vanquished in India. Attacks on Cuba and the Philippines crippled the Spanish Empire. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. more information

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London: William Kimber, 1954. Book in good condition, outer corner edges very slightly bumped. Faded at spine ends (see picture). Dustjacket in poor condition, pieces missing at spine ends and outer corner edges (see picture). xii, 219pp, including Chronological Note and Glossary of Naval Terms. With frontispiece, 18 black-and-white photographs and 1 map. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. more information

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London: Doubleday, 2002. First edition. Hardcover in fine conditi on internally, front and back boards have light stains at bottom edge, not too noticeable. Previous owners signature inside front board. Dustjacket in near fine condition, bottom spine edge slightly bumped. xi, 532pp, including bibliography and index. With 32 pages of illustrations, and drawings in text. An account of the sinking by a German U-boat of the Lusitania, with a loss of 1,200 lives.. more information

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London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1979. Book in very good plus condition, only fault a small light mark at bottom edge of page134. Dustjacket in fine condition. 223pp, including bibliography and index. With 92 black-and-white photographs, and 17 maps and drawings. The book covers the 24hours of 18th August 1940 as seen through the eyes of scores of British and Germans who took part in the air fighting over south-eastern England, or those on the ground who became involved, unwittingly or otherwise. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. more information

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New York: Hippocrene Books, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover in fine condition, written on inside cover in biro "bought 4/7/98." Dustjacket in near fine condition, very slightly bumped at top spine edge, ¼" tear at back top outer edge. 336pp. From d/j flap - " Chronicles, day-by day, the situations which developed and the tactical combinations evolved for their successful solution. Amidst the noise of war, the story reveals the unflagging energy of experienced staff, the ability of commanders in the field, and, above all, the fighting heart of the American soldier.". Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto, Canada: Doubleday, 1997. Book in very good condition. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper, otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, 1" closed tear by bottom of front edge. x, 308pp, including Sources, Bibliography and Index. Included in the Appendices: Citation for the Victoria Cross 30 Nov1918. William Barker was a magnificent airmen, a great war hero and holder of the Victoria Cross, the DSO and Bar, the MC and two Bars, the Croix-de-Guerre, two Italian Silver Medals for Valour, and three Mentions-in-Despatches, and 50 Great War victories in the air to his credit. When he died in an air crash in March 1930, his state funeral was the largest in the history of Toronto. The cortege was two miles long, with 2,000 uniformed men as escort.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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U.K: Rawlings, Chapman , 1972. Book in very good condition, bottom outer corner edges are slightly bumped, small white marks at bottom of spine, and at bottom of back board (see picture). Internally in fine condition. Dustjacket in good condition, two ½" closed tears one by back top spine edge the other by top front edge, slightly rubbed along edges. xxxi, 160pp. With frontispiece, 119 drawings by the author in the text, plus 4 black-and-white photographs. Foreword by Lord Mountbatten of Burma. The author was captured at the fall of Singapore, spending three years and a half as a prisoner of the Japanese, during which time he was put to work on the notorious 'Death Railway'. While a prisoner, he made over a hundred eye-witness paintings of the conditions under which the prisoners lived, producing them under the most difficult conditions with Chinese Indian ink, paints, crushed sandstone, clay and vegetable juices.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by The author. more information

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1976. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in good condition, 4 closed small tears on front cover and 2 on back cover, very slightly rubbed along top edge and front edges. 430pp, including Bibliography and Index. With 12 pages of black-and-white photographs, and one map. The unedited diary and letters of Ira Pettit, a Union Private, who fought on the battlefields of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and the Wilderness, and who died in the squalor of Andersville Prison. . Hard Cover. Fine/Good. more information

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London: Brockhampton Press, 1999. Book in fine condition. Pictorial boards as d/j. Dustjacket in very good condition, just top of spine edge and top outer corner edges very slightly creased. 222pp, including bibliography and index. With 38 black-and-white photographs. From d/j flap - "The nature and extent of the personal and political clashes within the RAF are disclosed. The author explains how these affected the course of fighting. German perceptions of the battle are also explored through a finely written history of the air war over Britain in 1940, and the controversies over both Dowding and the Big Wing.". Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: John Murray, 1967. Book in very good condition, very slightly bumped at bottom spine edge, internally in fine condition. Dustjacket in good plus condition, slightly rubbed along top and bottom edges, 4" crease from top edge of front inside flap. Price clipped. x, 181pp. With 31 black-and-white photographs, and 6 illustrations in text. Michele, a former Chanel model and amateur racing driver, accompanied American and Government forces on offensive missions in Vietnam in 1966. She was held prisoner by the Vietcong for three weeks, she gives a full account of her time in Vietnam.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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London: BBC Books , 2005. Book in very good plus condition, bottom spine edge very slightly bumped, otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, just very slightly rubbed at top outer corner edge. 320pp, includes Notes and Index. With 22 black-and-white and 6 colour photographs. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Macmillan, 1984. Book in very good condition, bottom spine edge very slightly bumped. Dustjacket in very good condition, top and bottom edges very slightly rubbed. xii, 346pp, 346pp, including bibliography and index. Appendices include 1: Colditz Prisoners and Staff - 2: Escapes - 3: The Code. With frontispiece, 16 pages of illustrations and one map. An account describing the experiences within the apparently impregnable fortress of Colditz Castle of six European nationalities - Belgian German, Czech, Dutch, Polish and French as well as those of members of the British Commonwealth and USA. There were more than 300 escape attempts at Colditz in the four and a half years of its war history.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Century, 1996. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, ½" closed tear at back top edge, and spine ends very slightly rubbed. 234pp. With 35 black-and-white photographs. "Lifting the veil shrouding Britain's most secret military unit. Officially designated as 14 Intelligence Company, it was formed in 1974 to combat terrorism in Northern Ireland.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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Staplehurst, U.K: Spellmount, 1997. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, top spine edge very slightly rubbed. xxii, 314pp, including bibliography and index. With 36 black-and-white photographs and 10 maps. From d/j flap - "Only two divisions in the German Army bore Hitler's name - the 1st SS Panzer Division, Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler and the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerugend. Together they formed his 1 SS Panzer Corps, Leibstandarte and this is the story of their participation in the Battle of Normandy. Among the battles the author dissects are the British disasters at Villers-Bocage, and Operation GOODWOOD when over 250 tanks were lost in a single operation, and the desperate effort by the Americans to stem the German counter-attack at Mortain when hundred of RAF Typhoon sorties were flown in support of the ground troops." (9½"h x 6¼"w) (24cms x 16cms) approx. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: Secker and Warburg, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover in fine condition, just a very tiny white mark on back cover. Dustjacket in fine condition. Price clipped. xv, 218pp, including index. With 7 illustrations, and 2 maps. From d/j flap - 'The authors have drawn from sources, public, and secret, in Britain, America, Argentina and Peru, in order to assemble the true story of what happened on the day the Belgrano sank.. more information

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London: William Kimber, 1985. Book in very good condition, pages edges very lightly browned, otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in fine condition. 224pp, including Index. With 53 black-and-white photographs and 6 illustrations in the text. General Richardson joined the Army in 1926 as a cadet, and he went to India with the Royal Engineers in 1931, he retired as a general in 1971. He was present at many of the major turning points of the Second World War. Evacuated from Dunkirk, he was sent to the Middle East at the fall of Torbruk he was posted to Auchinleck's staff at the Eighth Army HQ as GSO I (plans).. When Auchinleck left he was taken over by Montgomery. He describes the difference between working for the two men. He was awarded the OBE for a success deception plan to do with Alamein. He remained with the Eight Army through the Battle of Mareth, for which he received the DSO, and saw action in North Africa, With the Americans he saw the Salerno landings, the fall of Naples and the Anzio beachhead. He describes the differences between working with the Americans and the British. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. more information

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Dunmow, U.K.: Henry Ritchie, 1987. Book in fine condition. Author's signature on front free endpaper. Previous owner's inscription also on front free endpaper. Dustjacket in very good condition, slightly rubbed at spine ends, ½" closed tear by top front edge. 241pp. With 5 drawings, 4 maps and two black-and-white photographs. from d/j flap - " The story of an East Anglian farm worker who volunteered to join the colour of a Territorial Yeomanry Regiment before the Second World War, serving on the guns throughout the dark days of the Desert Campaigns in North Africa. There is a vivid account of the war in the desert. Most of the military units mentioned are actual regiments or formations. The earlier chapters are about farming life in East Anglia. (10"h x 6¾"w) (25cms x 17cms) approx.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Ray Fullerton. more information

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London: Richard Bentley, 1897. Fourth edition. Both volumes are half leather, with 5 raised bands, gilt pattern on spine and marbled edges and endpapers. Both are slightly rubbed at top outer corner edges, and both have some foxing on endpapers and on paper protecting frontispiece, otherwise pages are very clean and bright. Very good tight attractive volumes. Vol. One: has two narrow strips where paper has been removed on front board (see picture), four small light blue marks by inner edge on title-page. xx, 511pp, including Appendices. With frontispiece, 7 portraits, 6 plans and 1 woodcut . Vol. Two: 522pp, including Appendices, Index and Index of Chief Public Events. With frontispiece, 11 illustrations, 2 folding plans and 1 folding map and woodcut. Both volumes (8¾"h x 6"w) (22cms x 14.5cms) approx. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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London: Arms and Armour Press, 1981. Book in very good condition, spine ends slightly bumped, internally in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, slightly rubbed at spine ends and top outer corner edges. 240pp. With illustrations and maps. The author draws on his own experiences as a reconnaissance pilot over Normandy, and his years as a military commander and analyst. He follows many of the events leading up to the creation and resolution of the critical Falaise Gap. For nearly a week the Gap remained open, and by the time the decision finally had been made to close the Gap and trap the fleeing enemy, between 200,00 and 250,000 German soldiers - taking with them all their weapons - had escaped capture and certain defeat. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Grub Street, 1999. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in fine condition. Price clipped. 192pp, including bibliography and index. With 68 black-and-white photographs. From d/j flap - "On a dark desperate night in June 1943 a stricken Halifax bomber crashed in a small meadow in Holland, The aircraft was wrecked, but amazingly the crew stepped out unharmed. This is just one of twenty true stories of bravery, survival and luck, good and bad. From a variety of aircrew in a selection of planes - Halifax, Lancaster, Wellington , Liberator, Stirling and Whitley." Bookseller's comment - A very good read. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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London: Macmillan, 1998. Book in very good condition, slightly bumped at spine ends. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends slightly rubbed, label (1½"h x 2½"w) stuck at bottom edge of front inside flap, and light crease on front and back covers (see picture). xlvi, 444pp, including index. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Mainstream, 1987. Book in very good condition, only fault spine ends slightly bumped, internally in fine condition. Dustjacket in good condition, ½" closed tear at bottom front edge, and two ¼" closed tears at back top edge, slight edgewear at top and bottom edges, small rubbed mark on front cover. 240pp, including Select Bibliography and index. With 23 black-and-white photographs. From d/j flap - "From William Howard Russell's work for the Times newspaper in the Crimea to the assorted press, radio and television journalists who accompanied the British task force to the Falklands in 1982. Also included are the lives and careers of six of the greatest war correspondents of all time: ; G.W. Steevens who accompanied Kitchener to the Sudan; Edgar Wallace at the Boer War; Charles a Court Repington, who exposed the scandal of the shortage of shells in 1915; Claud Cockburn, a communist who adopted a self-confessed partisan approach during the Spanish Civil War; Chester Wilmot who brought the Second World War into the living rooms of Britain through radio; James Cameron, a pacifist who uncovered stories of atrocities in Korea.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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London: Collins, 1974. First British edition. Book in very good condition, bottom spine edge very slightly bumped. Map plan on endpapers of Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton). Dustjacket in good condition, has 1½"closed tear at front top edge and 1" closed tear at back top edge. Price clipped. 124pp. With 10 full-page drawings by Gerald Coffee. In 1965 Captain Rutledge parachuted into the hands of the North Vietnamese when his fighter plane exploded under heavy anti-aircraft fire. He was a prisoner for 7 years, and explicitly recounts his experiences in enemy hands. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Gerald Coffee. more information

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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1974. Book in very good plus condition, spine ends very slightly bumped, otherwise in fine condition. Maps on endpapers. Dustjacket in very good condition, bottom spine edge slightly rubbed and 1" closed tear by back top outer edge. 492pp, including Bibliography and Index. With 70 black-and-white photographs, and 10 maps. From d/j flap - "The complete story of the Arnhem Drop Holland. Based on his talks with Allied and German commanders, fighting soldiers, civilians and resistance workers, he takes us from the highest military councils to valiant soldiers and underground workers caught up in a drama they could neither control nor escape." . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in good condition, some very light scratch marks on back cover (see picture) very slightly bumped at top spine edge, no tears. x, 214pp. With 19 black-and-white photographs. Born of ancient Prussian junker stock in 1889, Ravenstein served with brilliance and distinction in both world wars. In the battles of France in 1940, he led an attack that captured the entire staff of the French Ninth Army. After the war he was asked by King Farouk to command the Egyptian Army, but he declined 'owing to Egypt's unfriendly attitude to Britain. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. more information

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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1987. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, just very slightly rubbed at top spine edge and top outer corner edge. Signed by the author on front free endpaper "Rowland Ryder 9th February 1987 Every best wish" xii, 308pp, including Appendices, Select Bibliography and Index. With 17 black-and-white photographs. From d/j flap - "Lt-General Sir Oliver Leese began his military career in the First World War and was awarded a DSO for gallantry in the battle of the Somme, at the age of 22. In the Second World War in 1942 he commanded 30 Corps leading the breakthrough at Alamein and the advance to Tripoli. In recognition of his victory at Cassino he was knighted on the battlefield by King George VI. In 1944 he was sent to South East Asia. There followed what perhaps was his greatest triumph: the capture of Rangoon. he was liked and respected by almost everyone and did not get the recognition he deserved. The author has drawn upon Leese's private papers, the letters he wrote to his wife throughout the campaigns and interviews with friends and colleagues.". Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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Sparkford, U.K: Patrick Stephens/Haynes , 1996. Book in fine condition, blue boards, with gilt lettering on spine. Dustjacket in very good condition, just a hint of rubbing at top spine edge and top corner edges. 183pp. With 149 black-and-white photographs in text. From d/j flap - "More than 1400 memorials are detailed. Each have a tale to tell - of Heroism, battles, discovery, fire, piracy, murder, mayhem. Many were built to commemorate lives lost in shipwrecks, or the lifeboat crews who fought to save them. These rolls of remembrance include passengers, slaves, smugglers, and even the occasional dog. Memorials for war at sea , including the Napoleonic wars, the two World Wars, and the Falklands conflict. There is also tributes to the builders of great vessels, lighthouse engineers, explorers and merchants. It is indexed by location, important persons, and ships, and each entry includes a map reference, details of the memorial, and any background information available.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: Robson Books, 1989. Book in very good condition, spine ends slightly bumped. Dustjacket in very good condition, two small closed tears, one at top front edge by spine, the other at the top outer corner edge. 72pp. Poems voicing the often shocking, sometimes absurd and, on occasions even comic, aspects of military life in the ranks.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: George E. Harrap, 1951. Book in very good condition, spine ends slightly rubbed, some spots on endpapers and on edges, no foxing on pages which are bright and clean, no tears or marks. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. 240pp. With frontispiece and 10 black-and-white photographs, and 5 maps. The author was a member of Rommel's staff in the Second World War.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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London: Hurst, 2000. Book and dustjacket in fine condition. x, 288pp, including Bibliography and Index. With 28 black-and-white photographs, and 4 maps. Mannerheim, soldier and statesman, was a commander-in-chief in 1918 and 1939-44. In 1918 he suppressed the Finnish Revolution which followed the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. He was a determined opponent of communism. His leadership of Finnish resistance to Soviet aggression in the Winter War of 1939-40 won him international fame. The author sets Mannerheim's Finnish career in its historical context, examines his complex character, and sums up his legacy. as a Finnish statesman and patriot.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1970. Book in very good condition, spine ends slightly rubbed, pages in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends and top outer corner edges slightly rubbed and two small tears at top spine edge. Price clipped. 257pp, including Bibliography, Appendix A: The Victoria Cross and the Cross of St. George - Appendix B: Present designation of regiments mentioned in this book and Index. With coloured frontispiece, and 5 double-page coloured illustrations, numerous black-and -white illustrations, plus maps. The Battle of Balaclava is based on eye-witness reports from British, French, and Russian sources.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1976. Book in very good condition, lightly foxed at top edge, no foxing inside, internally in fine condition. Previous owner's gold label on front free endpaper. Dustjacket in good condition, spine ends rubbed and a little rubbed along front top edge, cellotape along top spine edge and by back top outer corner edge. 164pp, including Appendices and Bibliography. With 26 illustrations. Including Chronology from May 1895 to 5 June 1900. The story of the successful defence of the town of Ladysmith by a small garrison of the Gordon Highlanders, helped by Captain Percy Scott of HMS Terrible whose inventive genius in adapting naval guns for shore-based use was largely instrumental in keeping the Boers at bay. The author's father, was only sixteen at the time and the youngest member of HMS Powerful's naval brigade. Much of the material in this book is drawn from his siege log and the letters and diaries of three fellow officers. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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U.K, 1983. Book in very good condition, bottom spine edge and front outer corner edges just very slightly bumped, otherwise in fine condition. Pictorial endpapers. Dustjacket in good condition, tiny nicks at bottom spine edge and back top and bottom edges, 1" closed tear at back top edge by spine. A very good tight copy. 231pp. With numerous black-and-white photographs throughout the book. The illustration on the dustjacket is from a watercolour sketch done at the time of the evacuation and on the spot 'whilst it happened' by Captain P.S. Hetherington, Royal Artillery, who was on the beaches for four days. xiii, 231pp, with two maps. With numerous black-and-white photographs throughout the book, including many photos of the people giving their personal recollections. The story of Dunkirk seen through the eyes of those who were there at the time. Alongside the recollections of soldiers who escaped, you will find accounts of schoolchildren, of nurses who attended the wounded and of the naval men who brought our battered and beleaguered army home. Here also are aspects of May 1940 that are often overlooked, reflecting the fact that there were 68,000 men who were not evacuated and who, as a result, spent nearly five years as prisoners-of-war . (12"h x 8¼"w) (30cms x 21.5cms) approx. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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Yale University Press, 1995. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good plus condition, spine ends very slightly rubbed. xii, 595pp, including Essay on Sources, Bibliography and Index. With 17 illustrations. (9½"h x 6¼"w) (24cms x 16cms) approx. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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Stroud, U.K: Alan Sutton, 1992. A tiny nick at the bottom edge of title-page, rest of pages are in fine condition. xii, 209pp, including Notes, Bibliography, Index of Places and Persons and General Index. With over 31 black-and-white photographs and 6 maps. The book records the military action which took place in, and the part played by the Midlands during the English Civil War, with eyewitness accounts. (9¾"h x 6¾"w) (25cms x 17cms) approx.. Soft Cover. Very Good.. more information

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London: B.T. Batsford, 1973. Book in very good condition, bottom of spine edge slightly bumped, internally in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, ¼" closed tear at back top edge by spine, small price label on inside of front flap. Price clipped. xi, 248pp, including Glossary of Code Names, Bibliography, Chronology, and Index. Frontispiece of Eisenhower. With 11 maps and 35 black-and-white photographs. The book covers the whole of Eisenhower's military career - starting with a West Point training enlivened by his love of football and poker, and his pre-attachment to MacArthur's mission in the Philippines. The Second World War occupies most of the book. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Robert Hale, 1986. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, very slightly rubbed at top spine edge. 238pp, including Chronology of Events, Bibliography and Index. With 27 black-and-white photographs and numerous maps, illustrate the stories and explain the context in which each took place. Through numerous field trips to north-east France the authors have matched the landscape and locations of battle scenes with the words of the soldiers themselves, gathered from contemporary diaries and personal records. Each of the fifty-six sections of the book deals with one specific incident - from the brutal gunning down of Tommies in a sunken lane near Guillemont to the first devastating use of gas. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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Shrewsbury, U.K: Airlife, 1993. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, has light mark on front cover on Union Jack flag (see picture). xii, 276pp,including Bibliography and Index. During World War Two the United States and Great Britain signed secret pacts agreeing to merge the code-and cipher-breaking (cryptan-alytic) operations they were directing against Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. Book and dustjacket in fine condition. x, 358pp, including bibliography and index. With 34 black-and-white photographs. From D/J flap - "Foley helped thousands of Jews to escape from Germany. He was a British spy which made his efforts on behalf of the Jews even more dangerous. A brilliant intelligence officer, recruiting one of the best Soviet agents the West ever had, persuading German scientists to hand over secrets of Hitler's rocket programme and playing a key role in the remarkable espionage coup that was the Double-Cross system." . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. Book in very good condition, spine ends slightly bumped. Dustjacket in very good condition, top edge slightly rubbed. Back free endpaper has a crease from top to bottom edge. Price clipped. x, 358pp, including bibliography and index. With 34 black-and-white photographs. From D/J flap - "Foley helped thousands of Jews to escape from Germany. He was a British spy which made his efforts on behalf of the Jews even more dangerous. A brilliant intelligence officer, recruiting one of the best Soviet agents the West ever had, persuading German scientists to hand over secrets of Hitler's rocket programme and playing a key role in the remarkable espionage coup that was the Double-Cross system." . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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New York: John Wiley, 2001. First edition. Hardcover in near fine condition, bottom spine edge very slightly bumped. Dustjacket in fine condition. x, 326pp, bibliography and index. With black-and-white photographs in text and 3 maps. From d/j flap - "Forty Americans trapped in the Philippines. A set of secret Japanese battle plans, and the submarine that saved them. By 1944, forty Americans - missionaries, escaped POWs and sugar planters had endured nearly three years of hell while hiding from the Japanese in the mountains of the central Philippines. Then came word that MacArthur was sending a submarine, the Crevalle to save them, they had a dangerous trek of 100 miles south to meet the sub. The refugees had no idea that their dramatic rescue was just a cover for a mission of great strategic importance.". more information

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London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1979. Book in very good plus condition, newspaper cutting pasted on front free endpaper, otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends very slightly bumped, Remains (small) of price label on inside front flap. 304pp, including index. With frontispiece and 35 black-and-white photographs. The author fought in both World Wars and seven Indian frontier campaigns, he was also a journalist, author and a politician.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Robert Hale, 1962. Book in very good plus condition, bottom spine edge slightly bumped, internally pages are clean and bright, no tears or marks. Dustjacket in good condition, light brownish mark by back top edge, slightly rubbed and small tears at edges and spine ends, back cover a bit grubby (see picture). xiii, 594pp. With 20 maps, including. The author writes about the war from a historian's point of view, he traces the origins back to World War I, in Europe, Africa and Asia, then describes World War II in all theatres, battle by battle and finally traces the aftermath of the conflict: the war crime trials, the conferences, treaties and stalemates; assesses the cost in slaughter, misery, famine and fear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1998. Book in very good plus condition, top spine edge very lightly bumped, internally in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, very slightly rubbed at top of spine, 1/4" closed tear by top front corner edge. xix, 364pp, including Select Bibliography, Chapter Notes and Index. With 69 black-and-white photographs and 11 maps. Five million Commonwealth citizens fought in the Second World War and 170,000 died or went missing. Many veterans who were interviewed had never spoken before of their war experiences. (9½"h x 6¼"w) (24cms x 16cms) approx. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Edinburgh: Canongate, 2000. First publication in English. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, very slightly bumped at top spine edge. xi, 275pp, including Notes, Works Cited and Index. With 15 black-and-white photographs. With Forewords by Soros's sons. Soros was a Budapest lawyer who secured false Christian identities for himself and his family following the invasion of Hungary by the Germans in March 1944.. First U.K. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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Shrewsbury, U.K: Airlife, 2002. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, just spine ends very slightly rubbed. Price clipped. xiv, 194pp, including index. With 49 black-and-white photographs, and one map. From d/j flap - "The terrible event of 2nd December 1943 in the Italian port of Bari has been shrouded in secrecy and subject to official censorship. On that night, an Allied convoy of twenty-one ships, carrying highly flammable fuel and ammunition, was bombed by the Luftwaffe as its volatile cargo was being unloaded. This is the story of that fatal night told by a man who was there - the author, and so were the people whose stories he has collected.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: Davis-Poynter, 1979. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, only fault, very slightly rubbed at top spine edge. 159pp, including Notes, Bibliography and Index. From d/j flap - "This book looks at the poetry of the First World War as it reflects the contemporary scene. By using illustrations from many kinds of ephemeral writings, such as diaries, letters, newspapers, and psychiatric reports as well as from novels, memoirs and other prose writings, the author traces the course of the physical, mental emotional and spiritual reactions to the war, and shows how they were employed by the war poets to provide a record terrifying in its perception and intensity." . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1982. First U.K. edition. Book in very good condition, a very light mark on front board by top edge (water stain?), otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, very slightly bumped at top spine edge. ix, 341pp, including bibliography and index. With 29 black-and-white photographs and 4 maps. -"The Yamato, the biggest battleship ever built was sunk on the 7th April 1945. Eyewitness accounts from the men involved, Japanese and Americans, from top admirals to fighter pilots to junior ship's gunners. Portraying the reaction of the sailors as they receive and carry out the orders "to attack - and to die.". Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: William Kimber, 1987. Book in very good condition, ½" thin pale blue line on title page, otherwise book is in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, slightly bumped at top spine edge. 234pp, including Bibliography and Index. With 32 black-and-white photographs. The author traces what happened from December 1941 to May 1942, giving not only the British but also the Japanese side of events, demonstrating how it was that, often with inferior numbers, the underrated enemy at the beginning swept all before them.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: HarperCollins, 1993. Book in very good condition, two very tiny pale spots on front edge, otherwise book is in fine condition, no markings on pages. Dustjacket in very good condition, tiny closed tears at either side of top spine edge. xv, 336pp, including Appendix: Members of 1st Battalion The Cheshire Regiment Group in Bosnia. With 44 black-and-white photographs, and 6 maps. Recreates the British Army's campaign with insights into every decision taken by the commander in the Field. The author tells the full story of his six-month tour in Bosnia. Unarmed reconnaissances into the war zone in Land Rovers witnessing starving refugees. The role he and his Army colleagues had to play as ceasefire negotiators and ambassadors of peace. He captures the determination of men trained to fight, who had to administer aid without fighting back and witness the worst ravages of this dreadful civil war.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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