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London: Macdonald/Queen Anne Press , 1986. Hardcover. Fair. Hardback. 1st edition. Fair/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. A critical history of the Royal Navy from its origins in the 16th Century, through to World War II, and then to the Falklands War and its aftermath. Size 23.5 x 14.5cm, 255 pages, 16 pages of b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, pictorial laminated boards in very Fair condition, internally Fair: generally clean and unmarked in sound bindings. ... more information

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London: Hutchinson , 1989. Hardcover. Fair/fair. Hardback. 1st edition. Fair/Fair. FREE UK SHIPPING. The author re-travels the route taken by the British 8th Army in WWII, from the victory at El Alamein to the occupation of Vienna three years later. Part travel book, part military history. Size 22 x 14cm, 278 pages, 8 pages of b&w photos, 13 maps. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, red cloth boards in Fair pictorial dust jacket, internally Fair: generally clean in sound ... more information

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardback. Reprint. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A detailed re-examination of Hitler's blitz-kreig, or 'lightning war', which in a few short months saw the Nazis victorious on most of mainland Europe. Deighton begins by tracing the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, showing how this was inevitable, despite (or because of) the back-stabbing and scheming within the highest ranks. He then explodes many of the myths that still surround the Germ... more information

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London: Harrap, 1987. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A look behind the scenes at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the world-famous officer training establishment for the British Army. The author served twice at Sandhurst himself and was given unprecedented access to recruits and staff for the purpose of candid interviews. He looks at the history of the academy, but his main emphasis is on Sandhurst in the modern world, with topics such as the latest c... more information

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London: Blandford, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. The author was a leading member of a group of RAF servicemen taken prisoner by German paratroops on Crete in 1941. His vivid account tells how he and the others were wrongfully accused of killing wounded German soldiers, and how they escaped execution themselves. There follows a tale of grim survival in the gruelling months after the island's capture. Contains 272 pages, 24 x 15.5cm, an... more information

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London: Brown Books , 1995. Hardcover. Fair/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A unique collection of the thoughts and deeds of Hitler's elite fighting force, the Waffen-SS. Veterans of all ranks and nationalities recall their training, indoctrination, political and military leaders and much more. They talk openly and candidly about the atrocities commited by their units, both on and off the battlefield. Feared, hated and respected in almost equal measure on all battle fronts, t... more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Fair/very good. Hardback. Reprint. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. An exploration of how war at sea has been conducted through the ages, using four major engagements as examples: Trafalgar; Jutland; Midway; Atlantic Convoys SC122 & HX229. A masterful insight into naval warfare filled with both technical and personal details of what it is like to fight at sea. Contains 292 pages, 24 x 16cm, 16 pages of b&w photos, and 6 maps. Ex-library, front endp... more information

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Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 1989. First Thus. Hardcover. Fair/Good. First Thus. Hardback. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A comprehensive guide to 245 of the most significant battles on European soil, from both Western and Eastern Europe, to the Mediterranean and Russia, from ancient times to World War Two. Written by a team of twenty eminent contributors, basic facts regarding the location, historical context and objectives of each engagement are given, with details of opposing forces, casualti... more information

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London: Marshall Cavendish, 1980. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A day by day chronology of World War II, from the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the capitulation of Japan in 1945 - six bitter years of struggle and sacrifice. Fully illustrated with photos and newspaper headlines of the day. Major events are highlighted in bold print for easy cross-reference, and includes a full glossary and index. From land, sea and air campaigns to civilian life, ... more information

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London: Leo Cooper, 1992. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Goes beyond the stereotyped images to examine the true nature of the military commanders of Hitler's Third Reich. Here you will meet Theodor Eicke, who went directly from being an inmate of a mental institution to commandant of the concentration camp at Dachau; Ernst Udet, a drug-abuser and womanizer whose ineptitude ruined the German bomber forces; Fedor von Bock, the humourless embodiment of ruthless... more information

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Godalming: Ted Smart/Book People, 1996. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Reprint. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. The author was the first serving SAS commander to write about this secretive regiment. In this volume (first published by W. Kimber in 1980 as 'SAS Operation Oman'), he describes the regiment's role in what is regarded as the most successful counter-insurgency campaign ever fought - the Dhofar War of 1969-76. Despite its success, the SAS involvement was kept secre... more information

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London: Leo Cooper, 1995. Hardcover. Fair/very good. Hardback. 1st edition. Fair/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. The author's hair-raising adventures in Italy as an escaped POW. Gives full credit to the men and women of the Italian Resistance, who bravely risked their lives helping thousands of Allied POW's after the fall of Mussolini in September, 1943. A story of anti-fascist Italian heroism that's been too long overlooked. Size, 24 x 16cm, 230 pages, 8 pages of b&w photos, maps on endpapers. E... more information

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Durham: Pentland Press, 1995. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A collection of stories, written in the main in the words of ex-WAAFs of the Second World War. It tells of their joys, their tears, and their times of great trauma, but, through it all, there shines good humour, pride, a sense of belonging and a very real love and compassion for those with whom they served. Contains 240 pages, 24 x 17cm, with 17 b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper r... more information

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Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. FREE UK SHIPPING. Comprehensive history of US Coast Guard use of aircraft, from its inception right up to publication date, with a glimpse of what was to come in the 'future'. Every fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and airship type ever used by the USCG is covered in great detail and illustrated with ma... more information

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