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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: 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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Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/good. 1st edition. Hardback. Very Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Contains 159 pages, 29.5 x 21cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos. A history of military air logistics and transport, from the pioneering efforts of the RAF in the Middle East in the 1920s, through World War II, to Vietnam, Afghanistan and the Falklands. Covers transport units from most major air arms worldwide, looking at the use of fixed-wing aircraft as well as helicopters... 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: Leo Cooper , 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. Hardback. 1st edition. Very Good/Good+. FREE UK SHIPPING. The third volume in the series of World Atlases of Military History. Covers all major and minor wars fought between 1945-1984. Concise but informative text gives the background and major details of each conflict, supported by clear and accurate maps drawn by John Mitchell. Size 32 x 24.5cm, 108 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w maps. Ex-library, front endpaper remove... 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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Stroud: Alan Sutton, 1993. Hardcover. Good +/Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. Good+/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. This collection of extracts forms a vivid and poignant history of the experience of modern warfare. The letters are in two parts - 1st and 2nd World Wars - and have been drawn together to form a continuous narrative of events from the fresh perspective of those who were intimately caught up in them. The full range of common emotions and attitudes to war are revealed as never before. C... more information

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Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 1989. Hardcover. Good/very good. 1200g. 1st edition. Hardback. Good+/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Contains 304 pages, 25.5 x 19.5cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos and maps. A heavily illustrated review of the evolution of mountain and Arctic conflicts: their history and background; the troops who fought them; and the weapons and equipment they used. Large chapters cover the First and Second World Wars, plus chapters on all the 'minor' conflicts sin... 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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Hardback. 1st UK Edition. Fine/Near Fine. FREE UK SHIPPING. A teenager's vivid and moving account of his experiences as a conscript during the final six weeks of the Third Reich's existence, supplemented with notes and photographs to show how his experiences fitted into the overall picture. The author received rudimentary basic training on the Eastern Front then took part in the desperate defence of Berlin, where he fought in the western suburb of Spandau, becoming one of only two survivors of his com... 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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