Search Results: Titles starting with F from Military History Books

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) Mass market paperback. Pages browning but very good condition. The French Section of SOE, the famous resistance organisation raised and run by Colonel Buckmaster, who considered this book "by far the most complete and most accurate of all the accounts that have appeared." Includes the exploits of the brothers de Vomecourt, Jean-Pierre Bloch, Robert Sheppard and Jean Renier. (Published: 1990) (Publisher: Grafton Books) (ISBN: 0586206973) (Pagination: 272pp/) (Condition: Very good in card covers.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - Post World War II ) The Phantom was developed for the US Navy as a long-range all-weather fighter and first flew in May 1958. It became operational in 1961. The US Air Force then realised that the Navy had an aircraft that was far better than any tactical aircraft in their inventory and ordered 543 F-4C variants. There then followed a spate of orders from around the world. In Britain, it was ordered for the Navy and Air Force, but was modified to take the Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan. One of the Royal Navy's Phantoms stole the record for the fastest Atlantic crossing, a record that stood until taken by the remarkable Blackbird. (Published: 2019) (Publisher: Pen & Sword) (ISBN: 9781526705761) (Pagination: 117pp, 120 b/w photos) (Condition: new in card cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - General) Damaged along top edge and one inch at the top of the spine. Creasing throughout on top right corner. Despite this contents are clear and complete. A useful reference copy. The author traces development of the US Navy's primary carrier fighter during the middle and latter stages of WWII. The book provides complete details of cockpits, engines, landing gear, airframes and more, plus reviews of numerous available model kits. Includes 8 pages of 'Hellcat Colors'. (Published: 1987) (Publisher: Tab Books) (ISBN: 0830680365) (Pagination: 72pp, 37 colour & 180 b/w photos, 1/72 scale drawings ) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) Unread. Researched and compiled by Nigel West, one of the UKs foremost security experts, this is the story of the clandestine careers of some of Britain's most secret servants including such WWI luminaries as Compton Mackenzie, A. E. W. Mason and Somerset Maugham. Also looks at anti-Bolshevik operations during and after the Russian Civil War by Paul Dukes, Dick Ellis, Augustus Agar and Sidney Reilly, WWII sabotage and deception operations by Julian Amery, Leonard Burt, Dennis Wheatley and Stephen Watts. The author also discusses the activities of Overseas Agents such as Graham Greene, Malcolm Muggeridge, Dusko Popov ('Tricycle'), Juan Pujol ('Garbo'), and Eddie Chapman ('Zigzag'), and goes on to cover the post war SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) and MI5 (The Security Service) with accounts of more than 100 individuals and their activities. (Published: 1993) (Publisher: Faber & Faber) (ISBN:… Read more

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) Divided loyalties are at the heart of the human dilemma confronting those convicted or charged with treachery. Some traitors were ideological converts who simply wrote autobiographical accounts of their experiences, thereby exposing corruption and totalitarianism. Others deliberately set out to inflict maximum damage in order to destabilize an odious system or organization. Some so-called traitors include German patriots who fled the Nazis, or Soviet intelligence personnel who defected to the West. Did P.G. Wodehouse betray his country? Was the KGB defector Anatoli Golitsyn a geniune political dissident, or merely a shrewd opportunist? Why were the anti-Hitler plotters shunned in post-war Germany? (Published: 1995) (Publisher: Faber & Faber) (ISBN: 0571173322) (Pagination: 439pp) (Condition: v/good in d/w - page edges slightly browning) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Mass market paperback. Creased covers. Useful study copy.To reach a deeper understanding off this epoch in his country's history the author examines the Nazi regime through individual studies of it's leaders. Hitler, Goring Goebbels, Heydrich, Himmler,Bormann, Rohm,Hess, Speer are among those studied. (Published: 1972) (Publisher: Pelican Books) (ISBN: 0140215360) (Pagination: 607pp) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Bargain Basement) The author was Ambassador to the German Imperial Court, here he gives his views and perceptions of events and politics during the years to the First World war, including chapters on Who sank the Lusitania. The spine cover is detaching on both sides, there are marks on the boards, the text seems clean and unmarked. In general a useful reading copy only. (Published: 1918) (Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton) (Pagination: 324pp illustrations) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) Classic wartime fiction. When John Franklin crash lands his Wellington bomber in occupied France at the height of the Second World War, he is concerned for the safety of his crew and worried about his own badly injured arm. His crew escapes, but the family of a mill owner risk their lives to hide Franklin in their home. (Published: 1946) (Publisher: Readers Union) (Pagination: 239pp.) (Condition: Black boards rubbed.Light foxing throughout.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Bargain Basement) Vividly describes how the fighters, bombers, torpedo and reconnaissance aircraft of the RAF and FAA took the fight to the enemy. Accounts of the air battles are enriched by extracts from the diaries of the air and ground crew involved. (Published: 2008) (Publisher: Crecy Publishing Ltd) (ISBN: 9780907579588) (Pagination: 208pp, illustrations, maps) (Condition: Small splash mark on back cover. Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Falklands) This contemporary partwork has been professionally rebound in black boards. This collectible volume relives the dramatic events in the Spring of 1982, when the Argentine Junta, desperate to restore its popularity at home, took the extraordinary decision to invade the Falkland Islands. The conflict dominated world headlines as British forces conducted a bravely fought and skilfully directed military campaign to recapture the Islands. This is a chronological account of the campaign and the key factors that enabled Britain to succeed against all odds. (Published: 1983) (Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Books) (Pagination: Large format, 448pp, c1500 colour & b/w photos & illustrations) (Condition: 14 copies bound in black boards with gilt spine titles) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Falklands) Events that followed in the year after the conflict. Includes the lessons learnt from the fighting, "Fortress Falklands" and the Islands after the war. (Published: 1984) (Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Books) (ISBN: 086307202) (Pagination: 144pp, 112 col photos and illustrations, 16 b/w photos, 3 col maps. Large format) (Condition: dw repaired ow good.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Falklands) On 1 April 1982 Major Mike Norman, commander of Naval Party 8901, was looking forward to a peaceful year-long tour of duty on the Falkland Islands. But events turned out differently, for the next day the Argentinians invaded and he and his small Royal Marines garrison found themselves fighting for their lives. They took up defensive positions in and around Government House and on the approaches to Stanley to protect the Governor, Rex Hunt, and delay the enemy’s advance. They were prepared to die executing these orders. After a desperate battle against vastly superior numbers, Hunt ordered them to lay down their arms. As the surrender took place, an Argentinian told a Marine: ‘The Islands are ours now’. The response was simple: ‘We will be back’. They were, and this is their story. The Royal Marines of Naval Party 8901 volunteered to join the Task Force and, seventy-five days after the invasion, the men who were forced to watch the… Read more

(Subject: Post World War II - Falklands) This is a softback copy. The author was the only official war artist attached to the British Forces for the Falklands War. This is a selection from the 400 drawings she made during the operation on board SS Canberra, transferring at South Georgia, the San Carlos landings, deployment at Goose Green, Fitzroy, Darwin and finally Stanley. Each illustration is annotated by the artist. (Published: 1982) (Publisher: Mitchell Beazley) (Pagination: 115pp, 97 illustrations, 2 maps. large format) (Condition: storage wear, Very good in card covers.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Falklands) This is the full story of the campaign for the Falklands in 1982, written by the Sunday Times Insight Team. From the corridors of Whitehall to an Argentinian minefield, the authors used their daily coverage of the war plus additional accounts from those whose stories could not be published at the time. Journalists from the paper reported from the Task Force, from Argentina and from the Falkland Islands themselves as the invasion started. (Published: 1982) (Publisher: Sphere Books) (ISBN: 0722182821) (Pagination: 274pp.illustrations) (Condition: Mass market paperback. Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Falklands) Previous owner's inscription on title page. The biting account of the intrigue within the Junta which led to the Argentine attack. Compiled from personal interviews, as well as documentary sources, the book exposes the scheming within the Military and the struggle within the United Nations. Oscar Raul Cardoso, Ricardo Kirschbaum and Eduardo van der Kooy, distinguished journalists from Buenos Aires, are together responsible for the national politics columns of the newspaper, Clarin. All three visited the Falklands, Oscar Cardoso on the day after the invasion. From Washington, New York and Buenos Aires they have compiled accounts of the dramatic confrontation between Galtieri and Reagan on the eve of the sinking of the Belgrano. (Published: 1987) (Publisher: Preston Editions) (ISBN: 187061500X) (Condition: good in card cover, previous owner's inscription) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Falklands) The story of the despatch of the Task Force to re-occupy the Islands, 8,000 miles from Britain. The book examines the command and control of the Royal Navy, Army and RAF participation in the campaign, the landings, air battles, and the final victory. The operation took place more than 35 years ago and this is one of the many books available commemorating the recapture of the Falklands. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Guild Publishing) (Pagination: 192pp, 101 b/w & 70 col illustrations, large format) (Condition: very good in good d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) Paperback. Signs of use.The final death agony of Japan and its surrender in 1945 (Published: 1979) (Publisher: Penguin Books) (ISBN: 0140052615) (Pagination: 335pp ills) (Condition: mass marked paperback.cover creasing ow Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Eastern Front) The final, bloody battle for Berlin, during which 300,000 Red Army soldiers died. The hub of Hitler's war machine, this vast Prussian Garrison city had set the scene in the 1936 Olympics to develop into the Nazi Party's showcase for the 1,000 year Reich. After four years of relentless Allied bombing it was faced with the ultimate test, and finally destroyed, as the remnants of Germany's armies fought to hold back the 'barbarians from the east'. (Published: 1992) (Publisher: Hutchinson) (ISBN: 0091753376) (Pagination: xiv + 513pp, 17 illustrations, 5 maps) (Condition: Mint in plastic protected dustjacket) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Mediterranean/Balkans) Mass market paperback. Crease on front cover, pages browning. Good. The story of one of the most epic battles fought between German and Allied forces during the Second World War. The decisive action took place within five days and by the third, the number of German dead exceeded their losses in all other theatres since the outbreak of hostilities. The German parachutists were confined for supply and reinforcements to a single airstrip at Maleme, yet on this one foothold they managed to land over eight thousand men, who defeated an Allied army nearly five times as numerous. (Published: 1974) (Publisher: New English Library) (ISBN: 0450018458) (Pagination: 205pp, photos, maps) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) The final years of WWII, 1943-45. Includes Kursk and the East Wall, the Allied invasion of Italy and the Second Front in Normandy, the German collapse in the East, the defence on the Rhine and Vistula. Also looks at the military and political organisation of the Third Reich - its strengths and weaknesses and the events that saw the liberation of Europe, based principally on German sources. (Published: 1981) (Publisher: Batsford) (ISBN: 0713419687) (Pagination: 218pp illustrations, maps) (Condition: Pages browning. Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX