Search Results: Titles starting with R from William Robertson

London: W.H. Allen , 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. What does it take to become a jet fighter pilot with the RAF? A behind-the-scenes look at selection, training, operations, weapons, tactics, etc. Packed with facts and information that puts the reader firmly 'in the cockpit'. Contains 202 pages, 24 x 15.5cm, 8 pages of b&w photos plus several line drawings. Blue cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket showing slight crinkling to top edge, otherwise in Good condition. Internally, shows large gift inscription on front endpaper, otherwise Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Southampton: Kingfisher, 1990. Paperback. Fine. Southampton: Kingfisher, 1990. Paperback. Fine. Softcover. 1st Edition. Fine/-. A pictorial history of RMS Queen Elizabeth, from her launch on the Clyde at Glasgow in 1938, to her tragic and firey end in Hong Kong harbour in 1972. The book illustrates every stage of the vessel's life, starting with her design, construction and launching, supported by an informative text giving many details of all her major events, incidents and personalities. As with any book of this type, it's the photographs that can make or break it. You won't be disappointed. The photos used here are some of the best and clearest shots ever taken of the ship, including many of her interior fittings. Contains 108 pages, 27 x 21.5cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos. Pictorial card covers in Fine condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks and feels like new.

London: Cassell, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. London: Cassell, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. Hardback. 1st Edition. Near Fine/VG+ One of the most famous stories to emerge from the First Gulf War was the mission code-named Bravo Two Zero, carried out by soldiers of Britain's famed SAS regiment. In this remarkable book, the author - himself an ex-member of the SAS - retraces the steps of that patrol and uncovers some painful and less-than-heroic truths. Three members of the patrol were killed in action, and one of these, Vince Phillips, was villified to a greater or lesser extent by the patrol leader and his second-in-command. Asher, a fluent Arab speaker, acting on behalf of Phillip's relatives, succeeds in learning the true circumstances of this soldier's death, and makes a moving tribute to him in the book. This is a must-read for any modern military historian or special-forces enthusiast. Every nation needs heroes - but the truth is more important. Contains 233… Read More

London: Secker & Warburg , 1992. Hardcover. Fair/very good. Travelling at first by car and, when that disintegrates, by any means at hand, the author - an adventurous, irreverant Muscovite - reveals a Soviet Union few Western travellers have ever seen; a country on the edge of civil war, where ethnic tensions are leading increasingly to violence and gangs of young thugs terrorise outsiders like himself. As he travels - through Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenia and Azerbaijan - he visits new towns and old haunts, friends and family, and poets, artists and scholars who have become politicians in the newly politicised nation. The result is a book rich in history, full of marvellous anecdotes, a compelling portrait of an empire on the edge of disintegration. Size, 24 x 155cm, 431 pages, 1 map. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Fair-to-Good: pages yellowing slightly, but overall are clean and unmarked in… Read More

London: Arms & Armour Press , 1995. Paperback. Good. London: Arms & Armour Press , 1995. Paperback. Good. Softcover. 1st edition. Good/-. The full story of Soviet spy networks which operated very successfully in Germany, France, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland during World War II. Size, 23 x 15.5cm, 224 pages, 4 maps. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Illustrated laminated card covers in good condition. Internally, good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Honolulu HI: Arizona Memorial Museum Association, 1996. Ninth Edition. Paperback. Fine. The ninth, expanded, edition of this publication by the Arizona Memorial Museum Association. It recounts the enduring story of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and the subsequent construction and dedication of the USS Arizona Memorial and Visitor Center. A major feature of the work are the numerous contemporary photographs of the attack and its aftermath, together with clear maps and other specially commissioned graphics and artwork. The story is brought up to date with colour photos of the Memorial today. A fascinating and strangely moving evocation of an infamous day in history, and a testiment to the courage of those who were there and the determination of those who came after to remember them. Contains 120-pages, 28 x 21cm, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos, maps, graphics and artwork. Pictorial card covers in fine condition. Internally, fine: clean, bright and unmarked in… Read More

New York: Bantam , 1988. Paperback. Near Fine. The remarkable story of a unique 10-year voyage of exploration amongst the volcanic islands of the Indonesian archipelago. Contains 272 pages, 26 x 215cm, and illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos and drawings. Pictorial card covers showing slight diagonal crease on bottom/right corner, otherwise in Fine condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new inside.

London: Macdonald/Queen Anne Press , 1986. Hardcover. Fair. 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.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson , 1993. Hardcover. Good/very good. Good/Very Good Jacket. Biography of the late British entertainer, written by his son. Size, 24 x 16cm, 240 pages, 24 pages of b&w photos and some line drawings. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, maroon cloth boards in very good dust jacket. Internally, good: clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.

London: BCA , 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good/No Jacket. The author's now 'classic' biography of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, the 'Desert Fox'. First published in 1950, this is a Book Club reprint from 1972. Size, 21 x 14cm, 288 pages, 11 b&w photos and 4 maps. Red cloth boards in very good condition. No jacket. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: BCA, 1984. Book Club. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Large format and highly illustrated collection of eighteen 'essays', giving insight into RAF operations during two World Wars. Contributors include some of the most distinguished airmen of WWII. Contains 144 pages, 29 x 22cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos. Blue-grey cloth boards bearing small gilt crest of RAF Benevolent Fund in Very Good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, Near Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Ian Allan , 1982. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 1100g. The role of the modern Royal Navy in peace and war. An interesting insight into British naval thinking in the immediate pre-Falklands era. Size 295 x 22cm, 144 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos (4 pages in colour). Blue cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket, internally very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Sidgwick & Jackson , 1989. Hardcover. Good +/good +. Good+/Good+. An unusual look at the British royal family through their association with animals from Victorian times to the present day. Many delightful photos of royals with their pets, polo ponies, etc, etc. One for royal watchers and animal lovers. Contains 160 pages, 24 x 16cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos, with 8 pages of colour photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in good+ pictorial dust jacket. Internally, good+: shows two sets of very small ink markings on rear endpapers, and we found one small ink remark - the word, "wrong" - referring to Sarah Ferguson's age, on p.138. Apart from these faults, is clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Exceptional condition for an ex-library example.

London: Heinemann , 1995. Hardcover. Fair/fair. Fair/Fair. The powerful and moving story of how the author travelled through the inspiring and punishing African landscape, and his deep pain and grief over the death of his girlfriend, to find a new inner strength and joy in his life. It is a tale of great adventure and true love. Contains 334 pages, 24 x 15.5cm, with 1 map. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in Fair pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Fair: clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.