Search Results: Titles starting with W from William Robertson

London: Boxtree , 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Very Good/Very Good Jacket. Transcripts of six key television interviews by Brian Walden in 1989. Walden is widely regarded as one of the most incisive political interviewers in British TV history whose fair but tough questioning left many a politician lost for words for the first time in their careers. Judge for yourself by reading his interviews with Sir Geoffrey Howe; Margaret Thatcher; Nigel Lawson; Bryan Gould; Roy Hattersley; and Sara Parkin. Size, 24 x 16cm, 146 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper neatly removed, some library markings. Red cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Exceptional condition for ex-library example.

London: Arms&Armour, 1988. Hardcover. Good/good. One of the more memorable facets of the Cold War were the regular large-scale field training excercises, or war games, conducted by NATO in Europe. In 1987 the authors were given unprecedented access to exercise Certain Strike, the largest event of its kind since WWII, involving some 78,300 NATO soldiers. Their account and photographs give a real sense of why and how such excercises are planned and conducted - Who sets the parameters? Who devises the scenario? How do the troops and their equipment find their way to the battlefield? How are advanced weapons proved and deployed without using live ammunition? How is a kill registered? Who decides who has won? This book aims to answer these questions and to show how international agreements allow Eastern Bloc observers to attend the excercises, how modern technology is changing the face of war games, and how other countries conduct these tests themselves. A fascinating read for all military… Read More

London: Grafton, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. True stories of British and German housewives left to fend for themselves while their men went to fight in WWII. By stages, dramatic, funny, tragic and poignant. A unique insight into the effects of war on everyday life and relationships. Contains 295 pages, 24 x 155cm, with 16 pages of b&w photos. Green cloth boards in near fine pictorial dust jacket. Internally, shows small inscription on front endpaper, otherwise fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Apart from stated inscription, looks, feels and smells like new.

London: BBC Worldwide, 1999. Hardcover. Good/very good. 1100g. Good+/Very Good Jacket. Published to accompany the BBC TV series of the same name. Detailed examination of the war on the Eastern Front between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union - a conflict which took more than 30-million lives and unleashed the Holocaust against the Jews. It played a major part in determining the outcome of World War II and shaped the face of Europe in a Cold War which lasted for the next 45-years. The author has made great use of previously unseen material, made available since the fall of Communism, to re-tell the story of this most barbaric theatre of WWII. Contains 255 pages, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, good: generally clean and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Victor Gollancz , 1989. Hardcover. Good/good. Vera Brittain was an ordinary housewife, and active pacifist, during World War II, living mainly in London. This is the third volume of her diaries, covering the period of the London Blitz. Gives real insight into social conditions in Britain during the war. Size, 24 x 155cm, 352 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, green cloth boards in good pictorial dust jacket, internally good: generally clean and unmarked in sound bindings.

Washington DC: Brassey's, 1995. First trade paperback edition. Paperback. Very Good +. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor illustrated by dozens of photographs taken by service and civilian personnel. Brings home the enormity of what took place that day as never before. Contains 181 pages, 28 x 21.5cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos, maps and line drawings. Pictorial card covers in Very Good condition, internally Very Good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Epworth Press , 1945. Third Impression. Hardcover. Good. Good/No Jacket. First published in 1944, this is an account of the author's travels in the Holy Land and Jerusalem whilst serving in the British Army during World War II. Given the time period, and the author's beliefs, it was an intensely moving and meaningful experience - one which he conveys well in this volume. Contains 272 pages, 22 x 14cm, with 12 pages of b&w photos plus map on endpapers. Blue cloth boards showing hint of rubbing to corners, slight shelfwear front and back, and sun-faded spine, otherwise in good condition. No dust jacket. Internally, Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Bloomsbury , 1991. First UK edition. Hardcover. Good/poor. Harrowing account of the Lisa Steinberg child abuse/murder case, highlighting the glaring loopholes in the American adoption system. Size, 23 x 16cm, 303 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket showing large piece missing from rear. Internally, good: generally clean and unmarked in sound bindings.

Carnforth: Gressingham Press, 2006. Paperback. New. This short booklet is meant to smooth the path of undergraduate students, perhaps unsure of what is expected of them, and how to gain maximum benefit from their academic years What is a college; a university? What goes on within the walls? The provision here of a basic vocabulary will make academic studies more accessible for all. New students, despite their early acquisition of the practical skills of notetaking, essay writing and so on, enter a wide, and possibly forbidding, territory. So, the attempt here is to offer a broad view, a conspectus of things academic. Presented in four main parts - Study Style; Study Management; Study Patterns and Study Outputs - this provides an essential frame-of-reference to the structures, processes and objectives of academic study at university level. An informative and useful guide to both new students, and those involved in staff development or induction courses. Reviewer's Quotes: 'The move from school or… Read More

London: Collins, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Very Good/No Jacket. A comparitively rare volume nowadays, in which the author writes about various wild animals to be found in Britain - their habits and lifestyles. Written in a homely, but authorative style, that draws the reader into the lives of these animals, this was probably meant for older children, but there's a lot the adult reader could learn from the author's meticulous observations. Here you will read about the fox; badger; pine martin & polecat; stoat & weasel; the otter; the wildcat; squirrels; red deer; fallow deer; and roe deer; the brown hare; mountain hare; the rabbit; brown rat; the mole; mice, voles & shrews; and finally, the hedgehog. An attractive feature of the book are the many black-and-white and colour illustrations (including four double-page colour) by the artist, Nina Scott Langley. Altogether, a charming volume for nature lovers of whatever age. Contains 96 pages, 27 x 21cm, and illustrated throughout with colour and… Read More

London: Companion Book Club , 1953. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good/No Jacket. The classic escape story of Air Marshal Sir Basil Emry from occupied France in 1940. Size, 19 x 12cm, 288 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 map. Blue cloth boards, red top edge, slight fading to spine. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

New York: PublicAffairs, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Trenchant, brilliantly incisive and boldly analytical, this is both a celebration of American military strength and a thoughtful critique of US geo-strategy. Described as a vital contribution to the on-going debate on the best way to secure the future for America and a gripping narrative of events in the world's most modern theatre of war. The author pulls no punches in highlighting vital mistakes made in pre- and post-war planning, and challenges the logic that an attack on Iraq should become the key to American security. Contains 218-pages, 24 x 16cm. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black/Tan boards in very good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, very good: clean and unmarked in excellent bindings. Exceptionally good condition for an ex-library example.

London: Guild , 1988. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Factual accounts of the last voyages of eight vessels, namely: HMS Erebus & Terror (1847); Mary Celeste (1872); USS Maine (1898); SS Waratah (1909); USS Cyclops (1918); Joyita (1955); and Teignmouth Electron (1969). In this collection of maritime mishaps the reader will encounter disaster, murder and madness, plus perhaps the most intriguing mystery of all: the total disappearance of a ship's company. Size, 24 x 16cm, 244 pages, 8 pages of b&w illustrations, 7 maps internally and 1 on endpapers. Blue cloth boards in a very good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, very good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Penguin Classics, 2003. Reprint. Paperback. As New. Reprint of Bronte's 1847 classic. In this edition, a new preface by Lucasta Miller, author of 'The Bronte Myth', looks at the ways in which the novel has been interpreted, from Charlotte Bronte onwards. This complements Pauline Nestor's introduction, which discusses changing critical receptions of the novel, as well as Emily Bronte's influences and background. Contains 353 pages, 20 x 13cm. Illustrated card covers in As New condition. Internally, As New: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.