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Brasseys, 1990. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. White glazed card covers with blue lettering to spine and front. Covers are generally in very good order. . Spine is intact and bright. Text block is tight, bright and clean. 219 pp. "This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of power projection ashore. Michael Evans describes all aspects of amphibious operations from planning to execution, including ship design, command and control and fire support for the landing force. With reference to many previous operations from Galipoli to Grenada, he demonstrates how they can be the key to unlock a military stalemate, if properly conceived and executed.". B/W illustrations. No inscriptions. Z1

1998. First edition. Hardback. Fine/fine. (Near as new) Hardback. plus fine wrapper. First edition. 250pp 4to hardback, many photos, some coloured. Account of a month spent by the authors in Hong Kong before & after the Handover. Neil Craig had spent his National Service in the Black Watch so was interested in the event. 250 pages, including bibliography B2

Very Good Book . THIS IS A VERY RARE 1ST Hardback. but with later pb covers attached to the outer boards. see photos. internally vg+with previous owners sticker, otherwise clean.
Based on official records and personal accounts, this work examines the authorities' lack of preparation and the full terror of the blitz. It also highlights how the blitz exposed extreme poverty in Belfast and the bleak social aftermath of the raids. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Please See Photos for Condition.
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First edition. Hardback. Fine/fine. Pen & Sword Military, 2009: Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 168pp. illustrated. with b/w plates. Although over 330,000 British and French soldiers were evacuated from the Dunkirk beaches between 26 May and 4 June, many thousands remained in France, most under French command. Churchill, now the Prime Minister, and desperate to keep the French in the War, decided to form a Second BEF made up of 51 Highland, 1st Armoured and the Beauman Divisions, reinforced from the UK by a second Corps. He also ordered vital and scarce RAF fighter squadrons to France. Had these been lost the Battle of Britain might have had a very different result. General Alan Brooke was to command the second Corps comprising the only viable formations in the UK. Publishers black cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine. S1

THE BRITISH CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS. JANUARY TO JULY 1918. VOLUME FIVE.Arthur Conan Doyle1919, 1st , Hardback.Hodder & Stoughton,, London,, 1919Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 349. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Volume five only. Very good indeed. with Maps. Small tears to some maps. Please See Photos for ConditionC1

SIGNED BY ERIC DAWSON on Title PageComplementing his paintings of the North African Campaign of 1940-42, the artist's account of the stories behind the pictures - recording the activities of his fellow soldiers both on the battlefield and on leave in Cairo. Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Eric Dawson. (illustrator). 59 pp, 11 11/16" H. Colour and b&w illustrations, map. "Published to coincide with the Special Exhibition of the artist's watercolours and drawings held at the National Army Museum to commemorate the Desert Campaign of 1940 to 1943 and opening in 1992, the fiftieth anniversary year of the Battle of El Alamein." "Complementing his highly popular paintings of the North African campaign of 1940-2, here is Eric Dawson's own account of the stories behind the pictures. This entertaining book details his Wartime career and the doings of his fellow soldiers both on campaign and on leave in Cairo. Amusing but modest, he reveals a perceptive mind behind the artist's eye. As he said himself, his… Read More

The first title in a major new series from NavyBooks chronicling all warships built in the Royal Dockyard since 1860. In August 1689 the Admiralty raised the possibility of building a dry dock somewhere within the Devonport harbour limits. From its inception, ships were being refitted in the new Dockyard and within twelve months, the first two Devonport Warships built had been launched. Many, many more followed - including some illustrious and historic names HMS ROYAL OAK, HMS WARSPITE and HMS EXETER. The last warship to be launched at Devonport was the frigate HMS SCYLLA, launched in 1968 and completed in 1969. The last large vessel to come off the slip was the Research Vessel Crystal, launched in 1971. Lt Cdr Ken Burns published the first edition of this book in 1981 - this revised, updated and reformatted edition includes new images, more details and extended captions for every warship built in the dockyard since 1860. A reference book for the enthusiast and generalist to enjoy. 200 pages with over… Read More

EASTERN APPROACHES: FITZROY MACLEAN. HB+WRAPPER. 1949 1st Cape/ Book Society. Good++ Book .with wrapper. no inscriptions. First Printing of this edition. A first edition of the Cape edition in association with The Book Society in 194914 photogr. plates + 3 folding maps (Central Asia, the Western Desert, Jugoslavia). 543 pages.Please See Photos for ConditionB4

Canada: 2003. Softcover. Very Good. As in many other parts of the British Empire, Newfoundlanders greeted the coming of the Great War with great euphoria. Hastening to enlist for the "Great Adventure", they were to to take part in some of the war's most historic battles. They were at the first day of the Battle of the Somme on July 1st, 1916 - the most infamous day in British military history, at Arras in April, 1917 and later, at Cambrai. By the end of the war 4,253 Newfoundlanders had served on the Western Front and 1,200 had made the ultimate sacrifice. Signed by the author. S4

United States: Nikolai Foundation, 2008. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Used Paperback SIGNED BY Nikolai A. Alexandrenko SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. No other inscriptions. 184 pages, illustrated Alexandrenko recounts the hardships of living in rural Soviet Union during the Communist regime, serving as a paratroop officer for the Russian army in World War II, being imprisoned in a Nazi POW camp and a remarkable conversion from athiesm to Christianity that forever altered his life. See Photos. S4

Institution of Royal Engineers, 1977. Hardback. Fine / very good . slight wear to wraps. Clean no inscriptions. 553 pages, Maps, Hardcover with Wrapper. Scarce . 1977 reprint of the 1889 book. B8

2001. First edition. Hardback. Scarce First Hardback. Fine with Fine Wrapper. Clean. No Inscriptions. 224 Pages, Colour and Black & white illustrations. The German BISMARK Battleship and the British Battle cruiser HOOD. This book follows the expedition to find the ships. S2

A History of the Men from the Radstock area who fought and died in the Great War.Very Good Condition. RARE SIGNED COPY by the AUTHOR. Fine internally, Very Good Covers. 396 pages with many b/w photographs of the individuals listed and described, and 4 pages of colour photographs; 11.25 x 8 inches. The book weighs 1.24 kg .Radstock, SomersetPlease See Photos.B5

Doug Beecroft.Privately Published , 2007Softcover. Condition: FINE . First Edition.Fine Covers. ; Inside clean and bright, binding tight. ; B&W Photographs; Large Pages, 60 pages.Wartime story of an Australian airman that is based on his diary, flying log book and a nacharbeitsbuch (work book) that he kept in prisoner of war camps at Stalag Luft VII and at Stalag IIIA.Includes letter to the author from someone who new his father.Please See Photos for ConditionD4

FINE NEAR AS NEW USED BOOK.by Colin BuckenhamPublished by Data Tech D.T.P, Diss Norfolk (2011)Pictorial soft cover. Book Condition, fine as new. Appears unread,Landing Ship, Tank: Landing Craft AssociationPlease See Photos for ConditionA1

Very Good+ Book and wrapper. flat signed by the author.
Lonely Courage: The True Story of the Soe Heroines Who Fought to Free Nazi-occupied France. 'This compelling and complete account of the extraordinarily courageous women of SOE is at turns enthralling, edge-of-smart exciting and also heart-breaking. The way in which they were sent into Nazi-occupied Europe and left to face unspeakable danger remains astonishing and Stroud's book is a reminder and fitting testimony to their immense bravery.' James HollandOn 18 June 1940 General de Gaulle broadcast from London to his countrymen in France about the catastrophe that had overtaken their nation – the victory of the invading Germans. He declared 'Is defeat final? No! . . . the flame of French Resistance must not and will not be extinguished'.The Resistance began almost immediately. At first it was made up of small, disorganised groups working in isolation. But by the time of the liberation in 1944 around 400,000 French citizens, nearly 2 per cent of… Read More

2009.: Pen & Sword, Hardback. Hard Cover. Book Condition: NEAR FINE . Dust Jacket Condition Like New. First Edition. 400 pages, index, appendices, black & white photographs, colour illustration. As the definitive final volume of the history of The Royal Leicestershire Regiment Marching with The Tigers covers events in that Regiment and its successor, the 4th Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, over the years 1955-75. During this period the Battalions undertook overseas and operational tours in Cyprus, Germany, Hong Kong, Borneo, Aden, Malta and Libya, Bahrain and Northern Ireland. No inscriptions, wrapper not price cut - as new condition. a heavy book. B1

2003. Paperback. Fine. Paperback . No inscriptions, clean.80 pages. One conscripts personal experience.in the Royal signals and in Korea.. Scarce book. Z4

2001. Book Guild. Hardback Very Good / Very Good. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page. 2nd Printing 2002.. Hard Back. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine.. -Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page. 286pp. 5 maps & 16 photographs. [author was a 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Battalion, the KOYLI in Burma 1942]. In November 1941, aged 22, second lieutenant Gerald Fitzpatrick was reluctantly posted co 'a tropical peace station in the east'. He had no idea of the turmoil that was to erupt within seventy two hours of his embarkation due to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.Three months later on 5 March 1942 he disembarked in Burma, joining what was to become known as Britain's 'Forgotten Army', withdrawing in disarray before the remorseless Japanese advance.Nearly sixty years later, with deep scepticism turned to incredulity, Captain Fitzpatrick recalls his feelings of betrayal and disillusionment towards those in authority over him and his… Read More

1989. First edition. Hardback. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine . 1st Edition. No inscriptions, clean. Wrapper price cut. Oblong quarto. Blue cloth boards with gilt title. 154pp. Illustrated throughout, some in colour. Bright, fresh copy S1