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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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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

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

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

Fine Book . No Inscriptions. French-fold wraps 183pp profusely illustrated b+w and sepia photos Please See Photos for ConditionB7

FINE Book .with VG Wrapper. Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. With Drawings (illustrator). First Edition. vi, 125 pp, b/w ills with 8 pp of colour. The author, who obtained the rank of Lieutenant Commander, was either at, or closely associated with, the Fall of Tobruk, the Invasion of Europe at Normandy on D-Day, the Rhine Crossing and other history-making war operations.Scarce in UK.Please See Photos for ConditionC1

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Signed limited edition, this is copy no. 1193 of a limited edition of 1,000 copies signed by the compiler/editor. secondary inscription by editor, " To my lovely Polly, love Alexis Penny, 23.10.2014" colour illustrations, the WWII prisoner of war diary kept by Major A. T. Casdagli, internally very clean, binding firm. 264 pages; a very clean bright tight copy.Please look at photos for conditionB4

1998. paperback. Fine. Paperback 49 Pages B/W Photos. Diariy 1940's. World War two. A diary of a journey to Tobruk organised by Lady Avril Randell, 29th to May 8th 1997. Glbert Alec Gardner; The King's Dragoon Guards, No 7909386. Scarce. Y2

TARGET EXETER, ( Devon). 50th anniversary recolllections of 1942 bombing and its aftermath. 116 pages. World War Two, History. Fine BookconditionPlease See Photos for ConditionC1

This record by veterans of the Far Eastern Campaigns was . Theses recollections were collected on Dec 8th 1995 at the reception for veterans at the Guildhall being the final event of the Fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war In Europe and the Far East. The forward was written by the Countess Mountbatten of Burma. Also included his the covering letter from Peter Martinelli to the Far eastern Campaigns Veteran dated 10/02/97 that presumably was sent with the booklet. FINE CONDITIONThis seems to be a rarely available copyB8

Newton Abbot, UK: Forest Publishing, 2001. First edition. Hardback. Fine / fine. Appears Unread in fine condition. Number of pages: 188. Take Cover (wartime Memories of a Devon Policeman, 1938 - 1946). Z9

2002. First edition. Hardback + Wrapper Fine/fine. Pen & Sword., Warrior Queens: The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in World War II. Hardback. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 64mo - up to 3" tall. 191pp, black and white illustrations. no inscriptions, clean.B2

Fine Unread Book - Softcover.Printing run of 500 books. he village volume, Wootton Courtenay: Memories of WWII, to which so many villagers contributed so interestinglyThe front cover is the work of Gabrielle Horrobin, and the back cover of David Jessop: both are members of the Wootton Courtenay Art GroupPlease See Photos for Condition.C3