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By: "A.A." ( ARMSTRONG, Anthony).
Price: £30.00
Publisher: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1942. 0:
Seller ID: 36935
5th edition. "'Warriors Still in Action' should rather be the title of this collection of military articles by "A.A" of Punch, for once again we meet our old friends of Ypres Barracks, Havershot....Whether playing football or firing on the ranges; whether out on manoeivres or at the Sergeants' Mess Dance, they are just as much in action as before, just as humorous and just as human." Pp.132, small Foyles lable to inside front board. Blue cloth, dustwrapper has some edge rubbing and a small tear to rear top edge but has a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG. View more info
By: ANDERSON, Cmdr. William R. (With BLAIR, Clay, Jr.):
Price: £7.50
Publisher: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1959.:
Seller ID: 29253
2nd imp. "Vividly reveals the immense planning involved in what was the most secret peacetime operation for a journey as eventful and important as any in history." Pp. 190, frontis, 36 b/w illustrations, maps to endpapers. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+. View more info
By: BARBER, Noel.
Price: £18.00
Publisher: London: George G.Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1944. 0:
Seller ID: 37715
1st edition. Published before the end of the war, the author compiled his information mainly from the letters of the prisoners themselves, sourced through the British Red Cross and St John War Organization. He also looked at official reports of scores of camps made by neutral representatives of the International Red Cross. Pp.135, black & white photo frontispiece showing the courtyard at Oflag 4C where prisoners are seen playing hand-ball + 14 further black & white photo plates, owner's name to front free endpaper, spotting to rear free endpaper. Green cloth, spine and boards have uneven sun... View more info
By: BELCHEM, Major-General David.:
Price: £8.50
Publisher: London: Chatto & Windus, 1981.:
Seller ID: 19923
1st ed. "A masterpiece of clarity and reasoned argument ... a brilliant analysis providing many important new insights into Montgomery's generalship." 26cms. x 19cms. Pp. 192, 117 b/w photographs, more than 40 maps and diagrams. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has small loss to top front corner. VG/G+. View more info
By: BENNETT, Lieutenant General H. Gordon.
Price: £18.00
Publisher: Bombay: Thacker & Co.Ltd, 1945.:
Seller ID: 44933
First Indian edition. Account of the Japanese invasion of Singapore by the former General Officer Commanding Australian Imperial Force, Malaya. 18.5cms x 12.5cms. Pp.208, black & white photo portrait frontispiece + 34 further photos, illustrations and maps, maps of the advance of the Japanese Forces into Malaya 1941-42 to endpapers, ownership details to half-title page, slight toning to pages. Red cloth spine over illustrated paper covered boards, remains of title label to spine, spine dulled. G+. View more info
By: Bertrand Romney Robinson Rambaut.
Price: £40.00
Publisher: c. 1910. 0:
Seller ID: 44707
Small leather card case. 3.0" x 2.75". (9cm x 7cm). Brown polished calf with gilt name to corner: "Capt. B. R. R. Rambaut." Edges lightly rubbed. Brass hinges and brass button catch. Maroon silk lining (worn around the catch). VG. *** Family history records show that Bertrand Romney Robinson Rambaut (31 Dec 1874 -20 April 1953) was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1875. He enlisted in the Royal Garrison Artillery and acheived the rank of Major. After his retirement from the Army he setled in Durham and married Mabel Awmack Robson in 1909 (Born 1885) . Bertrand Rambaut is listed as... View more info
By: BLUNT, Raymond J.(editor).
Price: £15.00
Publisher: London: R.A.F.A Publishing Company Limited/Gale & Polden Ltd, 1952.:
Seller ID: 41224
Annual publication of the Royal Air Forces Association, containing articles, photographs, illustrations of Air Force badges, cartoons and humour. Pp.96, black & white photographs and cartoons throughout, advertisements to preliminaries and rear pages. Paperback, minor edge wear, a few marks to rear cover. G+. View more info
Price: £16.00
Publisher: Oxford: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 1994. 1851240365:
Seller ID: 43702
ISBN: 1851240365
"It is always impolite to criticize your hosts; it is militarily stupid to criticize your allies." The original pamphlet....attracted quite a lot of attention at the time, not least because it gave an unusually direct view of how the British were seen by others. Pp.16. Paperback, shadow mark from old price label to rear. VG. View more info
By: BOGER, Jan.
Price: £15.00
Publisher: New Jersey: Paramus, Jolex Inc., 1977. 0891490353:
Seller ID: 42760
ISBN: 0891490353
Original German title "Im Feuer Zu Leben". Photographic record of the Arab-Israeli October War of 1973. 27.5cms x 21cms. Pp.143, black & white and colour photographs throughout. Paperback, edges rubbed. VG. View more info
By: BUCKTON, Henry.
Price: £15.00
Publisher: Leatherhead: Ashford, Buchan & Enright, 1995. 1852533110:
Seller ID: 31741
ISBN: 1852533110
1st edition. Published to mark the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War. "Every year on Remembrance Sunday we still pay homage to those who died. The aim of this book is to discuss and examine this tribute and its relevance to the future of our nation." Pp.199, occasional b/w photo illustrations, signed by both the author Henry Buckton and by Pat Porteous (VC) to fep. Black cloth, gilt title to front and spine, dustwrapper has a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG. View more info
By: CARTER, Thomas. (Compiler).
Price: £10.00
Publisher: Maidstone: Old Towns Books & Maps, 2009. 0:
Seller ID: 37758
Facsimile reprint of the second edition published by Gale & Polden in 1887. Covers the years 1741-1881. Pp.xxiv/197. Grey laminated card covers. VG. View more info
By: CLAUSEWITZ, Carl Von / HOWARD, Michael and PARET, Peter (edited and translated by).
Price: £18.00
Publisher: Priceton: Princeton University Press, 1984. 0691018545:
Seller ID: 45595
ISBN: 0691018545
Introductory Essays by Peter Paret, Michael Howard and Bernard Brodie; with a Commentary by Bernard Brodie. "On War is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Since the work's first appearance in 1832 it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals from Marx and Bismarck to Raymond Aron." Pp.xii/732. Paperback, crease to rear top corner and to top of spine. VG. View more info
Price: £15.00
Publisher: London: Spink & Son Ltd, 1986. 0907605206:
Seller ID: 39771
ISBN: 0907605206
1st ed. "The policy of acknowledging the services of citizens by awarding them Orders, Decorations and Medals has developed over the last 200 years or so, and today, very many people, in all walks of life are proud recipients of one or more medals. However, there has been no publication generally available to inform them as to when or how the various awards are to be worn." Pp.72, occasional figure illustrations. Paperback. VG. View more info
Price: £10.00
Publisher: London: The Rifle Brigade Club and Association, 1962. 0:
Seller ID: 36415
Year Book of The Rifle Brigade. Pp.vi/144, occasional black & white photographs. Dark Green cloth, large gilt armorial design to front and gilt title to spine, minor rubbing to edges. VG. View more info
By: DOBERER, K.K.
Price: £20.00
Publisher: Loindon: Practical Press Limited, 1944. 0:
Seller ID: 37756
1st edition. "To-day, civil progress is so intense that there is not only a danger but a certainty that no army can in the full sense be kept up to date. This means that in war-time evolution will be extremely rapid, and, consequently, that the army which is mentally better prepared to meet tactical changes will possess an enormous advantage over all others." (Major-Gen. J.F.C.Fuller. c.1940). Chapters include: Fear of the Unknown; Wanted: A Nation of Military Engineers; Electro War?; The Rocket Menace; Rocket Artillery; Rocket Ships and Aircraft; Will Hitler Use Gas Again; The Machine... View more info
By: EVERETT, Ken.
Price: £22.00
Publisher: Dickleburgh: 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, 2009. 9780951515921:
Seller ID: 44822
ISBN: 0951515926
1st edition. Pp.40, illustrated throughout with black & white photos + 1 plan, signed by the author to title page. Paperback. VG. View more info
By: FEVYER, W.H.
Price: £38.00
Publisher: London: Spink, nd.(c.1980).:
Seller ID: 39770
Introduction + list of the George Medallists, 1940-1945. Pp.xvi/114, 2 pages of black & white photos, notation to half-title page giving reference to two medallists with marginal marks on pages against the corresponding description, title page absent. Paperback. G+. View more info
Price: £38.00
Publisher: New York: Peter Lang, 1990. 0820411906:
Seller ID: 45576
ISBN: 0820411906
1st edition. American University Studies series. "The geographic scope of this history is Eurocentric. It relates the military side of the western world's story, dating from its cultural origins in the Middle East. Then it traces the westward flow of power to Greece and Macedon, followed by its breakup into the two separate focal points of Charlemagne's conglomerate regime and the Byzantine empire..." Pp.502/2(publisher's catalogue). Green and white laminated boards, slight wear to top of spine. VG. View more info
Price: £4.50
Publisher: London: Paul Hamlyn, 1964.:
Seller ID: 19668
1st ed. Illustrated and documented study of Arms and Armour. 10.50cms. x 17cms. Pp. 45, illustrated in colour and b/w throughout, illustrated endpapers. Illustrated laminated boards. G+. View more info
By: HAGEN, Louis.:
Price: £8.00
Publisher: London: Severn House Publishers Ltd., 1977.:
Seller ID: 19936
1st Severn House ed. "Interpretation of real battle, done with a skill and sensitivity that is rarely found in this war's real heroes." Pp. 128. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+. View more info
