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1812 - Eyewitness Accounts of Napoleon's Defeat in Russia. Brett-James. Antony (Compiler), Macmillan, 1966. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 312 pages. 620g. 8vo. Red cloth boards a little rubbed o/w Near FINE with contents tight and clean in a Very Good edge-rubbed d/w now in removable clear wrap. Illustrated with b/w plates.
£4.50
£3.20

AFV Weapons Profile No. 47: Russian T34. J. M. Brereton , Profile Publications Ltd, 1972. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 20 pages, 70g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and colour profile to centre pages. Ideal for the modeller and historian.
£4.00
£2.50

The Agincourt War (Wordsworth Military Library). Alfred H Burne, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1999. 1st Paperback Edition. ISBN: 1840222115. 359 pages, 400g. Soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with maps. This companion volume to The Crecy War presents a military history of the later part of the Hundred Years' War from 1369 to 1453. It opens with a series of reverses following the death of the Black Prince which contrast starkly with the earlier victorious campaigns.
£3.00
£3.20

Anna Chitty - Musings of a Memsahib 1921 - 1933.. Chitty. Jean [ Editor ], Belhaven, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0950586935. 104 pages, 240g. Soft covers. FINE. The memories of a young Army officers wife in British India under the Raj recorded orally and written down and edited by her daughter. Illustrated with 15 b/w photographs plus drawings by Lorna Impey.
£9.00
£3.20

THE ARCTIC CONVOYS. Vice Admiral B.B Schofield, Macdonald & Jane?s, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: 035401112X. 198 pages, 570g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Very good d/w with scar to top of spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps.
£3.50
£3.20

Armour of the West. Robin Adshead, Ian Allan LTD, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711006814. 96 pages, 410g. red cloth boards Very Good in a Very Good but sun darkened d/w. Illustrated with colour and b/w photograghs with description and specifications of each vehicle type covered.
£4.00
£3.20

Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the World. Foss, Christopher, Ian Allan LTD, 1982. Reprint. ISBN: 0711011052. 208 pages. 510g. Black cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w with slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs. This is a completely revised edition with many new photographs.
£9.00
£3.20

At All Costs!: Stories of Impossible Victories. Perrett, Bryon, Arms & Armour, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1854091573. 223 pages. 560g. Black cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w creased to top edge. Illustrated with b/w plates and maps. 11 true stories from the battlefield.
£5.00
£3.20

Badges & Insignia of the Elite Forces. Thompson, Leroy, Arms and Armour Press, 1991. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1854091298. 144 pages, 700g. Green cloth boards with bottom front edge rubbed, o/w FINE in a FINE d/w. Fully illustrated in colour and b/w. This book is a single source definitive reference volume designed for military personnel, enthusiasts, collectors and historians the world over.
£8.50
£3.20

THE BATTLE BOOK: CRUCIAL CONFLICTS IN HISTORY FROM 1469 BC TO THE PRESENT. Perrett, Bryan, Arms and Armour Press, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1854091255. 349 pages. 750g. Red cloth boards with slight darkening to page edges o/w FINE in a Near FINE edge-rubbed d/w.
£4.00
£3.20

The Battle for Arnhem - A Pitkin Guide. Evans, Martin Marix., Pitkin Unichrome Ltd, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0853728887. 21 pages, 95g. Stapled soft card covers Near MINT. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and maps. A field guide to the Battle of Arnhem, the prelude to Market Garden.
£1.50
£1.95

The Battle for History : Re-Fighting World War Two. Keegan, John, Hutchinson and Co (Publishers) Ltd, 1995. . ISBN: 0091792290. 128 pages. 300g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Here, a distinguished military historian asks why the war broke out as it did, showing the many possible historical views including biographies of the key players, pivotal campaigns, occupations and resistance.
£3.50
£3.20

Battle of the Bulge 1944. Crookenden, Napier., Ian Allan Publishing, 2001. Reprint. ISBN: 071100885X. 160 pages. 950g. Red cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with over 200 b/w photographs and drawings, plus maps & map to end-papers. One of the classic volumes on Ian Allan Publishing's military list, being a recognised well informed account of the Ardennes Campaign.
£11.00
£3.50

The Blitz. William Sansom, Oxford Paperbacks, 1990. Reprint. ISBN: 0192852183. 214 pages, 220g. Soft covers with internally slight age toning to pages, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£2.00
£3.20

Blitz Then and Now Volume No.2. Winston G. Ramsey, Battle of Britain Prints International Limited, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0900913541. 656 pages, 2.7Kg. Black cloth boards with binding shaken but sound, so 2 or 3 signatures of pages are proud of the page block, Very Good only in a Near Very Good d/w with repaired tears to top edge. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A day-by-day, blow-by-blow account of the night Blitz beginning with the first mass raid on London on September 7th, 1940.
£15.00
£6.60

Bomber Boys - The Ruhr, The Dambusters and Bloody Berlin. . Kevin Wilson, Cassell, 2006. 1st Paperback Edition. ISBN: 0304367249. 492 pages, 430g. Soft card covers with light vertical crease to spine, o/w FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs, Details the RAF Offensive of 1943
£4.00
£3.20

Bravest of the Brave: The Story of the Victoria Cross. John Glanfield, Sutton Publishing, 2005. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0750936959. 182 pages, 315g. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The year 2006 marks the 150th anniversary of the institution of the Victoria Cross, the pre-eminent British award for gallantry - and arguably the best-known worldwide. Concentrates on the story behind the VC's origins and relates the often extraordinary record of official interference in the award of this prestigious decoration throughout its history.
£5.00
£3.20

Bridges of Battle: Famous Battlefield Actions at Bridges and River Crossings. Featherstone, Donald, Arms and Armour Press, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1854094491. 256 pages. 600g. Blue cloth boards Near FINE with very slight darkening to page edges, in a Very Good d/w with small scar to top of spine. illustrated with b/w plates.
£5.00
£3.20

By Sea and Land. Robin Neillands, Cassell military, 2000. 1st Paperback Edition. ISBN: 0304356832. 430 pages, 370g. Soft card covers with a little age toning to page edges, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Events described by those who took part.
£3.00
£3.20

Cassell History of Warfare - The Second World War In The .. Charles Messenger, Cassell, 2001. Reprint. ISBN: 0304361275. 238 pages, 370g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. This record of the conflict goes beyond mere description to illuminate why Japan instigated a conflict with the only nation--the United States--capable of defeating her, as well as the crucial shifts in the nature of naval power and strategy that occurred during the fighting.
£3.00
£3.20

Cassell History of Warfare - The Second World War in the West. Charles Messenger, Cassell, 2001. Reprint. ISBN: 0304359858. 238 pages, 370g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Follow the spread of war throughout the world, and the technological developments and refinements of weaponry, as the Germans undertake the blitzkrieg of Eastern Europe from 1939 to 1941, enlist other discontented countries in their cause, and wage a bitter offensive against Russia. Also covered is the Anglo-American counteroffensive in Africa and the battles that raged in the Mediterranean and northwest Europe.
£3.00
£3.20

A Child's War - The German Occupation of Guernsey as seen through young eyes. Bihet, Molly, M. Bihet, 1992. Reprint. ISBN: 0951061909. 80 pages. 105g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. SIGNED by the author on title page.
£3.50
£1.95

Christchurch Barracks.. Barker, John, Bournemouth Local Studies Publications, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 26 pages, 50g. stapled card coversa little rubbed and marked, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£3.00
£2.50

Churchill - Accompanying the major TV series. Sandys, Celia, Contender Books, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1843570491. 160 pages. 800g. Pictorial laminated boards, Near MINT. No d/w. Details Churchill's life including a brief chronology and family tree.
£3.50
£3.20

The Collector's Illustrated Guide to Firearms. Miller, Martin., Barrie and Jenkins, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: 214203166. 304 pages. 950g. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, FINE in a Very Good d/w with edgewear to top of spine. Fully illustrated throughout. This book with provide both the new and established dealer with an invaluable visual reference source.
£10.50
£3.50

A Companion to the British Army 1660 - 1983. Ascoli. David., Book Club Associates / Harrap, 1984. . ISBN: . 319 pages. 1.15 Kg. 4to. A detailed one -volume reference work of the essential facts in the development of the British Army. Illustrated in b/w. Red cloth boards. FINE in a V.G. slightly edge-rubbed d/w with lightly faded spine
£5.50
£3.50

A Concise Encyclopaedia of the Second World War. Alan Reid, Osprey Publishing LTD, 1974. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0540070041. 232 pages, 675g. Tan coloured boards with slight spotting to front of page block only, FINE in a Very Good inernally age toned d/w. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs and maps.
£4.00
£3.20

Cromwell Cruiser Tank 1942-50. David Fletcher, Osprey Publishing, 2006. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1841768146. 48 pages, 165g. Soft card covers MINT. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs plus 3d sectional and colour drawings. Ideal for the modeller historian. (4to)
£5.00
£2.50

D-Day - Dawn of Heroes - 6 June 1944, Special 60th Anniversary Special Edition.. Nigel Cawthorne, Select Editions Ltd, 2004. 1st Thus. ISBN: 1841932396. 144 pages, 480g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£3.00
£3.20

D-Day 6.6.44 - The Dramatic Story of the World's Greatest Invasion.. Dan Parry, BBC Worldwide, 2004. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780563521167. 192 pages, 550g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs and drawings.
£3.00
£3.20

D-Day and the Battle of Normandy - A Pitkin Guide.. Evans, Martin Marix., Pitkin Unichrome Ltd, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0853726825. 29 pages, 125g. Stapled soft card covers Near MINT. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and map. A field guide to the Battle of Normandy and D-Day.
£1.50
£1.95

The Debt We Owe - The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund 1919 - 1989. Bishop, Edward, Airlife Publishing, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 185310079X. 216 pages. 600g. Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates.
£4.50
£3.20

Doodlebugs and Rockets : The Battle of the Flying Bombs. Ogley, Bob, Froglet Publications, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 187233721X. 208 pages, 720g. Oblong format pictorial card covers creased to front and rear covers, Very Good with contents tight and clean. Illustated with b/w photographs and maps.
£4.00
£3.20

East Anglia at war, 1939-1945. Derek Ernest Johnson, Jarrold And Sons, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0853068135. 160 pages, 270g. Soft card covers Near FINE. Illustrated wityh b/w photographs.
£3.50
£3.20

The Experience of World War I.. J M Winter, Macmillan, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0333446135. 256 pages, 1.39kg. Buff coloured boards with interneally a little marking to top of first few pages, Near FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings and maps, plus a Chronology of events.
£5.00
£3.50

The Fall of Napoleon - The Final Betrayal. Hamilton-Williams, David, Brockhampton Press , 1999. . ISBN: 1860199852. 352 pages. 800g. 8vo. A study of the cause and effects of Napoleon,s removal from power, including the diplomatic intrigues linking the other European powers. Illustrated with b/w plates and maps. Pictorial laminated boards. FINE in a Near FINE slightly edge-rubbed d/w.
£4.50
£3.20

The Fall of Shanghai - The Communist Take-Over in 1949. Barber, Noel, Macmillan, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0333247817. 251 pages. 8vo. 550g. Black cloth boards Near FINE with a small inscription on front paste-down hidden by d/w, in a Near FINE slightly edge-rubbed d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates.
£4.50
£3.20

Fighting Talk. Robert C. W Thomas, Ian Allan LTD, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711017247. 144 pAGES, 375g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. A collection of military facts, stories, anecdotes and oddities.
£3.00
£3.20

The First World War - A New Illustrated History. Strachan, Hew, Simon & Schuster, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0743239598. 350 pages. 1.3Kg. 4to. Published to accompany the major television series. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and maps, plus some pages of colour. Black cloth boards. FINE in a FINE price-clipped d/w.
£5.50
£3.50

For Valour: Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor Battles. Bryan Perrett, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003. First UK edition. ISBN: 9780297846628. 378 pages, 785g. Maroon cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates.
£3.50
£3.20

Forty-Two Months in Durance Vile : Prisoner of the Japanese. Mitchell, R. Keith, hale, 1997. Reprint. ISBN: 0709060041. 256 pages. 500g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w with light creasing to top of spine. Illustrated with b/w plates.
£3.50
£3.20

Fourteen Eighteen. John Masters, Corgi Childrens, 1970. Reprint. ISBN: 0552985589. 175 pages, 605g. Soft card covers (4to) with virtical crease to spine, and rubbed to edges, Very Good. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.
£3.50
£3.20

French Napoleonic Artillery. Head, Michael, Almark Pub Co, 1970. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0855240113. 48 pages. 200g. Card covers Very Good with light rubbing to edges and darkened spine but contents tight and clean. Illustrated with colour & b/w drawings and b/w photographs. Detailed reference work for modellers and military enthusiasts.
£4.50
£3.20

Front Line County: Kent at War, 1939-45. Rootes, Andrew, Robert Hale Ltd,, 1988. 1st Paperback Edition. ISBN: 9780709034735. 224 pages, 380g, Soft card covers a little creased to spine, Very Good. Ilustrated with b/w photographs. This book shows how much the county and its people suffered from 1939 to 1945 and lists every single known fatal incident caused by enemy action. It is a story which embraces, among other things, the Dam Busters, spies, flying bombs and a web of county-wide deceit which helped fool the Germans immediately prior to D-Day.
£3.00
£3.20

THE FUSING OF THE PLOUGHSHARE. R Ritchie, H, Henry Ritchie, 1990. 4th Edition. ISBN: 0951316400. 243 pages. 700g. Maroon cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with line drawings. SIGNED by the author on front end paper. With original advert flyer loosely inserted. The story of an East Anglian farm worker who volunteered to join a territorial yeomanry regiment.
£6.00
£3.20

German Army Uniforms and Insignia 1933-1945. Brian Davis, Brockhampton Press, 1977. Book Club. ISBN: 1860198694. 224 pages. 800g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE in a Very Good d/w slighlty sun darkened to top edge and small repaired tear to front top edge. Illustrated with over 460 b/w photographs and drawings with some colour. Covers all types of uniform dress from helmets to footwear plus badges and insignia of rank.
£7.00
£3.20

German Tanks and Armoured Vehicles 1914 - 1945. White. B. T., Ian Allan LTD, 1966. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 78 pages. 110g. Soft card covers rubbed to edges and sunned spine, but contents tight and clean. Near Very Good. illustrated with b/w photographs.
£3.50
£1.95

Great Battles and Leaders of the Second World War - An Illustrated History. Churchill, Winston S, Cassell, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0304347019. 328 pages. 1.75Kg. Black cloth boards Near FINE with slight darkening to page edges, but with contents tight and clean, in a Very Good edge-rubbed d/w. Fully Illustrated with b/w photographs. Selections from Churchill's 'Second World War' Series.
£6.00
£3.50

The Great British Soldier - A Living History. Warner, Philip, David & Charles, 1992. . ISBN: 0715397958. 191 pages. 910g. 4to. A history of the British soldier, plus a guide to the museums , galleries and sites of special interest which brings that history to life. Illustrated in colour and b/w. Green cloth boards slightly rubbed to bottom edge of spine o/w FINE in a FINE d/w.
£3.50
£3.50

Hannibal's War. Peddie, John, Sutton Pub Ltd, 1997. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0750913363. 232 pages. 1.1Kg. 4to. Red cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE slightly edge-rubbed d/w. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs and drawings. Instead of the destruction of Rome, The author argues that Hannibal's real aim was the re-conquest of Sicily.
£3.50
£3.50
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