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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
£2.95

The Alderney Story 1939 - 1949. Packe. Michael St. J. & Dreyfus. Maurice. (Compiler), Alderney Society and Museum, 1978. Reprint. ISBN: . 152 pages. 140g. Card covers a little rubbed but with contents tight and clean. Very Good. Illustrated with b/w plates and a map.
£4.50
£2.10

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
£2.95

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
£2.95

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
£3.50

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
£3.50

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
£2.60

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
£4.75

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
£2.95

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
£1.60

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
£3.50

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
£4.75

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
£4.75

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
£2.95

The Decline and Fall of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan - A Pictorial History of the Final Days of World War II. Dollinger, Hans, gramercy Books., 1995. . ISBN: 0517123991. 432 pages. 1.15Kg. Red cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs & maps. Translated from the original German text, the book deals in depth with the last days of the European conflict, giving insight into the shortages of soldiers, food, equipment, and the calling up of women and children into active combat. A must for any historian.
£4.50
£4.75

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
£3.50

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
£2.95

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
£4.75

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
£2.95

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
£2.60

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
£3.50

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
£1.60

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.
£10.00
£4.75

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
£4.75

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
£4.75

Hermann Goering - Hitler Paladin or Puppet?. Paul, Wolfgang, Arms and Armour Press, 1998. First UK edition. ISBN: 1854094297. 286 pages. 750g. Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. The story of how Hermann Goering initially enjoyed the power and glory within the Nazi Party, but how eventually he became disenchanted and even hid away while Germany lost the war. Illustrated with b/w plates.
£6.50
£3.50

Heroes for Victoria. Walton, John; Duncan, John, Spellmount, 1991. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0946771383. 192 pages. 1.0Kg. Green coloured cloth boards with a light bump to bottom fore-edge, o/w FINE in a FINE d/w. British Empire maps to end-papers, Supported by carefully-chosen illustrations and maps, and set against the social and political background of the times, this book throws fresh light on the astonishing achievements of a great nation in the full flood of its imperial power.
£4.50
£4.75

The Hutchinson Atlas of Battle Plans - Before and After. Holmes. Richard [ Editor ], Helicon Publishing, 1998. . ISBN: 1859862411. 237 pages. 730g. 4to. Contrasts battle plans with their actual outcome, from the Romans to the Second World War, featuring 18 battles illustrated with 36 maps. Red cloth boards. Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w
£5.50
£3.50

The Imperial War Museum Book of the First World War - A Great Conflict Recalled in Previously Unpublished Letters, Diaries and Memoirs. Brown, Malcolm., Book Club Associates / Sidgewick & Jackson, 1991. Book Club. ISBN: . 288 pages. 4to. 1.1Kg. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs.
£4.50
£4.75

Knights of the Black Cross - Hitler's Panzerwaffe and Its Leaders. Perrett, Bryan, Robert Hale, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0709028067. 266 pages. 8vo. 750g. Blue cloth boards Near FINE with contents tight and clean in a Very Good slightly edge-rubbed d/w with sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w plates and maps. A well researched account of the story of the German Armoured Corps, covering this band of soldiers, the evolution of their tactics, and the development of their fighting vehicles.
£4.50
£3.50

Kursk - The Greatest Tank Battle, 1943. Barbier, M K, Ian Allan Publishing, 2002. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711028680. 176 pages. 1.04 Kg. Pictorial laminated Boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps. An authoritative account of the greatest armoured battle of the Second World War.
£10.00
£4.75

The Last Year of the German Army - May 1944-May 1945. Lucas, James, Book Club Edition / Arms & Armour, 1994. Book Club. ISBN: . 224pp. 600g. Maroon cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates.
£7.00
£2.95

Letters from Two World Wars. Sanger, Ernest, Alan Sutton, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0750902949. 228 pages. 700g. brown cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A collection of extracts from letters which together give a narrative of events during both world wars.
£4.00
£3.50

Military Mavericks: Extraordinary Men of Battle. Rooney, David, Cassell, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0304353167. 251 pages. 650g. black cloth boards with slight foxing to page edges o/w Near FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates and maps.
£4.00
£2.95

Napoleon - The Last Campaigns, 1813-15. Lawford, James and Peter Young. , Sampson Low, 1977. . ISBN: 0562000658. 160 pages. 1.05Kg. Folio. The story of Napoleon's war of survival after Moscow, his victories, defeats and final overthrow on the field of Waterloo. Illustrated in colour and b/w including maps. Tan cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE Slightly edge-rubbed d/w
£6.50
£4.75

Napoleon on Napoleon - An Autobiography of the Emperor. De Chair, Somerset. , Brockhampton Press , 1998. . ISBN: 1860198767. 288 pages. 4to. 1.1Kg. Pictorial laminated boards FINE in a Near FINE slightly edge-rubbed d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and colour plates. A account of Napoleon's life in his own words from his childhood in Corsica to his defeat at Waterloo in 1815.
£8.50
£4.75

The Napoleonic Wars - An Illustrated History 1792- 1815. Glover, Michael., book Club Associates / Batsford, 1980. Book Club. ISBN: . 232 pages. 4to. 900g. Blue cloth boards with slight sunning to top edge o/w FINE in a Near FINE price-clipped d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings & maps plus 8 pages colour plates. The author covers the greatest war in history recounting such classic battles as the Nile, Trafalgar, Austerlitz and Waterloo.
£3.50
£3.50

The Nazi War Machine. Chant, Christopher, Tiger Books International, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1855018306. 144 pages. 900g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE. Chapters on the German army, navy, air force and the dreaded military arm of the SS. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.50
£3.50

Nelson. Hattersley, Roy, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1974. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0841502889. 223 pages. 900g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE lightly edge-rubbed d/w. Fully illustrated in b/w and some colour.
£3.50
£3.50

Nelson : A Personal History. Hibbert, Christopher, Viking Press, 1994. Reprint. ISBN: 0670843423. 472 pages. 1 Kg. Black cloth boards FINE in a Very Good chipped and edge-rubbed d/w. Based on a wide variety of manuscript and printed sources, this volume contains much fascinating material, published here for the first time.
£5.50
£4.75

The Nelson Companion. White. Colin. (Editor), Bramley Books, 1997. . ISBN: 1858337658. 228 pages. 900g. Pictorial laminated boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. with light creasing to edges. Complemented by a gazetteer and chronology, together with over 100 illustrations and 8 pages of colour plates, this is an indispensable guide to this enduringly fascinating subject.
£4.50
£2.95

Raj - A Scrapbook of British India 1877-1947. Allen, Charles, Andre Deutsch, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0233969217. 142 pages. 780g. 4to. A portrait of life in the great years in India of the British Raj. Illustrated with photographs and drawings in sepia-tone. Brown cloth boards. Near FINE with contents tight and clean in a V.G. lightly edge-rubbed price-clipped d/w
£4.50
£3.50

The Roots of counterinsurgency - Armies and Guerrilla Warfare, 1900 - 1945. Beckett. Ian. F. W. (Editor), Blandford Press Ltd, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0713719222. 160 pages. 660g. Blue cloth boards Near FINE in a Very Good d/w with light scratches to laminate. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Many campaigns and methods of fighting, with guides, maps and appendices.
£5.50
£3.50

Spearhead No. 3 - 7TH FLIEGER DIVISION Student's Fallschirmjager Elite (Spearhead Series). Ellis, Chris., Ian Allan Publishing, 2002. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711028559. 96 page. 320g. Pictorial card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Examines the units origins, organisation and battle history, together with insignia and markings.
£4.00
£2.60

The SS - A History 1919-45. Koehl, Robert Lewis, Tempus Publishing , 2000. . ISBN: 0752417827. 249 pages. 840g. 4to. Details the rise and fall of this most feared military and security force. Illustrated with b/w plates. Black cloth boards. Near MINT in a Near MINT price-clipped d/w.
£5.50
£3.50

Stars in Battledress - A Light-hearted at Service Entertainment in the Second World War. Pertwee, Bill., Hodder & Stoughton , 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 034054662X. 222 pages. 8vo. 550g. Black cloth boards with slight browning to page edges o/w FINE in a V.G. d/w with small repaired tear to base of slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w plates.
£4.50
£2.95

Station X - The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park. Smith. Michael, Channel 4 Books, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0752221892. 184 pages. 450g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates.
£4.50
£2.95

Swords and Daggers - illustrated Booklet No. 3. Hayward. John, HMSO, 1951. Reprint. ISBN: . 10 pages of text + 32 b/w plates. 105g. Stitched card covers marked and rubbed. Near Very Good with contents tight and clean.
£5.50
£1.60

Ten Days to D-Day - Countdown to the Liberation of Europe. Stafford, David, Little, Brown, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0316724777. 366 pages. 770g. 8vo. A history of the final preparations for the invasion of Europe. Illustrated with b/w plates and maps. Black cloth boards with slight darkening to page edges o/w FINE in a FINE d/w.
£3.50
£3.50

They Fought in the Fields - The Women's Land Army The Story of a Forgotten Victory. Tyrer, Nicola, Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996. Reprint. ISBN: 1856195546. 242 pages. 590g. 8vo. The story of the Women's Land Army, an `army' of 80,00 at its peak. Illustrated with b/w plates Blue cloth boards with some `browning' to page edges o/w FINE in a FINE d/w in removable clear wrap.
£7.50
£2.95

THIRD REICH CLOTH INSIGNIA (Service Badges and Emblems No.1). Davis, Brian L. & Ian Westwell., Ian Allan Publishing, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071102930X. 192 pages. 960g. Black cloth boards MINT in a MINT d/w. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. The first of a series of detailed references to service badges and emblems, this edition covering the services, organisations and units - military, political & other - that were part of Germany under the Nazis.
£18.00
£4.75

Through Hell for Hitler - A Dramatic First-hand Account of Fighting with the Wehrmacht. Metelmann. Henry. , Guild Publishing , 1990. Book Club. ISBN: . 208 pages. 500g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates.
£3.50
£2.95

Tobruk - The Great Siege Reassessed. Harrison, Frank, Arms and Armour Press, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1854093614. 352 pages. 800g. Green cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. This volume with stand as testimony to the brave allied defence, and adds significantly to existing material on the subject.
£3.50
£3.50

Today's British Army in Colour. Flack, Jeremy, Arms and Armour Press, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1854090062. 192 pages. 800g. Maroon cloth boards with internally light spotting to preliminaries, o/w FINE in a FINE d/w. Fully illustrated with colour photographs throughout, this book is an attempt to show the range of current Army equipment and locations.
£8.50
£3.50

Undercover - The Men and Women of the Special Operations Executive. Howarth, Patrick, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0710005733. 248 pages. 590g 8vo. The events and the people that made up the S.O.E. and an assessment of their contribution to the Allied victory. Illustrated with b/w plates. Maroon cloth boards Near FINE with contents tight and clean., in a V.G. d/w with faded spine.
£3.50
£2.95

Verdict on Vichy - Power and Prejudice in the Vichy France Regime. Curtis, Michael, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0297842242. 419 pages. 850g. 8vo. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates. A appraisal of the nature of the Vichy regime in France during W.W.II.
£3.50
£3.50

Victory 1918. Palmer, Alan, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0297841248. 368 pages. 850g. Black cloth boards FINE in a Very Good slightly edge-rubbed d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates. Examines the background to the allied triumph, and its aftermath.
£4.00
£3.50

W.W.II - The People's Story - Includes original free 70 minute CD 'Real People Tell their Stories'. Fountain. Nigel. (Editor), Reader's Digest, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0276428080. 320 pages. 1.75Kg. Pictorial laminated boards FINE in a Very Good d/w with light creasing. Original CD inside sleeve attached to front paste-down. A wonderfully illustrated book, with hundreds of rarely seen colour and b/w photographs from the period, with contributions from the Imperial War Museum and State Historical Society of USA.
£6.50
£4.75

Wartime Memories. Anquetil. Audrey F. , Privately Printed, 1997. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 40 pages. 90g. Stapled card covers FINE. SIGNED on reverse of rear cover by the author. illustrated with b/w photographs, this is the true account of the authors life in Bailiwick from 1940-1945.
£4.50
£1.30

The Weapons That Changed the World - The Key Weapons of Modern History, from 1860 to the Present Day. Hogg, Ian V., Ebury Press , 1986. 1st Impression. ISBN: 0852235909. 159 pages. 920g. 4to. Fully illustrated in colour and b/w including specially drawn explanatory drawings. Putty colour cloth boards, with a small light stain mark to leading edge of first few pages o/w with contents tight and clean. Near FINE in a Near FINE price-clipped d/w with light crease along top edge.
£4.50
£4.75

WIRE AND WORSE - RAF Prisoners of War in Laufen, Bibarach, Lubeck and Warburg 1940-42. Rollings, Charles., Ian Allan Publishing, 2004. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711030502. 296 pages. 660g. Black cloth boards MINT in Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with contemporary b/w photographs and with drawings made in camp. A detailed history base upon correspondence with survivors and unpublished diaries and manuscripts.
£12.00
£3.50

World War II - The Best of American Heritage. Sears. Stephen W. (Editor) , American Heritage, 1991. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0395619041. 280 pages. 500g. Cream coloured boards with black cloth spine, FINE in a FINE d/w. A selection of stories taken from the pages of the popular 'American Heritage' magazine.
£3.50
£2.95

The World War One Source Book. Haythornthwaite, Philip J., Arms and Armour Press, 1996. . ISBN: 1854093517. 412 pages. 1.15Kg. 8vo. Pictorial card covers a little edge-worn on extremities and a small crease across bottom rear corner o/w FINE. Illustrated with over 200 b/w photographs, charts and maps. Includes the campaigns, weaponry, the commanders, etc. of WW1.
£5.50
£4.75

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