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AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WARPLANE 1939-45
Written by Philip Jarrett.
Stock no. 1327981
Published by Putnam. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Putnam's History of Aircraft series. A combined study of an outstanding era in the evolution of the flying machine. B/w photos. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0851778755. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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LUFTWAFFE SECRET PROJECTS FIGHTERS 1939-1945
Written by Walter Schick; Ingolf Meyer.
Stock no. 1327975
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Secret fighter development in Germany between the years 1939 and 1945. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 176 pages. ISBN: 9781857800524. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased and slightly faded to spine.

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THE KILLING SKIES: RAF BOMBER COMMAND AT WAR
Written by Simon Read.
Stock no. 1327923
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Bomber Command's role in the ultimate Allied victory of the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1862273294. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper has a small nick to front edge of spine and a couple of tiny marks at base.

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INFANTRY TACTICS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Stephen Bull; Gordon Rottman.
Stock no. 1327877
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A crucial study of infantry tactics for all the major armies of the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, colour illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846032820. Spine bumped. Wrapper slightly edge rubbed.

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THE ALGERINES
Written by Jack Williams.
Stock no. 1327876
Published by J.F. Williams. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Fleet Minesweepers of the Royal Navy 1942-1961. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 387 pages. ISBN: 0952314118. Slight rubbing to cover edges and slight marking to textblock. Spine a bit faded. Small booksellers sticker to lower margin of title-page.

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ARMORED THUNDERBOLT: THE U.S. ARMY SHERMAN IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Steven Zaloga.
Stock no. 1327870
Published by Stackpole Books. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Illustrated with b/w photos throughout. 360 pages including index. ISBN: 9780811704243. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine.

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AIRCRAFT OF THE THIRD REICH VOLUME ONE: ARADO TO FOCKE-WULF
Written by William Green.
Stock no. 1828202
Published by Aerospace. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The complete reference work to the warplanes of Hitler's Luftwaffe. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, some colour illustrations of aircraft. ISBN: 9781900732062. A lovely copy.

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FOR THE KING'S SERVICE RAILWAY SHIPS AT WAR
Written by A.J. Mullay.
Stock no. 1327798
Published by Pendragon Publishing. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

In two World Wars nearly 200 railway-owned ships were converted to operate as troop carriers, hospital ships, minesweepers and seaplane-carriers, while others carried on normal sailings in a world suddenly more dangerous than before. Railway ships took part in many battle, one in three of them failed to return. This book tells their story. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 127 pages. ISBN: 9781899816163. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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BRITISH CRUISERS OF WORLD WAR TWO
Written by Alan Raven; John Roberts.
Stock no. 1828099
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. B/w photos. 444 pages including index and appendices. A detailed account of the design, construction and technical history of the cruisers that served in the Royal Navy during the second world war. 121 cruisers are described with over 60 sets of detailed plans. ISBN: 0853683042. Board edges lightly rubbed. Contents have been bound a little too low in the boards so the lower text block edge is level with the lower board. Text block browned. Name & number in red ink to front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, faded to spine, lightly edge-worn.

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AGAINST GREAT ODDS
Written by C.N. Barclay.
Stock no. 1828066
Published by Sifton Praed & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the first offensive in Libya in 1940-41 - the first British victory in the Second World War. Red cloth boards, black tittle to spine. B/w photos. Fold-out map to rear. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine and corners, lightly scuffed and grubby.

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SOLDIER OF THE RAJ
Written by William Magan.
Stock no. 1327555
Published by Michael Russell (publishing) Ltd. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Life between the wars as an Indian Cavalry officer, before the outbreak of the Second World War saw him transferred to Intelligence. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 223 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0859552756. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Yellow dustwrapper is lightly sunned to spine and a little edge creased.

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STALINISM AND THE SOVIET-FINNISH WAR, 1939-40
Written by Malcolm L.G. Spencer.
Stock no. 1327554
Published by Palgrave Macmillan. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Crisis Management, Censorship and Control. St. Antony's Series. Red pictorial boards. 229 pages. A physical Print On Demand book printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 9783319946467. Slight rubbing to corners. Barcode label to rear cover.

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