WORLD WAR II
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REHEARSAL FOR INVASION
Written by Wallace Reyburn.
Stock no. 2137684
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1st
1943.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
An Eyewitness Story of the Dieppe Raid. Red cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; some loss; some grubby marks.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
LUFTWAFFE LOSSES OVER NORTHUMBERLAND & DURHAM 1939-1945
Written by Bill Norman.
Stock no. 2137649
Published by Leo Cooper.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Broken Eagles 2. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850529131. Wrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NORTHUMBERLAND
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
ME 262 VOLUME ONE
Written by J. Richard Smith; E.J. Creek; et al.
Stock no. 2137318
Published by Classic Publications.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The first volume of an exhaustive study of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world's first operational military jet aircraft. Large format. Red boards, silver title to spine, blind title to front. B/w photos and illustrations, colour fold-outs. ISBN: 0952686724. Small knocks along cover edges, with brown stain along bottom edge of front cover. The odd margin mark, else contents are still excellent! Wrapper is edge-creased with grubby mark to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AIRCRAFT
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
BLOODY BUNA: THE CAMPAIGN THAT HALTED THE JAPANESE INVASION OF AUSTRALIA
Written by Lida Mayo.
Stock no. 1823487
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The gruelling seven-month campaign from July 1942 to January 1943 for the re-capture of Buna during World War II is known as a 'ghastly nightmare' in Australian Military history. A well-researched book for all with an interest in the fascinating history of the Allies' first major land victory in the Pacific. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0715368524. Text block browned with foxing to top edge. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby to rear panel and has previous bookseller's address label to front flap.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- PACIFIC
- WORLD WAR II
- NEW GUINEA
- AUSTRALIA
A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE: CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION IN THE TWO WORLD WARS
Written by Felicity Goodall.
Stock no. 1823344
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Conscientious objectors recount their experience of living out their pacifist convictions against a background of hostile incomprehension. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750907401. Light stain to rear board. Previous owner's address label to front pastedown. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, grubby mark to front panel, verso to rear panel has corresponding damp stain (not visible to front).
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
REPUBLIC P-47B-D RAZORBACK
Written by Robert Peczkowski.
Illustrated by Zbigniew Kolacha.
Stock no. 1823331
Published by Stratus.
1st
2016.
Nearly fine condition.
Mushroom Model Publications. The story of the early 'Razorback' versions of the Thunderbolt, from the P-47B to the P-47D-22. Scale plans, photographs and original drawings from technical manuals, colour illustrations of camouflage and markings. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. ISBN: 9788363678845. Top of spine lightly bumped, corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY
THE STORY OF R.A.F. EDGEHILL
Written by Eric G. Kaye.
Stock no. 1823316
Published by The Self Publishing Association Ltd..
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Locally Known as Shenington Aerodrome, North Oxfordshire. Looks mostly at period from 1942-45. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1854210793. Reprint. Spine slightly cocked. Front endpaper lightly creased. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- RAF
- AVIATION
- WORLD WAR II
- OXFORDSHIRE
HAWKER HURRICANE DEFENDER OF THE SKIES
Written by Steve Philpott.
Illustrated by Anna Platts.
Stock no. 1322320
Published by Melrose Books.
1st
2018.
Nearly fine condition.
Cardwraps. 286 pages. B/w photos, some colour maps. ISBN: 9781912026456. A few very light marks to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
BATTLE OF BRITAIN THE PHOTOGRAPHIC KALEIDOSCOPE
Written by Dilip Sarkar.
Stock no. 1322306
Published by Victor Books.
Very good condition.
Oblong format. Cardwraps. B/w photos of Britain's finest hour. ISBN: 1905768036. Possibly misbound? Contains pages 161 to 176 twice and after these pages at beginning it starts at page 17. Covers edge rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
STEEPLE MORDEN STRAFERS 1943-45
Written by Ken Wells.
Stock no. 2136277
Published by Egon Publishers.
1ST
1994.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A remarkable story of courage and dedicaton, with many individual combat reports, the stories of escape and evasion also show the courage of Resistance fighters who helped downed airmen. A fascinating social documentary on the impact of war on a handful of tiny rural viallages, their inhabitants and of a lifestyle which has now almost vanished. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. Fold out site plan of Steeple Morden at rear. ISBN: 0905858913. Knocks along cover edges. Inscriptions in ink to title page - one covered with white labels. Page edge browning. Wrapper has some fading to spine.
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- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
THE LOST SQUADRON
Written by David Hayes.
Stock no. 1823200
Published by Hyperion; Madison Press Books.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour photos. 223 pages including index. A fleet of warplanes locked in ice for 50 years... Can they be freed to fly again? A true story by David Hayes. ISBN: 0786860480. A few minor dints to lower edge of boards. Tiny patch of surface paper loss to lower gutter edge of front endpapers. Light browning to text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- WORLD WAR II
- AIRCRAFT
- HISTORY
STEEPLE MORDEN STRAFERS 1943-45
Written by Ken Wells.
Stock no. 1322194
Published by Egon Publishers.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A remarkable story of courage and dedicaton, with many individual combat reports, the stories of escape and evasion also show the courage of Resistance fighters who helped downed airmen. A fascinating social documentary on the impact of war on a handful of tiny rural viallages, their inhabitants and of a lifestyle which has now almost vanished. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. Fold out site plan of Steeple Morden at rear. ISBN: 0905858913. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at top and tail of wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II