The Best War Stories

Hamlyn lONDON. 1985, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0600385531) Hardcover with dust jacket, 22cm. Heavy Book > 500gms Packed, The stories in the book have been chosen to show as many different faces of war as possible and include stories from Sir Walter Raleigh, Leo Tolstoy, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, P.C. Wren, Irwin Shaw and many more. `` , Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 2019004

Catalogue: - Personal Recounts of War/Social Comment

Keywords: War, Military, Biography, Autobiography 0600385531

Welcome to Britain a Guide to Great Britain for American Forces During World War Two

Sabrestorm Publishing, UK. (ISBN: 0955272300) Stapled Card Cover , 18.5cm. This is a copy of a booklet issued to American forces in Britain during the World War 11 in an attempt to acquaint them with the British, their country and culture. Covering a diverse range of subjects including customs and manners, sport, pastimes, history and language. As New.

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Book number: 2012457

Catalogue: - World War 11

Keywords: War, World War 11, Military, American Forces, War Reference 0955272300

ADIE KATE

Corsets to Camouflage Women and War

Coronet Books, London. 2004, 1st Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 0340820608) Card Cover , 19cm. A vivid history of ordinary women and their extraordinary deeds through two world wars and beyond. A book of both social and historical interest. Very Good.

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Book number: 2017022

Catalogue: - World War 1

Keywords: War, Women in War, Kate Adie, World War 1, World War 11, Afghanistan 0340820608

ALLINGHAM HENRY AND GOODWIN DENNIS

KitchenerS Last Volunteer the Life of Henry Allingham, the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Great War

Mainstream Publishing UK. 2008, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9781845964160) Hard Cover , 24cm. Heavy Book > 500gms Packed, The author vividly recaptures how life was lived in the Edwardian era and how it was altered irrevocably by the slaughter of millions of young men in the Great War. The author saw action on land, sea and in the air with the Royal Naval Air Service and he was present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 with the British Grand Fleet and went on to serve on the western front. Text includes b/w and colour plates supporting the story. Excellent/Excellent.

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Book number: 2016031

Catalogue: - World War 1

Keywords: Great War, First World War, Military Biography, Military Aubiography, Henry Allingham, Memoirs 9781845964160

ARNEIL STAN

One ManS War

Alternative Publishing Company, Sydney. 1980, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 90918853x) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 22 Cm. Heavy Book > 500gms Packed, This is the diary of the author Stan Arneil A.M. of his entire period of imprisonment from the fall of Singapore (changi) to and through the infamous Thailand (Burma Railway) camps to the end of the war with Japan. Included are photos taken by the author at his time of imprisonment. A very personal account. Good to Very Good/Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 2017024

Catalogue: - World War 11

Keywords: Biography, Autobiography, Burma Railway, Changi, World War 11, 8th Div A.I. F. 90918853x

ARTHUR MAX

The Real Band of Brothers First-Hand Accounts from the Last British Survivors of the Spanish Civil War

Collins, London. 2009, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780007295098) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Heavy Book Over 500gms, A unique story of men and women volunteering to lay down their lives for a cause, believing passionately that the Spanish Republic's fight was their fight too. From Union leader to nurse, Egyptologist to IRA activist these survivors have incredible compelling and sometimes harrowing tales to tell of their experiences in the Spanish Civil War 1936-9. As New/As New.

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Book number: 2012105

Catalogue: - Spanish Civil War

Keywords: Spanish Civil War, Civil War, Military, Spain, Fascism Arthur Max 9780007295098

ARTHUR MAX

The Real Band of Brothers Spanish Civil War

Collins, London. 2009, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780007295098) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Heavy Book > 500gms Packed, A unique story of men and women volunteering to lay down their lives for a cause. Oral historian Max Arthur interviewed eight British survivors of the Spanish Civil War to recount their compelling and harrowing tales of their experiences and revealing their strength of purpose, pride and bravery. Excellent/Good in Protective Cover.

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Book number: 2017032

Catalogue: - Spanish Civil War

Keywords: Spanish Civil War, War, Max Arthur 9780007295098

ASH WILLIAM

Under the Wire the Wartime Memoir of a Spitfire Pilot, Legendary Escape Artist and Cooler King.

Bantam Books UK. 2005, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0593054083) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 24cm. Heavy Book Over 500gms, Bill Ash, an American by birth relinquished his citizenship and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force to enable him to help with the war effort in Europe against the Nazis. An incredible story of being shot down over Europe, surviving the plane crash and making his way to Paris only to be betrayed to the Gestapo, tortured and sentenced to death as a spy. He was saved from the intervention of the Luftwaffe who sent him to the POW camp, Stalag Luft III. Bill Ash then became one of only a handful of serial escape artists to attempt more than a dozen breakouts. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 2012450

Catalogue: - World War 11

Keywords: Ash William, Bill Ash, Royal Canadian Air Force, World War 11, Second World War 0593054083

ASTOR GERALD

Crisis in the Pacific the Battles for the Philippine Islands By the Men Who Fought Them - an Oral History

Donald I Fine Books, USA. 1996, 1st Thus. (ISBN: 1556114842) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 25cm. Heavy Book Over 500gms, Historian Gerald Astor draws on the experiences of marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen under fire from generals and admirals to correspondents, line officers and enlisted men on both sides of the battle lines to present a view of the critical struggle for the Philippines. Includes b/w photographs of historical significance. As New/As New.

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Book number: 2012373

Catalogue: - World War 11

Keywords: War in the Pacific, World War 11, Philippines, Gerald Astor, the Death March 1556114842

BAIGENT MICHAEL AND LEIGH RICHARD

Secret Germany Claus Von Stauffenberg and the Mystical Crusade Against Hitler

Jonathan Cape London. 1994, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0234035258) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 24cm. Heavy Book Over 500gms Ex Lib, Ex library with library stamps. Good condition throughout. "At thirty-seven Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg, Chief of Staff of the Reich Reserve Army, was a charismatic figure destined for supreme command. The group of onspiritors with whom he conceived the plot to kill Hitler in July 1944 was called "Secret Germanyu". That was also the name of the esoteric circle in which Stauffenberg as a young man had been a disciple of the mystic anti-Nazi magus and poet Stefan George." , Good/Good in Protective Cover.

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Book number: 2012431

Catalogue: - World War 11

Keywords: Germany, Hitler, Claus Von Stauffenberg, World War 11, 2nd World War 0234035258

BAILEY RODERICK

Forgotten Voices of the Secret War

Ebury Press London. 2009, wORLD WAR 11, SPECIAL OPERATIONS, Roder. (ISBN: 9780091818514) Card Cover , 20 Cm. An inside history of special operations during the Second World War. The author has presented a well researched text. Very Good.

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Book number: 2017068

Catalogue: - World War 11

Keywords: 9780091818514

BALLARD ROBERT D.

The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London. 1993, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0297813056) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 30cm. Heavy Book > 500gms Packed, Well researched and presented recount of the Battle for Guadalcanal during World War 11. Book includes over 300 illustrations supporting the text. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 2017035

Catalogue: - World War 11

Keywords: Guadalcanal, World War 1, War in the Pacific, Robert D. Ballard 0297813056

BARBER NICOLA AND LEE-BROWNE PATRICK

Poets of the First World War

Evans Bros LONDON. 2001, 1st Thus. (ISBN: 023752239x) Pictorial Hard Cover , 30cm. This book examines the experiences of the soldiers who found artistic expression in their poetry for the horrors of warfare and looks at the historical, political and social background which shaped the poetry of the war. Five poets are examined in detail: Ivor Gurney, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Siegfried Sassoon, Edward Thomas. Good.

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Book number: 2017018

Catalogue: - World War 1

Keywords: War Poems, War Poetry, World War 1, First World War 023752239x

BARNETT CORRELLI

The Sword Bearers Studies in Supreme Command in the First World War

Hodder & Stoughton London. 1986. (ISBN: 0340399546) Card Cover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Heavy Book Over 500gms, A fascinating portrait of four national commanders in chief whose careers span 1914-1918. von Moltke, designated to carry out the Schlieffen plan to defeat France within six weeks, Jellicoe who commanded the Grand Fleet at Jutland, Petain who saved the French armies from collapse durint the mutinies of 1917 and Ludendorff who commanded the final ill fated German offensive in the West in 1918. The central theme of Correlli Barnett's book is the decisive effect of individual human character on history. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 2012495

Catalogue: - World War 1

Keywords: World War 1, First World War, Correlli Barnett, 0340399546

BELBEN ROSALIND

Our Horses in Egypt

Chatto & Windus London. 2007, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780701175948) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 23cm. Very nice copy with inscription in front. "Our Horses in Egypt" depicts both the work of a troop horse in a theatre of war and a personal story of loss. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 2012527

Catalogue: - World War 1

Keywords: Horses, Horses in War, Egypt, War, First World War, World War 11 9780701175948