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RICK ATKINSON  Crusade - the Untold Story of the Gulf War
London, Harper. 1994. (ISBN: 0 00 255498 4) , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The detailed account of this new kind of war. Illustrated. No previous owner name. Fine/Fine.
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 | JP¥ 1992] Book number: 002837
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PATRICK BEESLY  Very Special Intelligence
Sphere. 1978. (ISBN: 0 72211539 3) , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback, The story of the Admiralty's Operational Intelligence Centre in World War II. The author served in the O.I.C.; this is therefore a true first account. Foreword by Lord Mountbatten. Clean paperback. Very Good.
GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.96 | JP¥ 427] Book number: 003165
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JOHN COSTELLO  The Pacific War
London, Collins. 1981, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 00 216046 3) , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A detailed book on the origins and conduct of World War II in the Pacific based on histherto secret archives. Detailed maps and other illustrations. A very well researched book (742 pages), yet written in a highly readable style. No previous owner name. Clean, bright copy, with just a small closed tear to dustjacket. Fine/Fine.
GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22 US$ 33.08 | JP¥ 2846] Book number: 002900
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WILLIAM CRAIG  the Fall of Japan
London, Weidenfeld. 1968. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover, A detailed account of the fall of Japan in the Second World War. Highly readable. Ex library copy with the usual stamps. Very Good.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.92 | JP¥ 854] Book number: 003337
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ROBIN CROSS  Citadel - the Battle of Kursk
BCA. 1993. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover, The greatest tank battle of World War II. Illustrated. Clean hardback. Fine/Fine.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 | JP¥ 1138] Book number: 003599
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SEYMOUR M. HERSH  The Samson Option - Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreigh Policy
N. Y. Random House. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0394570065) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover, This book explores the secretive world of Israel's atomic arsenal. Well researched. American first edition. Clean hardback. No markings except remainder dot. Fine/Fine.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 | JP¥ 1138] Book number: 003549
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FRANK HILTON  The Paras
London, B. B. C. 1983. (ISBN: 0 563 20099 5) , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The author is a former para. This book accompanied the BBC series about the Parachute Regiment. A fascinating look into what it is to be a para. With illustrations. Fine/Fine.
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 US$ 19.85 | JP¥ 1707] Book number: 001258
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IAN HOGG  Twentieth-Century Artillery
Grange Books. 2000. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover, About 300 artillery pieces featured, from 1900 to the present day. Clean hardback. Fine/Fine.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 | JP¥ 711] Book number: 003598
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J. BERNARD HUTTON  Hess - the Man and His Mission
David Bruce & Watson. 1970. (ISBN: 851270409) , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover, The background to Hess's defection in May 1941 from Nazi Germany to Scotland. An incredible story. Illustrated. Clean hardback. previous owner name on free endpaper. Shelf wear to dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good.
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 US$ 19.85 | JP¥ 1707] Book number: 003324
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KEN JONES  The Military Modeller's Compendium
London, Argus Books. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 1 85486 053 4) , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The author is the editor of Military Modelling magazine. This is a comprehensive and practical guide to this hobby. Illustrated throughout. A must for any modeller. Very Good/Very Good.
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 | JP¥ 1992] Book number: 001001
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PETER MACDONALD  The Sas in Action
London, Sidgwick. 1990. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover, The roles, actions, training and enemies of the SAS. Fully illustrated. Clean hardback. Fine/Fine.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 | JP¥ 1138] Book number: 003587
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HERMANN MOLL  Broker of Death - an Insider's Story of the Iran Arms Deals
London, Macmillan. 1988. (ISBN: 0333459423) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover, The incredible, true story of this arms deal. Clean hardback. Fine/Fine.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.92 | JP¥ 854] Book number: 003528
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TERENCE ROBERTSON  The Golden Horseshoe
London, Evans Brothers Limited. 1956. Blue Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The exploits of Captain Kretschmer, the famous U-boat Commander, from the outbreak of the war until U-99 was sunk in March 1941. Illustrated. A very good, clean copy. Name of previous owner on paste down. 3rd. impression. Very Good.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 | JP¥ 1138] Book number: 002804
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SCOTT RUSSELL  Mountain Prospect
London, Chatto & Windus. 1946, First Edition. Blue Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A remarkable book. The author wrote it while he was a prisoner of war, to keep his sanity. He tricked the Japanese guards into believing that as a gardener in the prisoner's camp he needed a lot of paper to make lists. He handwrote his account of various climbing expeditions (he was on Shipton's party in the Karakoram) in the Alps, Himalayas, New Zealand and the Arctic . With 7 maps and 47 plates. No dustjacket. Previous owner name on free endpaper. Notes on back paste down. Very Good.
GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 US$ 14.89 | JP¥ 1281] Book number: 002924
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LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BOB STERWART  Broken Lives
London, Harper. 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 00 255391 0) , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A compelling account of the author's tour in Bosnia. Illustrated. Fine/Fine.
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 US$ 19.85 | JP¥ 1707] Book number: 002833
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GEORGE THAYER  The War Business - the international Trade in Armaments
London, Weidenfeld. 1969, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover, A well researched book on how the international trade in armaments works. Clean hardback. Very Good/Very Good.
GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 US$ 11.58 | JP¥ 996] Book number: 003506
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OLIVER WARNER  Nelson's Battles
London, David & Charles. 1971. (ISBN: 0 7153 5169 9) , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The entire course of Nelson's fighting career is described in details. Illustrated. No previoius owner name. Imprint of staples on first couple of pages; no other marking. Sec. impression. Fine/Fine.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 | JP¥ 1423] Book number: 002736
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JOHN WEITZ  Hitler's Banker
London, Little, Brown. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 0316643068) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover, How Hjalmar Schacht became the economic guru of Nazi Germany. Clean hardback. Fine/Fine.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 | JP¥ 1423] Book number: 003480
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