Cawthorne, Nigel,

FIGHTING THEM ON THE BEACHES - The D-Day Landings 6 June 1944.

Index, Kettering, 2005 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 240pp, maps in text, pictorial montage upper wrapper, an account of the invasion of Normandy in 1944, from the build-up of the invasion, the airborne assaults and a narrative of the landings beach by beach, Gold, Sword, Juno, Omaha and Utah, up until the end of the first day, with a further account of the breakout from the consolidated beach-head and the success of the second front, tanning to edges, near fine,

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Book number: 44304

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Cooper, John St. John,

INVASION! - The D-Day Story June 6 1944.

Beaverbrook Newspapers, London , 1954, 1st edn., unpaginated [120pp], maps, facsimiles and half tone photo ills. throughout, maps at endpapers, large format (11 x 8.5 inches approx.), red cloth lettered in green at spine, decorated in gilt upper board, to commemorate the tenth anniversary, a pictorial account of the invasion of Normandy in June, 1944, from the landing to the fall of Caen, a little rubbed and lightly bumped at extrems., edges tanned, no dustwrapper, good plus,

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Book number: 36860

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Cooper, John St. John,

INVASION! The D-Day Story June 6 - 1944.

Express Newspapers, London, 1984, anniversary edn., paperback, unpaginated [131pp], half tone photo ills., facsimiles and maps throughout, oversize (10.5 x 8 inches approx.), pictorial wrappers, to commemorate the fortieth anniversary, a pictorial account of the invasion of Normandy in June, 1944, from the landing to the fall of Caen, a reprint of the original edition of 1954, very sl. sunning to spine, very good plus,

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Book number: 38503

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Dewar, Colonel Michael and Thompson, Maj Gen Julian (editorial chairmen),

D-DAY 50 YEARS ON.

Tri-Service Publications, London, ND (copyright 1994), paperback, 191pp inc. ads., maps, coloured and half tone ills. in text, , photo pictorial wrappers, 11.5 x 8 " approx., a commemorative volume the first two thirds of which is devoted to a description of many different aspects of the events of D-Day in June 1944 and the subsequent battle for Normandy, and a description of the modern day armed forces, with many contemporary illustsrations, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

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Book number: 40546

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Durnford-Slater, Brigadier John,

COMMANDO.

Tandem, London, 1975, reprint, paperback, 219pp, 6 maps in text, [v] ads., pictorial upper wrapper, an account of formation and training of the Commandos and of the operations and experiences of No.3 Commando from 1940-45, by their commanding officer, from their first operation in March 1941 at Lofoten, Norway to Dieppe, North Africa, Sicily, in Italy where they operated ahead of the Allied advance, the D-Day landings and then from Normandy to Germany, slight roll and slant to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., creasing to spine and wrappers, edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 42667

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Durnford-Slater, Brigadier John D.S.O. and Bar,

COMMANDO.

William Kimber, London, 1953 1st edn., 222pp, half tone photo frontis and 16pp half tone photo ills., 6 maps in text, maps at endpapers, light blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound pictorial dustwrapper, an account of formation and training of the Commandos and of the operations and experiences of No.3 Commando from 1940-45, by their commanding officer, from their first operation in March 1941 at Lofoten, Norway through Dieppe, North Africa, Sicily, to Italy where they operated ahead of the Allied advance, the D-Day landings and then from Normandy to Germany, a little rubbed at extrems. with sl. sunning to cloth at tips, edges tanned, dustwraopper: a little rubbed and chipped at spine ends and extrms., repaired to reverse, very good in a good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44838

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Durnford-Slater, Brigadier John,

COMMANDO.

William Kimber, London, 1953, 5th pocket edn., paperback, 190pp, 4pp half tone photo ills., 6 maps in text, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), an account of formation and training of the Commandos and of the operations and experiences of No.3 Commando from 1940-45, by their commanding officer, from their first operation in March 1941 at Lofoten, Norway to Dieppe, North Africa, Sicily, in Italy where they operated ahead of the Allied advance, the D-Day landings and then from Normandy to Germany, slight slant to aspine, lightly rubbed at tips, light diagonal crease upper wrapper, edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 45104

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Edwards, Commander Kenneth R.N.,

OPERATION NEPTUNE.

Collins, London, 1946, 1st edn., 319pp, 16 half tone plates, facsimile letter in text, maps/plans at endpapers, black cloth lettered and decoated in gilt at spine, decorated in gilt upper board, lower edge uncut, coloured decorated dustwrapper, the naval element of Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy in 1944, was called Operation Neptune and the author describes the planning and preparation and gives a detailed account of the execution, from the minesweeping and bombardment, the landing craft assault and work of the Marines to the consolidation of the bridgehead, the Mulberry harbours, Pluto and mine clearance, with further details about the later assault on Walcheren to open up the River Scheldt, a little bumped at tips, sunning to tail of spine corresponds with chip in dustwrapper, edges tanned, dustwrapper: rubbed with slight loss at cnrs. and head of soine, large chip to tail of spine, repaired to reverse, light soiling to lower panel, good plus in a good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44273

Catalogue: WW2 - Combined/Special Operations

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Ellsberg, Rear Admiral Edward,

THE FAR SHORE.

Panther, London, 1964, 1st in imprint, paperback, 318pp, maps, in text line drawings by James Macdonald [ii] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper, described in the introductory blub as a hard-hitting account of the massacre of Americans at Omaha Beach on D-Day, roll and slant to spine, rubbed with some loss at extrems., light creasing and soiling to wrappers, edges tanned, fair,

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Book number: 45179

Catalogue: WW2 - Combined/Special Operations

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Fergusson, Bernard,

THE WATERY MAZE - The Story of Combined Operations.

Collins, London, 1961, 1st edn., 445pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., 11 in text maps, maps at endpapers, turquiose cloth lettered in pink at spine, coloured lettered dustwrapper, an account of Combined Operations, from its founding in 1940 to co-ordinate operations against the enemy in which two or more of the fighting services were jointly involved, being responsible for planning, training and execution of raids. These raids were designed to meet Churchill's wish for 'vigourous, enterprising and ceaseless offensive against the whole German-occupied coastline' and the author narrates the development of Combined Operations from the early stages to the end of the WW2, covering in depth the politics of the inter-service rivalries and jealousies of the command, and the with an extra chapter on the Suez operation of 1956, light bump lower tip upper board, edges a littler tanned and faintly foxed, light partial tanning to endpapers, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, some small edge nicks relined to reverse, light foxing to rear flap fold, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44264

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Foley, Charles,

COMMANDO EXTRAORDINARY.

Pan Books, London, 1957, 2nd imp., paperback, 251pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., [v] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), the story of Otto Skorzeny, the Commander of Germany's Special Troops who had studied the successes of the British Commandos and SAS, put these lessons into practice with many exploits including the rescue of Mussolini from Gran Sasso and the infiltration of troops disguised in American uniform behind Allied lines during the Battle of the Bulge. Acquitted at Nuremberg after Yeo Thomas testified on his behalf, roll and slant to spine, vertical creasing at spine and upper hinge, rubbed at extrems., wrappers lightly creased, cnrs. inclined to curl, edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 41964

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Foley, Charles,

COMMANDO EXTRAORDINARY.

Grafton, London, 1988, 1st in imprint, paperback, 288pp, photo pictorial upper wrapper, in the Special Forces Library series, the story of Otto Skorzeny, the Commander of Germany's Special Troops who had studied the successes of the British Commandos and SAS, put these lessons into practice with many exploits including the rescue of Mussolini from Gran Sasso and the infiltration of trrops disguised in American uniform behind Allied lines during the Battle of the Bulge. Acquitted at Nuremberg after Yeo Thomas testified on his behalf, lightly rubbed at extrems., faint crease hinge and upper cnr. upper wrapper, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 41965

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Fowler, Will,

THE COMMANDOS AT DIEPPE : REHEARSAL FOR D-DAY - Operation Cauldron, No. 4 Commando attack on the Hess Battery August 19th, 1942.

HarperCollins, London, 2002, 1st edn., 256pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., in text maps/diagrams and table of chain of command, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of one of the few success stories to come out of the Dieppe raid, that of No.4 Commando in their assault on the German coastal gun battery, fine in a fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 35696

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Gaujac, Paul (trans. by Janice Lert),

SPECIAL FORCES IN THE INVASION OF FRANCE.

Histoire and Collections, Paris, ND (copyright 1999), paperback, 412pp, 24pp half tone photo ills., decorated half title and frontis, maps / diagrams in text, large format (9.5 x 6 inches approx.), pictorial wrappers, in English, an account of the 170 Allied Special Forces teams operating in occupied France during 1944, helping the Resistance movement and providing communications with the Allied command, comprising officers and specialists and drawn from different Commands: the Jeburgh Teams, British Special Air Service Parties, American Operational Groups and the French Counterscorch Groups, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

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Book number: 38753

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Gregory, Barry and Batchelor, John,

AIRBORNE WARFARE 1918-1945.

Phoebus Publishing, London, ND (copyright 1979), 128pp, col'd frontis port., numerous col'd and half tone photo ills., maps drawings and insignia in text, large format (12 x 9 inches), black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the use of airborne shock troops by parachute and glider from their conception in 1918 to 1945, with details of their modes of transport, special equipment, armaments, etc., and of several operations including the German advance in May 1940, the invasions of Crete 1941, Sicily 1943 and Normandy 1944, and the Arnhem operation, lightly rubbed at tips, small stain top margin 2 leaves, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., light impressed marks upper panel, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32786

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