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THE BITTER YEARS - The Invasion and Occupation of Denmark and Norway April 1940 - May1945.
Purnell Book Services, London, ND, club edn., [x], 403pp, 3 double page maps and numerous half tone photo ills. in text, [iii] blank, dichromatic dark/light blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound photo pictorial dustwrapper, the definitive account of Denmark and Norway April 1940 to May 1945, of the German invasion of Denmark and the attack on Norway, the experiences of the civil population, the resistance to the occupying forces, the Allied raids and the clandestine activities by patriots, the fate of the Jews of both countries, etc., a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned and foxed, dustwrapper: rubbed with sl. loss and several short edge tears at extrems., repaired to reverse, very good in a very good dustwrapper,
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GBP 13.50 [Appr.: EURO 16 US$ 16.87 | JP¥ 2669]
Keywords: war ww2 occupation denmark norway
THE COURAGE OF FEAR.
Jarrolds, London, 1957, 1st edn., xii, 242pp, half tone frontis portrait, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured lettered dustwrapper by 'Chadwick', memoirs of an unconventional woman and described as 'one of the most resourceful British secret service agents in the last war', the daughter of a trader with connections throughout Europe and the East, multilingual and brought up in a cosmopolitan society she relates working for British intelligence in France and Italy during WW2, an account full of inconstancies which are further confused by her subsequent publication 'Operation Double Life', which gives a different account of her experiences, this title is included in Nigel West's book 'Counterfeit Spies' about books of doubtful veracity, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned and light bump lower edge of text block, dustwrapper rubbed at extrems., loss to head of spine and cnrs. and large chip to upper edge of lower panel, repaired to reverse, very good in a poor dustwrapper,
A Book for all ReasonsProfessional sellerBook number: 39568
GBP 13.50 [Appr.: EURO 16 US$ 16.87 | JP¥ 2669]
Keywords: war ww2 france italy espionage counterfeit spy nigel west hoax
THEY CAME TO KILL.
Mayflower-Dell, London, 1965, 1st edn. UK, paperback original, 288pp, pictorial upper wrapper, account of two teams of German saboteurs, their training in Germany and transport by submarine to be landed on Long Island and in Florida, USA, their American contacts, eventual arrest and subsequent trial, slight roll and slant to spine, rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at tail of spine, light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, good,
A Book for all ReasonsProfessional sellerBook number: 44428
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 US$ 7.5 | JP¥ 1186]
Keywords: war ww2 nazi saboteurs long island florida
IN DEFIANCE.
Elek Books, London, ND [1960], 1st edn., 224pp, frontis port. and 4pp half tone ills, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by D. L. Sayer, the story of a young Belgian girl Francoise Labouverie, and her work in Brussels for the Resistance. Eventually coming under suspicion she went into hiding but after a time was denounced, arrested and imprisoned. With the advance of the Allies the prisoners were due to be transported to Germany and she relates how they were prevented by Belgian patriots, faintly bumped at tips, edges tanned and a little foxed, 3 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: price clipped, a little rubbed at extrems., several small chips and short closed tears, repaired to reverse, very good in a good plus dustwrapper,
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GBP 13.70 [Appr.: EURO 16 US$ 17.12 | JP¥ 2708]
Keywords: autobiography war ww2 belgian brussels resistance france refugee
CHURCHILL AND SECRET SERVICE.
Abacus, London, 2001, reprint, trade paperback, xviii, 462pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account setting out Winston Churchill's lifelong involvement with the world of intelligence and clandestine operations, based on previously unexplored or recently released sources and presenting an intriguing insight into modern intelligence and Churchill's thinking, faint vertical crease in spine, diagonal creasing lower corner upper wrapper, edges tanned and nick lower edge lower wrapper, lightly rubbed at tips, very good,
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GBP 5.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 US$ 6.87 | JP¥ 1087]
Keywords: biography secret service intelligence clandestine operations counter-terrorism subversion
WITNESSES OF WAR - Children's Lives under the Nazis.
Jonathan Cape, London, 2005, 1st edn., xviii, 509pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 6 in text maps, coloured endpapers, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, a study of the effects of occupation on children during WW2, they who were not merely passive victims but also active participants, going out to smuggle food, ply the black market, and care for sick parents and siblings, or as they absorbed the brutal new realities of occupation, Polish boys played at being Gestapo interrogators, and Jewish children at being ghetto guards or the SS, and within days of Germany's own surrender, German children were playing at being Russian soldiers, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,
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GBP 13.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 16.24 | JP¥ 2570]
Keywords: war ww2 children german jewish polish czech
WITNESSES OF WAR - Children's Lives under the Nazis.
Jonathan Cape, London, 2005, 1st edn., xviii, 509pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 6 in text maps, coloured endpapers, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, a study of the effects of occupation on children during WW2, they who were not merely passive victims but also active participants, going out to smuggle food, ply the black market, and care for sick parents and siblings, or as they absorbed the brutal new realities of occupation, Polish boys played at being Gestapo interrogators, and Jewish children at being ghetto guards or the SS, and within days of Germany's own surrender, German children were playing at being Russian soldiers, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,
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GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 US$ 15.62 | JP¥ 2471]
Keywords: war ww2 children german jewish polish czech
ONE MAN'S WAR.
Guernsey Press, Guernsey, 1980, 4th edn., paperback, 167pp, half tone frontis, 8pp half tone photo ills., pictorial wrappers (unattrib), account of the German occupation of Guernsey, the shortages and black market, deportation of British nationals to internment first at Dorsten and then Laufen, a vist to the Katyn massacre as an observer and eventual liberation by the Americans, inscribed 'to Keith' and signed/dated by the author, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good,
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GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 10 | JP¥ 1581]
Keywords: war ww2 guernsey channel islands occupation black market internment dorsten laufen katyn signed
ONE MAN'S WAR.
Burbridge Ltd., Guernsey, 1992, reprint, paperback, 167pp, half tone frontis., 8pp half tone photo ills., [i] ads., pictorial wrappers (unattrib), account of the German occupation of Guernsey, the shortages and black market, deportation of British nationals to internment first at Dorsten and then Laufen, a vist to the Katyn massacre as an observer and eventual liberation by the Americans, edges tanned, fine,
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GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 US$ 7.5 | JP¥ 1186]
Keywords: war ww2 guernsey channel islands occupation black market internment dorsten laufen katyn
ONE MAN'S WAR.
Corgi Books, London, 1981, 1st in imprint, paperback, 173pp, 2 ills in line and 2 half tone photo ills., [i] ads., pictorial wrappers), account of the German occupation of Guernsey, the shortages and black market, , deportation of British nationals to internment first at Dorsten and then Laufen, a vist to the Katyn massacre as an observer and eventual liberation by the Americans, lightly rubbed at tips, faint creasing, edges tanned, very good,
A Book for all ReasonsProfessional sellerBook number: 44246
GBP 5.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 US$ 6.87 | JP¥ 1087]
Keywords: war ww2 guernsey channel islands occupation black market internment dorsten laufen katyn
TROUBLED LOYALTY.
Collins, London, 1969, 1st edn., 477pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., grey cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, upper edge coloured, dated 1968 on title but copyright 1969, the biography of an anti-Hitler German aristocrat and lawyer Adam von Trott du Salz, executed in August 1944, lightly rubbed at tips., edges tanned, 2 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., sl. loss head of spine end several short edge tears, repaired to reverse, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,
A Book for all ReasonsProfessional sellerBook number: 11896
GBP 9.20 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 US$ 11.49 | JP¥ 1819]
Keywords: biography war ww2 nazi germany history resistance
A PECULIAR OCCUPATION - New Perspectives on Hitler's Channel Islands.
Ian Allan, herssham, 2005, 1st edn., 256pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., maps and facsimiles, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, TLS from author and separate signature on piece loosely inserted, an account of the four and a half years of German Occupation suffered by the Channel Islanders during WW2, lower board lightly bumped lower cnr., dustwrapper: lightly creased at tips, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper,
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GBP 14.50 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 18.12 | JP¥ 2866]
Keywords: war ww2 occupation channel islands home front
THE RED ORCHESTRA.
Arms and Armour, London, ND (copyright 1995), paperback, 224pp, in text maps, large format (9 x 6 inches approx.), coloured decorated wrappers, an account of the most effective spy ring of WW2, the Russian 'Red Orchestra' conducted by Leopold Trepper, a variety of loose groups of agents from diverse backgrounds united only by their hatred of Nazism, which succeeded in penetrating to the highest levels of the Nazi leadership in Germany, lightly rubbed at tips, faint crease upper wrapper, very good plus,
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GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 10 | JP¥ 1581]
Keywords: war ww2 espionage russia germany gestapo nazi trepper
THE RED ORCHESTRA.
Cassell, London, 1998, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 224pp, in text maps, pictorial montage upper wrapper, an account of the most effective spy ring of WW2, the Russian 'Red Orchestra' conducted by Leopold Trepper, a variety of loose groups of agents from diverse backgrounds united only by their hatred of Nazism, which succeeded in penetrating to the highest levels of the Nazi leadership in Germany, lightly rubbed at tips, near fine,
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GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 US$ 12.49 | JP¥ 1977]
Keywords: war ww2 espionage russia germany gestapo nazi trepper vf45
DEFIANCE.
Oxford University Press, New York, 2008, US edn., trade paperback, xxiv inc. maps, 374pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., film tie-in, photo pictorial upper wrapper, US edn., but priced in sterling, the true story of the Bielski partisans, the Jewish resistance fighters who in 1942 who formed a community of the forests of western Belorussia and within two years numbered more than 2000, now the subject of a major feature film starring Daniel Craig, lightly rubbed at tips, faint creasing to spine and cnrs., edges tanned, very good,
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GBP 5.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 US$ 6.87 | JP¥ 1087]
Keywords: war ww2 bielski partisans belorussia jewish resistance 43132
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