Attiwill, Kenneth,

THE SINGAPORE STORY.

Corgi Books, London, 1961, 1st in imprint, paperback, 288pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 2 maps in text, photo pictorial upper wrapper, an examination and account of the events which led to the surrender of Singapore in February 1942, sl. roll to spine with light vertical creasing, rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 33829

Catalogue: WW2 - Far East and Pacific

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Attiwill, Kenneth,

THE SINGAPORE STORY.

Frederick Muller, London, 1959, 2nd imp., 253pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., maps at endpapers, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, upper edge coloured, decorated dustwrapper by Eisner, an examination and account of the events which led to the surrender of Singapore in February 1942, lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. foxed, dustwrapper: sl. sunned at spine, lightly rubbed at extrems., relined at head and tail of spine, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 35523

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Baker, Alan,

MERRILL'S MARAUDERS.

Pan/Ballantine, London, 1972, 1st edn., trade paperback, 159pp, half tone photo ills., line drawings and maps, in text coloured photo pictorial wrappers, in the Pan / Ballantine 'Illustrated History of World War ll, Weapons Book series, the legendary US unit of deep penetration infantry modelled on Wingate's Chindits which fought in the Burma jungle under the command of General Stilwell during WW2, ligthly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, near fine,

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Book number: 44906

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Barber, Noel,

SINISTER TWILIGHT - The Fall of Singapore.

Arrow Books, London, 1988, 1st in imprint, paperback, 286pp, 8pp half tone photo ills, maps in text, [ii] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the ineptitude, bad decisions and wrangling that led to the speedy fall of Singapore to the Japanese, thought of as a fortress but surviving for just one week after the assault started, including accounts of the heroics and self sacrifice of many after what was regarded as a betrayal, lightly rubbed at tips, some creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, small ownership label half title, very good,

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Book number: 41129

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Barber, Noel,

SINISTER TWILIGHT - The Fall of Singapore.

Arrow Books, London, 1988, 1st in imprint, paperback, 286pp, 8pp half tone photo ills. as called for (plus 4pp), maps in text, [ii] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the ineptitude, bad decisions and wrangling that led to the speedy fall of Singapore to the Japanese, thought of as a fortress but surviving for just one week after the assault started, including accounts of the heroics and self sacrifice of many after what was regarded as a betrayal, sl. slant to spine, light vertical creasing at spine and upper hinge, a little tubbed at tips and light diag. crease lower cnr. upper wrapper, edges tanned, 4pp duplicate ills., good plus,

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Book number: 41937

Catalogue: WW2 - Far East and Pacific

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Barker, A. J.,

MIDWAY : THE TURNING POINT.

Macdonald, London, 1971, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, numerous half tone photo ills., maps and drawings in text, photo pictorial wrappers, in Purnells' series 'History of the Second World War', Battle Book No. 18, account of the Battle of Midway in June 1942, the first major success for USA in WW2 and the battle which severely reduced the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier striking power, roll and slant to spine, rubbed at extrems. with light diag. creasing at cnrs., pages tanned, good,

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Book number: 43624

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Barker, A. J.,

MIDWAY : THE TURNING POINT.

Macdonald, London, 1971, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, numerous half tone photo ills., maps and drawings in text, coloured photo pictorial wrappers, in Purnells' series 'History of the Second World War', Battle Book No. 18, account of the Battle of Midway in June 1942, the first major success for USA in WW2 and the battle which severely reduced the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier striking power, a little rubbed at extrems., cnrs. inclined to curl, surface loss upper wrapper about 2" x 1" (5 x 2.5cm), pages a little tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 45229

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Barker, A. J.,

PEARL HARBOR.

Macdonald, London, 1970, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, numerous half tone photo ills., maps and drawings in text, photo pictorial wrappers, in Purnell's 'History of the Second World War', Battle Book No. 10, an account of pre-war Japanese-American relations and of the attack on Pearl Harbor that marked the expansion of WW2 by bringing then United States into the war, rubbed and a little creased, misaligned foredge at upper wrapper, pages tanned, good,

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Book number: 43725

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Barker, A. J.,

SUICIDE WEAPON.

Pan / Ballantine, London, 1972, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, numerous half tone photo ills., maps and drawings in text, photo pictorial wrappers, in the Pan/Ballantine series 'Illustrated History of World War II', an account of the Japanese culture of ritual suicide as adapted to a weapon of war, resulting in the kaiten torpedo, the koryu submarine, the kamikaze airplane and the shinyo motor boat, slight slant to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, faint creasing to wrappers, very good,

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Book number: 43625

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Barker, A. J.,

SUICIDE WEAPON.

Pan / Ballantine, London, 1972, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, numerous half tone photo ills., maps and drawings in text, coloured photo pictorial wrappers, in the Pan/Ballantine series 'Illustrated History of World War II', an account of the Japanese culture of ritual suicide as adapted to a weapon of war, resulting in the kaiten torpedo, the koryu submarine, the kamikaze airplane and the shinyo motor boat, rubbed at extrems., slant to spine, edges a little tanned, good,

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Book number: 44907

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Beach, Commander Edward L.,

SUBMARINE.

Coronet, London, 1974, 1st in imprint, paperback, 301pp, [i] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), highlights of the operational patrols of a number of US Submarines in the Pacific in WW2, by the submarine officer who served as Executive Officer in Trigger and Tirante, then in the final weeks of WW2 in command of Piper, later author of the novel 'Run Silent, Run Deep', a little rubbed at extrems., single vertical crease in spine, light diag. creasing to cnrs., edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 41938

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Bidwell, Shelford,

THE CHINDIT WAR - The Campaign in Burma, 1944.

Book Cub Associates, London, 1979, club edn., 304pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 1 doble page and 10 other maps in text, calf coloured rexine covered boards lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, an authoritative account of the 1944 Burma Campaign when 3,000 American troops (Merrill's Marauders) and 17,000 'Chindits' (British, Ghurkas, Nigerian, Burmese and Chinese troops) filtered behind the Japanese lines in Burma to open up the land route to China, contrasting their methods of warfare and relating the friction between the the two commands, edges tanned and faintly foxed, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed with short nicks at extrems., very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32718

Catalogue: WW2 - Far East and Pacific

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Y'Blood, William T.,

RED SETTING SUN - The Battle of the Philippine Sea.

Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, ND (copyright 1981), US edn., xi, 257pp, half tone photo ills. and diagrams in text, maps/diagrams at endpapers, red cloth lettered in black at spine, coloured decorative head and tailbands, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, regarded by many as the definitive account of the definitive accoubt of the most controversial conflict of the war in the Pacific, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, in which the Japanese were allowed to get in the first blow preventing US forces from getting close enough to the enemy, some foxing to edges, dustwrapper: spine sunned, lightly rubbed at tips, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 45343

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Caidin, Martin (intro. by Saburo Sakai),

ZERO FIGHTER.

Macdonald, London, 1970, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, numerous half tone photo ills., maps and drawings in text, photo pictorial wrappers, in Purnells' series 'History of the Second World War', Weapons Book No. 9, an account of the merits of the legendary Japanese Zero fighter, lightly rubbed at tips, light vertical creasing at spine and hinges, pages tanned, very good,

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Book number: 43734

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Calvert, Michael,

FIGHTING MAD.

Jarrolds, London, 1964, 1st edn., 224pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., map in text, green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, Calvert obtained a place at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich and went on to study mechanical science at Cambridge. By 1936 he was a Sapper Officer in the Royal Engineers. Within a few months he was in Hong Kong to bring the Hong Kong Royal Engineers up to strength, learning Cantonese and leaving in 1937 to go to Shanghai. Shanghai was an International Settlement with the Sino-Japanese war raging just outside. He was joined the Chinese forces as an observer and became one of the few British officers with first hand experience of the Japanese tenacity and fighting spirit. Sady his reports were probably filed unread but it stood him in good stead for the future. In 1938 on return to UK he was appointed Adjutant of the London Divisonal Engineeers as Captain. In November 1939 Calvert resigned his commission and joined the 5th Scots Guards to fight for the Finns. By the time he had completed skiing training the Finns had surrendered. He was allowed to resume his commission and joined the BEF in Norway in 1940, mainly protecting the withdrawal. Once home he underwent Commando training and was sent to Australia to set up a similar training base at Wilson's Promontory. In 1941 he was promoted Major and sent to Maymyo in Burma as chief instructor at the the Bush Warfare School. After the Japanese invasion he formed a force from his school set off behind the Japanese lines on the Irrawaddy to slow down the Japanese advance. On his return to Maymyo he found Orde Wingate at his desk and an immediate friendship sprung up. Wingate had been authorised to set up the first Chindit force and Calvert commanded a group in that 1st expedition. After that success Calvert was appointed Brigadier of 77 Brigade, one of several Brigades of the 2nd Chindit expedition. After resolving a clash with General Stillwell the Brigade was evacuated to India and Calvert returned to UK for medical treatment. In March 1945 was appointed to command of SAS Brigade in Europe, faint marks to cloht, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, light foxing to edges esp. to fore-edge, faint partial tanning to endpapers, dustwrapper:rubbed with very slight loss at tips, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 45364

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