Author: T. K. Derry; Major L. F. Ellis; Basil Collier
Title: A Collection of Volumes from the History of the Second World War Series
Description: London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1952-1957. First edition. Cloth. Three smart first edition volumes from the History of the Second World War series from Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Three volumes. History of the Second World War. First edition. This set contains: The Campaign in Norway, 1952. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four photographic plates, eleven maps, seven sketch maps, and mapped endpapers. Collated complete. With full and free access to official records, the author provides evidence of the military history of Norway during the Second World War. The Norwegian Campaign has a special interest as the first occasion on which the technique of Combined Operations was employed during this conflict. Written by T. K. Derry, a British military historian. The War in France and Flanders 1939-1940, 1953. Illustrated with eleven plates, seven maps, fourteen situation maps, and nineteen sketch maps, with twenty of these being folding maps, one of which is found in a pocket to the rear of the text. Collated complete. A detailed study of the history of this dramatic campaign, with which the Second World War opened and in which Germany conquered three countries in six weeks. With the story of a small British Expeditionary Force which never lost its cohesion or ability to fight. Written by Lionel Frederic Ellis, a British Army officer and military historian. The Defence of the United Kingdom, 1957. Illustrated with twenty-nine plates and thirty-two folding maps. Collated complete. The first official history to approach the subject of home defence from an inter-service aspect. Recording the perils and the problems of a period of supreme crisis for the nation, when a threat of invasion came nearer than any time since the days of the Armada. Written by John Basil Collier, a British writer of books of military history, particularly military aviation, World War II and military and political strategy. In the original full green cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are very smart with light wear and sunning to the spines. The odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.
Keywords: History Second World War Norway France Second World War Defence United Kingdom Not Stated
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Title: A Collection of Volumes from the History of the Second World War Series
Description: London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1952-1957. First edition. Cloth. Three smart first edition volumes from the History of the Second World War series from Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Three volumes. History of the Second World War. First edition. This set contains: The Campaign in Norway, 1952. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four photographic plates, eleven maps, seven sketch maps, and mapped endpapers. Collated complete. With full and free access to official records, the author provides evidence of the military history of Norway during the Second World War. The Norwegian Campaign has a special interest as the first occasion on which the technique of Combined Operations was employed during this conflict. Written by T. K. Derry, a British military historian. The War in France and Flanders 1939-1940, 1953. Illustrated with eleven plates, seven maps, fourteen situation maps, and nineteen sketch maps, with twenty of these being folding maps, one of which is found in a pocket to the rear of the text. Collated complete. A detailed study of the history of this dramatic campaign, with which the Second World War opened and in which Germany conquered three countries in six weeks. With the story of a small British Expeditionary Force which never lost its cohesion or ability to fight. Written by Lionel Frederic Ellis, a British Army officer and military historian. The Defence of the United Kingdom, 1957. Illustrated with twenty-nine plates and thirty-two folding maps. Collated complete. The first official history to approach the subject of home defence from an inter-service aspect. Recording the perils and the problems of a period of supreme crisis for the nation, when a threat of invasion came nearer than any time since the days of the Armada. Written by John Basil Collier, a British writer of books of military history, particularly military aviation, World War II and military and political strategy. In the original full green cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are very smart with light wear and sunning to the spines. The odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.
Keywords: History Second World War Norway France Second World War Defence United Kingdom Not Stated
Price: GBP 375.00 = appr. US$ 535.49 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 948T58
- Book number: 948T58
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