PEPYS JUNIOR. SAMUEL,

A Diary of the Great Warr, A Second Diary of the Great Warr, A Last Diary of the Great Warr

London, The Bodley Head. 1917, reprint. Quarter cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: M. Watson-Williams, John Kettelwell. (1500 gram rate =x1.5 shipping cost) uniform in brown papered boards with khaki cloth spines titled in gilt, handling soiled, a few corners rubbed back to board, slight foxing to closed edges and prelims, gift inscription to the verso of the frontis in each volume, approx 300pp + plates for each volume, vol2 &3 have dulled spine gilt, vol 2 has " II " to spine in faded ink, vol 1 a pen name to front paste down, vol 3 a col. frontis. A humorous account of living through the war years in a vernacular style, vol 1 states 5th edition, the rest no mention of being reissues, volume one illustrated by M. Watson-Williams, others by John Kettelwell. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008634

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Great War World War One First World War Popular History Humour Satire Contemporary Cultural Reaction Illustrated British View M. Watson-Williams, John Kettelwell

AIRLIFT OPERATIONS SCHOOL

Airlift, the Journal of the Airlift Operations School , 13 Assorted Issues 1982-1991

Illinois, Airlift Operations School. 1982, First Edition. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. Magazine, 13 issues all VG copies, 1982- fall, 1985- summer, 1986 - winter, 1987 - fall, winter, summer, 1988 - spring, summer, 1989 - winter, fall, 1990- summer, spring, 1991 - summer. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007806

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: American United States Air Force Military Ephemera Journal

MURRAY SIMON

Legionnaire, My Five Years in the French Foreign Legion

London, Times Books. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0812907981) Quarter cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped DW under plastic sleeve, spine slightly sunned, minor insect damage to bottom edge of boards, 315pp + plates. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 009716

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: French Foreign Legion Mercenary Military History Biography 0812907981

CHURCHILL WINSTON SPENCER

The Story of the Malakand Field Force, an Episode of Frontier War

London, Thomas Nelson. 1916, Cheap Edition. Decorative Cloth, 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall. Ex-Library, cheap edition which reprints the 1897 edition, small format blue cloth with edge rubbing, hinges loose, endpapers replaced with plain paper ones, has a library stamp on verso of the frontispiece and on the reverse of each folding map, all maps present, 383 + 1pp, internally tidy. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010819

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: British Raj, Imperial India, British Empire, Sir Winston Churchill, Malakand Field Force, Cheap Edition, Frontier War, Afghanistan

SPRIGG T. STANHOPE

Battleships with wings

London, Collins. First Edition. Pictorial Cover, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. (500 gram rate) illustrated paperd light card boards rubbed and chipped along the plain spine. corners and edges rubbed. 32pp with b&w photo illustrations. Covers Coastal Command and its aircraft a chapter on the capture of a U -Boat by an aircraft, rescue, the chase of the Bismarck. some good Catalina and Flying Boat info. very light/thin so cheaper postage. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000558

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: World War Two Coastal Command Flying Boats Maritime Aviation U Boat Bismarck Militray

MOSS W. STANLEY

Ill Met By Moonlight

London, Harrap. 1950, reprint. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped DW is rubbed to edges with short edge tears and minor chipping to spine ends, inscription to paste down, closed edges dust soiled, 192pp + plates, includes the kidnapping of General Karl Kriepe on Crete. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 009449

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War Military History Crete General Karl Kriepe Kidnapping Special Operations

LEWIS W. STANLEY & F. W. MORGAN

Military Map Reading for the New Army, with an Appendix on Judgement of Distance

Christchurch New Zealand, Whitcombe & Tombs. First Thus. Original Wraps, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (200 gram rate) folded sheets stapled into khaki wrappers, light soiling, staples rusted, 64pp, undated, cover price 2/6, W&T printing of original by A. Wheaton & Co. Ltd. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007915

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Military Manual No. 1 Number One Militaria Manual Field Guide New Zealand British

JOHNSTON STANLEY

Queen of the Flat-Tops, the U. S. S. Lexington and the Coral Sea Battle

New York, Ace. 1942, First Thus. Mass Market Paperback, 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall. (200 gram rate) ACE D-334, first thus, joints rubbed, grease pencil price to cover, 224pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008269

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Ace D-334 Paperback First Edition Collectable Military History Second World War Naval Us Navy Aircraft Carrier Uss Lexington Coral Sea Battle

BROGDEN STANLEY

Sky Diggers, A Tribute to the R.A.A.F.

Melbourne, Whitcombe & Tombs. First Edition. Pictorial Boards, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) pictorial papered boards rubbed to corners and spine ends, bookseller stamp at foot of half title ( first leaf of book) , sewn binding, 144pp with black and white full page photos within the pagination, biographies of ten RAAF pilots during WWII. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007084

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Australia Australian Air Force Pilots Second World War Raaf Royal Australian Air Force Military History

THE SARGE BEING G H SUMPTER

Excuse my feet! (Being the full adventures of Herbert Simkins, of 2nd N.Z.E.F.)

Dunedin, Otago Daily Times. 1949, First Edition. Stapled Sheets, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Excuse my feet! : being the full adventures of Herbert Simkins, of 2nd N.Z.E.F. / by "The Sarge." (500 gram rate) stapled sheets in stiff card with orange decorated paper wrapper drawn over spine, wear to edges reinforced on inside fold with tape, small owner name to the blank front wrapper ( under the DW), rear fold in flap partially missing, 158pp illustrated with line drawings, humorous novel about 2NZEF ANZACs by one of them, probably more fact than fiction!. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 009787

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: New Zealand Second World War Militaria 2 N.Z. E.F. Anzac Humour Fiction

HASSEL SVEN

The Legion of the Damned

London, George Allen & Unwin. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Arthur Wragg. SECOND IMPRESSION of first edition, lacks dust jacket, first work by the author published as fiction, but recounts his real experiences in a 'penal battalion' 297pp + adverts. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007702

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Nazi Penal Battalion Novel Fiction World War Two Third Reich Arthur Wragg

HASSEL SVEN

The Legion of the Damned

London, George Allen & Unwin. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Arthur Wragg. SECOND IMPRESSION of first edition, unclipped DW has a tear from the top of the lower spine fold ( i.e. the rear fold between the spine and the rear panel), this is 60mm long), the very bottom edges of the fold in flaps are insect nibbled, but only losing a few millimetres of paper, no text loss, first work by the author published as fiction, but recounts his real experiences in a 'penal battalion' 297pp + adverts. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010730

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Nazi Penal Battalion Novel Fiction World War Two Third Reich Arthur Wragg

GALET LIEUTENANT-GENERAL TRANSLATED BY SIR ERNEST SWINTON

Albert King of the Belgians in the Great War

London, Putnam. 1931, First Edition. Decorative Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. bevelled edge boards with gilt coat of arms of Belgian King, some chipping to cloth at spine tail, foxed closed edges, xviii 341pp + plates and folding maps, one page has small tear to top margin (only) and a little soiling, history of the Belgian effort in the first World War with particular reference to the role of the King of the Belgians, may require extra postage as larger sized book. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003729

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Great War First World War Wwi Ww1 Belgium Belgian Royal Family King Albert

KAHNERT M. E. TRANSLATED BY CLAUD W. SYKES

Jagdstaffel 356

London, John Hamilton. 1935, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 grams) cloth frayed to spine ends, spine sun faded, lightly soiled cloth, owner details to paste down, 126pp + plates, + 40pp publisher's advertisements at rear, these are dated 1935, book is undated, shows aging but no faults, the story of Jagdstaffel 356. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004163

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Air Force Luftwaffe First World War Great War German Fighter Squadron Jagdstaffel 356 Militray Aviation

HAINSSELIN MONTAGUE T

In the Northern Mists, a Grand Fleet Chaplains Note Book

London, Hodder. 1916, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. cloth boards lightly faded and rubbed, spine sunned, gift inscription dated 1916 to fep, feps browned, some foxing throughout, errata slip to half title recognising original publication in The Saturday Westminster periodical, 242pp, recollections of a chaplain with the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet giving much information on the conditions of the common sailor of the time, author's name not given in book. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012763

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Naval First World War Wwi British Royal Navy Non Fiction History