RIVERS GAYLE

The Specialist, the Personal Story of an Elite Specialist in Covert Operations

London, Sidgwick & Jackson. 1985, First Edition. (ISBN: 028399150X) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. name stamp to fep otherwise tidy used copy, vii 212pp pseudonymously written account of an SAS operative many missions in Ireland, Spain and the Middle East. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 002889

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Military Commando Special Ops Anzac Sas Special Air Service Vietnam Northern Ireland Ira Basque Terrorist Covert Operations 028399150x

STEVENS W G MAJOR GENERAL

Freyberg V C The Man 1939-45

Wellington, Reed. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped DW , book has some insect damage to the lower edge of the boards, minimal and not conspicuous, 130pp + plates, much respected commander of New Zealand forces in the North African campaign against Italians and Rommel. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 013143

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Anzac Military New Zealand Kiwi British Victoria Cross Winner Freyberg General North Africa Second World War

MOORHOUSE GEOFFREY

Hell's Foundations, a town, its myths and Gallipoli

London, Hodder. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 0340430443) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ex-Library, ex-library, DW has plastic cover taped to the reverse of the wrapper with some adhesive shadows showing through to the front, stamps, tape stain and library marks to map front end paper, verso of TP has stamp, discrete stamps at foot of some pages. 256pp + plates illustrated with black and white photographs, maps of Gallipoli and the Dardanelles on endpapers. More than 1600 from three local battalions of the Fusiliers failed to return in 1915. In Depth Study of the Lancashire Fusiliers in the Gallipoli campaign and its subsequent effect on the regiment's home town, Bury. Good/Good.

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Book number: 000955

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: World War One Militaria History Gallipoli Dardanelles Lancashire Fusiliers 0340430443

COX GEOFFREY

The Road To Trieste

London, Heinemann. 1947, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. tan cloth with some surface soiling or discolouration, small inscription to fep on the map, internally clean, 249pp, Kiwi troops in Northern Italy and Yugoslavia. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009448

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War Anzac New Zealand Allied British Troops Italy North Italy Yugoslavia Jugoslavia Tito Partisans Military History

ODGERS GEORGE

Across the Parallel: The Australian 77th Squadron with the United States Air Force in the Korean War

Melbourne, Heinemann. 1952, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. piece trimmed from fep but does not affect the map, endpapers slightly browned, clean copy but lacks the dust jacket, 239pp + plates. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009445

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Australian Armed Forces Korean War Korean Peninsula Military History Australia Anzac

CLIFTON GEORGE ( BRIGADIER GEORGE CLIFTON )

The Happy Hunted

London, Cassell. 1952, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. red cloth rubbed to joints with some fading and soiling, spine ends frayed, corners rubbed, marker 'X' to spine, faint pencil gift inscription to paste down, internally unmarked, author was the Commander of the 6th New Zealand Brigade when captured in 1942, 394pp + maps, plates and frontis. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005994

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War New Zealand Anzac Pow Prisoner of War New Zealand Brigade North Africa Brigadier George Clifton

CLIFTON GEORGE ( BRIGADIER GEORGE CLIFTON )

The Happy Hunted

London, Cassell. 1952, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. red cloth , top of fep clipped off, internally unmarked, dust jacket unclipped but with some minor chips or tears to edges with small areas of tape repair to reverse of dust jacket, author was the Commander of the 6th New Zealand Brigade when captured in 1942, 394pp + maps, plates and frontis. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 005995

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War New Zealand Anzac Pow Prisoner of War New Zealand Brigade North Africa Brigadier George Clifton

CLIFTON GEORGE ( BRIGADIER GEORGE CLIFTON )

The Happy Hunted

London, Cassell. 1952, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. red cloth , name to fep, dust jacket unclipped but with some chips or tears to edges, and rubbed fore edge folds, author was the Commander of the 6th New Zealand Brigade when captured in 1942, 394pp + maps, plates and frontis. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 006039

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War New Zealand Anzac Pow Prisoner of War New Zealand Brigade North Africa Brigadier George Clifton

POLLOCK GEORGE

The Jervis Bay

London, William Kimber. 1961, reprint. Mass Market Paperback, 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall. (500 gram rate) first thus pocket edition, small price label to cover , small patch of soiling to rear cover, mass market paperback, 160pp, some age browning, sacrifice of the armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay in action with the Nazi Admiral Scheer, giving the convoy time to escape, good reading copy of rare title. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003894

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War Naval Navy Jervis Bay Convoy Captain Fogarty Fegen

SAUNDERS HILARY ST GEORGE

The Red Beret, the Story of the Parachute Regiment at War 1940-1945

London, Michael Joseph. 1952, reprint. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Second World War Parachute Regiment, The Red Devils, VG small name to fep, 336pp + plates, seventh impression, corners slightly bumped. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008180

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War Parachute Regiment, the Red Devils British Army Paras

CAMPBELL GORDON

My Mystery Ships

London, Hodder. 1929, reprint. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. first cheap edition, cloth with title to cover and spine, browned endpapers, xx 300pp + frontis and plates, some light age browning to page margins, clean but tired copy, the "Q" or "Mystery ships" disguised as merchantmen sent out to destroy U-Boats during the Great War, NB: Presentation plate pasted to half title for 'P M(?) Wright for Rudiments of music , Christchurch Cathedral Choir (New Zealand). Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006390

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: First World War Naval Military History Submarine War Cheaper Edition My Mystery Ships Q-Boats P Wright Christchurch Cathedral Choir New Zealand

CAMPBELL GORDON

My Mystery Ships

London, Hodder. 1932, reprint. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. reprint of cheap edition, cloth with title to cover and spine, half title and title and last page browned xx 300pp + frontis and plates, some light age browning to page margins, clean but tired copy, cloth has some minor fraying to corners and spine ends, relates to the "Q" or "Mystery ships" disguised as merchantmen sent out to destroy U-Boats during the Great War. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010398

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: First World War Naval Military History Submarine War Cheaper Edition My Mystery Ships Q-Boats P Wright Christchurch Cathedral Choir New Zealand

GORDON-SMITH GORDON

Through the Serbian Campaign, the great retreat of the Serbian Army.

London, Hutchinson. 1916, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. red cloth faded to top part of upper board, edges rubbed and worn, split to upper part of upper joint, spine faded, lower joint starting to split at head. boards lightly soiled, LACKS THE FOLDING MAP, hinge opening before the title, xvi, 319 +1pp + plates and maps. Internally very tidy. Scarce work on the Serbian campaigns of the Great War. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012676

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Great War World War One Serbian Campaign Serbia Eastern Front, Red Cross

LEE ARTHUR GOULD

Open Cockpit: A pilot of the Royal Flying Corps

London, Jarrolds Publishers. 1969, First Edition. (ISBN: 009101400X) Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped DW is heavily rubbed to edges with some chipping and loss to corners and spine ends, some old water marking to the edges visible on the reverse, cloth boards show minor water mark to bottom edge, and there is a slight stain to the bottom edges of the map endpapers, internally a tidy copy, xvi + 184pp + plates author was a fighter pilot with the RFC on the Western Front. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 010517

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Rfc, Royal Flying Corps, British Military Aviation, Fighter Pilot , Great War, First World War, Air Vice-Marshal Royal Air Force, No Parachute, R.F. C. 009101400x

HOWARD GRANT

The Navy in New Zealand an Illustrated History

Wellington, Reed. 1981, First Edition. (ISBN: 0589013556) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. tidy, unclipped DW, 170pp illustrated in the text. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 004617

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: New Zealand Military Naval Navy Maritime Sailing Nautical War History Non-Fiction 0589013556