POCOCK, TOM

Remember Nelson : The Life of Captain Sir William Hoste

Newton Abbott, Readers Union. 1978. Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight foxing to end papers and page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with some foxing, two cm tear to lower front corner and minor creasing. 256pp. Biography of the naval officer who served with Nelson in the Mediterranean and whom Nelson had thought of as his professional heir. Illustrated. Fine/Good (+).

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Book number: 020112

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Military, Biography, 18th 19th Century Biography - Military

KENNETH POOLMAN

Escort Carrier: HMS Vindex at War

London, Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd/BCA. 1983. (ISBN: 0436377055) Hard Cover, 10 x 7.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with small nick to upper front corner and very minor traces of storage. 216pp. A fascinating account of the days of HMS Vindex at war, a converted cargo/passenger liner dragged into service due to the lack of purpose-built aircraft carriers. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 022114

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Military, Aircraft Carrier, World War Two, Transport - Air Transport - Water 0436377055

POYNDER, CHARLES

Of Frigates and Fillies (Signed By Author)

Nautical Publications. 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0952299704) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Signed by author on dedication page. No other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with nick to upper rear corner and slight creasing to edges. 203pp. Fine/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 011733

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Autobiography, Royal Navy, World War 2, Transport - Water Biography - Military 0952299704

PRICE, ALFRED

Spitfire : A Documentary History

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons. 1979. (ISBN: 0684160609) Hard Cover, 11.25 x 8.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and bumping to upper corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with nick/bumping to upper corners. 159pp. First American edition of this most detailed and accurate account on the evolution of the Spitfire. Very well illustrated. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 019139

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: World War 2, Aircraft, British, Fighter, Transport - Air 0684160609

EFRAIM KARSH; INARI RAUTSI

Saddam Hussein : A Political Biography

London, Brassey's:(UK). 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0080413269) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards, minor foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. Now protected in a fully-removable transparent sleeve. 307pp. An in-depth study of Saddam Hussein who led Iraq into war and attacked his own peoples. Near Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 022135

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Iraq, Military, Politics Politics and Current Affairs 0080413269

REID, MILES

Last on the List

London, Leo Cooper. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 0850521599) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked dark olive green cloth boards, foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or rubbed with tiny crease to top of slightly sunned spine. 228pp. The author's account, written when he was a prisoner of war in Colditz in 1942, tells of the collapse of the B.E.F. the formation of the G.H.Q. Liaison regiment (Phantom) and of the Greek Campaign. He was a civilian, projected into the higher ranks of the military hierarchy who saw the problems of war in a different light to that of the professional soldier. Near Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 028126

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Military History, Second World War, Biography - Military 0850521599

RICHARDSON, DOUG

Northrop B-2 Bomber : Classic Warplanes

London, Salamander Books Ltd. 1991. (ISBN: 0861015363) Hard Cover, 9.25 x 8.75 inches. No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards and very minor bumping to rear corners. 45pp. This detailed account charts the history and development to date of the Northrop B-2 Stealth Bomber complete with over 55 photographs, full colour artworks, performance table and technical diagrams. Very Good.

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Book number: 002823

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: B-Two Bomber, Usaf, American, Stealth 0861015363

ROBERTS, JOHN (EDITOR)

Warship 26

London, Conway Maritime Press. 1983. (ISBN: 0851772587) Soft Cover, 9.5 x 7.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Slight rubbing/creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 73-144pp. Issue no 26 of the quarterly journal devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's fighting ships. Very Good.

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Book number: 009086

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Military, Navy, Shipping, Battleship, Submarine, Transport - Water 0851772587

JOSEPH G. ROSA

Colonel Colt, London: The History of Colt's London Firearms, 1851-57

London, Arms & Armour Press. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 0853683506) Hard Cover, 11.5 x 9 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very slight creasing to upper edge and rear lower corner, fading to spine and slight loss of the transparent laminate surface at the lower front spine corner. 215pp. The full story of the London Armoury's five years of existence from 1852 to 1857, chronicling Sam Colt's frustrations and triumphs and detailing the revolvers he produced. With more than 300 photographs showing every type of gun style to emerge from those years plus serial numbers and other details invaluable to collectors. Scarce in the UK. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 020708

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Guns, Firearms, Revolver, History 0853683506

ROGER ROSENBLATT

Children of War

Sevenoaks, New English Library Ltd. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 0450060314) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Name on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards, slight foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing to upper edge. 212pp. From actual interviews with the children, the author offers a heartrending insight into the minds and lives of 'children of war' growing up in the world's war zones. First British Edition. Very Good (+)/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 022341

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Military, Social History Politics and Current Affairs Social History 0450060314

ROWLEY, ERIC E WITH LEES, COLIN (SIGNED BY AUTHORS)

The University of Manchester at War 1939-1946

Manchester, Development and Alumni Office, University of Manchester. 2001, First Edition. (ISBN: 0906107946) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. SIGNED 'Eric E Rowley and Colin Lees 11.11.01.' on ffep. No other marks or inscriptions and no bumping to corners. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely very clean crisp very tight copy with bright burgundy leather cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 286pp. This book discusses the events shaping life at the University during the war plus Times Remembered following responses from over 400 Alumni. The In Memorium section lists a Roll of Honour. Fine. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 002104

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Military, War Records, Raf, Navy, Army, Ww2, Second World War 0906107946

ROWLEY, ERIC E WITH LEES, COLIN

The University of Manchester at War 1939-1946

Manchester, Development and Alumni Office, University of Manchester. 2001, First Edition. (ISBN: 0906107946) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions and no bumping to corners. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely very clean crisp very tight copy with bright burgundy leather-cloth boards with very clear gilt lettering/embossing on the front and spine. 286pp. This book discusses the events shaping life at the University during the war plus Times Remembered following responses from over 400 Alumni. The In Memorium section lists a Roll of Honour. Fine.

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Book number: 013075

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Military, War Records, Raf, Navy, Army, Ww2, Second World War Education 0906107946

SANDALLS, JOHN

National Service Revisited

Wantage, John Sandalls. 2008, First Edition. (ISBN: 0955841100) Soft Cover, 8.25 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 174pp. A tribute to the more than two million men who served 18 or 24 months in Britain's Armed Services between January 1949 and December 1962. It tells why these men were in various parts of the world and what they did there and it recounts numerous stories from individuals who served their country in this way, whether in the RAF, the Royal Navy or the Army. As New.

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Book number: 006681

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Military, British Armed Forces, Raf, Royal Navy, Army, 0955841100

SANDISON, DAVID

Che Guevara

London, Bounty Books. 2005. (ISBN: 0753709007) Hard Cover, 11 x 8.25 inches. No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn with very light creasing to upper edge. 160pp. Traces the life of Che Guevara - student, rebel, revolutionary, diplomat, guerrilla, legend and icon of Cuba with a wealth of rare pictures. As New/Near Fine.

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Book number: 002265

Catalogue: Biography - Military

Keywords: Student, Rebel, Revolutionary, Diplomat, Guerrilla, Legend, Biography, Cuba 0753709007

SAWYER, CHARLES WINTHROP

Our Rifles

Boston, Mass, Williams Book Store. 1944. Hard Cover, 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Neat name/address stamp to title page and inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked navy cloth boards, clear gilt lettering on front, slight loss to gilt lettering on spine with slight rubbing to ends, small bump to top of front board and no bumping to corners. 412pp. Begins with a treatise advocating the personal possession of guns and rifles. Then descibes 100s of rifles with their images and technical details from the flint lock to carbines used against us. Also covers present manufacture and manufacturers, rifleman and much more. Actual colour darker navy than image. Very scarce in the UK. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 020326

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Guns, America, Shooting, Rifles