Turner, John Frayn,

INVASION '44 - The Full Story of D-Day.

George G. Harrap, London, 1959, 1st edn., 253pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib), the story of the greatest ever invasion from the sea as 130,000 men of the Allied forces overcame Germany's Atlantic Wall in Normandy, the start of the final phase of the war in Europe, edges lightly foxed, catalogue number final fep., dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems. with light edge creasing and several short edge tears, internally repaired, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 26361

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Turner, John Frayn,

INVASION '44 - The Full Story of D-Day.

George G. Harrap, London, 1959, 1st edn., 253pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), the story of the greatest ever invasion from the sea as 130,000 men of the Allied forces overcame Germany's Atlantic Wall in Normandy, the start of the final phase of the war in Europe, lightly bumped at head of spine, upper edge dusty, edges tanned and a little foxed, light foxing to prelims. and endpapers, dustwrapper: price clipped, upper and lower edges protected with aged and brittle sello, spine sl. sunned, very good in a poor dustwrapper,

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Book number: 35671

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Turner, John Frayn,

INVASION '44 - The Full Story of D-Day.

Corgi Books, London, 1974, paperback, 238pp, [ii] ads., 5 maps in text, pictorial wrappers, the story of the greatest ever invasion from the sea as 130,000 men of the Allied forces overcame Germany's Atlantic Wall in Normandy, the start of the final phase of the war in Europe, lightly rubbed at tips, faint creasing to spine and lower wrapper, edges tanned, very good plus,

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Book number: 41915

Catalogue: WW2 - Combined/Special Operations

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Verney, Peter,

ANZIO 1944 : An Unexpected Fury.

B. T. Batsford, London, 1978, 1st edn., 265pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 21 in text maps, maps at front endpapers, dark brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine, upper edge coloured, pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the near disaster at Anzio, the amphibious landing designed to relieve the stalemate in the main Allied advance in central Italy, but although the landing was almost unopposed the breakout from the beachhead delayed allowing additional defensive measures to be taken, and for the attrition that became the Battle of Anzio, lightly bumped at tips, edges tanned,a few faint fox marks at endpapers, dustwrapper: price clipped but with publishers price label added, lightly rubbed at tips, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 35674

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Keywords: war ww2 army italy anzio assault landing beachhead battle clark lucas highway rome naples

Waldron, T. J. and Gleeson, James,

THE FROGMEN - The Story of the Wartime Underwater Operators.

Pan Books, London, 1956, reprint, paperback, 160pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., line drawings in text, pictorial upper wrapper , the work of the Royal Navy frogmen in WW2, both defensive in mine clearance from ships and harbours and offensive, attacking the enemy from 2-man torpedoes (chariots) and midget submarines (X craft), slight roll and slant to spine, rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 44436

Catalogue: WW2 - Combined/Special Operations

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Waldron, T. J. and Gleeson, James,

THE FROGMEN - The Story of the Wartime Underwater Operators.

Pan Books, London, 1954, reprint, paperback, 160pp, 8pp half tone ills., diagrams in text, pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), the work of the Royal Navy frogmen in WW2, both defensive in mine clearance from ships and harbours and offensive, attacking the enemy from 2-man torpedoes (chariots) and midget submarines (X craft), slight slant to spine, edges tanned and lightly foxed, very good,

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Book number: 45679

Catalogue: WW2 - Combined/Special Operations

Keywords: ww2 navy diver frogman submarine mine chariot xcraft x-craft

Warner, Philip (foreword by David Stirling),

THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE.

William Kimber, London, 1982, 5th imp., 285pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps and diagrams in text, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, a history of the Special Air Service 1941-71, from the pioneer raiders who wrought havoc in the Western Desert, Sicily where they went in ahead of the invasion force, the Aegean and Adriatic where small groups tied down much larger forces, to Italy, France and North West Europe where they worked behind enemy lines and after WW2 in Malaya, Borneo and Aden, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned with a few faint fox marks, dustwrapper: unpriced, light foxing to flaps, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 35675

Catalogue: WW2 - Combined/Special Operations

Keywords: war ww2 sas sbs stirling lewes lrdg libya italy france malaya borneo aden

Woodward, David,

THE TIRPITZ.

New English Library, 1974, 1st in imprint, paperback, 173pp, [iii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), the story of the various attempts by the British by air and sea to neutralise the most powerful ship of the German Navy, the 42,000 ton battleship Tirpitz, rubbed at extrems., numerous light vertical creases to spine, edges tanned, bookseller label lower wrapper, good,

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Book number: 42042

Catalogue: WW2 - Combined/Special Operations

Keywords: ww2 german navy tirpitz battleship norway xcraft x-craft raf bomber

Woodward, David,

THE TIRPITZ.

Kimber, London, 1955, pocket edn., paperback,190pp,4pp half tone photo ills., [ii] ads., half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, the story of the various attempts by the British by air and sea to neutralise the most powerful ship of the German Navy, the 42,000 ton battleship Tirpitz, sister ship to the Bismarck, covering the abortive attacks by air and sea, the partial success of the midget submarines and the final assault with 10,000 bombs by the RAF, includes the destruction of the Scharnhorst, spine a little sunned, rubbed and a little creased at extrems., edges tanned, lacks half title, ink scribble inside lower wrapper, good plus,

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Book number: 45201

Catalogue: WW2 - Combined/Special Operations

Keywords: war ww2 german navy tirpitz battleship norway xcraft x-craft raf bomber scharnhorst

Young, Peter,

COMMANDO.

Macdonald, London, 1970, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, numerous half tone photo and line ills. and maps, photo pictorial wrappers, in the series 'Purnell's History of the Second World War', Weapons Book 7, in the darkest days of June, 1940, an idea of Lt-Col. Dudley Clarke was implemented with the forming of the first Independent Companies, special service units for raiding the enemy on his own ground and which became the Commandos, the first operations being against the French coast and Guernsey in June and July 1940, to be followed by such well known raids as Lofoten Islands and Spitzbergen in the Arctic, Layforce in the Middle East and the Mediterranean, Vaagso in Norway, St. Nazaire and Dieppe in France, etc., with sections on the training at Achnacarry and on many smaller raids, the Commandos were so effective that Hitler issued his notorious Commando Order that any taken alive were not to be treated as POW's but were to be shot, lightly rubbed at tips, multi-currency label upper wrapper, very good plus,

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Book number: 43875

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Keywords: war ww2 history commando guernsey lofoten spitzbergen mountbatten laycock layforce suda bay crete rommel vaagso nazaire athnacarry sark dieppe

Young, Peter,

COMMANDO.

Pan / Ballantine, London, 1974, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 160pp, numerous half tone photo and line ills. and maps, photo pictorial wrappers, in 'The Pan / Ballantine History of the Second World War, Weapons Book ' series, in the darkest days of June, 1940, an idea of Lt-Col. Dudley Clarke was implemented with the forming of the first Independent Companies, special service units for raiding the enemy on his own ground and which became the Commandos, the first operations being against the French coast and Guernsey in June and July 1940, to be followed by such well known raids as Lofoten Islands and Spitzbergen in the Arctic, Layforce in the Middle East and the Mediterranean, Vaagso in Norway, St. Nazaire and Dieppe in France, etc., with sections on the training at Achnacarry and on many smaller raids, the Commandos were so effective that Hitler issued his notorious Commando Order that any taken alive were not to be treated as POW's but were to be shot, lightly rubbed at extrems., near fine,

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Book number: 43876

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Keywords: war ww2 history commando guernsey lofoten spitzbergen mountbatten laycock layforce suda bay crete rommel vaagso nazaire athnacarry sark dieppe

Young, Peter,

COMMANDO.

Macdonald, London, 1970, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, maps and numerous half tone photo ills., photo pictorial wrappers, Purnell's 'History of the Second World War, Weapons Book 7', in the darkest days of June, 1940 a new department, MO9 was formed to organise the harassment of the enemy on his own territory by a new group of fighters, the Commandos, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 44958

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Young, Brigadier Peter,

D-DAY.

Bison Books, London, ND (copyright 1981), 64pp, half tone photo pictorial half title, coloured photo pictorial double title, double page map, coloured and half tone photo ills. throughout, coloured endpapers, oversize 11 x 8.5 inches approx.), navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the preparations for and launch of the greatest airborne and amphibious assault ever made, the invasion of Normandy in June, 1944, written by a veteran of the campaign , then a Lieutenant-Colonel in command of 6 Commando of the First Special Service Brigade, a little rubbed at extrems., 7 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: unpriced, lightly rubbed at tips, very good in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 38511

Catalogue: WW2 - Combined/Special Operations

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