Clark, Alan,

THE FALL OF CRETE.

Cassell, London, 2004, reprint, trade paperback, 211pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the battle for Crete in May, 1941, when German parachutists managed to defeat a much larger defensive force (but with such severe casualties that parachute troops were not to be used again by the Germans), lightly rubbed at tip,s edges tanned, near fine,

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Book number: 39001

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Clark, Alan,

THE FALL OF CRETE.

Cassell, London, 2004, reprint, trade paperback, 211pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the battle for Crete in May, 1941, when German parachutists managed to defeat a much larger defensive force (but with such severe casualties that parachute troops were not to be used again by the Germans), fine,

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Book number: 40550

Catalogue: WW2 - General

Keywords: ww2 land sea navy juno fiji kashmir kelly greyhound gloucester raf crete africa greece

Clark, Alan,

THE FALL OF CRETE.

Efstathiadis, Athens, 1981, 1st edn., Greece, paperback, 192pp, 2 maps and 4pp half tone photo ills. in text, wraparound photo pictorial cover art, an English text account of the battle for Crete in May, 1941, when German parachutists managed to defeat a much larger defensive force (but with such severe casualties that parachute troops were not to be used again by the Germans), a little rubbed at extrems., wrappers inclined to curl, ink name/date inside upper wrapper, edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 41951

Catalogue: WW2 - General

Keywords: ww2 land sea navy juno fiji kashmir kelly greyhound gloucester raf crete africa greece

Clayton, Tim and Craig, Phil,

END OF THE BEGINNING.

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2002, 1st edn., x, 438pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., 4 in text maps, pictorial endpapers, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial montage dustwrapper, continuing the stories of some of the men and women first encountered in 'Finest Hour', this book covers the next period from May to November 1942, including the war in the Western Desert of North Africa both in the sands and in the air, reaching a peak in July with 1st battle of El Alamein, with Malta under siege and the attacks on the relief convoys, the eventual break-through of the 2nd battle of El Alamein in November, with many other aspects covered to a lesser extent including the home based bombing campaign, the assault on Dieppe and the life of Guernsey islanders, tiny light bump lower tip of lower board, near fine in a fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 40951

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Clayton, Tim and Craig, Phil,

FINEST HOUR.

Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND (circa 2000), 7th impression, x, 418pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., 3 in text maps, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, manuscript facsimiles at endpapers, photo pictorial dustwrapper, the book of the BBC TV series of the same name, an account of the war in Belgium, France and over England from May 1940 until September 1940, with details of the the political decisions and the experiences of three airmen, three soldiers and one seaman, whilst serving with their respective units in France, Belgium, the English Channel or back in England, faint marks to edges, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 36333

Catalogue: WW2 - General

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Clayton, Tim and Craig, Phil,

FINEST HOUR.

Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND (copyright 2000), revised edn., x, 422pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., tv tie-in, large format (9 x 6 inches approx.), photo pictorial montage wrappers, the book of the BBC TV series of the same name, first published in 1999 this revised edition contains an afterword of corrections and additions to the original edition, an account of the war in Belgium, France and over England from May 1940 until September 1940, with details of the the political decisions and the experiences of three airmen, three soldiers and one seaman, whilst serving with their respective units in France, Belgium, the English Channel or back in England, a few light creases to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 38574

Catalogue: WW2 - General

Keywords: war ww2 home front navy raf army blitz battle of britain dunkirk boulogne bob

Clayton, Tim and Craig, Phil,

FINEST HOUR.

Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND (copyright 2000), reprint, x, 418pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., 3 in text maps, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, manuscript facsimiles at endpapers, photo pictorial dustwrapper, the book of the BBC TV series of the same name, an account of the war in Belgium, France and over England from May 1940 until September 1940, with details of the the political decisions and the experiences of three airmen, three soldiers and one seaman, whilst serving with their respective units in France, Belgium, the English Channel or back in England, lightkly rubbed at tips, edges tanned and foxed, dustwrapper: slightly sunned, lightly creased at extrems., very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 41472

Catalogue: WW2 - General

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Collier, Richard,

1940 - THE WORLD IN FLAMES.

Hamish Hamilton, London, 1979, 1st edn., 258pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., ochre cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound montage dustwrapper by Brian Knight, recounts major episodes of WW2 during 1940, covering such events as the fighting in Finland, the bombing to destruction of Coventry, the sinking of the French fleet at Oran and of the refugee liner City of Benares, the Battle of Britain and the campaign in Norway, fine in a fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32744

Catalogue: WW2 - General

Keywords: war ww2 1940 coventry finland oran norway bob

Collier, Richard,

1940 - THE WORLD IN FLAMES.

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1980, 2nd imp., paperback, 352pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., pictorial upper wrapper by Lawrence Bradbury, recounts major episodes of WW2 during 1940, covering such events as the fighting in Finland, the destruction of Coventry, the sinking of the French fleet at Oran, the Battle of Britain and the invasion of Norway, lightly rubbed at extrems., spine sl. sunned, numerous light creases to upper wrapper, edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 41953

Catalogue: WW2 - General

Keywords: war ww2 1940 coventry finland oran norway bob

Collier, Basil,

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

Fontana, London, 1970, 2nd imp., paperback, 636pp, numerous maps and tables in text, decorated upper wrapper, a 'short' (600+ pages) but authoritative and lucid account of WW2 with over 60 maps, tables of strengths, armaments and casualties, that covers the essential aspects of the conflict with source notes and a lengthy bibliography providing further reference for a study in depth, sl. roll to spine with light vertical creasing, a little rubbed at extrems., diag. crease lower cnr. upper wrapper, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 41952

Catalogue: WW2 - General

Keywords: war ww2 history

Combe, Felix de Grand,

THE THREE YEARS OF FIGHTING FRANCE June 1940 - June 1943.

Wells Gardner, Darton and Co., London, 1943, 1st edn., paperback original, 201pp, [ii] index, half tone ills. in text, decorative wrappers with flaps, sewn binding, the expression 'Fighting France' was the term agreed between the British Government and the French National Committee to be adopted to describe 'France Libre', covering the Free French forces as well as 'Captive France', those Frenchmen inside France who carry on the fight against the invader and the pseudo French government. This is an account the activities of those loyal French men and women from June 1940 to June 1943, rubbed at extrems., flaking to backstrip, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 45449

Catalogue: WW2 - General

Keywords: war ww2 france fighting french de gaulle vichy

Costello, John,

LOVE, SEX AND WAR - Changing Values 1939-45.

Book Club Associates, London, 1985, club edn., 384pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., light brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, a wide ranging book of statistics, anecdotes and memoirs covering the changes of social conditions, attitudes and behaviour during the second world war and changing the role of women forever, lightly rubbed at tips, label residue front free endpaper, dustwrapper: unpriced, lightly rubbed at tips, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 40978

Catalogue: WW2 - General

Keywords: war ww2 social history

Crankshaw, Edward,

GESTAPO.

Panther, London, 1957, 1st in imprint, paperback, 188pp, [ii] acknowledgements and ad., #679, pictorial montage wrappers, an account of Germany's political police, created by Goering but taken over by Himmler, the organisation responsible for enforcing the political will of the Nazi leaders, under the command Lt. Gen. Heinrich Mueller , lightly rubbed at extrems., spine relined, slight slant to vertically creased spine, some flaking to spine edges, eges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 44403

Catalogue: WW2 - General

Keywords: war ww2 third reich gestapo himmler goering secret police

Cross, Robin,

FALLEN EAGLE - The Last Days of the Third Reich.

Michael O'Mara, London, 1995, 1st edn., vi, 282pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the final months of the war in Europe during WW2, when the eventual defeat of Germany was obvious and inevitable to all with the Allies wishing to avoid excessive bloodshed but with the Axis still not prepared to yield, a state of mind which led to some of the most bitter fighting of the war, lightly rubbed at tips, edges stanned, dustwrapper: unpriced, lightly rubbed at extrems., very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 40979

Catalogue: WW2 - General

Keywords: war ww2 third reich final phase germany poland russia baltic rhine reichswald ruhr vistula oder silesia berlin

Day-Lewis, Tamasin (ed.),

LAST LETTERS HOME.

Pan Books, London, ND, reprint, trade paperback, viii, 262pp, wraparound photo pictorial montage cover art, a selection of letters and diary entries written to separated loved ones during WW2, relating lives transformed by bombing, battle and internment, capturing the spirit of the lives of soldiers and civilians, lightly rubbed at tips, light crease lower edge upper wrapper, spine and edges of wrappers sunned, lower cnr. inclined to curl, very good,

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Book number: 41956

Catalogue: WW2 - General

Keywords: war ww2 history social letters