Storia militare

Three Corvettes: Comprising H.M.Corvette, East Coast Corvette and Corvette Command.

MONSARATT, NICHOLAS. · 1945 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1945. 0. 1st edition. "This collection of three short books, which covers my service afloat from 1940 to 1943, does not pretend to give the whole picture of convoy work during this period; it is simply an account of one man's Naval service duri...

Portsmouth Dockyard Papers. 1774-1783: The American War.

KNIGHT, R.J.B. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Portsmouth: City of Portsmouth, 1987. 0901559725. 1st edition. Portsmouth Record Series. "The Dockyard's archives, now in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, are the prime record of what for long was Portsmouth's main industry..By the 1770's the Dockyard was already a l...

Warriors Still at Ease.

"A. A." ( ARMSTRONG, ANTHONY). · 1942 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1942. 0. 5th edition. "'Warriors Still in Action' should rather be the title of this collection of military articles by "A.A" of Punch, for once again we meet our old friends of Ypres Barracks, Havershot..Whether playing football or firing on the ran...

The Rifle Brigade Chronicle for 1962.

CURTIS, COLONEL W.P.S. · 1962 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: The Rifle Brigade Club and Association, 1962. 0. Year Book of The Rifle Brigade. Pp.vi/144, occasional black & white photographs. Dark Green cloth, large gilt armorial design to front and gilt title to spine, minor rubbing to edges. VG.

Nautilus 90 North.

ANDERSON, CMDR. WILLIAM R. (WITH BLAIR, CLAY, JR.) · 1959 · Chilton Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1959. 2nd imp. "Vividly reveals the immense planning involved in what was the most secret peacetime operation for a journey as eventful and important as any in history." Pp. 190, frontis, 36 b/w illustrations, maps to endpapers. Dark blue cloth, gil...

War in 2080. The Future of Military Technology.

LANGFORD, DAVID. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Newton Abbot: Westbridge Books (Division of David & Charles), 1979. 1st ed. "The picture painted by 'War in 2080' is a frightening, even an abhorrent, one - but it would be blind optimism to ignore it." Pp. 229, 35 b/w illustrations, occasional line drawings. Dark blue cloth, ...

The Vietnam War. The History of America's Conflict in Southeast Asia.

NALTY, BERNARD C. · 1996 · Chilton Books

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1996. 1st ed. "This authoritative account accurately details every aspect of the Vietnam War and provides an overall view of the impact which it continues to have to this day." 23.5cms. x 16cms. Pp. 384, + 1 map, owner's stamp to verso front board...

History of World War II From the build-up to War to Victory over Japan.

MATANLE, IVOR. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Tiger Books International PLC, 1994. 1st ed. "Immensely readable and written in a style that brings the events and people of those troubled years sharply into focus .." 24cms. x 16cms. Pp. 256, portrait frontis (Viscount Montgomery), owner's stamp to verso front board....

Montgomery in Europe 1943-45. Success or Failure?

LAMB, RICHARD. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Buchan & Enright, Publishers, 1983. 1st ed. ".. Richard Lamb has pieced together the evidence needed for a definitive judgement on Montgomery's successes and failures." Pp. 472, 24 b/w photographs + 8 maps, owner's signature to fep, toning to pages. Dark green cloth, g...

Atlantic Battle. (With a Foreword by Admiral Sir Percy Noble.)

KNOX, COLLIE. · 1941 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1941. 2nd ed. "This is the first book to give the inside story of the Battle of the Atlantic." Pp. 7/104, frontis, 3 illustrations, inscrip. to fep, endpapers browned. Yellow cloth, illustrated d/w edges chipped. G/G+.

The Fighting Soldier. The Stories of Famous British Combat.

JOHNSON, HOWARD. · 0 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Haywards Heath, England: Greenacres, nd. (Veere Books). "For the first time the collective short histories of all the combat Regiments of the British Army appear in book form. The result is a wealth of fascinating historical detail and story." Pp.96 with colour and b/w illustr...

Battle Coast. An Illustrated History of D-Day, the Sixth of June, 1944.

HUNTER, R.H., & BROWN, T.H.C. · 1973 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Bourne End: Spurbooks Ltd, 1973. 1st ed. Traces the development of amphibious assault from Dunkirk to D-Day, and illustrates with words, maps and photographs the events leading up to D-Day and during the landings. 21.5cms. x 19cms. Pp. 142, b/w photographs throughout + 4 maps,...

Arnhem Lift. (Foreword by Lieut.-General Sir Frederick A.M. Browning.)

HAGEN, LOUIS. · 1977 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Severn House Publishers Ltd, 1977. 1st Severn House ed. "Interpretation of real battle, done with a skill and sensitivity that is rarely found in this war's real heroes." Pp. 128. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Victory in Normandy.

BELCHEM, MAJOR-GENERAL DAVID. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

London: Chatto & Windus, 1981. 1st ed. "A masterpiece of clarity and reasoned argument .. a brilliant analysis providing many important new insights into Montgomery's generalship." 26cms. x 19cms. Pp. 192, 117 b/w photographs, more than 40 maps and diagrams. Brown cloth, gilt ...

Arms and Armour.

GRANCSAY, STEPHEN V. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1964. 1st ed. Illustrated and documented study of Arms and Armour. 10.50cms. x 17cms. Pp. 45, illustrated in colour and b/w throughout, illustrated endpapers. Illustrated laminated boards. G+.

Aircraft and Air Power.

SWANBOROUGH, F.G. · 1958 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Temple Press Ltd, 1958. 1st ed. (Published in association with 'The Aeroplane'). A survey of modern military flying, comprising sections on combat aircraft, scientific aids and missiles. Pp. 6/107, 28 line drawings, 25 plates, owner's bookplate to verso front board. Tu...

Escape to Honour

Harris, Larry and Taylor, Brian: · 1985 · Grahame Thornton, Bookseller

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥527)

London: Robert Hale, 1985 1st. ed. HBK+D/W. 241 pp. + 16 pp. photographic plates. VG/VG.

Thirty Years with the KGB: The Double Life of Hugh Hambleton

Heaps, Leo: · 1984 · Grahame Thornton, Bookseller

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Methuen, 1984 1st. ed. HBK+D/W. Slight page browning, o/w VG/VG. 158 pp.

Atlantic Bridge: The Official Account of R.A.F. Transport Command's Ocean Ferry

----: · 1945 · Grahame Thornton, Bookseller

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥527)

London: HMSO, 1945 1st. ed. PBK. 75pp. + 6 b/w plates + maps inside covers and end papers. Prepared for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information. Covers scuffed at edges, small hole at back. Staples rusted. Covers repaired at spine. O/w good reading copy.

The Hidden War

Haldane, R.A.: · 1978 · Grahame Thornton, Bookseller

£1.50 (€1.80 | $1.98 | ¥316)

London: Robert Hale, 1978 1st. ed. HBK+D/W. Ex-Library copy, FEP excised, stamps verso TP, no other marks. D/W slightly scuffed bottom FC, o/w G-. Some page browning, o/w good copy. Index 224 pp. + 8 pp. photographic plates.