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THE EIGHTH ARMY.

HMSO, · 1944

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn., paperback original, 103pp, numerous half tone photo ills. and maps, stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", in 'The Army at War' series, an account of the 8th Army as an independent force in the Western Desert, from it's formation in September ...

THE DEFENCE OF CALAIS.

Linklater, Eric, · 1941

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

HMSO, London, 1941, 1st edn., paperback original, 36pp incl. double page map in line, stapled wrappers approx. 7 x 4.5", in 'The Army at War' series, an official interim account of the experiences of the British Expeditionary Force in the defence of Calais, France in May 1940...

THE CAMPAIGN IN GREECE AND CRETE.

Garnett, David, · 1942

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

HMSO, London, 1942, 1st edn., paperback original, 64pp incl 6 maps in line, oversize paper wrappers, approx. 7 x 5", sewn binding, in 'The Army at War' series, military operations from February to June 1941 in Greece and Crete when the Allies went to assist the Greeks against...

THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.

[Dorling, Capt. H. Taprell (Taffrail)], · 1946

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

HMSO, London, 1946, 1st edn., paperback original, 104pp incl. 8 double page maps, stapled pictorial wrappers, 8.5 x 5.5" approx., the official account of the fight against the U-boats 1939-45, relating the battle in eight chronological 'phases' and covering the development of...

THE BATTLE OF FLANDERS 1940.

Hay, Ian, · 1941

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

HMSO, London, 1941, 1st edn., paperback original, 63pp, 3 maps in text and maps inside both wrappers, stapled cream wrappers lettered and decorated in red and black, in 'The Army at War' series, the official account of the British Expeditionary Force under French command in F...

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - August-October 1940.

[Saunders, Hilary (aka Francis Beeding)], · 1941

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

HMSO, London, 1941, London, 1941, 1st edn. thus, paperback, 34pp, many half tone photos and diagrams, stapled photo pictorial wrappers lettered in red, the later illustrated issue in larger format (9 x 6 inches) priced at 6d., with the same text as the first 3d.un-illustrated...

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - August-October 1940.

[Saunders, Hilary (aka Francis Beeding)], · 1941

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

HMSO, London, 1941, 1st edn., paperback original, 32pp, stapled blue wrappers lettered and decorated in dark blue, 8 x 5 inches, the first official Air Ministry account of the air battle over Britain from 8th August to 31st October 1940, with descriptions of the aircraft of b...

THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY AT WAR - An Official Record of Service in Two Hemispheres 1939-1945.

HMSO, · 1944

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn. UK, paperback, 72pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, stapled photo montage wrappers, 8 x 5", first published in Australia, this UK edition reprints the account of the Australian army at war in Europe, North Africa, South-East Asia and at...

THE AIR BATTLE OF MALTA.

[Pudney, John], · 1944

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn., paperback original, 95pp, numerous half tone photo ills. and maps in text, large format (9 x 7 inches approx.), stapled photo pictorial wrappers, the official account of the RAF in Malta, June 1940 to November 1942, when the island was under sieg...

TARGET : GERMANY.

HMSO, · 1944

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn. UKpaperback, 120pp, many half tone illustrations, stapled pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7" approx., the US Army Air Force's official account of the VIII Bomber Command's first year over Europe, an account of the daylight bombing by B-17 Fortresses and B...

ROOF OVER BRITAIN : The Official Story of Britain's Anti-Aircraft Defences 1939-1942.

[Cotterell, Anthony], · 1943

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

HMSO, London, 1943, 1st edn., paperback original, 88pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., stapled pictorial wrappers by A. Games, about 8 x 5 inches, the official story of Britain's anti-aircraft defences 1939-1942, covers the aspects of air defence other than the fighter squadrons...

MERCHANTMEN AT WAR.

[Hodson, J. L.], poems by John Masefield, · 1944

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn., paperback original, 143pp, many half tone photos and maps, two original poems by John Masefield, stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", the official account of the Merchant Navy from 1939 to 1944, the ships and the men who sailed in them, the ...

HIS MAJESTY'S MINESWEEPERS.

HMSO, · 1943

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

HMSO, London, 1943, 1st edn., paperback original, 64pp, many half tone photo ills. in text, photo pictorial endpapers, printed by Harrison & Sons, London, stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", an official account of the Fleet and RNPS minesweepers including a brief histor...

FRONT LINE 1940-41 - The Official Story of the Civil Defence of Britain.

HMSO, · 1942

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

HMSO, London, 1942, 1st edn., paperback original, 160pp, many half tone photos and maps, photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", side stitched staples, the official story of the Civil Defence of Britain, an account of the air attacks on London, the provinces and the ports, and the ...

FLEET AIR ARM.

HMSO, · 1943

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

HMSO, London, 1943, 1st edn., paperback original, 127pp, many in text half tone photo ills., stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", the official Admiralty account of naval air operations, covering the day-to-day working of carriers and their aircraft as well as catapult a...

EAST OF MALTA WEST OF SUEZ.

[Ritchie, Capt. Lewis, RN (Bartimeus)], · 1943

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

HMSO, London, 1943, 1st edn., paperback original, 63pp, many half tone photos, drawings and maps, stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", the Admiralty account of the naval war in the Eastern Mediterranean from September 1939 to March 1941, covering Taranto, Matapan and a n...

DESTRUCTION OF AN ARMY - The First Campaign in Libya : Sept.1940 - Feb. 1941.

HMSO, · 1941

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

HMSO, London, 1941, 1st edn., paperback original, 63pp, many sepia tone photo ills. and maps, stapled wrappers, 9 x 7", in 'The Army at War' series, an official account of the first campaign in Libya, September 1940 to February 1941, when General Wavell o/i/c the under stren...

COMBINED OPERATIONS 1940-42.

[Saunders, Hilary (aka Francis Beeding)], · 1943

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

HMSO, London, 1943, 1st edn., paperback original, 144pp, 32pp half tone photo ills. and 7 maps in text, printed by Whitefriars Press, side stapled, photo pictorial wrappers, 8 x 5", report to date of the exploits under the Combined Operations Command including the formation o...

COASTAL COMMAND.

[Saunders, Hilary (aka Francis Beeding)], · 1942

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

HMSO, London, 1942, 1st edn., paperback, 143pp, numerous half tone photo ills., printer Sanders Phillips and Co., Baynard Press, London, pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", side stapled binding, the Air Ministry account of of the part played by Coastal Command in the Arctic, Atlantic...

BY AIR TO BATTLE - The Official Account of the British First and Sixth Airborne Divisions.

[Saunders, Hilary (aka Francis Beeding)], · 1945

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

HMSO, London, 1945, 1st edn., paperback original, 144pp, 7 maps in text, stapled pictorial wrappers (9 x 5.5" approx.), with Pegasus design [by Edward Seago], a history of the birth, training and use of British parachute and glider troops, with an account of their missions in...