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TARANTO.

Newton, Don and Hampshire, A. Cecil, · 1974

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

New English Library, London, 1974, 1st in imprint, paperback, 173pp, map in text, [iii] ads., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), an account of the raid on the Italian fleet in Taranto harbour on 11th November, 1940 by the 'fanatics' of the Fleet Air Arm, Swor...

I WAS A KAMIKAZE.

Nagatsuka, R, · 1975

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

New English Library, London, 1975, reprint, paperback, 189pp, [iii] ads., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers by Brian Knight, an account of a young Japanese pilot's training to become a bomber suicide pilot during WW2, appendix of suicide plane attacks and results, a litt...

SUBMARINES AT WAR 1939-1945 (orig. published as British Submarines at War 1939-1945).

Mars, Alastair, · 1974

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Corgi, London, 1974, 1st in imprint, paperback, 272pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., diagrams in text, coloured pictorial wrappers, an account of the officers and men of the Submarine Division of the Royal Navy during WW2, '.. and of the operations - whether triumphant or disast...

U-BOAT KILLER.

Macintyre, Donald Captain DSO, and two bars, DSC, RN, · 1976

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Corgi, London, 1976, 1st in imprint, paperback,176pp, coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers, account of destroyer actions in the Battle of the Atlantic; the ships of the escort groups the author commanded accounted for seven U-Boats including U99, the command of Otto Kretsch...

THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.

Macintyre, Donald, · 1969

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Pan, London, 1969, 1st in imprint, paperback, 190pp, 8pp half tone ills., maps in text, [ii] ads., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), in the 'British Battles' series, 'the longest and most vital battle of WW2' was the battle against the u-boats from 1939 to 1...

THE FIRST LIEUTENANT.

Macdonnell, J. E., · 1965

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Horwitz, 1965, reprint, paperback, 130pp, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, a novel of the experiences of a V & W class destroyer in the Mediterranean during WW2, slight slant to spine, a little rubbed and creased at extrems., edges tanned, good,

ALL THE DROWNED SAILORS.

Lech, Raymond B., · 1984

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, 1984, 1st in imprint, paperback, 224pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, coloured decorated upper wrapper by George Sharp, in July 1945 the USS Indianapolis was sunk by torpedo and 800 of the crew of over 1100 abandoned the ship, only to be left unr...

POCKET BATTLESHIP (original title on first publication The Battleship 'Scheer').

Krancke, Theodor and Brennecke, H. J., · 1975

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Tandem Publishing, London, 1975, paperback, 252pp, [iv] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), account of the German Pocket Battleship Admiral Scheer, sister ship to the Admiral Graf Spee and Deutschland (later renamed Lützow), a commerce raider which sank the Je...

BRING BACK MY STRINGBAG.

Kilbracken, Lord (formerly Lieutenant-Commander (A) John Godley, DSC, RNVR), · 1980

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Pan, London, 1980, 1st in imprint, paperback, 221pp, 4pp half tone photo ills., [ii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art by Douglas Post, called up as a naval airman 2nd class in 1940 by the end of the war the author was a Lt. Cdr. commanding a squadron of 14 Swordfish - his...

BRING BACK MY STRINGBAG.

Kilbracken, Lord (formerly Lieutenant-Commander (A) John Godley, DSC, RNVR), · 1980

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Pan, London, 1980, 1st in imprint, paperback, 221pp, 4pp half tone photo ills., [ii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art by Douglas Post, called up as a naval airman 2nd class in 1940 by the end of the war the author was a Lt. Cdr. commanding a squadron of 14 Swordfish - his...

THE KAMIKAZES.

Hoyt, Edwin P., · 1985

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Panther, London, 1985, 1st in imprint, paperback, 352pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., wraparound pictorial cover-art by Brian Knight, an account of the Japanese suicide pilots during WW2, the brainshild of Admiral Onishi, the campaign to send relatively untrained pilots on suic...

THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

Forester, C. S., · 1974

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

New English Library, London, 1974, new edition, paperback, 188pp, [iv] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), the 'good shepherd' is the USN destroyer Keeling, Cmdr. George Krause in command, and senior ship of the naval escort of an eastbound convoy to England during WW2...

COMMANDO.

Durnford-Slater, Brigadier John, · 1953

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

William Kimber, London, 1953, 5th pocket edn., paperback, 190pp, 4pp half tone photo ills., 6 maps in text, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), an account of formation and training of the Commandos and of the operations and experiences of No.3 Commando from 1940-4...

THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.

Costello, John and Hughes, Terry, · 1980

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana, London, 1980, 1st in imprint, paperback, 352pp inc. 2pp maps by Richard Natkiel, 8pp half tone photo ills., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers, an account and analysis of the battle between the escorting Allied warships of the convoys and the German u-boats in th...

THE BATTLE OF THE BISMARCK SEA.

Cortesi, Lawrence, · 1984

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Ace / Stoneshire, London, 1984, 1st in imprint, paperback, 188pp, [iv] ads., coloured pictorial montage upper wrapper, a fictionalised account of the successful Allied air attack on the Japanese convoy of troop reinforcements to New Guinea in 1943, lightly t=rubbed at exterms...

THE BATTLE OF THE BISMARCK SEA.

Cortesi, Lawrence, · 1980

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

New English Library, London, 1980, 1st in imprint, paperback, 128pp, coloured pictorial montage upper wrapper, a fictionalised account of the successful Allied air attack on the Japanese convoy of troop reinforcements to New Guinea in 1943, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanne...

BOMBER PILOT.

Cheshire, Group Captain Leonard, VC, DSO, DFC, · 1943

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Arrow, London, ND, 358th thousand, paperback, 191pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., wraparound coloured pictorial wrappers, an account of '...the experiences of a young bomber pilot, from his first tentative operations to the awesome responsibilities of captaincy...' first publi...

THE GREY SEAS OF JUTLAND.

Canaway, W. H., · 1968

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Arrow, London, 1968, 1st in imprint, paperback, 256pp, #054, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, a fictuional account of the Battle of Jutland as seen form the viewpoint of a destroyer commander, based on the true facts, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good,

THE GREY SEAS OF JUTLAND.

Canaway, W. H., · 1968

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1968, 1st in imprint, paperback, 256pp, #054, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, a fictuional account of the Battle of Jutland as seen form the viewpoint of a destroyer commander, based on the true facts, slight slant to spine, a little rubbed and creased at ext...

THE STORY OF DUNKIRK (prev. pub. as 'Keep the Memory Green').

Butler, Lt.-Col. Ewan and Bradford, Maj. J. S., MBE, MC, · 1939

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Arrow, London, ND, 164th thousand, paperback, 192pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers, account of the experiences of the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium, 1939/40, together with a partial Order of Battle of the BEF, rubbed an...