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PASSCHENDAELE - The Untold Story.

Prior, Robin and Wilson, Trevor, · 1996

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Yale University Press, ND (copyright 1996), paperback, frontis map, xvi, 237pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, large format (9 x 6 inches approx.), coloured pictorial upper wrapper, co-written by a lecturer in history at the Australian Defence Force Academy and Pro...

THE GREATEST RAID OF ALL.

Phillips, C. E. Lucas, · 2001

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, ND (circa 2001), reprint, trade paperback, xvi, 283pp, 4pp half tone photo ills., maps, plans and diagrams in text, [iii] ads., half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, account of Operation Chariot, the 1942 Commando raid on the Normandie Dock at St. Nazair...

SECRET WARFARE - The Battle of Codes and Cyphers.

Norman, Bruce, · 1989

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1989, trade paperback, 187pp, maps, line drawings and diagrams in text, coloured photo pictorial panel upper wrapper, in the Battle Standards Military Paperbacks series, an account codes and cyphers from the time of the Greeks to the present d...

GUN BUTTON TO FIRE - A Hurricane Pilot's Dramatic Story of the Battle of Britain.

Neil, Wing Commander Tom, · 2011

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Amberley, Stroud, 2011, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 270pp, 64pp half tone photo ills., [xvi] notes, facsimile log books and ads., half tone photo pictorial wrappers, an account of the author's experiences in the Royal Air Force as a fighter pilot, from his training at No...

THREE CORVETTES, comprising HM Corvette, East Coast Corvette and Corvette Command.

Monsarrat, Nicholas, · 1969

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Panther, London, 1969, reprint, paperback, 223pp, [i] ads.coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers by Norman Wilkinson, Sub Lt., Lt. (1st Lt. HMS Dipper), and Lt. in command (HMS Winger - later Lt. Cdr ) Monsarrat's experiences in corvettes on escort duties on the East Coast 'w...

DIEPPE AUGUST 19TH 1942.

Maguire, Eric, · 1974

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Corgi, London, 1974, 1st in imprint, paperback, 185pp, 4pp half tone ills., maps in text, [vi] ads., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers, account of the attack on Dieppe in August, 1942, Operation Jubliee, from which only one third of those taking part returned, with detai...

THE KAMIKAZES.

Hoyt, Edwin P., · 1985

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

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 HUNTING OF FORCE Z - The sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse.

Hough, Richard, · 1999

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Cassell Military, London, 1999, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 159pp, pictorial upper wrapper, an examination of the value of capital ships and an account of the development of naval defence against aerial attack. This book records the sending of 'Prince of Wales' and 'Repu...

THE HUNTING OF FORCE Z.

Hough, Richard, · 1971

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

New English Library, London, 1971, reprint, paperback, 159pp, [i] ads., coloured pictorial wrappers by Chris Mayger, an examination of the value of capital ships and an account of the development of naval defence against aerial attack. This book records the sending of 'Prince...

THE KILLING TIME - The U-Boat War 1914-18.

Gray, Edward A., · 1975

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan, London, 1975, 1st in imprint, paperback, 244pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, coloured pictorial wrappers, an account of the early days of submarine warfare when the opponent was as much the elements as the enemy, and the success of this new weapon of war whic...

THE KILLING TIME - The U-Boat War 1914-18.

Gray, Edward A., · 1975

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan, London, 1975, 1st in imprint, paperback, 244pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, coloured pictorial wrappers, an account of the early days of submarine warfare when the opponent was as much the elements as the enemy, and the success of this new weapon of war whic...

TUMULT IN THE CLOUDS.

Goodson, Lt. Col. James A., · 1989

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1989, reprint, trade paperback, 238pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., [i] ads., coloured pictorial wrappers, a dramatic personal account of air combat in WW2, the author served in the RAF Eagle Squadron and after Pearl Harbour joined the USAAF in the Fourth Fighte...

ENEMY SUBMARINE - The Story of Gunther Prien, Captain of U47.

Frank, Wolfgang (translated by Lynton Hudson), · 1977

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

New English Library, London, 1977, 1st in imprint, paperback, 156pp, map in text, [iv] ads., coloured pictorial wrappers, a translation of the original German text published during WW2, the account of the U-boat commander Gunther Prien who managed to penetrate the defences of...

VERY SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE - The Story of the Admiralty's Operational Intelligence Centre 1939-1945.

Beesly, Patrick (foreword by Admiral of the Fleet, the Earl Mountbatten of Burma KG, PC, GCB, OM, GCIE, GCVO, DSO), · 1978

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Sphere, London, 1978, revised edn., paperback, 352pp, maps in text, lettered wrappers, an account of the nerve centre of the Admiralty, WW2, the Operational Intelligence Centre of the Naval Intelligence Division of the Royal Navy, where all aspects of information about German...

THE HURRICATS.

Barker, Ralph, · 1979

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Sphere, London, 1979, 1st in imprint, paperback, 222pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., 1 line drawing and 2 maps in text, [i] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), the story of the emergency measures adopted by the British because of Germany's long range bomber the Co...

BATTLE FOR BERLIN : END OF THE THIRD REICH.

Ziemke, Earl F., · 1974

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Pan / Ballantine, London, 1974 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp,half tone photo pictorial double title, maps and numerous half tone photo ills., photo pictorial wrappers, in the Pan/Ballantine series 'Illustrated History of World War ll - Battle Book', an account of the po...

COMMANDO.

Young, Peter, · 1970

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

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 depart...

THE SIEGE OF LENINGRAD : EPIC OF SURVIVAL.

Wykes, Alan, · 1969

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Macdonald, London, 1969, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, numerous half tone photo ills., maps and drawings in text, photo pictorial wrappers, in Purnells' series 'History of the Second World War', Battle Book No. 5, an account of t...

BATTLE OF THE RUHR POCKET.

Whiting, Charles (aka Leo Kessler), · 1972

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Pan / Ballantine, London, 1972 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp,half tone photo pictorial double title, map, numerous half tone and line ills., photo pictorial wrappers, in the Pan/Ballantine series 'Illustrated History of World War ll', the original Allied plan once the R...

BATTLE OF THE RUHR POCKET.

Whiting, Charles (aka Leo Kessler), · 1972

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Pan / Ballantine, London, 1972 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp,half tone photo pictorial double title, map, numerous half tone and line ills., photo pictorial wrappers, in the Pan/Ballantine series 'Illustrated History of World War ll', the original Allied plan once the R...