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THE DOUBLE DUTCHMAN.

Jones, Francis S., · 1978

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Corgi, London, 1978, 1st in imprint, paperback, 189pp inc, 1pp map, [ii] ads., wraparound pictorial wrappers, account of the escapes of New Zealand Private Roy Natusch in WW2, in 1943 he was part of a POW work party billeted at Gaas in Austria, close to the Hungarian border, ...

THE GREATEST GAMBLE.

Hansson, Per (trans.from Norwegian by Maurice Michael), · 1974

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Fontana, London, 1974, revised edn., paperback, 158pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper, the true story of Gunvald Tomstad, a Norwegian farmer, patriot and owner of a two way radio who, with a group of friends, planned the downfall of the German invader. To this end he donn...

KATYN MASSACRE.

Fitzgibbon, Louis (Foreword by the Rt. Hon. The Lord George -Brown, PC, intro. by Constantine Fitzgibbon), · 1977

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Corgi, London, 1977, 1st edn., paperback original, 253pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., in text map and diagram, [iii] ads., wraparound pictorial wrappers, an investigation into the Katyn massacre when, in 1943, German soldiers discovered the bodies of thousands of Polish office...

THE TARTAN PIMPERNEL.

Caskie, Donald, · 1970

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Fontana, London, 1970, 10th imp., paperback, 256pp, pictorial upper wrapper, the Minister at the Scots Kirk in Paris since 1935, at the fall of France in 1940 the author escaped from immediate German influence to Marseilles in Vichy France and as pastor of the British and Ame...

THE GREAT ESCAPE.

Brickhill, Paul, · 1979

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Arrow, London, 1979, 1st in imprint, paperback, 255pp, line drawings, diagrams and map in text, pictorial upper wrapper, the classic account of the escape of British Commonwealth prisoners of war from Germany's Stalag Luft III, on which the feature film of the same name with ...

ESCAPE - OR DIE : Authentic stories of the RAF Escaping Society.

Brickhill, Paul (commentary by. H. E. Bates, foreword Air Chief Marshall Sir Basil Embry KBE, CB, DSO, DFC, AFC, · 1972

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Pan Books, London, 1972, 17th imp., paperback, 190pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper, authentic stories of eight escapes by members of the RAF during WW2, a best seller from the 1950's which was written as a fund-raiser for the Royal Air Force Escaping Society whose main ...

IN PURSUIT OF FREEDOM.

Bishop, Jack, · 1977

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Corgi Books, London, 1977, 1st in imprint, paperback, 126pp, [ii] ads., wraparound coloured pictorial wrappers, the author was an experienced seaman gunner having served in the submaine HMS Perseus of the 4th Submaruine Flotilla and HMS Osiris on the China staion. In November...

THE OTHER SIDE OF TENKO (originally published under the title Kept - The Other Side of Tenko).

Baynes, L. L., · 1985

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Star Books, London, 1985, 1st in imprint, paperback, 222pp, coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers, the experiences of a British soldier, arriving with his colleagues at the end of January 1942 in nSingapore he was in action against the Japanese within the week and a prisoner...

D-DAY.

Tute, Warren; Costello, John and Hughes, Terry (foreword by Admiral of the Fleet, The Earl Mountbatten of Burma), · 1979

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Pan Books in assoc. with Sidgewick and Jackson, London, ND (circa 1979), 4th imp. of revised edition, paperback, 256pp incl 32pp in colour, over 200 half tone photo ills., maps, cartoons, drawings and diagrams in text, large format (9.5 x 7 inches approx.), wraparound coloure...

UP PERISCOPE.

Masters, David, · 1942

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1942 1st edn., 176pp, half tone photo frontis, 14pp half tone photo ills., very dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, gilding a little dull, some of the early exploits of British submarines and submariners in WW2 including the return of the ...

A SEAMAN'S POCKET-BOOK June 1943.

Lavery, Brian (intro. by), · 2010

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Conway,London, circa 2010, 6th imp., 120pp, line drawings and diagrams in text, pictorial endpapers, grey paper covered boards backed with dark blue cloth at spine lettered in white, boards lettered and decorated in dark blue and black, decorative head and tailbands, a facsim...

FINEST OF THE FEW - (originally published as COMBAT REPORT : The story of a Fighter Pilot).

Bolitho, Hector, · 2010

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Amberley, Stroud, ND (copyright 2010), 1st in imprint, 214pp, 79 half tone ills./facsimiles in text, [x] ads., black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial montage dustwrapper. Originally titled 'Combat Report', first published in 1943 and now re-issued with a new title ...

UNTOLD STORIES OF SMALL BOATS AT WAR - Coastal Forces Veterans Remember.

Pickles, Harold A/Ldg Seaman D.S.M.(compiled by), · 1994

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Pentland Press, Bishop Auckland, 1994, 1st edn., xii, 232pp, [iv] blank, half tone photo ills. and cartoons in text, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial wraparound dustwrapper, a collection of the experiences of members of Coastal Forces, first publishe...

THE SECRET WAR 1939-45.

Pawle, Gerald (foreword by Nevil Shute), · 1957

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,595)

Harrap, London, 1957, reprint, 297pp, frontis and 22pp half tone photo ills., facsimile in text, pictorial endpapers, blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by Biro, an account of the Royal Navy's Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapon Development, ...

CONVOY! Drama in Arctic Waters.

Kemp, Paul, · 1999

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Brockhampton Press, London, 1999, 1st in imprint, 256pp, 48pp half tone photo ills., laminated pictorial boards with matching coloured pictorial dustwrapper, decorative headband, a meticulously researched account by a noted naval historian of the history of the WW2 PQ/QP and ...

PORT WAR - Lowestoft 1939-1945.

Jenkins, Ford, · 1946

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

W. S. Cowell, Ipswich, [1946], 1st edn., 80pp, half tone photo frontis, numerous half tone photo ills. in text, large format (10 x 7.5 inches approx.), blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, a photographic record of Lowestoft during WW2, of evacuees, of ships and shipbuilding,...

GUNBOAT COMMAND - The Life of 'Hitch' Lieutenant Commander Robert Hichens DSO*, DSC** RNVR 1909-1943.

Hichens, Antony, · 2008

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Pen and Sword, Barnsley, 2008, reprint, xviii, 348pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial montage dustwrapper, a biography of the author's father, the Cornish country soliicitor who became famous for his exploits...

THE BLOCKADERS.

Hampshire, A. Cecil, · 1980

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

William Kimber, London, 1980, 1st edn., 224pp, maps and half tone photo ills in text, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the Royal Navy vessels that comprised the naval blockade of Germany during two world wars. Vessels in...

THE GATES OF HELL.

Brookes, Ewart, · 1960

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Jarrolds, London, 1960, 1st edn., 144pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., maps at endpapers, black cloth lettered in white and red at spine,coloured decorative lettered dustwrapper, a good introduction to the history of the WW2 convoys to Russia in which Allied and neutral merchan...

THE STRUGGLE FOR EUROPE.

Wilmot, Chester, · 1954

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

The Reprint Society, London, 1954, club edn., 848pp, frontis port. of author, over 40 maps in text, maps at endpapers, dark blue cloth with maroon title panel at spine lettered in gilt, gilt facsimile signature upper bd., top edge coloured, wrapround photo pictorial dustwrapp...