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THE WAR OF THE LANDING CRAFT.
Lund, Paul and Ludlam, Harry, · 1976
£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)
W. Foulsham, London, ND (copyright 1976), 1st edn., 256pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured wraparound pictorial dustwrapper, at the outbreak of WW2 in 1939 Britain had only 40 small assault craft designed to be slung in the derr...
COXSWAIN IN THE NORTHERN CONVOYS.
Kerslake, S. A., · 1984
£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)
William Kimber, London, 1984, 1st edn., [xii], 191pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, the author first went to sea aged fourteen in a Hull trawler in 1935, by 1939 he was an experienced member of RNR and on call-up...
COXSWAIN IN THE NORTHERN CONVOYS.
Kerslake, S. A., · 1984
£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)
William Kimber, London, 1984, 1st edn., [xii], 191pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, the author first went to sea aged fourteen in a Hull trawler in 1935, by 1939 he was an experienced member of RNR and on call-up...
THE LITTLE SHIPS.
Holman, Gordon, · 1944
£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1944, 3rd imp., 164pp, illustrated frontis and 16pp half tone drawings and photo ills, beige cloth lettered in red at spine and upper board,coloured pictorial dustwrapper by S. E. Turner, an early account of the work of the Royal Navy's Coastal F...
ALLIED ARMOUR OF WORLD WAR TWO.
Hogg, Ian V., · 2000
£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)
Crowood Press, Marlboroug, 2000, 1st edn., 192pp, diagram and numerous half tone photo ills. in text, large format (10 x 8 inches approx.), black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial montage dustwrapper, a brief section on the growth of mechanization between WW1 a...
INSHORE HEROES - The Story of HM Motor Launches in two World Wars.
Granville, Wilfred and Kelly, Robin A., · 1961
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
W. H. Allen, London, 1961 1st. edn., 320pp, half tone photo frontis, 12pp half tone photo ills., 3 in text maps, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by Alan Plummer, a history of the development and operational use of the Royal Navy's motor laun...
OPERATION DRUMBEAT - The Dramatic True Story of Germany's First U-Boat Attacks Along the American Coast in World War II.
Gannon, Michael, · 1990
£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)
Harper and Row, New York, 1990, 1st edn. (stated), xxii, 490pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps and diagram in text, maps at endpapers, grey paper covered baords with red cloth lettered in silver at spine, , an account the German naval campaign against the American mercantil...
MINE WARFARE VESSELS OF THE ROYAL NAVY - 1908 TO DATE.
Cocker, M. P., · 1993
£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)
Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury - UK, 1993, 1st edn., 223pp, over 200 half tone photo ills., maroon cloth lettered in gilt st spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, a complete guide to all Minelayers and Minesweepers by Class from 1908 to 1993, the majority in the period 1939-45,...
MINE WARFARE VESSELS OF THE ROYAL NAVY - 1908 TO DATE.
Cocker, M. P., · 1993
£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)
Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury - UK, 1993, 1st edn., 223pp, over 200 half tone photo ills., maroon cloth lettered in gilt st spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, a complete guide to all Minelayers and Minesweepers by Class from 1908 to 1993, the majority in the period 1939-45,...
HAIG'S COMMAND - A Reassessment.
Winter, Denis, · 2001
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Ppenguin, London, 2001 2nd imp., paperback, [xvi], 362pp,24pp half tone ills., 9 in text mmaps, [viii] ads., large format (8.5 x 5.5 inches approx.), half tone photo upper wrapper, a well reasearched re-assessment of the leadership of Field Marshal Haig on the Western Front d...
TOMMY'S ARK - Soldiers and their Animals in the Great War.
Van Emden, Richard, · 2011
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Bloomsbury, London, 2011 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 336pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., [iii] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper, seeking comfort and entertainment in their isolation many soldiers found both in the animal kingdom, from the lion that was allowed to pa...
THE GUNS OF AUGUST - AUGUST 1914.
Tuchman, Barbara W., · 1965
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Four Square, London, 1965 2nd imp., paperback, 575pp, 10 maps in tect, [i] ad., pictorial upper wrapper, a detailed background to the events leading to the outbreak of WW1 including the various European political manoeuverings, and a narrative of the first month of WW1 in Euro...
1918 THE LAST ACT.
Pitt, Barrie, · 2003
£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)
Pen and Sword, Barnsley, 2003 1st in imprint, trade paperback, xv inc, 2 double page maps, 318pp, 24pp half tone photo ills., trence diagrmas and 13 maps in text, pictorial upper wrapper, an examination of the savage battles that raged along the Western Front in 1918 from the ...
A GUIDE TO THE WESTERN FRONT - A Companion for Travellers,.
Neuburg, Victor, · 1988
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1988 1st edn., trade paperback, 242pp, maps, half tone photo ills., line drawings, cartoons and diagrams in text, pictorial upper wrapper, an easy to follow guide explaining how travellers can relive history by visiting the Western Front, covering the c...
THE DELUGE - British Society and the First World War.
Marwick, Arthur, · 1967
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pelican, Harmondsworth, 1967 1st in imprint, paperback, 363pp, [iii] ads., pictorial montage upper wrapper, an account and analysis of the profound changes to Britain's social history that occurred during WW1, including the emancipation of wormen, the advancement of the workin...
THEY CALLED IT PASSCHENDAELE - The story of the third Battle of Ypres and of the men who fought in it.
Macdonald, Lyn, · 1917
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Penguin, Harmondsworth, ND, 13th imp., trade paperback, xvi inc. double page map, 261pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 7 maps in text, [vi] ads., half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, compiled from over 600 true stories and eye-witness accounts of the men and women who exper...
THEY CALLED IT PASSCHENDAELE - The story of the third Battle of Ypres and of the men who fought in it.
Macdonald, Lyn, · 1996
£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)
Penguin, Harmondsworth, ND (circa 1996), 4th imp., trade paperback, xvi inc. double page map, 261pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 7 maps in text, [viii] ads., half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, compiled from over 600 true stories and eye-witness accounts of the men and w...
THE RED BARON - Beyond the Legend.
Kilduff, Peter, · 2001
£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)
Cassell, London, 2001 2nd imp., trade paperback, 256pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., 2 in text maps, pictorial montage upper wrapper, a comprehensive biography of the legendary first world war fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, researched from original German sources including...
VCS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR - ARRAS AND MESSINES 1917.
Gliddon, Gerald, · 2012
£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)
The History Press, Stroud, 2012 1st in imprint, trade paperback, xiv, in text maps and half tone ills., pictorial montage upper wrapper, a chronological narrative of the fifty Victora Crosses won by British and their Commonwealth Allies between January and July, 1917, the act...
OVER THE TOP - Great Battles of the First World War.
Evans, Martin Marix, · 2005
£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)
Index, Kettering, 2005 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 240pp, 10 in text maps, pictorial montage upper wrapper, an innovative examination of trench warfare on the Western Front and Gallipoli during 1914-1918 in the major battles that influenced the outcome of the First World ...