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COMMANDO.

Durnford-Slater, Brigadier John, · 1975

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Tandem, London, 1975, reprint, paperback, 219pp, 6 maps in text, [v] ads., pictorial upper wrapper, an account of formation and training of the Commandos and of the operations and experiences of No.3 Commando from 1940-45, by their commanding officer, from their first operati...

FLYING START - A Fighter Pilot's War Years.

Dundas, Hugh, · 1991

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, ND (circa 1991), reprint, paperback, 226pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 2 in text maps, [i] ads., pictorial montage upper wrapper, the author's WW2 experiences, joining 616 Squadron, Auxilliary Air Force as a pupil pilot in May 1939, flying a Spitfire,...

MONTY'S IRON SIDES - From the Normandy Beaches to Bremen with the 3rd (British) Diviision.

Delaforce, Patrick, · 2002

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Alan Sutton, Stroud, 2002, trade paperback, viii, 216pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., photo pictorial upper wrapper, an historical narrative expanded with quoted personal experiences, of the 3rd (British) Infantry Division (8, 9 and 185 Infantry Brigades), commanded by Montgom...

BEYOND THE DAMS TO THE TIRPITZ - The Later Operations of 617 Squadron.

Cooper, Alan, · 1991

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Goodall, London, 1991, 1st in imprint, paperback, 198pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper from an oil painting by Peter Coombs, Bomber Command's 617 squadron comprised hand-picked crews for the raid on the Dams and the author relates the history of the squadron after the Da...

THE DAM BUSTERS.

Brickhill, Paul, · 1990

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Pan Books, London, ND (circa 1990), revised edn. 1983, reprint, trade paperback, 272pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, the story of the exploits of 617 squadron, formed specially for the 'Dam Buster' operation against the Moehne and Eder d...

NANCY WAKE.

Braddon, Russell, · 1967

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, 1967, 3rd imp., paperback, 223pp, 4pp half tone photo ills., double page map, [i] ads., col'd pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the woman codenamed 'The White Mouse' who helped to organise the escape route from Vichy France to Spain before escaping to ...

TOOTHY GOES TO WAR - Memoirs of a Dental Officer 1939-46.

Bagshaw, Robert, · 1987

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Geo. R. Reeve, Wymondham - Norfolk, 1987, 1st in imprint, paperback, 173pp, 1pp acknowledgements, frontis, line drawings and numerous half tone photo ills. in text, large format (8 x 6 inches approx.), photo pictorial upper wrapper, the experiences of a dentist, during traini...

UNDER THE WIRE - The wartime memoir of a Spitfire pilot, legendary escape artist and 'cooler king'.

Ash, William with Foley, Brendan, · 1942

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Bantam, London, ND, reprint, paperback, 396pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., map in text, [iii] ads., pictorial montage upper wrapper, the true story of an American who surrendered his US citizenship to join the Royal Air Force and fly a spitfire, shot down over France in 1942 ...

MIDGET SUBMARINES.

Kemp, Paul J., · 1990

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Arms and Armour Press, London, ND (copyright 1990), paperback, unpaginated [48pp], half tone photo ills. line drawings and diagrams in text, large format (9.5 x 7.5 inchches approx.), photo pictorial wrappers, in the Fotofax Warships series, an account of the development and u...

WOLFPACK - U-Boats at War 1939-1945.

Kaplan, Philip and Currie, Jack, · 2000

£11.50 (€13.78 | $15.19 | ¥2,426)

Aurum, London, 2000, 2nd imp., paperback, 240pp, pictorial frontis, map, diagrams, coloured and half tone ills. in text, large format (10 x 10 inches approx.), half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the men and their boats of Karl Donitz's elite U-boat force w...

PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE R.A.F. - Volume Two 1939-1945.

Taylor, J. W. R. and Moyes, P. J. R., · 1974

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

Ian Allan, London, 1974, 5th imp., 240pp, numerous half tone photo ills.,light blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, a profusely illustrated history of the RAF covering the war years of 1939 to 1945, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanne...

PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE R.A.F. - Volume One 1918-1939.

Taylor, J. W. R. and Moyes, P. J. R., · 1968

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

Ian Allan, London, ND (copyright 1968), 1st edn., [vi], 202pp, numerous half tone photo ills., dark blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, a profusely illustrated history of the RAF from founding in 1918 until then last days of peacetim...

A HISTORY OF THE S.A.S. REGIMENT.

Strawson, John, · 1985

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

Guild Publishing, London, 1985, club ed., xvi, 292pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., 13 in text maps, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured lettered dustwrapper, the first fully comprehensive history of the Special Air Service, the youngest regiment in the British Army...

ATLANTIS - The Story of a German Surface Raider.

Mohr, Ulrich (as told to A. V. Sellwood), · 1955

£15.50 (€18.58 | $20.48 | ¥3,270)

Werner Laurie, London, 1955, 1st edn., xx, 246pp, frontis and 16pp half tone photo ills., map at front endpapers, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, account of the exploits of the German armed merchant cruiser Atlantis (or...

A PASSAGE TO SWORD BEACH - Minesweeping in the Royal Navy.

Maher, Brendan A., · 1996

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Naval Insitute Press, Annapolis, USA, ND (copyright 1996), US edn., xviii, 246pp, half tone photo pictorial frontis, 10 pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, [ii] notes, brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, photo pictorial dustwrapper, the ...

A PASSAGE TO SWORD BEACH - Minesweeping in the Royal Navy.

Maher, Brendan A., · 1996

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Naval Insitute Press, Annapolis, USA, ND (copyright 1996), US edn., xviii, 246pp, half tone photo pictorial frontis, 10 pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, [ii] notes, brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, photo pictorial dustwrapper, the ...

IN WHICH THEY SERVED - The Royal Navy Officer Experience in the Second World War.

Lavery, B., · 2009

£15.50 (€18.58 | $20.48 | ¥3,270)

Conway, London, ND (circa 2009), reprint, 384pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., line drawings, map and diagrams in text, half tone photo pictorial endpapers, black cloth lettered in silver at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the recruitment of Naval Of...

TEN THOUSAND EYES.

Collier, Richard, · 1958

£13.50 (€16.18 | $17.84 | ¥2,848)

Collins, London, 1958, 1st edn., 320pp, 8pp half tone photo ills, plan in text, map at front endpapers., diagram at rear endpapers., red cloth gilt, dustwrapper by Kenneth Farnhill, the account of the gathering of intelligence about the defences along the French coast between...

TAIL GUNNER - 98 Raids in World War II.

Chandler, Chan DFC and Bar, · 1999

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Airlife, Shrewsbury, 1999, 2nd imp., 158pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured wraparound pictorial dustwrapper by Paul Marx, the author describes in detail his experiences in the Royal Air Force, joining in 1941 as a pilot in trai...

TAIL GUNNER - 98 Raids in World War II.

Chandler, Chan DFC and Bar, · 1999

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Airlife, Shrewsbury, 1999, 1st edn., 158pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured wraparound pictorial dustwrapper by Paul Marx, the author describes in detail his experiences in the Royal Air Force, joining in 1941 as a pilot in trai...