‎Guerre‎

‎MANDERSTAM, Major LH with HERON, ROY:‎

‎FROM THE RED ARMY TO SOE.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn. NFINE/VG. Neat inkdated gift presentation inscrptn to topleft-hand corner of front boardhidden behind dw/dj's front inner flapand no price-clip to same.Brightcrispclean glossy laminated dw/djredyellow letters to black background upper wrapalso with some light writing indentations/impressionsfacsimile b/w photographic obituary notices/newspaper cuttings montage illustrated rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Publisher;s brightcleanoriginal plain red cloth boards very lightly cockedwith brightcrisp blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean white endpapers.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents brighttight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn10-176pp paginated includes illus list/tableauthor Preface19 chapters49 b/w contemporary photographs throughout the text and the book2 b/w maps also in the textan Appendix a Bibliography and an Index; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pagesa dedication and a Contents list/table. Book out-of-print as publisher ceased trading in 1980's. William Kimber himselfworked for Hutchinson for about 17 years before founding "William Kimber & Co" in 1950.It specialized in aviation war memoirs autobiographies and motor-racing titles until 1973 when "Haunted Cornwall" took off and the Ghost Stories became another specialty. The company was bought by Thorsons in 1988and therefore ceased publishing under that name. William Kimber was purchased by Thorsons in 1988 and therefore ceased publishing under that name. Thorsons was purchased by William Collins in 1989.William Collins became wholly owned by News Corporation in 1990 and was then incorporated into HarperCollins Publishers. The name of William Kimber has not been used for publishing since thatmaking all previously published titles by themout-of-printunder that name. Major Len Manderstam was one of the most remarkable secret agents of the Second World War. Born in Riga and a fluent Russian speakerhe was to be recruited to the Special Operations Executive soon after war broke out and became head of its Russian section.During the Revolution Manderstam founded a school militia which freed political prisoners and as a teenager became a colonel in Trotsky's Red Army on the Eastern Front. Horrified by Bolshevik atrocitieshe rebelled and was thrown into Lubianka prisonnarrowly escaping the firing squad.He left Russia for Africa in the 1920's and joined SOE in 1939.He headed the newly-formed Angola section and was involved in clandestine missions to blow up Nazi supply stores and sabotage U-boat fuel.He also arranged single-handed the capture of a Vichy French ship and its valuable cargo for which he was made an MBE.After serving in North AfricaItalySpainPortugalFrance and Germanyhe was appointed head of SOE Russian section.His tasks included checking out reports that large numbers of Russian exiles were serving in the German Army and liaising closely with his NKVD counterparts in the Soviet secret service.He later led protests against the forcible repatriation of Soviet prisonersgiving grave warnings to the Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and to the Prime Ministerbut to no avail.He described this action as 'one of the most horrible and despicable in British historycondemning more than two million people to execution or the living death of Soviet labour camps'. These memoirs not only point towards a man of exceptional talent and strength of character but also uncover the little-known networks of the Special Operations Executive in neutral countries. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk for correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notethat stocks' actual shipping/Pp costs are adjusted and any difference is refundedafter order's receipt and before the order's despatchespecially if the items are offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> LONDON.WILLIAM KIMBER,1985. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja394211 ISBN : 0718305884 9780718305888

‎MALLINSON**, ALLAN:‎

‎MAN of WAR. Author SIGNED copy.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn. Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispcleanmattcolour pictorial artwork by Chris Collingwood illustrated dw/dj with dark blue gilt and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents brighttightcleansolid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tipsappears unread apart from my collation.Publisher's brightcrispcleansharp-corneredoriginal plain black cloth boards with brightcrispblocked gilt letters to spine/backstripa blacksilver striped headband and immaculate greyblack illustrated endpapers Ship's side elevation plan.UK8vo HB dw/djauthor SIGNED1st ednvii-viiipp1-349pp paginated includes Foreword22XXII chaptersan Afternote: Navarino; plus unpaginated half-titleauthor SIGNED title pageContents list/table with maps list to its versoversorecto of last page of Foreworda title separator page with a Mediterranean region b/w map to versoand to the rear; Matthew Hervey Curriculum Vitae with blank versoand further 4pp blanks.<br />Captain Sir Laughton Petorecently engaged to Matthew Hervey's sisterElizabethhas just taken command of HMS Prince Rupertthe only three-deck line-of-battle ship in commission.He is the proud master of a wooden fortress whose formidable firepower is the equal of Bonaparte's grand battery at Waterloo. <br />But his passage to the Ionian - where Admiral Codrington is assembling an Anglo-Russian-French fleet to evict the Turks from Greek waters - will not be smooth sailing.First he must excercise his crew most of whom have not seen action before.He has also been entrusted with the safe passage to Malta of the admiral's youngest daughter.<br />Six months onand Matthew Hervey is in London recovering from another bout of malaria and the wound from his battle with the Zulu.All is set fair for his marriage to the eminently suitable Lady Lankester and his subsequent return to active duty at the Cape.<br />But trouble lies ahead as familial commitments clash with affairs of the heartand Hervey finds himself embroiled in a military enquiry that canat best spell personal embarrassmentand that could result in public humiliation. <br />As the cataclysmic battle of Navarino Bay looms ever closer for Peto and his crewHervey faces a crisis that could change both his life and his military career. <br />Please contact sellerbecause of the weight/value of this item for correctinsured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!<br />N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' actual shipping/Pp costs are adjusted and any difference is refundedafter order's receipt and before the order's despatchespecially if the items are offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some casescost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. <br /><br /><br /></p> LONDON.BANTAM PRESS/TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS,2007. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja821418 ISBN : 0593053427 9780593053423

‎HART, PETER:‎

‎AT THE SHARP END: From Le Paradis to Kohima.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn dw/dj unclipped.Glossywrap-around colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj painting depicting Capt.John Randle attacking the Japanese bunker on GPT Hillwhere he lost his life and won the V.C.; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top fore-edges bright and cleancontents brighttight and clean also.Cleanpublisher's brown cloth boards with brightcrispblocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate unmarkedplain white endpapers.UK8vo HB dw/dj1st edn6-224pp includes half-titletitle pagesa Contents listauthor Preface11 chapters; b/w maps/diagramsprofuse contemporary b/w photographs throughout the text and bookpublisher advert to rear. This second volume in the Pen & Sword Regimental Actions series describes the trials and tribulations of the 2nd BattalionThe Royal Norfolk Regimentin the Second World War.A regular battalion trained in the peacetime 'spit and polish' and 'bull' of Britannia BarracksNorwich they were the heirs of a proud regimental tradition as the old Ninth of Foot of the Line.As the blitzkreig raged at the end of the 'Phoney War' the bulk of the unit were caught in a last ditch defence against an SS Division at Le Paradis in France May 1940.Here they sold their lives to gain precious time for the retreating BEF andafter a heroic defencenearly 100 of the survivors were brutally massacred.Yet the spirit of the battalion remained intact. Drafts from NorwichBirmingham and London were moulded into a new 2nd Battalion which arose like a Phoenix from the ashes in England in late 1940.Posted with the 2nd Division to Indiathe men honed their skills until the Imperial Japanese Army finally made its thrust for India in March 1944.This elite Division was airlifted to the Kohima area to meet the Japanese head on. The 2nd Norfolks were selected as part of a flanking thrustlike a right hookround the main Japanese defences.Led and inspired by the infatigable Robert Scotttheir larger than life roaring bull of a Colonelthey marched for days through jungle previously considered impenetrableuntil they clashed with the Japanese on GPT Hill.Here Captain John Randle won his VC and lost his life charging what became known as the Norfolk Bunker.Finally the Battalion took part in a heroic assault up the sheer heights of Aradura Spur as part of a series of actions which finally cleared Kohima and opened up the way to Imphal.This book is based on a series of interviews conducted by the author in his capacity as Oral Historian of the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive. Want more Victoria Cross-related titles Please search my SIGNEDNAVAL/MILITARYGENERAL and BIOGRAPHY catalogues - using keywords: Victoria Cross_VC. <br />Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight/value of this itemfor correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the orderespecially if the item is offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> UK.BARNSLEY,S. YORKS.LEO COOPER/PEN & SWORD,1998. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja23827 ISBN : 0850526353 9780850526356

‎PAXMAN**, JEREMY:‎

‎GREAT BRITAIN'S GREAT WAR.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn9th imp.Complete number line 009. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Brightcrispcleanmattpictorial colour poster illustrated front panel of dw/dj with brown and fluorescent bronze gilt letteringcritics' reviews to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Topfore-edges very lightly toned but still bright and clean; contents brighttightcleansolid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation.Brightcrispcleansharp-cornered publisher's original plain navy blue cloth boards with brightcrisp blocked fluorescent bronze gilt letters to spine/backstripa red headband and immaculate contemporary b/w photographic illustrated endpapers.UK8vo HBdw/dj1st ednixpp2-356pp paginated includes illustrations list/tableauthor's introduction14 chapters each with a contemporary b/w photographic headpieceacknowledgements notesa bibliographyan index; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pages a dedicationcontents list/table with first page of illustrations list/table to it's reversedouble-page b/w map of Western Front before 20 March1918.<br />We may think we know about itbut what was life really like for the British people during the First World War<br />The well-known images - the pointing finger of Lord Kitchener; a Tommy buried in the mud of the Western Front; the memorial poppies of remembrance day - all reinforce the idea that it was a pointless waste of life.So why did the British fight so willingly and how did the country endure it for so long<br />Using a wealth of first-hand source materialJeremy Paxman brings vividly to life the day-to-day experience of the British over the entire course of the warfrom politiciansnewspapemencampaigners and Generalsto Tommiesfactory workersnurseswives and children capturing the whole mood and morale of the nation.It reveals that life and identity in Britain were often dramatically different from our own and shows how both were utterly transformed - not always for the worse - by the enormous upheaval of the war.<br />Rich with personalitiessurprises and ironiesthis lively narrative history paints a picture of courage and confusiondoubts and dilemmasand is written with Jeremy Paxman's characteristic flair for storytellingwry humour and pithy observation. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight/value of this item for correctinsured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' actual shipping/Pp costs are adjusted and any difference is refundedafter order's receipt and before the order's despatchespecially if the items are offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.</p> LONDON.VIKING/PENGUIN GROUP,2013. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja815618 ISBN : 0670919616 9780670919611

‎LEWIS**, DAMIEN:‎

‎THE NAZI HUNTERS: THE ULTRA-SECRET SAS UNIT AND THE QUEST FOR HITLER'S WAR CRIMINALS.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn.Complete number line 10 - 1 descending. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispcleanmatt monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with red white letteringand colour photographic illustrated rear panel of dw/djwith b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents bright tightcleansolid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's brightcrispcleansharp-corneredoriginal plain black cloth boards with brightcrisp blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain mauve endpapers.UK8vo HBdw/dj ilustrated1st ednix-xxipp1-425pp paginated includes Acknowledgementsauthor's Notea Preface30 chapters and an Afterwordan Epiloguean End note8pp historical contemporary b/w photographs and illustrations in 1 blockbetween pppp202/3a Bibliographyand an Index; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pagesa dedication and 2 single-page b/w regional area mission areaarea of operatons maps.<br />In the late summer of 1944 sixty SAS were parachuted into the Vosges Mountains of northeastern France - the last bulwark of the defences of Hitler's Reich.There the Fuhrer had ordered his forces make a last-ditch standto prevent the Allies from marching into the Fatherland.Dropped some five hundred miles behind enemy linesthe SAS were tasked with wreaking havoc and bloody mayhem ensuring that Hitler's do-or-die defence would fail.From the very start these sixty men were hunted by thousands of crack German troopsas they blew up railwaysammo dumps and road convoysand targeted high-ranking enemy officers.At mission's end thirty-one SAS were listed as "missing - fate unknown".In truththey faced a horrific fate at the hands of their captors.The man who had commanded this mission refused to let their killers escape justice.Faced with the post-war disbandment of the SASColonel Brian Franks MC formed a top-secretclandestine SAS unit.Under the auspices of Winston Churchillthis deniable "Man Hunting" force was paid and equipped from out of a black budget in a deep cover operation lasting through 1948 and beyond. Across war-ravaged Europe they hunted down the Nazi war criminalsplus those who had run the notorious concentrations campsstumbling upon some of the darkest secrets of the new war - the Cold War. Known as 'The Secret Hunters'this force was peopled by a cast of characters more extraordinary than any fiction: Captain Henry Drucewho waged war from his jeep in a silk top hat and corduroys; Captain John Hislopa champion jockey who was evicted from his former regiment for showing a 'regrettable lack of military aptitude'; and Russian Prince Yurka Galitzinethe fabulously well-connected grandmaster of black operations. Still studied by the SAS today' the Nazi Hunters are a founding part of the Regiment's myth constituting one of the great untold stories of the Second World War.See also my book ID rja30338 for another WW2 title/book by this author. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight/value of this item for correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' actual shipping/Pp costs are adjusted and any difference is refundedafter order's receipt and before the order's despatchespecially if the items are offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some cases cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> LONDON.QUERCUS,2015. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja796918 ISBN : 1784293873 9781784293871

‎CHARMAN, TERRY:‎

‎The FIRST WORLD WAR on the HOME FRONT.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn.Complete number line 10 - 1 descending. FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.The book's dw/dj is given a 'distressed' look by inclusion of facsimile stain splashes to topbottom edges of front panel and the rear panel's vertical edge too.Brightcrispcleanglossy laminatedcolour photographic illustrated dw/djwith white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Laminate started to peel/curl at toprear edge of dw/dj.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents bright tightcleansolid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation.Pulisher's bright crispcleansharp-corneredoriginal plain maroon cloth boards with brightcrispblockedsilver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK8vo HBdw/dj1st ednvii-xipp1-308pp paginated includes a Contents list/table with a Theodore Roosevelt epigram to reverseauthor's Introduction9 chapters16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp84/5 and pp212/13 respectivelya Bibliography an Index; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pagesand a dedication.The author is a Senior Historian at the Imperial War Museums. "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU!" was the poster slogan that shouted out to the people of Britain during the First World War.As men of all ages responded to the call by joining the forces and leaving their homes and jobsso those left behind were forced to step up and take their place.Food shortagesrationingthe first 'Blitz' and the appearance of women in the workplace all became familiar.Drawing on the archives of Imperial War Museumsauthor Terry Charman presents a lively and evocative portrait of life on the Home Front in the first World War.Filled with absorbing first-hand accounts newly researched from diariesletters and newspaper reportshis book reveals in vivid and immensely personal detail how life changed in Britain between 1914 and 1918. From the draconian effects of DORA Defence of the Realm Act and the threat of Zeppelin raidsto government propaganda and the power of the press 'The First World War on the Home Front' recalls how the people of Britain not only confronted the direct threats to their country but also prepared for the fact that life would never be the same again. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk for correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note stocks' shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the orderespecially if the item is offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some cases cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> LONDON.ANDRE DEUTSCH/in Association with IMPERIAL WAR MSEUMS.2014. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja 789118 ISBN : 0233004297 9780233004297

‎GARDINER JULIET:‎

‎'OVER HERE': THE GIs IN WARTIME BRITAIN.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn. FINE/FINE-. Owner name partially removed but discernible to ffe and price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispcleanglossy laminated monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj panelswith b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - some miniscule rubbing to corners and headfoot of spine.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents bright tightcleansolid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's brightcrispclean sharp-corneredoriginal plain black cloth boards with brightcrispblocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapersowner name excepted.UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn6-224pp paginated includes a Preface 18 chaptersprofuse contemporary b/w photographs contemporary b/w illustrationscartoons reproductions Sources and Further readingseparate author's and illustrations Acknowledgementsan Index; plus unpaginated half-title with b/w photographic frntis to versoa title page and a Contents list/table.<br />The first GI to land on British soil staggered down the gangplank in January 1942.The US troops had come to join in Britain's fight against Hitler.Soon the 'peaceful invasion' had spread all over the British Isles - there were more than a million and a half GIs 'over here' by May 1944. The Yanks were everywherecomplaining about the warm beer in the pubsthe Brussels sprouts served at every meal and the British weather - rainfog and MUD.They were charming British girls and teaching them to jitterbug surrounding themselves with gangs of British children demanding 'Got any gum chum' and spending their money freely.'Over-paidover-sexed and over here' muttered some of the natives. But the GIs had come to fight.The 8th Air Force flew perilous bombing raids deep into Germany and US troops fought a desperate battle on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. 'Over Here' tells the story of those wartime days fifty years agoin the words of the GIs who came over and the British people who made them welcome - most of the time. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the value of this item for correctinsured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the orderespecially if the item is offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some cases cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p><p>!</p> LONDON.COLLINS & BROWN LIMITED,1992. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja778918 ISBN : 1855850192 9781855850194

‎van EMDEN** RICHARD:‎

‎THE SOLDIER'S WAR: The Great War Through Veterans' Eyes.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptnand no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispclean photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Topfore-edges very lightly aged but bright and clean; contents brighttight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy Brightcrispcleansharp-cornereddark green paper-covered boards with brightcrispblocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK 8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn2-394pp paginated includes an Introduction5 yearly/annual Pts 1914- 1918 comprising 18 chaptersan aftermath32pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp122/3 and pp266/7 respectivelyAcknowledgements SourcesCredits for textphotographsan Index; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pagesand Contents Abbreviations lists/tables. For other related titles/subjects by the noted First World War historian Richard van EMDENsee also book ID's rja27827 - 'BOY SOLDIERS WAR: of the GREAT WAR: THEIR OWN STORIES FOR THE FIRST TIME' and rja546415 - 'SAPPER MARTIN: The Secret Great War Diary of Jack Martin.' and also my book ID rja770218 for another example of this same title/edn. The Great War ended ninety years ago then 2008 and haunts us stilland yet so much of the detail of that tragic conflict remains unknown.Closely following the experiences of the British Tommies through devastating battles and trench warfare to the Armistice of November 1918 'The Soldier's War' combines the memoriesletters and photographs of hundreds of veterans to present an extraordinary eye-witness account of 'the war to end all wars'.Beginning each chapters with an exploration of the veteran's post-war attitudes - What were their feelings about the enemy What did the troops at the front line really think about their generals Did they remember their time at the front with any fondness - Richard van Emden goes deep beneath the surface to explore emotive and controversial aspects of the war that bring us closer to understanding the full range of the soldier's experiences. One of the most remarkable features of this book is the quality and variety of the many photographs taken by the soldiers themselvesusing lightweight VPK cameras Vest Pocket Kodaks.Images taken with these cameras illegal after 1915 show the reality of life in the trenches and together with van Emden's narrative and the soldiers' words reveal the true stories of a lost generation. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight of this itemfor correctinsured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note stocks' shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the orderespecially if the item is offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some cases cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC,2008. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja448913 ISBN : 0747597804 9780747597803

‎REES**, LAURENCE:‎

‎THEIR DARKEST HOUR: People Tested to the Extreme in WWII.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn. Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispcleanmatt montage'd monochromecolour photographic illustrated dw/djwith white red lettering to front and spine/backstripb/w lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nickstears or splits present.Miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj. Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents brighttightclean solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's brightcrispcleansharp-corneredoriginal plain black cloth boards with brightcrispblocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st ednviii-xpp4-310pp paginated includes author's IntroductionParts 1-7 comprising 35 chapters8pp contemporary b/wcolour photographs in 1 blockbetween unpaginated pp150/51a Postscripta TimelineAcknowledgements; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pagesa Contents list/table and Pts separator pages.<br />Award-winning writer and filmmaker Laurence Rees has spent nearly 20 years meeting people who were tested to the extreme during World War II.He has come face-to-face with rapistsmass murdererseven cannibalsbut he has also met courageous individuals who are an inspiration to us all.His quest has taken him from the Baltic States to Japanfrom Poland to Americaand from Germany to China. Here he presents 35 of his most electrifying encounters.Meet Estera Frenkiela young Jewish woman given the chance to save ten fellow Jews from deportation and death; Peter Leea British officer brutally treated by his Japanese captors; Zinaida Pytkinaa female member of the Soviet Union's infamous SMERSH organizationwho took pleasure in killing a German prisoner; Hiroo Onodaa Japanese soldier so fanatical that he refused to surrender until 29 years after the end of the war; and Petras Zelionkaa Lithuanian who shot Jewish menwomen and children for the Nazis. The devastating first-hand testimony in 'Their Darkest Hour' is both a lasting contribution to our understanding of the war and a powerful insight into the behaviour of human beings in crisis. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight/value of this item for correctinsured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the orderespecially if the item is offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some casescost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. <br /><br /><br /></p> LONDON.EBURY PRESS,2007. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja760418 ISBN : 0091917573 9780091917579

‎HARVEY JM. LEE: J. M.‎

‎D-DAY DODGER.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn.NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but possible removal of anyas the ffe has been cut out and the dw/dj has price-clip.Brightcrisp cleanglossy laminatedb/w photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with brightcrispredblack lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Red title lettering to spine/backstrip of dw/dj is inevitably sunned/faded to a pale yellowblack lettering unaffected.Top edges generally bright and cleanfore-edges with some minimal thumbing mark else bright and clean; contents brighttightcleansolid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's brightcrispcleansharp-corneredoriginal plain maroon cloth boards with brightcrispblocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK slim 8vo HBdw/dj1st edn 9-189pp paginated includes forewordIX 9 chapters 'Song of the D-Day Dodgers - to tune of 'Lili Marlene'8pp contemporary b/w photographs in 4 blocks of 2pp apiecebetween pp32/3pp64/5 pp128/9 and pp160/1 respectivelya single b/w map pp69a select bibliographyan index; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pagesa contents list/tableillus list/tableand 2pp blanks at rear of the book. This edition is out-of-print as the publisher ceased trading mid 1980's.<br />William Kimber himselfworked for Hutchinson for about 17 years before founding "William Kimber & Co" in 1950.It specialized in aviation war memoirsautobiographies and motor-racing titles until 1973 when "Haunted Cornwall" took off and the Ghost Stories became another specialty.The company was bought by Thorsons in 1988and therefore ceased publishing under that name.<br />William Kimber was purchased by Thorsons in 1988 and therefore ceased publishing under that name. Thorsons was purchased by William Collins in 1989.William Collins became wholly owned by News Corporation in 1990 and was then incorporated into HarperCollins Publishers.The name of William Kimber has not been used for publishing since thatmaking all previously published titles by themout-of-printunder that name. The Italian Campaign was a bloody and desperate onewith its climax the controversial battle for Cassino in the spring of 1944.With the fall of the monastery held by the Germans and dominating Cassinothe way was open for the Allies to liberate Romeand despite bitter resistance from the Germans the rest of Italy. The author was a gunner throughout the campaign from the invasion of Sicily through to its successful conclusionwhen he was posted to Greece.In straightforward soldier's style he writes of his time in the desertthe appalling casualties his battery suffered at Reggio di Calabriaof his time on Monte Trocchio at a forward wireless post under constant shellingof the horrors of the final bombardment at Cassino.He also writes of the barrack room humourof the camaraderie between the soldiers which was all they could cling to for survival in the mounting horror of the conditions they were facing.He places the horror the fear and the hideousness of war in juxtaposition to the serenity and moving beauty of the Italian countryside; the horrors he faced are described not for the sake of sensationalism but because that is how things were - for the so-called 'D-Day Dodgers' whom rumour had it were living on the fleshpots of Italy while others fought in France. This is a vivid and striking memoirwhich encapsulates not only a unique account of the Italian campaign but the whole life of a typical British Tommy. Please contact sellerfor correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! <br />N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' actual shipping/Pp costs are adjusted and any difference is refundedafter order's receipt and before the order's despatch especially if the items are offered either Pp included/FREE. <br /> N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. <br /><br /></p> LONDON.WILLIAM KIMBER & CO. LIMITED,1979. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja757017 ISBN : 0718302869 9780718302863

‎BABINGTON, ANTHONY:‎

‎For the Sake of Example: Capital Courts Martial 1914-18the truth.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/djreprint.Originally published by same publisher1983. This example a reprint - the first1986. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - usually indicates an export editionbelieved to precede UK trade issue/distribution. Brightcrispcleanglossy laminatedmonochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj panelswith redwhite lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents brighttight cleansolid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's brightcrispcleansharp-cornered original plain dark green cloth boards with brightcrisp blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK8vo HBdw/dj1st reprintxiipp-2-238pp paginated includes 20 chaptersa postscriptan appendixa bibliography and an index; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pagesa contents list/tablea quotation Duke of Wellingtonacknowledgementsa preface and 6pp blanks at the rear of the book.<br /> According to the official records of the British Army a total of 346 officers and men were summarily executed at dawn following their convictions by courts martial in the field between the outbreak of the First World War and the end of March 1920.The details of their trials and executions have been closed to the public ever sincebut during the last decade there has arisen a sense of profound uneasiness regarding the circumstances surrounding their deaths.In the preparation of this book Anthony Babington has made use of a great deal of new evidence which has only recently come to light and which has enabled a full and accurate account of these matters to be written for the very first time.It is now apparent that although the majority of the executed men were guiltyor technically guiltyof the charges that had been laid against themmany of them were treated with considerable injustice and considerable inhumanity.They were usually tried by comparatively junior officers; their defencessuch as they werewere seldom adequately presented; after the trials had finished the papers were passed for review to a succession of senior commanders who were kept in total ignorance of the mitigating circumstances which should have influenced their decisions; the condemned were informed of their impending executions either on the evening beforeor on the actual morning that they were to be taken out and shot; and there was no proper procedure by which they could appeal.There can be little doubt that a not insubstantial proportion of them had been suffering from emotional shock or nervous exhaustion at the time they had commtted their 'offences'. Few of those who shared the responsibility for the executions will emerge with credit from these revelationsbe they senior officers doctorsor government ministers.This is a grimat times horrifying story.But most people will feel that it is a story which should no longer remain untold. There is a postscript to the book by Major-General Frank Richardson in which he explains the attitudes of the medical profession which prevailed at the timeparticularly their failure to acknowledge the existence of shell-shock. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight/value of this item for correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! <br /> N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' actual shipping/Pp costs are adjusted and any difference is refundedafter order's receipt and before the order's despatchespecially if the items are offered either Pp included/FREE. <br /> N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. <br /><br /><br /></p> LONDON.LEO COOPER in Association with SECKER & WARBURG,1986. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja745517 ISBN : 0436030500 9780436030505

‎WESTLAKE RAY:‎

‎BRITISH REGIMENTS AT GALLIPOLI.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn.VG./VG.No owner inscrptn and price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispcleanglossy laminatedmonochrome photographic illustrated front panel and spine/backstrip of dw/djwith reddish-brown and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - an approx 1" closed tear at head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj. - no other nicks or tears present.An approx 3" scoring/indent to centre of front panel of dw/dj with concomitant impression to board below.Internally to dw/dj's lower edges of front panelspine/backstrip and approx half of rear panel marked with fluid staining and some inevitable bleeding of dye from the boards - externally visible only to the rear panel's lower edges. Staining has left concomitant residual bleaching at board's lower edges. Top edges generally bright and clean with a couple of spotsfore-edges bright and clean with minimal thumbing; contents brighttightcleansolid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears carefully read.Brightcrispcleansharp-cornered publisher's original plain burgundy cloth boards with brightcrisp stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white endpapers.To front free endpaperprevious owner has applied/pasted three redgilt lettered Spanish branded Cruzcampo beer bottle labels; on verso of same another Spanish branded Mahou greenwhite and gilt coloured and lettered beer label and also a similar brand's beer label redwhite and gilt pasted to half-title page opposite.UK8vo HBdw/dj1st ednvi-xiipp 2-285pp paginated includes 2 double-page b/w Gallipoli maps opposing trenches at SuvlaDec 1915 and Helles FrontJan 1916an introduction an A-Z of all 85 regiments with diary locations for each 8pp b/w contemporary autobiographical photographs and or illustration reproductions in 2 blocks of 4pp apiece between pp82/3 and pp114/15 respectively and a regimental Index; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pages a dedication to recto of first page of first mapa sources information page with Acknowledgements to its verso and 4pp blanks at the rear of the book.Described hard but fairly and honestly could seem to read worse than actually is - still a very acceptable copy nonetheless.<br />Following the huge success of 'British Battalions on the Somme Leo Cooper 1994Ray Westlake has now produced a source book of the same quality on the Gallipoli Campaign.It has come about as a result of many years of enquiriesnot only from researchers keen to establish what part each regiment had played in the battlebut from the family historian eager to know just where relatives had served. Now that the Gallipoli Peninsula is more accessiblemore and more people are visiting the area and forming an interest in this key campaign.It is hoped that the family historian can 'follow in the footsteps' of their grandfathersfathers and uncleswhile military historians can for the first timein comprehensive volumeaccess important information on a regimental and battalion scale. 'British Regiments at Gallipoli' is an account of every infantry battalion and yeomanry regiment of the British Army during their service on the Gallipoli Peninsula.Battles and engagementsalong with movements both in and out of the lineare dealt with at battalion level rather than on a larger and less detailed divisional scale.With some 2000 volumes of war diariesregimental histories and personal reminiscences used for source material'British Regiments at Gallipoli' provides readers with a unique reference source. <br />Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight/value of this item for correct insured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note stocks' shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the orderespecially if the item is offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some cases cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> UK.BARNSLEY,S. YORKS.LEO COOPER/PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD.,1996. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja725417 ISBN : 085052511X 9780850525113

‎TOUT KEN:‎

‎IN THE SHADOW OF ARNHEM: THE BATTLE FOR THE LOWER MAASSEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 1944.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispcleanmatt montage'd monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Topfore-edges slightly aged/toned but still bright and clean; contents brighttight cleansolid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's brightcrispcleansharp-corneredoriginal plain black cloth boards with brightcrisp blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK8vo HBdw/dj1st ednix-xivpp 2-242pp paginated includes Illustrations list/ table Acknowledgementsb/w maps412 chapters16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 1 blockbetween pp114/5a GlossaryNotes and Referencesa Bibliography and an Index; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pagesa dedication and a Contents list/ table.<br />The Battle of Arnhem in September 1944 has been much publicisedwith its extraordinary parachute drop and the gallant defence by Frost's few men of the bridge at Arnhem.Epics like Cornelius Ryan's 'A Bridge Too Far' have shown in print and on he big screen just how close the campaign was to success.Howeverits relative failure left the Allies holding a thirty-mile stretch of a single road with the enemy firmly entrenched on both sides.The village of St Oedenrodeat the base of this roadwas liberated on 18 Septemberbut Allied troops did not capture Schijindel four miles awayuntil 23 October.The Arnhem debacle saw vast stretches of Holland to the left and right of the salient occupied by enemy forcesstrategically placed to menace any future plans.These areas of Hollandcriss-crossed by unfordable rivers and canals and closely populated by small villageshad to be cleared by Allied troops in platoon or company strengthfighting in tight situations against bitter skilled resistancelosing one or two casualties at a time.There was none of the awesome and inspirational massing of troops and armour seen in the battle for Normandyfor Arnhem itselfor in the Battle of the Bulge yet to come.Interweaving his engaging narrative style with the eyewitness accounts and personal reminiscences of BritishCanadian and Polish troopsKen Tout reveals how these men performed their heroic deeds. They suffered and died in unheraldedlargely forgotten minor skirmishesbut on a scale far exceeding the casualties of the immediate assault on Arnhem.They deserve to be remembered.This is their story. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk for correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note stocks' shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the orderespecially if the item is offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some cases cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> UK.STROUD,GLOUCESTER.SUTTON PUBLISHING LIMITED,2003. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja716617 ISBN : 0750928212 9780750928212

‎SNOW, DAN and POTTLE, MARK - Edited and presented by:‎

‎THE CONFUSION OF COMMAND: The War Memoirs of Lieutenant General Sir Thomas D'Oyly Snow1914-1915.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispcleanmattsepia photographic illustrated upper panel of dw/djwith blackwhite and brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Both headfoot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj and boards minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing - a small closed tear at head of dw/djs' spine/backstrip. Internally to dw/dj's lower edgessome lightminimal water-staining.Topfore-edges generally bright and clean; contents brighttightclean - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's brightgenerally clean - lightminimal water-stain discolouring to both front and rear board's bottom edges exceptedsharp-cornered original plain black cloth boards with brightcrispblocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK8vo HBdw/dj1st ednxiv-xlivpp14-45pp paginated includes contents list/tablea foreword by Dan Snow - the general's great-grandsonjoint-authors editorial notean introPts 12 each part with notes8pp contemporary b/w photographs in one blockbetween pp100/1appendices 1-9a 4th Division chronologya 27th Division chronologybiographical notesa glossaryselect bibliography and note on sourcesand an index.Plus unpaginated half-title page with subject's b/w contemporary b/w portrait photograph to it's rectotitle pageillus list/table for b/w maps photographsand 4 b/w battle-field maps. First-hand description of the retreat from Mons and the battles of Second Ypreswritten from the perspective of a divisional commander who was at the centre of events.Lieutenant General Sir Thomas d'Oyly Snow planned and participated in major campaigns and battles of WW1. This first edition of his memoirs focuses on action in 1914-15: the Retreat from Monsthe Battle of Le Cateauand the Second Battle of Ypres.Snow was a divisional commander at the outset of the war and saw action at Le Cateau and the Marnewhere he suffered a serious injury after falling from his horse.Nonetheless he went on to lead the fighting at YpresArras and Cambrai.On the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916he commanded an attack on Gommecourtwhich ended in failure costing thousands of lives.In the aftermath of this defeat he was severely critical of his subordinateMajor E.J. Montagu-Stuart-Wortleywho was subsequentlyand controversiallydismissed - an example on Snow's part of the self-preserving instincts that he recognized andas his memoirs make clearstrongly disapproved of in senior colleagues.Snow wrote his memoir some time between 1927 and 1933drawing on the research of his first general staff officer in August 1914Sir James E. Edmonds.His memoirs offer eyewitness account of key engagements early in the war and of the transition from running battles to trench warfareand they provide fascinating insights into his experience as a commander.With the benefit of hindsightSnow acknowledges the limitations of both his and others' command during the war.Howeverhe also makes it clear that the unprecedented scale of military operations and lack of communications made it extremely difficult for commanders to operate effectively.d'Oyly Snow died in Londonaged 82on 30 August 1940. Since April 2013and again in March 2015and in this year toothe UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion templatealtering its pricesweight allowancesdimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! Soplease contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk for correct shipping/ Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!</p> UK.BARNSLEY,S. YORKS.FRONTLINE BOOKS/PEN &SWORD; BOOKS LIMITED,2011. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja589116 ISBN : 1848325754 9781848325753

‎WALKER, JONATHAN:‎

‎THE BLOOD TUB: GENERAL GOUGH AND THE BATTLE OF BULLECOURT1917.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn. Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispcleanglossy laminatedhistorical b/w photographic illustrated front panel of dw/djwith red black and blue letteringrear panel with colour pictorial artwork with white lettering quotations; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Inevitable but lightsuperficial scoring to both panels but without penetration or affecting the boards beneath.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents bright tightcleansolid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's brightcrispcleansharp-corneredoriginal plain dark blue cloth boards with bright crispblocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip a dark blue white striped headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK8vo HBdw/dj1st ednv-xxpp1-220pp paginated includes Contents list/tablelist of Mapslist of PlatesAcknowledgementsa Foreword by Jonathan Nicholls an introductionXIV 14 chapters includes an Epilogue16pp contemporaryhistorical b/w photographs in 1 block between pp108/96 b/w maps interspersed throughout the text and the bookAppendices IIIa Bbibliographyand an Index; plus unpaginated half-title title pages. In the late Spring of 1917the Allies were in crisis. Revolution had erupted in Russia and the French army was on the verge of mutiny.MeanwhileGermany was winning the war in the air and her U- boats menaced the Channel. As the Battle of Arras was launchedtaking pressure off the FrenchGeneral 'Thruster' Gough swept up from the south to assault the Siegfried Line and the fortress village of Bullecourt.Despite using the the new wonder 'tank' and the fearless AnzacsGough's first attack in April ended in disaster and bitter recriminations.Swift retaliation by the Germans followed at Lagnicourt. But on 3 MayGough launched a secondmassiveBritish and Australian attack on Bulllecourt.For the next two weeksthe Battle of Bullecourt dominated British offensive action on the Western Front. Pitted against Stormtroopers and some of the best units in the German armyseven British and Australian divisions were sucked in before the battle reached its bloody climax. It was the excessive brutality and ferocity of the hand-to -hand fighting that earned Bullecourt the name 'Blood Tub'. The author re-examines the controversial role of General Gough together with a study of Anglo-Australian rivalry shattering the myth of a united Anzac Command.Using unpublished documents and a wealth of eye-witness accountshe confirms the terror rather than the thrill of a battle that must rank as one of the most savage contests of the Great War. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk for correct shipping/ Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the orderespecially if the item is offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin sone cases cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> UK.STAPLEHURST,KENT.SPELLMOUNT LIMITED,1998 hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja641716 ISBN : 1862270228 9781862270220

‎McKAY, SINCLAIR:‎

‎The Secret Listeners: How the Y Service Intercepted German Codes for Bletchley Park.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn.Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispcleanmatt superimposed colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with redb/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - though fronttop corner does have small closed tear.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents brighttightclean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's brightcrispclean sharp-corneredoriginalplain red cloth boards with brightcrispblockeded silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK 8vo HBdw/dj1st edn2-354pp paginated includes 20 chapters16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 1 blockbetween pp166/7notesacknowledgements and an index; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pages a Contents list/tabledouble-page b/w map principal Listening Stations of the 'Y' Service and 4pp blanks at the rear . Behind the celebrated code-breaking at Bletchley Park during the Second World War lies another secret. Before the messages of the German war machine could be decodedthousands of young men and women had to locate and monitor endless streams of radio traffic around the clockand transcribe its Morse code at a speed few have ever managed since.They were part of the 'Y' for 'Wireless' Service: the Listening service - an organisation just as secret as Bletchley Parkbut nowadays still little-known and unrecognised.Without ithoweverthe Allies would have learned nothing of the enemy's military intentions.Nowin the follow-up to his Sunday Times-bestselling 'The Secret Life of Bletchley Park' through dozens of interviews with surviving veteransSinclair McKay chronicles the history and achievements of this remarkable group of people. Whereas Bletchley park was a claustrophobically close community crammed into a single Buckinghamshire mansion the 'Y' Service went wherever the war went.Its listeners might be posted to bustling Cairo to eavesdrop on Rommel's Eighth Armyor to Casablanca in Moroccoor Karachi for the Burma campaignor even in one case even the idyllic Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean to monitor Japan.Alternativelythey might be sent to congenial Scarborough or Dorset to listen in to German submarines.To men and women often barely out of school such exotic postings were life-changing adventures - even the journey out could be an epic voyage of troopshipsflying boats and Indian railways. And the challenges they faced were not merely arduous 12-hour night shifts of dizzying concentrationbut heat so intense the perspiration ran into their shoesor snakes in the filing cabinets.For all of these 'secret listeners'the experience bred self-reliance and broad horizons rare to their generationwhile many found lifelong romance in far-flung corners of the world. Nowthe hidden story of the Y Service and its vital contribution to the war effort can be told at last. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk for correctinsured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the orderespecially if the item is offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> LONDON.AURUM PRESS LTD.,2012. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja599116 ISBN : 1845137639 9781845137632

‎ASHER**, MICHAEL:‎

‎GET ROMMEL: The Secret British Mission to Kill Hitler's Greatest General.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn. FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj.Brightcrisp cleanmattmonochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/djwith goldwhite lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Both head foot of dw/dj's spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing and a tiny snick to rear lower edgetoward spine/backstrip's gutter's edge.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents brighttightcleansolid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's brightcrispcleansharp-corneredoriginal plain black paper-covered boards with brightcrispblocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK8vo HBdw/dj 1st edn11-303pp paginated includes Acknowledgements2 b/w war theatre maps36 chapters and an Epilogue8pp contemporaryhistorical and biographical b/w photographs in 1 block between pp144/45SourcesNotesand an Index; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pagesa dedicationan epigramand a Contents list/table.<br />By the summer of 1941 Erwin Rommel was Hitler's favourite general.Sent to North Africa to halt the British advance into Libya he not only stopped the British offensive but drove them back to their Egyptian base.He seemed to be unbeatable on the battlefieldso the British planned to kill him.On the eve of the next British offensive'Operation Crusader'a specially trained commando team landed by submarine behind enemy lines. Marching deep into the desertthey attacked Rommel's headquarters.At the same timein its first ever combat missionthe newly created SAS parachuted sabotage teams close to the German airfields to knock out the enemy air forces on the ground. Michael Asher reveals how these daring raids were practically impossible from the start - but the volunteer commandos and SAS men had no idea this was effectively a suicide mission.Poor planning and incompetence in high places was matched by fantastic bravery and brilliant improvisation that enabled a handful of the survivors to escape back to British lines and tell their story. From Bob 'Lucky' Laycockthe model for Evelyn Waugh's Lt. Col. Tommy Blackhouse to the tragic Geoffrey Keyes awarded a posthumous VC for leading the operationMichael Asher investigates the true story of 'Operation Flipper': the plot to kill Rommel. Want more Victoria Cross-related titles Please search my SIGNED NAVAL/MILITARY GENERAL and BIOGRAPHY catalogues - using keywords: Victoria Cross_VC. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight of this item for correct and possiblyinsured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the orderespecially if the item is offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,2004. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja622916 ISBN : 029784685X 9780297846857

‎van EMDEN** RICHARD:‎

‎BOY SOLDIERS of the GREAT WAR: THEIR OWN STORIES FOR THE FIRST TIME.‎

‎<p>UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptnand no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrisp cleanmatt b/w contemporary photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present - as new.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents brighttight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy.Publisher's brightclean original plain black cloth boards with brightcrisp blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip with immaculate plain white endpapers.UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn2-340pp paginatedhalf-titletitle pagesa Contents list/ tableauthor Introduction15 chapters 16pp contemporary b/w photographs/illus/ newspaper cuttings etc.in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp88/9 and pp248/9 respectivelyA cknowledgementsSourcesan Indexand 4pp blanks to rear. At the outbreak of the First World Warboys as young as thirteen were caught up in an overwhelming tide of patriotism andin huge numberscheerfully joined up for active service.Between 1914 and 1918the press recruiting officers and the Government all contributed to the enlistment of thousands of under-age soldiers in Britain and the Empiredespite an increasing pressure inside and outside Parliament to keep them at home.Many were to serve in the bloodiest battles of the warsuch as ex-miner Dick Traffordwho took part in the Battle of Loosand Frank Lindleywho seeking to avenge his dead brotherwent over the top on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.Both were just sixteen. Some boys were unable to stand the strain of trench life andoften through the intervention of their parents were finally sent homewhile otherssuch as fifteen-year-old Jack Pouchotwon medals for gallantry or became highly efficient officerssuch as Acting Captain Philip Lister and Second Lieutenant Reginald Battersby both of whom were commissioned at fifteen anda year laterfought in France. In this ground breaking bookRichard van Emden reveals his evidence that more than a quarter of a million boys fought on the Western Frontand that girls also played a role close to the firing lineas volunteer nurses.In 'Boy Soldiers of the Great War' their stories of sacrifice and heroism are told for the first timethrough the use of hitherto unpublished diaries and letters and the personal testimonies of the last survivors. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight/value of this item for correct insured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note stocks' shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the orderespecially if the item is offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> LONDON.HEADLINE,2005. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : rja27827 ISBN : 075531302X 9780755313020

‎Davis Paul M.‎

‎History of Battery "C" 148th Field Artillery American Expeditionary Forces‎

‎Colorado Springs: Out West 1919. Moderately edge-worn binding; spine is heavily worn with one-inch chip at top-edge of spine; spine shaken; previous owner's name on ffep; minor tears to several pages throughout book; else a clean tight and very nice copy; contains black & white photographs and illustrations throughout; 2 fold-out maps in center section; 255p. including a list of past Battery C members many of whom were from Colorado Springs. Memorial Edition. Quarter Leather. Good. Illus. by John F. Hubacek & Allen W. Hale; plus Photographs. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Out West Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : KD741

‎Snyder, Dr. Louis L.‎

‎Encyclopedia of the Third Reich‎

‎NY: Marlowe and Company. Very Good; Remainder stripe on page bottoms. 1976. Softcover. 1557781443 . Bibliography index illustrations photos calendar of significant dates. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 410 pages . Marlowe and Company paperback‎

Référence libraire : 58359 ISBN : 1557781443 9781557781444

‎Guerra, Francois-Xavier‎

‎MEXICO: DEL ANTIGUO REGIMEN A LA REVOLUCION - Obra Completa‎

‎Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Economica 1988. 453pp & 548pp Two volumes - text in Spanish. Primera Edicion en espanol. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fondo de Cultura Economica Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 019871

‎Austin, Ron‎

‎Forward Undeterred: The History of the 23rd Battalion 1915-1918‎

‎McCrae: Slouch Hat Publications. 1998. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Battle Honours. Nominal Roll. Honours and Awards. 311 pages. Dsecribes the formation of the 23rd Battalion in early 1915 and its training at Broadmeadows and Egypt prior to landing at Gallipoli in September 1915. For the next few months the unit garrisoned the Lone Pine and Brown's Dip trenches usually on a roster of 48 hours each. After further training in Egypt the 23rd sailed for France where over the following tow and a half years it fought in most og the major battles of France & Belgium. . Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback. Slouch Hat Publications hardcover‎

Référence libraire : BIB232221 ISBN : 0958529604 9780958529600

‎MURLAND, Jerry‎

‎THE CANAL LINE: France and Flanders Campaign 1940 Battleground Dunkirk‎

‎Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military 2018. The network of canals stretching from Gravelines on the French coast through St Omer Bethune and La Bassee was in 1940 the defensive line established by the Allies just prior to the evacuation from Dunkirk. As well as being a history of the conflict in this area during May 1940 the book is also a useful guide to what remains to be seen there today. 205 pages xvi prelims. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and maps. Every book is sent in a cardboard postal package. First Edition. Paperback. New. 21.5 Cm x 13.5 Cm. Pen & Sword Military Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 22017 ISBN : 1473852196 9781473852198

‎Carter, George Calvin‎

‎Walter Kittredge: Minstrel of the Merrimack‎

‎Manchester NH: Self Published. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly rubbed. 1935. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the half-title. Blue cloth. Photos. Biography of the New Hampshire musician who is best known for his Civil War music and poems including Tenting on the Old Camp Ground. Foreword by Governor Hugh Gregg. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 124 pages . Self Published hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 57302

‎(WORLD WAR I, PHOTOGRAPHY, BOSTON) FINEBERG, Morris "Moe"‎

‎Photographs from the Western Front of World War I by a Boston photographer‎

‎France Belgium & Luxembourg 1917-1919. 129 vintage silver prints comprising 1 panorama 5-3/4 x 21 inches 27 larger format prints 6 x 8 & 8 x 10 inches and 103 smaller format prints various sizes generally 2-1/2 x 4-1/4 & 3-3/4 x 4-3/4 inches many prints docketed on the verso by Fineberg a few with alphanumeric code that corresponds to the Catalogue of Official A.E.F. Photographs 1919. Occasional creasing and wear small chip from corner of panorama generally in very good condition Archive of photographs from the Western Front of World War I by the American photographer Sergeant First Class Morris Fineberg 79th Division Photographic Unit of the American Expeditionary Forces Signal Corps. These are Fineberg's own retained copies many with his docketing and captioning on the rear. Images include a three-panel panorama “Looking towards Woevre Plain between St. Michel & Verdun” aerial reconnaissance images captured German munitions battlefields with casualties Fineberg with other members of his Photographic Unit Harry Rathburn and Henry Paschen.Fineberg ca. 1892-1949 was killed while on assignment for the Boston Post. He was photographing a US Marines and Navy mock invasion drill at Carson Beach in South Boston when shrapnel from an exploded mortar hit him in the head. His final words: “That ought to make a good picture.” The Boston Press Photographers Association presents an annual Moe Fineberg Award for first place in the feature still photography category. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 100887