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19548vo., First Edition, with 12 plates on 8; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly sunned at backstrip. Classic account of the wartime exploits of Otto Skorzeny, including the liberation of Mussolini, the snatching of Horthy from Budapest Castle and the 'disguised brigade' which confused the Americans on their way into Germany. Laycock's foreword gives the historical context and looks ahead to the increasing need for units like the RM Commandos and the SAS in the future of military operations. Enser, p.406
19798vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and diagrams in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19788vo., First Edition, with 30 plates on 16 and 22 maps in the text; grey boards, red cloth back lettered in gilt and blue, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Published a month after the first edition. Gavin commanded 82nd Airborne through Sicily, Salerno, Normandy and perhaps most famously, at Nijmegen as part of MARKET GARDEN. Enser, p.3
19948vo., Second Edition, with numerous illustrations of badges in the text; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. This handy but comprehensive standard reference was first published in 1991.
19728vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Cooper's concise Famous Regiments series edited by Lt.-General Sir Brian Horrocks. Sutcliffe, p.412.
19968vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Includes detailed coverage of KNIGHTSBRIDGE and ROH
19708vo., Second Impression , with portrait frontispiece, 16 plates, 7 illustrations and maps in the text, and pictorial endpapers, top lightly dust-soiled; terracotta cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy. Published six months after the first edition. With remnants of dustwrapper loosely inserted. This copy was formerly in the library of the eminent naval historian J.H. Owen with his initials on front free endpaper. VERY SCARCE IN ANY CONDITION.
19538vo., First Edition, with 30 plates on 16 and 6 maps in the text; original brown cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter with one or two short closed tears at margins.
1975Sm. 4to., First Edition thus, with 25 plates on 16; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one short closed tear. Indispensable guide to German Army and Waffen-SS ground units. Published simultaneously with the Arms & Armour edition. Not recorded by Enser.
19608vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 23 plates on 14 and 10 maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, fore-edges lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. First edition of the acclaimed autobiography by one of the most outstanding corps commanders of WWII. His renowned 30 Corps was regarded as one of the finest fighting formations throughout North-West Europe (including a central role in GARDEN). This copy was formerly in the library of the eminent naval and military historian J H Owen and bears his signature on front free endpaper. Enser, p.266.
19858vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and numerous plates; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper.
19588vo., First Edition, De Luxe Edition, with coloured portrait frontispiece, numerous plates in monochrome, 2 illustrations and 7 maps in the text, and 5 folding maps; original full black leather, badge in gilt on upper board, back with five flat bands lettered in gilt, black top, silk headband, marbled endpapers, silk marker in regimental colours, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter a trifle spotted and dust-soiled. THIS IS SUBSCRIBER'S COPY NO. 5 WITH THE HAC'S ELEGANT SUBSCRIBERS' NUMBERED BOOKPLATE SIGNED BY GASCOIGNE AND MOUNTED ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. The subscriber is Flt.-Lt. S R J Addison whose name is duly recorded in the list of subscribers. EXTREMELY SCARCE. White, p.198 (recording the trade edition).
19528vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece and 3 plates of maps in red and black, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper, rear endpapers lightly spotted; cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed at extremities. Striking wrapper artwork by Ley Kenyon (illustrator of Brickhill's 'The Great Escape). Captured in Greece during the evacuation, Driver Francis Jones spent the remainder of the war in a series of escape attempts covering Greece, the Greek Islands, Italy and Germany. A lone escaper with no 'X' or escape committee for support, his experiences against impossible odds makes an 'other ranks' escape story with a difference.
19538vo., First Edition with plates, neat signature on front free endpaper; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. This scarce study was not published in the UK. Enser, p.466.
19788vo., First English Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a mint copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in Germany in 1974, this is probably the best overall summary of the 'Green Devils' to date. After a detailed analysis of Crete, it deals also with the paratroops as infantry - in Africa, Italy (notably Cassino) and elsewhere
19828vo., First Edition, with 41 plates on 16 and 23 maps and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Lucas has very skilfully set personal experiences by participants against a detailed and closely-reasoned account of the great engagement, its immediate forerunners and the outcome. A fascinating read, a worthy tribute to those involved, and a clear explication of the issues involved. This is an approach that would be well deserved by a host of other actions throughout WWII.
20048vo., First Edition, with 9 plates (one double-page) on 8, and endpaper maps; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19938vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates, and 22 maps; cloth, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. Mallinson gives a concise account of the formation of the regiment from the amalgamation of 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) and 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars. Already elusive in this condition. Sutcliffe, p.82
19938vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates, and 22 maps; cloth, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Mallinson gives a concise account of the formation of the regiment from the amalgamation of 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) and 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars. Already elusive in this condition. Sutcliffe, p.82
19978vo., First Edition, with 26 plates on 12, and 6 full-page maps and an illustration in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. Working as a key component of 14 Army, 656 Squadron's three flights of tiny Auster aircraft provided air observation for the entire Allied force. Graham & Cole, U42.
19458vo., First Edition, with 2 large folding maps on japon and 15 maps in the text, neat signature on front free endpaper, some light foxing as usual; cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned and with one or two chips at edges. One of the few inter-war generals with advanced engineering qualifications, Martel was largely responsible for the development of the Cromwell, Matilda and Churchill tanks. Enser, p.34.
998Sm. folio, First Edition, with photographic title, 16 fine full-page coloured plates of aircraft profiles, and many hundreds of monochrome photographs in the text; maroon cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
20108vo., First Edition, with 37 plates on 16; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Astonishingly, the first biography of 'Boy' Browning. Mead throws fresh light on the failure at Arnhem, and details Browning's close post-war relationship with the Royal family. In the light of Buckingham's recent critical assessment Browning comes off here very lightly.
20108vo., First Edition, with plates; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Astonishingly, the first biography of 'Boy' Browning. Mead throws fresh light on the failure at Arnhem, and details Browning's close post-war relationship with the Royal family. In the light of Buckingham's recent critical assessment Browning comes off here very lightly.
19628vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, numerous plates and 2 maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Presentation copies are extremely scarce. Baxter, 271.
