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Military History - World War II - General Section
World War II - General Section
This section contains nearly 1,500 titles covering every aspect & theatre of World War Two. The war on land, sea & in the air in Europe, the Far East & the Pacific.
Listed by Author & Title - 10 Titles per page 
BOLDNESS BE MY FRIEND
by Richard Pape

Good in brown boards. No d/w. Introduction by Archibald McIndoe. Richard Pape was the navigator of an RAF Stirling bomber and was shot down after completing a special mission to destroy Goering's residence which was used as operational HQ for the air defence of Berlin. He was hunted across Holland, joined the Dutch underground and was eventually captured in Leyden. There followed a series of treks, captures and escapes. One of the most celebrated of WWII escape stories.

1954, Companion Book Club, , ,< G-01>,288pp, illustrations, endpaper maps, , ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 13239-02..............................£6.00 

THREE WAR MARINE
by Colonel Francis Fox Parry

The experiences of a US Marine in three wars. WWII in the Pacific - including Guadalcanal and Okinawa: Korea at Inchon and Chosin: and Vietnam.

1987, Pacifica Press, , 0935553029,< G-01>,xx + 272pp, 28 photos, 6 maps, Good in edge-worn dw with light marks on top page edge., ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 6473-01..............................£10.00 

THE WAR AND COLONEL WARDEN
by Gerald Pawle

Based on the recollections of Commander C. R. Thompson, the personal assistant to Sir Winston Churchill 1940-45, who was responsible for Churchill's numerous war-time travels. The author chronicles the Prime Minister's life, day by day, as he directed the war effort. Churchill's wartime journeys were generally undertaken under the cover title of "Colonel Warden". With a foreword by Averell Harriman.

1963, Harrap & Co Ltd, 1st edition, ,< G-01>,427pp, 53 ills, extending map of Churchill's journeys, bibliography, index, g in worn and chipped dw, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 12088-02..............................£10.00 

THE WAR AND COLONEL WARDEN
by Gerald Pawle

Based on the recollections of Commander C R Thompson, the personal assistant to Sir Winston Churchill 1940-45. Responsible for Churchill's numerous war-time travels. The author chronicles the Prime Minister's life, day by day, as he directed the war effort. Churchill's wartime journeys were generally undertaken under the cover title of "Colonel Warden". Foreword by Averell Harriman. Blue boards, gilt titles on spine and gilt vignette on top board which has a small light mark. Otherwise the book is a good clean copy of the first American edition.

1963, Knopf Publishing Inc, , ,< G-01>,427pp, ills, List of Operational & other Code Names, bibliography, index, g + in blue cloth, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 12088-01..............................£12.00 

TEARS OF GLORY: THE BETRAYAL OF VECORS 1944
by Michael Pearson

Mass market paperback. Signs of use. text browning but unmarked.Wear on edges. The epic of Vecors. The thousands of French Maquis who rallied at the mountain fortress, to support the expected Allied invasion in the South of France in June 1944. The Allied paratroops and air support never came. The Germans massed the greatest force ever deployed against the resistance and after six weeks of desperate fighting came the inevitable and tragic result.After the long battle came the vengeance,the punishment and the manhunt conducted by a German Command determined to make an example of these defiant men and women.

1980, Pan Books, , 0330259350,< G-01>,250pp map., mass market paperback , pages browning ow vg, , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 10312-03..............................£10.00 

THE SECRETS OF D-DAY
by Gilles Perrault

Mass market paperback. Pages browning. The duel between Allied & German intelligence over the D-Day landings and how the secrets of D-Day were kept to the Allies. The Allied schemes to mislead the Germans; the German efforts to pierce the British smoke-screen. The story of individuals - Admiral Canaris, Head of the Abwehr, hanged by the SS as the end of the war approached; Lily Sergueiev - who the Germans considered their best agent in Britain; Duchez, the Frenchman who stole the detailed map of the Atlantic Wall from a German office in Caen. translated by Len Ortzen.

1974, Corgi Books, , 0552095400,< G-01>,216pp, , , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 1924-02..............................£3.00 

APPELS ET MESSAGES AUX FRANCAIS JUIN 1940-MARS 1941
by Le Marechal Petain

French Text. Published c1941 in Toulouse, a collection of speeches and broadcasts from the 16th June and the formation of the Vichy government.

, , , ,< G-01>,48pp, , Fr.text, CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 17037-01..............................£10.00 

ACCIDENTAL WARRIOR
by Geoffrey Picot

The experiences of a young infantry soldier in the NW European campaign of WW.II. From the battles in Normandy to the German surrender. Originally written down in 1945 when the experiences were still vividly in mind. The experiences of a British Infantry Battalion at war

1994, Penguin Books, , 0140176268,< G-01>,318pp illustrations, Used paperback. Useful reference copy., , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 20024-01..............................£3.00 

THE CAVALRY 1939-1945
by Janusz Piekalkiewicz

An extensively illustrated study on the use of Cavalry in World War II. Horses were used on the Russian Front by both German and Soviet Armies. German Cavalry units also took part in the 1940 French Campaign. There was a British Cavalry Division in the Middle East, and Bulgaria, Finland, France, Hungary, Japan, Italy, Poland and Rumania also had cavalry units. Includes accounts of major Cavalry battles as well as numerous photographs illustrating the men and their mounts, their equipment and training, and many of the actions in which they fought.

1987, Historical Times Inc., , 0918678315,< G-01>,256pp, 296 photos, 20 maps, New copy, , ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 22708-03..............................£6.00 

THE VIKING ATLAS OF WORLD WAR II
by John Pimlott

The maps, with topographical detail, trace the development of all the major campaigns of WWII. Introductions to the various sections clarify political and strategic conditions; text and map annotations clarify military operations and tactics.

1995, Viking, , 0670865273,< G-01>,224pp, over 100 ills inc col, over 100 colour maps, index, large format, Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 30152-01..............................£6.00 

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THE END OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ARMY: VOLUME II

by Alan K. Wildman


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