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THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR VOLUME 3: IRAQ'S TRIUMPH by E. R. Hooton and Tom Cooper The Iran-Iraq War was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 20th Century and accidentally created the current nightmare of Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. There have been many books on the conflict but this is the first detailed military history using materials from both sides, as well as materials obtained from US Intelligence circles and British Governmental archives. It provides a unique insight into a war which began through miscalculation and rapidly escalated into the longest conventional conflict in the post-Second World War era. The third volume covers the last two years of the war on the Southern front, where Iranians made their last supreme effort to break through Iraqi lines during the winter of 1986-1987. Iraqi defences just about held. For a year, there was an ominous silence, but then Iraq launched a series of devastating blows that recovered the Faw Peninsula, pulverised weakly-occupied Iranian positions, and drove the frontlines back to the international border. Iran was left with no option but to sue for peace.2018, Helion & Co., Middle east@War 9, 9781911512448,< H-09>,A4 format, 80pp, numerous b/w photos, maps & colour photos &profiles, new in card cover, , CARDSubject...Post World War II - Gulf, Middle East, AfghanistanWeb No. 38116-01..............................£19.95 |
THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR VOLUME 4: THE FORGOTTEN FRONTS by E. R. Hooton and Tom Cooper he Iran-Iraq War was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 20th Century and accidentally created the current nightmare of Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. There have been many books on the conflict but this is the first detailed military history using materials from both sides, as well as those obtained from US Intelligence circles and British Governmental archives. It provides a unique insight into a war which began through miscalculation and rapidly escalated into the longest conventional conflict in the post-Second World War era. Part 4 in this mini-series covers the warfare between Iran and Iraq on the Central and Northern Fronts. Difficult terrain made it problematic for either side to assemble overwhelming superiority. Following initial Iraqi attacks that seized some territory, the Iranians began gradually nibbling back until achieving some success in the centre, in 1982. Subsequently, the Central Front saw only minor conventional battles until Iraq launched several major blows in 1988. In the north, fighting primarily revolved around several Kurdish insurgencies in northern Iraq, and culminated in the horror of the Halabcheh gas attack. The final campaign of the war saw Iraq-supported Iranian émigrés launching a spectacular, but also a swiftly-crushed, invasion of their homeland.2018, Helion & Co., Middle east@War 10, 9781911512455,< H-09>,A4 format, 80pp, numerous b/w photos, maps & colour photos &profiles, new in card cover, , CARDSubject...Post World War II - Gulf, Middle East, AfghanistanWeb No. 38117-01..............................£19.95 |
THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR. VOLUME 2: IRAN STRIKES BACK, JUNE 1982-DECEMBER 1986 by E. R. Hooton and Tom Cooper The Iran-Iraq War was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 20th century and accidentally created Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. There have been many books on the conflict, but this is the first detailed military history using materials from both sides, as well as materials obtained from US intelligence and British governmental archives. It provides a unique insight into a war which began through miscalculation and rapidly escalated into the longest conventional conflict in the post-WWII era. Volume 2 takes up the account after Iraq withdrew from Khuzestan and is based upon material from both sides: US intelligence data, British Government documents and secret Iraqi files. Iraq’s withdrawal exposed the great southern city of Basra to Iranian attack, but it was shielded by fortifications based upon a huge anti-tank ditch which the Iranians tried to storm in the summer of 1982. 2017, Helion & Co., Middle east@War 6, 9781911096573,< H-09>,A4 format, 80pp, numerous b/w photos, maps & colour photos , New in card cover, , CARDSubject...Post World War II - Gulf, Middle East, AfghanistanWeb No. 31776-01..............................£19.95 |
PARADISE AFIRE VOLUME 2: THE SRI LANKAN WAR, 1987-1990 by Adrien Fontanellaz Upon achieving independence from Great Britain in 1948, the stunningly beautiful island of Ceylon, re-named Sri Lanka in 1972, was expected to become a sort of ‘South Asian Singapore’. However, stable political order and bright economic prospects proved insufficient to maintain peace. By 1987, the crisis heated up to the point where the government in New Delhi began exercising fierce pressure upon the Sri Lankan government and the Sri Lankan Tamil insurgents to arrive at a peace deal. In order to help maintain peace, an Indian Peace Keeping Force was deployed to the island. 2019, Helion & Co., Asia@War 8, 9781912866304,< H-13>,A4 format, 64pp, 12 colour illustrations, 12 colour profiles, 1 colour map, new in card cover, , CARDSubject...Post World War II - India/PakistanWeb No. 37927-01..............................£16.95 |
THE PAST IS MYSELF by Christabel Bielenberg The author, a niece of Lord Northcliffe, married a German Lawyer, Peter Bielenberg, in 1934. Both Christabel and her husband were opposed to Nazism and following Hitler's rise to power in 1933, participated in anti-Nazi activity. She attempted to shelter Jews hiding from persecution and Peter Bielenberg was a close friend of Adam von Trott zu Solz, who was involved in the von Stauffenberg bomb plot against Adolf Hitler of 1944. As a result of this he was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned in Ravensbrück concentration camp 1984, Corgi Books, , 0552990655,< J-01>,287pp, vg in card covers, , CARDSubject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 32809-01..............................£2.00 |
THE DIARY OF A DESERT RAT by R L Crimp and Editor Alex Bowlby Mass market paperback. Pages browning. signs of use. From July 1941 to May 1943. The author was a private soldier in an infantry regiment, part of the 7th Armoured Division in the North African Campaign1974, Pan Books, , 0330240218,< J-01>,210pp, , , CARDSubject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 18943-01..............................£2.00 |
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE by General Sir Peter de la Billiere Very slight wear on cover edges. The recollections of General Sir Peter de la Billiere - the British commander in the first Gulf War. During his military career, much of which was spent in the SAS, he saw considerable action and was frequently decorated. He fought against guerrillas in the jungles of Borneo and on the Arabian Peninsular. He commanded the SAS Regiment and was closely involved in the Iranian Embassy Siege. He became Military Governor of the Falklands.1995, Harper Collins, , 0006379834,< J-01>,449pp ills, Very Good, , CARDSubject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 20280-02..............................£2.00 |
ROMMEL by Charles Douglas-Home Mass market paperback. Pages browning. Good. The biography of 'The Desert Fox', Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the courageous commander of mountain troops in WWI, winning the highest Imperial decoration, the "Pour Le Merite". In WWII he commanded the Ghost Division in France in 1940, the Afrika Korps in North Africa and the defence of Normandy in 1944. After the unsuccessful July 20 Plot against Adolf Hitler, Rommel was offered the choice of facing a People's Court and potential persecution of his family, or to commit suicide. He chose the latter and was buried as a national hero 1973, , , 0860077268,< J-01>,143pp, photos, , , CARDSubject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 1232-05..............................£2.00 |
A MAD WORLD, MY MASTERS by John Simpson Slight edgewear and crease on spine. Good. TV Journalist John Simpson's second volume of his experiences including in the Cocaine markets of Colombia, escaping Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, filming undercover in Lebanon and interviewing Gadhafi.2001, Pan Books, , 0330355678,< J-01>,436pp.ills, , , CARDSubject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 35412-01..............................£2.00 |
OSPREY WARRIOR 54: CONFEDERATE CAVALRYMAN 1861-65 by Philip Katcher and (Illustrator) Gerry Embleton The southerner of the mid-19th century had been bred to ride horses and had long been used to handling firearms, through hunting for pleasure, food or simply for sport. The combination of these factors promised that when the southern states began to secede in December 1860, the cavalry would be a major combat arm. This title looks at how the men of the Confederate cavalry were recruited, trained, lived and fought. Routine and campaign life are covered, as well as the weapons and equipment. Key encounters such as the 1863 clash at Brandy Station are also covered.2002, Osprey Publishing, , 1841763810,< L-01>,64pp ills, new in card covers, , CARDSubject...Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - GeneralWeb No. 32280-01..............................£12.99 |
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The Editor's Choice:
THE END OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ARMY: VOLUME
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