Military History - Between the World Wars - General Section
Between the World Wars - General Section
Despite being thought of as a period bereft of major conflicts, there
were in fact many outbreaks of hostilities. Amongst these were the Italian
invasion of Ethiopia, the Sino-Japanese War &, of course, the Spanish
Civil War - a testing ground for Germany's newly developed weapons &
tactics, including strategic bombing against civilians
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| DOCUMENTS CONCERNING GERMAN-POLISH RELATIONS AND THE OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN & GERMANY IN SEPTEMBER 1939. Includes the German Polish-Agreement; statements by Adolf Hitler; German-Polish Discussions; the Anglo-Polish Agreement; the development in Anglo-German Relations; the Deterioration in the local situation at Danzig; Treatment of the German minority in Poland; Developments leading immediately to the outbreak of hostilities. A documentary trail leading to WWII.1939, HMSO, , ,< E-01>,xxviii + 195pp, covers worn text g, , CARDSubject...Between the World Wars - GeneralWeb No. 18259-01..............................£4.00 |
| DOCUMENTS ON BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY 1919-1939. SECOND SERIES VOL 1 1929/1930 Documents concerning the Anglo-American discussions prior to the London Naval Conference. Includes Mr MacDonald's visit to the US: Correspondence regarding the Five-Power Conference: The London Naval Conference: M Briand's Proposal for European Federal Union: Negotiations with the French and Italian Governments with a view to facilitating a Franco-Italian Naval Agreement: Relations with Germany from the formation of Dr Bruning's administration to the announcement of the Austro-German proposals for a customs union. Appendices on London Naval Treaty: Military situation in Germany.1946, HMSO, , ,< E-01>,xxxvii + 603pp, blue cloth, Good, , Subject...Between the World Wars - GeneralWeb No. 29429-01..............................£36.00 |
| EXPOSICION DE MATERIAL DE GUERRA TOMADO AL ENEMIGO Spanish text. A scarce catalogue of an exhibition, sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs at The Gran Kursal de San Sebastián in August, 1938. It contains approximately sixty black and white photographs and other images illustrating the weapons and armaments captured by the Nationalist Government from the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. It also contains four engravings by G. Escuder J. M. Sert, Zuloaga and Pedro Muguruza. The buff, card cover is slightly ragged, but generally in good condition. It features an embossed Falange Espanola motif. 1938, Min. of Foreign Affairs, , No ISBN,< E-01>,Large format, c50pp, 60 + b/w images, v/good in slightly chipped, card cover, Span.text, CARDSubject...Between the World Wars - GeneralWeb No. 37509-01..............................£80.00 |
| LES ECRIVAINS ET LA GUERRE D'ESPAGNE "Writers and the Spanish Civil War". French language. With over 30 contributions from Henri Plard, William Tierney, Paul Ilie, Ignacio Iglesias, Frederick Benson, Salvador de Madariaga, Henri de Montherlant et al.1975, Pantheon, Paris, Les Dossiers H, France, ,< E-01>,319pp + 16pp of illustrations, bibliographies, large format, Good., Fr.text, CARDSubject...Between the World Wars - GeneralWeb No. 28703-01..............................£15.00 |
| THE DARK VALLEY: A PANORAMA OF THE 1930s by Piers Brendon A political and cultural overview of the years before World War II. Focusing on each of the primary staging grounds, the United States, Germany, Italy, France, Britain, Japan, Russia and Spai, the author depicts the circumstances of the Ukrainian famine and the American Dust Bowl, the Night of the Long Knives and the conquest of Ethiopia, the bombing of Guernica, the Anschluss and the great Soviet purges. 2000, Jonathan Cape, , 0224060384,< E-01>,701pp illustrations., Black boards, slightly marked. Slight cracking on front hinge but all attached., , Subject...Between the World Wars - GeneralWeb No. 36712-01..............................£10.00 |
| THE STRUGGLE FOR PEACE by The Rt.Hon. Neville Chamberlain MP No d/w Blue boards, rubbed on edges and spine. Foxing on page edges and some margins. The speeches of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain between 1937 and 1939, published to illustrate his aims and purpose during this period. Notes relating to the events leading to the speeches have been added by Arthur Bryant. No publication date but assumed to be contemporary to the period, Hutchinson, , ,< E-01>,434pp, , , Subject...Between the World Wars - GeneralWeb No. 37413-01..............................£8.00 |
| THE OCCUPATION OF THE RHINELAND 1918-1929 by Brigadier General Sir James Edmonds Originally published in 1944 this is the Official History of the eleven year Occupation of the Rhineland by Allied Troops following WWI. The purpose was to ensure that reparations were obtained by the victors from the defeated Germans. Such reparations consisted of manufactured goods and as well as industrial machinery and military equipment. This volume is primarily concerned with the role of the British Army.1987, HMSO, , 0112904548,< E-01>,444pp, illustrations, maps., Good in rubbed d/w, , Subject...Between the World Wars - GeneralWeb No. 2971-01..............................£16.00 |
| LOST BERLIN by Susanne Everett The heady days of the 1920s when the city vibrated with new ideas, drama and art into the 1930s. The Advent of Hitler was the kiss of death to this cultural flowering. Many of the icons, Albert Einstein, marlene Dietrich, Arnold Schonberg and Thomas Mann left, and gradually as war clouds loomed over Germany and austerities of war were imposed, the old Berlin slowly died. Illustrated by hundreds and rare photographs, posters and artifacts.1970, Hamlyn, , 0600355365,< E-01>,208pp. extensively illustrated in colour and black and white photographs., Good in d/w. , , Subject...Between the World Wars - GeneralWeb No. 36044-01..............................£12.00 |
| MUNICH: THE 1938 APPEASEMENT CRISIS by David Faber On 30 September 1938 Neville Chamberlain flew back to London from his meeting with the German Chancellor, Adolf Hitler. On the aircraft steps, he held aloft the piece of paper which bore both his and the Führer's signature, the promise that Britain and Germany would never go to war with one another again. He had returned bringing 'Peace with honour - Peace for our Time.'Drawing on original material,the author traces the path leading up to the meeting at Munich.2008, Simon & Schuster (US), , 9781847370082,< E-01>,518pp illustrations, Near fine in d/w, , Subject...Between the World Wars - GeneralWeb No. 36681-01..............................£10.00 |
| WAS GERMANY DEFEATED IN 1918? by Cyril Falls and John W. Wheeler-Bennett Oxford Pamphlets on World Affairs No.30. The authors maintain that propaganda in Germany claimed that there was no defeat in 1918 but betrayal 'by Jews and Communists'. The pamphlet describes the campaigns of 1918 leading up to the signing of the Armistice, supported by excerpts from letters and documents.1940, Oxford Univ.Press.Toronto, , ,< E-01>,31pp. map, Very good in card covers, , CARDSubject...Between the World Wars - GeneralWeb No. 37260-01..............................£10.00 |
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