Leon Degrelle and Walloon Political and Military Collaboration 1940-45. Nearly 60 years after the end of the Second World War, the name "Degrelle" remains controversial in Belgium. Was he a traitor to his nation, or a hero for his anti-Communist stance? Until recently, the only information available on the man and his political movement came from Degrelle's own memoirs, or from works heavily slanted for or against him. Eddy De Bruyne, specialist in WWII Walloon Military Collaboration, has devoted over 20 years to intensively studying the available documentation, as well as interviewing the surviving collaborators of that era, including Degrelle himself. His findings represent the most detailed studies of Walloon political and military collaboration yet assembled. With the aid of American Waffen-SS researcher Marc Rikmenspoel, De Bruyne has combined his works into this single volume. The greatest portion of the book is devoted to the most comprehensive account of the campaigns of the Legion Wallonie and its successor SS-Sturmbrigade/Division Wallonien (28th SS Panzergrenadier Division).

2004, Helion & Co., , 1874622329,< G-01>,large format, 299pp, c400 b/w photos, facsimile documents, maps etc., like new in d/w, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 37973-01..............................£48.00 

An account of the French part in World War II. Chapters include: La Pente: La Chute: La France Libre: L'Afrique: Londres: L'Orient: Les Allies: La France Combattante. French text.

1954, Plon, , ,< G-01>,680pp fold out map, vg in paper covers, Fr.text, CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 33458-01..............................£10.00 

The closing phase of World War II and its aftermath saw millions of refugees and displaced persons wandering across Eastern Europe in one of the most brutal and chaotic migrations in world history. The genocidal barbarism of the Nazi forces has been well documented. What hitherto has been little researched is the fate of the 15 million German civilians who found themselves at the mercy of the Soviet armies and on the wrong side of the new postwar borders. Settled by the Germans in the Middle Ages, the territories of East Prussia, Silesia, the Sudetenland, much of Pomerania and Brandenburg were emptied, the historic ethnic communities in Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia either expelled or killed. Over two million Germans did not survive their forced displacement.

1993, Macmillan, , 0333604695,< G-01>,177pp illustrations map, Good in d/w, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 36984-01..............................£30.00 

A day to day account of the 'Six Hundred days' during which Mussolini struggled to re-build fascism from a lakeside Villa in Northern Italy, up to his capture by Partisans in April 1945.

1966, Pelican Books, , ,< G-01>,378pp, Good in card covers, pages slightly browning, , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 13372-01..............................£5.00 

The 'Allied Commando' was formed entirely from men whose countries were under German occupation. It included Dutch, Belgian, Norwegian French and Polish soldiers and also the mysterious X Troop with German volunteers

1987, Leo Cooper, , 0850521211,< G-01>,xi + 208pp, 36 ills. 10 maps, Very good in dw, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 8227-01..............................£10.00 

By 1942 the civilised world had been brought to the brink of ruin. At the height of their power the European dictators and the Japanese military autocracy ruled ruthlessly almost half the world. Standing alone, the British were bankrupt and the United States only driven from isolation by the humiliation at Pearl Harbor. Before the tide fully turned in 1943, the machinery of the holocaust was in place and nuclear devastation well on the way to become a reality. Fifty years on the lessons of the Second World War continue to reverberate unheeded.

1993, Jonathan Cape, , 022403135X,< G-01>,653pp illustrations, Very good in slightly edgecreased dw, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 16797-02..............................£8.00 

Britain's Royal Tank Regiment has seen the stalemate of trench warfare, the restoration of battlefield mobility and the establishment of armoured and mechanized forces as a dominant factor in battle. During WWI, 1 RTR won two Victoria Crosses and were victors in the first ever tank versus tank engagement, and 2 RTR fought in all the key Western Front battles from Messines to Cambrai. In WWII 1 RTR saw action in the North African desert, in Italy and in Northwest Europe, whilst 2 RTR fought in France, North Africa and Burma, and later in the 1944-45 Italian campaign, ending the war in Austria. This copy is signed by the author.

2003, Amberley Publishing, , 9781848688186,< G-01>,275pp, 80 b/w illustrations, 27 maps, appendices, index, Vg/fine - slight crease on card cover. Signed by the author, , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 31571-04..............................£6.00 

The story of 3rd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment in WWII. Their defence of Calais in May 1940 gave the BEF extra time to evacuate from Dunkirk. In the spring of the following year the refitted battalion fought the Panzers in the ill-fated campaign in Greece, the 6 week camapign delaying Operation Barbarossa. In April, 1941 the remnants of 3RTR embarked for Egypt, fighting in all the main North African battles under General Bernard Montgomery. Moving back to NW Europe in 1944 to join the invasion, they were in the thick of the desparate Normandy battles. Later, after Operation Market Garden, they took part in the Ardennes campaign and the advance from the Rhine to the Elbe. This copy is signed by the author.

2010, Amberley Publishing, , 9781848688209,< G-01>,255pp, numerous b/w photos & maps/plans, Fine in card cover. Signed by the author, , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 29863-04..............................£12.00 

The story of 3rd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment in WWII. Their defence of Calais in May 1940 gave the BEF extra time to evacuate from Dunkirk. In the spring of the following year the refitted battalion fought the Panzers in the ill-fated campaign in Greece, the 6 week camapign delaying Operation Barbarossa. In April, 1941 the remnants of 3RTR embarked for Egypt, fighting in all the main North African battles under General Bernard Montgomery. Moving back to NW Europe in 1944 to join the invasion, they were in the thick of the desparate Normandy battles. Later, after Operation Market Garden, they took part in the Ardennes campaign and the advance from the Rhine to the Elbe. This copy is signed by the author.

2000, Sutton Publishing, , 0750925507,< G-01>,218pp, numerous b/w illustrations & maps, Good in dw - some staining to top page edges. signed by the author., ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 29863-03..............................£12.00 

An examination of the concept and technique of Blitzkrieg. The author looks at how it was deployed against opposing forces and the campaigns in Russia and Poland as well as the dash across Belgium and France. The book includes more than 400 photographs, many from the Imperial War Museum Photographic Archive.

1996, Arms & Armour Press, , 1854093487,< G-01>,large format, 176pp, 400 + photos, index, Fine, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 27156-01..............................£10.00