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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 
LIAISON OFFICER. GERMANY AND THE ANGLO-US OCCUPATION 1946-47
by Norman Hidden

paperback. Good in card covers. The author left Boston in 1943 on SS Olaf to return home as an Overseas Volunteer.On arrival in the Uk he sustained an injury during training which led to him being assigned to the Education corps. Rapidly promoted from private through to Lieutenant as befits a Lecturer he found himself despatched to Germany as British Liaison Officer at the US Army HQ at Frankfurt.

1993, Clydesdale Books, , 0952250608,< G-01>,178pp, Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 38075-01..............................£9.00 

DEAR GENERAL: EISENHOWER'S WARTIME LETTERS TO MARSHALL
by Joseph P Hobbs

As Supreme Commander Allied expeditionary Force, General Dwight D. Eisenhower sent over 100 letters to General George Marshall, Chief of Staff for the United States Army. The Seventy-five letters analyzed here trace the growth of their relationship. They were direct opposites in personality. Eisenhower was open and gregarious, Marshall cool and aloof. There was a ten year age difference and they had met only briefly before Marshall selected Eisenhower for a key post in the War Plans department.

1971, Johns Hopkins Press, , 0801812054,< G-01>,255pp, Good in d/w , ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 34384-01..............................£20.00 

U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II
by David W Hogan Jr.

50th Anniversary Commemorative edition. Includes Darby's Rangers in the Mediterranean, the 1st Special Service Force, NW Europe, the 29th 2nd and 5th Ranger Bns, the Jedburgh Groups. The Pacific, Guerrillas in Philippines, Alamo Scouts, 6th Ranger Battalion, OSS detachment 101, Galahad/Merrill's Marauders and the OSS in China and SE Asia.

1992, Center of MilitaryHistory, , ,< G-01>,x + 158pp, photos, maps, bibliography, index, Some shelfwear. Good in paper covers. , , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 11516-01..............................£8.00 

GERMAN & ALLIED SECRET WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR II
by Ian V Hogg and J B King

Discusses the secret development of weaponry and the encouragement given to scientists. With extensively illustrated chapters on the weapons that worked and the ones that only remained a frightening possibility. Chapters include anti-tank warfare, sea war, the bomber offensive, the air war, aircraft armament and anti-aircraft weapons.

1976, Chartwell, , 0702600121,< G-01>,125pp drawings and photos, Good in rubbed red boards, no d/w, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 32284-01..............................£8.00 

THE WORLD AT WAR
by Richard Holmes

'The World at War', first broadcast in 1973, was a definitive television work on the Second World War. It set out to tell the story of the war through the testimony of key participants. Among the well-known names interviewed were Albert Speer, Karl Wolff (Himmler's adjutant), Traudl Junge (Hitler's secretary), James Stewart (USAAF bomber pilot and Hollywood star), Anthony Eden, John Colville, Averell Harriman and Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris.

2007, Ebury Press, , 9780091917517,< G-01>,661pp.illustrations., d/w slightly rubbed ow very good, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 35350-01..............................£9.00 

HOLT'S BATTLEFIELD GUIDES: NORMANDY-OVERLORD
by Tonie & Valmai Holt

A concise, illustrated guide giving practical information on itineraries for recommended tours, including distances.

1983, Leo Cooper, , 0436200740,< G-01>,64pp, ills, maps, pocket size, Good., , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 9328-01..............................£5.00 

I'LL BE SEEING YOU : PICTURE POSTCARDS OF WORLD WAR II
by Tonie & Valmai Holt

World War II as seen in picture postcards. A fascinating look at the men, the personalities, the Home Front, POWs, Resistance, Humour, Propaganda, political satire, and much more. Draws on the publications of both The Allies and the Axis with more than 800 postcards from Britain, America, Germany, France, Italy, Holland and Belgium documenting every aspect of WWII. A military, political and social history of a dramatic period of the twentieth century.

1987, Moorland Publishing Co Lt, , 0861902017,< G-01>,Large format, 192pp, 100 col & 723 b/w photos & ills , vg in worn d/w. Storage wear, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 7748-03..............................£8.00 

THE WORLD AT WAR
by Edgar Holt

How World War II was lived and fought, the impact on the life in Britain, the leaders such as Stalin, Churchill, de Gaulle, Hitler, Roosevelt etc

1959, , , ,< G-01>,187pp, mass market paperback. small repair at base of spine. good, , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 18951-01..............................£4.00 

PEBBLES FROM MY SKULL
by Stuart Hood

Readers Union Edition. The author served as an Infantry Officer and later as an Intelligence Officer in the 8th army. In 1942 he was captured in the retreat to Alamein and was taken to Italy. Following his escape he worked behind the German Lines with the Partisans.

1964, Hutchinson, , ,< G-01>,153pp, Good in d/w, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 26278-01..............................£8.00 

THE LONELY LEADER: MONTY 1944-45
by Alistair Horne and David Montgomery

A study of Field Marshal Montgomery, 1944-45. The authors were able to make use of a considerable amount of previously unpublished material in the possession of David Montgomery, the Field Marshal's son. Examines the tactics and the politics of the period and provides a provocative re-intepretation of the final phase of the war in Europe.

1994, Macmillan, , 0333587081,< G-01>,381pp, 30 ills, bibliography, index, faded spine. Good in d/w, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 19634-01..............................£10.00 

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THE END OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ARMY: VOLUME II

by Alan K. Wildman


Web No.
18344-01

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