Small crease on cover. pages browning. 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 The authors were able to make use of a considerable amount of previously unpublished material in the possession of David Montgomery, the Field Marshal's son.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 & the politics of the period, & provides a provocative re-intepretation of the final phase of the war in Europe

1995, Pan Books, , 0330342495,< G-01>,381pp ills., Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 19634-02..............................£5.00 

The long campaign of the 8th Army from the borders of Egypt to Austria, via Tunisia, Sicily and Italy, as seen by the soldiers

1989, Hutchinson, , 0091735548,< G-01>,x + 278pp, 20 photos, 13 maps., Good in dw, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 2048-02..............................£6.00 

The campaigns of the British Eighth Army from El Alamein to Vienna in 3 years of fighting. Howarth looks at the actions at Cairo, the Western Desert, Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy, and how the soldiers saw the fighting.

1989, Hutchinson, , 0091735549,< G-01>,256pp, 14 photos, maps, drawings, Unread. Storage wear only., ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 2048-01..............................£10.00 

Dustjacket edgetorn and rubbed. 2 large dents on board edge. Text unmarked other than slight browning. As a 14 year-old English girl, the author was accidentally left behind in occupied France and imprisoned by the Germans. She was released to to study in Paris and inadvertently assisted the Resistance. She was betrayed and imprisoned in solitary confinement by the Gestapo for 5 months. Eventually she was re-united with her family in 1944. It was only after seeing her name in Trepper's account of the "Red Orchestra" that she realized what she had been involved in. Introduction by M R D Foot.

1982, Leo Cooper, , 043620987X,< G-01>,viii + 150pp, 20 ills, map, , ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 17275-01..............................£5.00 

Shot down with his Beaufort crew whilst hunting the Scharnhorst the author, as a 'guest' of Germany, was held at Oflag XC-Lubeck, Oflag VIB-Warburg, Oflag XXIB-Schubin and Stalag Luft III- Saga. During his time in captivity he used his draughtsman's expertise to create documents for escapers. By the time he was liberated his 6ft frame weighed only 90lbs.

2003, , , 0850529913,< G-01>,152pp. ills, new with dw, 0,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 33119-01..............................£12.00 

Mass market paperback. signs of use. pages browning. The Luftwaffe's bombing raid on Bari in Italy November 1943. The US vessel the John Harvey loaded with one hundred tons of mustard gas exploded after a bombing raid by the Luftwaffe. The book tells of the terrible effects on the harbour and town. Seventeen ships were totally destroyed and eight others badly damaged and a large number of civilians lost their lives.

1976, New English Library, , 0450026560,< G-01>,255pp, , , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 15410-01..............................£12.00 

An American journalist recounts his journeys covering the battle fronts of World War Two. His 30,000 mile journey took him to Singapore, Chungking, Moscow, Cairo and the Desert War, and Britain where he reported on the people at War and the Battle of the Atlantic.

1942, John Lane,The Bodley Head, 1st edn, ,< G-01>,304pp, 7 ills, ep maps, blue cloth, g+, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 14296-01..............................£10.00 

A contemporary critical and controversial American view of the Allied campaigns in North Africa and North West Europe in World War II.

1946, Partridge Publications, , ,< G-01>,285pp, 7 maps, Boards marked, text good., ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 12043-01..............................£10.00 

mass market paperback. Cup ring stain on cover. pages browning. The author was captured at Calais in 1940, he made three attempts to escape, and eventually made a 900 mile journey on foot to freedom

1954, , , ,< G-01>,256pp, illustrations, , , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 875-02..............................£3.00 

A collection of poetry by Robin Ivy relating to his service in the Italian Campaign in the Second World War.

1952, Poets Press, , ,< G-01>,28pp, Good in blue card covers, , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 18814-01..............................£16.00