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.
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MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN. VOLUME 1. EL ALAMEIN TO THE RIVER SANGRO by Field Marshal Viscount Bernard Montgomery KG,GCB,DSO Mass market paperback. Slight edgewear. Very good. Field-Marshal Montgomery's personal account of the Eighth Army's Campaign in North Africa and their battles including Alam Halfa and El Alamein, the invasion and conquest of Sicily, and his operations in Italy and the Battle on the Sangro. 1974, Corgi Books, , 0552096830,< G-01>,196pp illustrations, , , CARDSubject...World War II - GeneralWeb No. 18351-02..............................£4.00 |
THE LONG WAY ROUND: ESCAPE THROUGH OCCUPIED FRANCE by William Moore The author was an officer in the Highland Division in 1940, who led a group of soldiers in an escape through occupied France to Spain and Gibraltar.1986, Arrow Books, , 0099574500,< G-01>,182pp ills, Very good in card covers, , CARDSubject...World War II - GeneralWeb No. 18256-02..............................£3.00 |
ECLIPSE by Alan Moorehead From the Allied Landings in Sicily to the liberation of Rome 1943-4, the invasion of Normandy, and the Anglo-American campaign in NW and Central Europe 1944-5. With vivid descriptions of events witnessed by Alan Moorehead, one of the war's great reporters. orange cloth, no dustjacket, boards slightly marked, pages browning.1946, Hamish Hamilton, , ,< G-01>,255pp, illustration, maps, Orange cloth, Good, , Subject...World War II - GeneralWeb No. 13147-01..............................£4.00 |
DIEPPE: THE DAWN OF DECISION by Jaques Mordal Mass market paperback. pages browning.Dieppe, the fateful raid by the Canadians and a British Commando in August 19421981, New English Library, , 0450050041,< G-01>,288pp, , , CARDSubject...World War II - GeneralWeb No. 11058-02..............................£3.00 |
ATLANTIC MEETING by Henry C V Morton May have either a gift dedication or previous owner name on endpapers. Green boards no dust jacket. Editions may vary between 1943 and 1946. An account of Winston Churchill's Voyage in HMS Prince of Wales in 1941 and the Conference with President Roosevelt to discuss the progress of the war and its prosecution which resulted in the Atlantic Charter.1943, Methuen, , ,< G-01>,160pp, 16 photos, map, appendix, index, Good. No dw., , Subject...World War II - GeneralWeb No. 26725-01..............................£5.00 |
THE PARTISANS: SECRET ARMIES OF WORLD WAR II by David Mountfield An account of the savage war fought by partisans in the Second World War.Looks at Partisan campaigns against German and Axis occupation and collaborationist forces in Albania, Poland, Scandinavia, France, Russia and the Balkans. 1979, Hamlyn, , 0600371522,< G-01>,192pp, 100 photos, maps., may have inscription. d/w worn ow good, , Subject...World War II - GeneralWeb No. 4573-01..............................£7.00 |
GERMANY AND ITS ALLIES IN WORLD WAR II: A RECORD OF AXIS COLLABORATION PROBLEMS by Burkhart Mueller-Hillebrand No dustjacket. Good. From the series 'Classified Studies in Twentieth-Century Diplomatic and Military History'. Divided into two parts, the first dealing with the coordination of military effort looking at political and military coordination and principles for the conduct of coalition warfare. Part two deals with its collaboration with Germany's allies, each covered by an individual chapter.1980, Univ. Pubs. of America, , 0890932042,< G-01>,285pp.illustrations, Good. No d/w, , Subject...World War II - GeneralWeb No. 36437-01..............................£60.00 |
THE FLAMES OF CALAIS by Airey Neave Mass market paperback. Good. The defense of Calais in May and June 1940 was a superb example of selfless courage and sacrifice. Sent by Churchill to divert the Germans from Dunkirk and so save the British Army from wholesale annihilation, 29 Brigade had orders not to evacuate or surrender. Airey Neave, later to be Margaret Thatcher's right hand man until his assassination in 1979, was one of those who fought. He was wounded and captured there. 1974, Coronet, 1st edition, 0340182822,< G-01>,256pp, Good in card covers, , CARDSubject...World War II - GeneralWeb No. 24439-01..............................£3.00 |
THEY HAVE THEIR EXITS by Airey Neave MC Mass market paperback. rubbed edges. Very good for age and use. The Author, who was tragically assassinated by the IRA, had the most distinguished of war records. Wounded and taken prisoner at Calais in 1940, he became a compulsive escaper and the first of very few to make a 'home-run' from Colditz. He rejoined the fighting, before serving on the International Tribunal at the Nuremburg War Crimes trials. There he was to meet the most notorious members of the Nazi hierarchy as they faced justice and, in many cases, death. A Second World War classic.1977, Coronet, , 0340105240,< G-01>,189pp maps, , , CARDSubject...World War II - GeneralWeb No. 13233-02..............................£3.00 |
THE GERMAN ARMY OF TODAY, 1943 by Wilhelm Necker Originally published in 1943, this book is an account of the strengths and weaknesses of the German Army. It was intended to guide the Allied soldier as to the power of the opposition and the developments that were taking place as the war progressed. Observers could see how the Germans were organising themselves in the Infantry, the Tank and Panzer divisions, the SS and the close connections with the Luftwaffe. Well illustrated with photographs and drawings depicting the German army both in action and on manoeuvres, with an account of the tactics used.1973, EP Publishing, , 0854098968,< G-01>,205pp illustrations, Fading on d/w ow very good., , Subject...World War II - GeneralWeb No. 34132-02..............................£6.00 |
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