An introduction to Scotland’s Cold War experience. The book includes an interesting selection of the numerous issues faced by communities north of the Border from the close of the Second World War until the late 1990s. Amongst the topics covered are CND and the Peace Movement, the Trident Programme, Scottish Communists in the Cold War, and Cold War Psychohistory.

2003, Cualann Press, , 0954441613,< H-01>,191pp. illustrations., new in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Post World War II - General
Web No. 33722-01..............................£3.00 

Man for man, British Special Forces are regarded as the best in the world. They have never been busier than they are now, waging counter-insurgency operations on the front lines of the 'Global War on Terror'. The book follows a number of Special Forces teams from the interventions in Serbia, Kosovo and Macedonia to the invasion of Afghanistan, the overthrow of the Taliban and the hunt for Osama bin Laden. It culminates in the largest Special Forces operation yet seen: the penetration of Iraq.

2004, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, , 0297846248,< H-01>,255pp, 15 colour photos, New in d/w, ,
Subject...Post World War II - General
Web No. 33968-01..............................£9.00 

At once a gritty, intimate account of combat, an inside look at military leadership in a turbulent era at home and abroad, and a sweeping saga of the modern-day United States Marine Corps. Boys of ‘67 tells the story of a trio of extraordinary Marines. James Jones rose to become the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. Ray “E-Tool” Smith saw combat in Grenada and Beirut in 1983. Marty Steele reshaped the Marines’ tank forces. Together, they represent a generation of Marines who met unprecedented challenges and made the Corps America’s premier fighting force.

2006, Stackpole, , 9780811733946,< H-01>,404pp, 29 b/w photos, New in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Post World War II - General
Web No. 35122-01..............................£14.99 

This volume features articles on the following: KOSOVO 2004 - French, Belgian, Danish and other forces in action plus turmoil in Mitrovica. AUSSIES IN BAGHDAD - The 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment secure the embassy compound, reinforced by MPs. STREET FIGHTING IN GROSNY - This article studys in depth urban combat as Russian forces face Chechen guerrillas in Grozny. THE BELGIAN PARA COMMANDO BRIGADE - The Brigade provides airmobile capability to NATO, carrying out peacekeeping missions in any theatre such as Kosovo. THE ITALIAN MSU IN THE BALKANS - The Multinational Specialized Unit was created in Bosnia in 1998, the largest component being furnished by the Carabinieri. This article covers operations in the former Yugoslavia.

2004, Concord Publications, , 9623610998,< H-01>,A4 format, 64pp, 200 + color ills, New in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Post World War II - General
Web No. 32737-01..............................£15.00 

The re-establishment of the SAS, its role in the Malayan Emergency, Borneo, Arabian Peninsula - Oman, South Arabia, Ulster, the Falklands, the Gulf and the storming of the Iranian Embassy.

1994, John Murray, , 0719550440,< H-01>,320pp, 15 photos, maps, No dustjacket. Good, ,
Subject...Post World War II - General
Web No. 15081-01..............................£5.00 

Fiction - "the inspiration of the book was derived from real situations and individuals - but has been interpreted by the author". A story of US Prisoners of War held in the prison camps of North Vietnam.

1979, Branden Press, , 0828317089,< H-01>,273pp, scarce. card covers rubbed and edgeworn ow vg, , CARD
Subject...Post World War II - General
Web No. 26777-01..............................£20.00 

Dating from the mid '80s this is nontheless an interesting survey of conflicts at that time. Noted historian, Laffin, looks at wars including the Russian involvement in Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Burma, Chad, East Timor, Grenada, the Gulf (Iran-Iraq), India (Kashmir), Lebanon, Mozambique, Nicaragua (Sandanistas v. Contras), Northern Ireland, South Yemen, Western Sahara and many more. He also reviews war trends, weapons and technology including CBW, Soviet exercises to invade Turkey, and tensions in the Pacific Basin

1986, Brassey's, , 008031211X,< H-01>,vii + 187pp, illustrations, maps, Mint, ,
Subject...Post World War II - General
Web No. 20432-02..............................£10.00 

Contemporary warfare described and analysed. Notable guerrilla, counter-insurgency and terrorist actions including Afghanistan - the civil war and the roots of the Taliban, Bangladesh war of genocide, Burma's [Myanmar] war, Cambodia, El Salvador, Guerrillas in Guatemala, the Nicaraguan Contra war, Colombia's Civil War, East Timor resistance, Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers, Sumatra, civil war in the former Yugoslavia plus a chapter on War Trends - Racing Towards Conflict.

1994, Brassey's, , 0080413307,< H-01>,233pp, 40 maps, Mint in d/w, ,
Subject...Post World War II - General
Web No. 34193-01..............................£10.00 

John Laffin looks at conflicts and contemporary military trends in the first half of the 1990s. Includes chapters on reinventing NATO, Terrorism, the UN Peacekeepers, Afghanistan and the Taliban, Angola, Chechnya, Iran, Iraq (the US and the kurdistan conflict), Israel and the Palestinians, Somalia, The Sudan and many more

1997, Brassey's, , 1857532163,< H-01>,198pp, 22 maps, very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Post World War II - General
Web No. 30813-01..............................£8.00 

A vivid, haunting account of the war in Bosnia from 1993 until 1996, from where the author reported for the Daily Telegraph and then the Times. While snipers shot people indiscriminately Loyd, living on whisky-chased adrenaline, fought to understand the compulsion he felt to be there. It is this battle, set against the brutality that tore the Balkans to shreds, that gives the book its anguished focus. He reveals a fractured upbringing, which culminated in the death of the father from whom he had been distant for many years. In addition to the stimulation engendered he was also fighting a heroin dependency.

2000, Anchor Books, , 9781862300316,< H-01>,321pp, Marks on top edge. Good., , CARD
Subject...Post World War II - General
Web No. 34611-01..............................£7.00