As a young lieutenant in 1941, David Stirling won a battle against military bureaucracy. He was able, against all odds, to introduce a new concept in fighting. Although it was disbanded after the war, the effectiveness of the Special Air Service resulted in its being re-formed six years later to meet the specialized demands of counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism in a host of limited-intensity conflicts.

1994, Warner Books, , 0751502456,< J-01>,508pp,b/w photos, reading copy, fair in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 12738-02..............................£5.00

A large format and extensively illustrated biography of one of America's best known commander's who rose to the pinnacle of his military career in WWII, only to fall from grace when relieved of his command by Eisenhower in September 1945 for airing his typically forthright opinions. He died following a road accident shortly thereafter and was mourned by the nation and the soldiers he had commanded.

1982, Bison Books, , 0861240820,< J-01>,Large format, 160pp, 200+ b&w photos, maps etc., v/good in d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 30606-01..............................£8.00

The reminiscences of a Cavalry Officer of that most famous of Indian Regiments, Skinner's Horse. Soldier, horseman and polo player, Holder saw action in WWI. He recounts the balmy years between the wars on the North West frontier and tells of the beauty of Kashmir. In WWII he was badly wounded in action in North Africa.

1986, Picton Publishing Ltd., Picton 1st edition, 0948251182,< J-01>,xviii + 217pp, 34 illustrations, 17 maps, index, fine in dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 20754-01..............................£6.00

The author served in the Royal Marines with the Fleet in WWI. In WWII he was a member of the Minister of Defence's Staff and deputy to General Ismay. After the war he became Commandant General of the Royal Marines from 1949 to 1952.

1956, Andre Deutsch, , ,< J-01>,188pp, 4 illustrations, index., Good no d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 4608-01..............................£9.00

French was a Cavalry Commander in the Boer War but history has judged him as one of the 'donkeys' of the First World War. The generals were held responsible for more deaths in the first two hours of the battle of Loos than all the casualties on both sides in the D-Day landings of WWII. Even after the war he continued to cause controversy as Viceroy of Ireland at the height of the troubles. He was instrumental in introducing the controversial 'Black and Tans' to Ireland, in retaliation for which the IRA attempted to assasinate him.

1981, Jonathan Cape, , 0224015753,< J-01>,xii + 427pp, illustrations maps, index, dw creased ow vg, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 5523-02..............................£10.00

German text. A biography of Field-Marshall von Moltke, the effective creator of the German General Staff and the victorious commander in the Prussian Wars with Denmark, Austria-Hungary and France. The book features his letters and reports. German text. No publication date but believed to be circa 1925.

1925, , Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, ,< J-01>,476pp, 7 ills, g in worn, plastic sleeved dw, , Ger.text,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 19806-01..............................£14.00

The author was the wife of a retired diplomat (who had resigned from the Diplomatic Service in 1933). This is her account of living in the apocalyptic Berlin of 1945 and the first years of Russian occupation 1946 during which her husband taken in the night by the Secret Police never to return. Written from the point of view of a cultivated, privileged background, suddenly assaulted by the collapse of order and the barbaric invasion.

2000, Phoenix House, , 1842122126,< J-01>,207pp, Trade paperback.new in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 28560-02..............................£9.99

The eventful life of Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Mountbatten of Burma. In the second world war he was head of Combined Operations in 1941 personally overseeing the Dieppe raid, ending the war as South East Asia Command receiving the Japanese surrender in Singapore. He was appointed Viceroy of India by Clement Attlee overseeing the granting of independence to the Partitioned India as India and Pakistan. Returning the Britain he joined the Admiralty later becoming the Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, a position he held until his murder by the IRA in 1979.

1981, Pan Books, , 0297778056,< J-01>,290pp illustrations, Pages browning. Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 950-02..............................£2.00

The eventful life of Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Mountbatten of Burma. In the Second World War he was head of Combined Operations in 1941, personally overseeing the Dieppe raid, ending the war as South East Asia Command receiving the Japanese surrender in Singapore. He was appointed Viceroy of India by Clement Attlee overseeing the granting of independence to the Partitioned India and Pakistan. Returning the Britain he joined the Admiralty later becoming the Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, a position he held until his murder by the IRA in 1979.

1981, Book Club Edition, , ,< J-01>,290pp, illustrations, chapter notes, index, Good in dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 950-01..............................£8.00

The story of William Cavendish-Bentinck, Diplomat and Chairman of Britain's Joint Intelligence Committee from 1939-1945.

1986, The Bodley Head, , 0370305728,< J-01>,256pp illustrations, Pages browning. Very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 36825-01..............................£10.00