Military History - Political & Biographies - General Section
Political & Biographies -
General Section
A comprehensive selection of biographies &
commentaries from many well known commanders & leaders. Here you will find
Wellington, Wavell & Patton side-by side with Richard Nixon, Kim Philby &
J. Edgar Hoover
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MAJOR BARTTELOT'S DIARIES AND LETTERS: THE LIFE OF EDMUND MUSGRAVE BARTTELOT by Walter George Barttelot Edmund Musgrave Barttelot was Captain and Brevet-Major Royal Fusiliers, Commander of the Rear Column of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. This is a scarce and collectible account from his letters and diary of his services for the relief of Kandahar, of General Gordon and of Emin. Darkened spine with an inch square tear at the bottom. Light foxing on endpapers and darkened margins but text seems unmarked. 1890, Richard Bentley, London, 3rd edition., ,< J-01>,413pp, illustrations, fold-out maps, , , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 34520-01..............................£80.00 |
WALDHEIM AND AUSTRIA by Richard Bassett Mass market paperback. Fading on covers. Browing on pages edges. Good. This is an account of the "Waldheim Affair", which for six months in 1986 cast a spotlight on Austria. As Kurt Waldheim, former Secretary-General of the United Nations ran for President, so fragments of his hitherto undisclosed wartime career in the German army came to light, bringing with them allegations that he had been involved in atrocities carried out in the Balkans. The author who was Central European Correspondent of "The Times", describes the post-imperial heritage of 20th century Austria and gives an account of how the Austrians reacted to the rise of Nazism and to Anschluss. He believes this historical background is essential to understanding the reaction of Austrians to the accusations levelled against Waldheim1988, Penguin Books, , 0140130195,< J-01>,236PP Illustrations, , , CARDSubject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 5989-01..............................£3.00 |
AS FAR AS MY FEET WILL CARRY ME by J M Bauer The escape from the Soviet Union by a former WW.II German Fallschirmjager Officer - who had been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment -his was a three year epic march1985, Granada Publishing, , 0583125069,< J-01>,222pp, Very good in card covers, , CARDSubject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 26774-02..............................£3.00 |
SOLDIER'S GLORY by Sir George Bell "Being Rough Notes of an Old Soldier" arranged and edited by his kinsman, Brian Stuart. The memoirs of service in the British Army in the Peninsular and Crimean Wars. Serving with the 34th, Bell saw action at Badajos, Salamanca, the liberation of Madrid, Vittoria, Nivelle, and Toulouse. He also served in Canada/America in the 1812 war, the Crimean War including Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman and visited America during the Civil War. 1956, G Bell & Sons Ltd., , ,< J-01>,325pp maps, illustrations, Good in orange boards with faded spine, , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 567-03..............................£6.00 |
SOLDIER'S GLORY by Major-General Sir George Bell "Being Rough Notes of an Old Soldier" arranged and edited by his kinsman, Brian Stuart. The memoirs of service in the British Army in the Peninsular and Crimean Wars. Serving with the 34th, Bell saw action at Badajos, Salamanca, the liberation of Madrid, Vittoria, Nivelle, and Toulouse. Canada/America in the 1812. He also served in the Crimean War including Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman and visited America during the Civil War.1991, Spellmount, , 0946771286,< J-01>,x + 325pp, 3 maps, Good in rubbed d/w, , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 567-01..............................£8.00 |
SOLDIER'S GLORY by Major-General Sir George Bell "Being Rough Notes of an Old Soldier" arranged and edited by his kinsman, Brian Stuart. The memoirs of service in the British Army in the Peninsular and Crimean Wars. Serving with the 34th, Bell saw action at Badajos, Salamanca, the liberation of Madrid, Vittoria, Nivelle, and Toulouse. Canada/America in the 1812. He also served in the Crimean War including Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman and visited America during the Civil War. 1991, Spellmount, , 0946771286,< J-01>,x + 325pp, 3 maps, very good in d/w, , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 567-02..............................£10.00 |
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY 1945-2000: ILLUSIONS OF GRANDEUR by Harry Bennett the author explores the changes in the historical role of the president since 1945. He argues that after 1945, the outbreak of the Cold War and setting up the CIA gave the president power in the name of, but not always with the consent of, the people. Paranoia is another theme. From Truman's and Kennedy's fear of Communism, through to Johnson's and Nixon's fears of political rivals. The impact of Watergate through Ford and Carter is examined, as is the reassertion of strong presidential leadership under Reagan and Bush2000, Sutton Publishing, , 9780750922777,< J-01>,288pp, New in d/w, , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 35382-01..............................£12.00 |
FIRE IN THE NIGHT by John Bierman and Colin Smith The life of Orde Charles Wingate, a brilliant, charismatic and controversial general of WWII. A passionate Zionist, he raised the Special Night Squads in Palestine, led a guerrilla-style force into Italian-occupied Ethiopia and led his Chindit force in Burma to remarkable effect shattering the myth of Japanese invincibilty in jungle warfare.1999, Pan Books, , 0330367552,< J-01>,434pp, photos, bibliography, index, Good in card covers, , CARDSubject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 29344-01..............................£3.00 |
TITO by George Bilainkin the rise of Marshal Tito, and his WWII activities. An Engineer, he was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian Army and became a POW in Siberia. After WWI he became a revolutionary leader, fighting a grim battle for control of Jugoslavia against General Michailovic. The author examines his extraordinary correspondence with Stalin leading to the break with the Kremlin in 1948.1949, Williams & Norgate, 1st edition, ,< J-01>,287pp, 21 photos, red cloth, gilt titles, vg in sltly torn d/w, , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 12398-01..............................£12.00 |
KHAKI AND GOWN by Field Marshal Lord Birdwood GCB, GCSI The autobiography of Field Marshal Lord Birdwood with a foreword by The Rt. Hon Winston Churchill. Lord Birdwood served in the Indian Army, The Boer War and WWI. He commanded the ANZAC Corps at Gallipoli, the Australian Corps in France and, later, the 5th Army. In 1925 he was appointed C-in-C,India and in 1930 he became Governor General of Australia.
This copy has a tipped in letter from the Field Marshall to a previous owner, bearing the inscription "Sincerely, Birdwood of ANZAC"1941, Ward Lock Ltd., , ,< J-01>,456pp, numerous b&w photos, 4 fold out full color maps, Good in blue cloth, slightly rubbed & knocked, no d/w, , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 3587-03..............................£35.00 |
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