A revealing study of General George Smith Patton Jr. GCB, KBE. In World War I he was a senior commander of the new tank corps and saw action in France. After the war he was an advocate of armored warfare but was reassigned to the cavalry. In World War II he commanded major units of North Africa, Sicily, and the European Theater of Operations. The popular image of "Old Blood and Guts" contrasts with historians' image of a brilliant military leader whose record was marred by insubordination.

1983, Bonanza, , 0517455951,< J-01>,261pp, 23 photos, bibliography, Good in blue boards. no d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 6472-01..............................£10.00

Frnech text. Known as the father of the Tank, this Landscape format edition is no. 1849 from a limited edition of 2025 copies. This is a biographical tribute to the General and his vision of the use of tanks on the field of war and their evolution.

0000, Private Publication, , ,< J-01>,42pp illustrations., Very good in slightly faded card covers. Gift dedication on inside page., Fr.text, CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 36970-01..............................£20.00

Major General Sir Roy Redgrave has enjoyed an unusual, some might say eccentric, life. From the same family as the well known actors, he was brought up in Romania as part of a thriving international community before he joined the British Army and advanced to high rank. Following on from the success of his memoir Balkan Blue, the author has pulled together a superb pot pourri of anecdotes covering his family, his military career and post-retirement travels and experiences.

2007, Pen & Sword, , 9781844155255,< J-01>,202pp, 32 b/w photos, index, New in d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 33835-01..............................£19.99

The life of the man who was responsible for creating the Nazi Propaganda

1979, Sphere Books, , 0722172591,< J-01>,441pp, 27 ills, Pages browning, Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 18962-01..............................£3.00

General Richardson's experiences in the Army 1931-1946. In WWII he was attached to SOE in the Middle East, served in the 8th Army on Auchinleck and Montogomery's staffs, on Mark Clark's 5th Army staff, and later with the 21st Army Group in NW Europe.

1985, William Kimber, , 0718305671,< J-01>,224pp 57 photos, maps, index, Pages browning ow vg in dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 10040-01..............................£8.00

Known today for his language teaching skills, during the Second World War Thomas's family were murdered in Auschwitz. He survived incarceration in a concentration camp, escaping to join the resistance, and then was arrested and interrogated by Klaus Barbie. He joined American forces after D-Day and was with them at the liberation of Dachau. After the war he became a Nazi hunter where, working for the American counter intelligence, he posed as a National Socialist to infiltrate and expose hidden Nazi cells.

1999, Century Publishing, , 0712679693,< J-01>,402pp ills, good in d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 32490-01..............................£6.00

A legendary name, Zhukov played a decisive role in the battles of Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk. He was the first Allied General to enter Berlin and took the German surrender. His postwar career was equally eventful. He was sacked, banished twice and wrongfully accused of treason before his death in 1957.

2013, Icon Books, , 9781848315174,< J-01>,375pp illustrations, Very good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 34574-02..............................£5.00

After brief introductory chapters covering his early years and entry into the Parlement of Paris in 1787, these memoirs cover the tumultuous period of French history from 1789 to 1815, including the Revolution, the Consulate and the Empire. Three volumes; Blue cloth, the top board of Volume 2 has some white marks; bright gilt vignette on top boards and titles on spine; the spines are dulled and worn at top and bottom; the endpapers are cracking but the hinges remain sound although that of Volume 1 is loose, otherwise the internals are tight, clean and sound throughout.

1894, Scribners, NY, , ,< J-01>,3 vols: xxi + 559pp, frontis; xviii + 474pp; xviii + 461pp, spines worn, endpapers cracking, hinges sound, text good, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 28694-01..............................£42.00

First published in 1937 this work quickly became a highly regarded military textbook. As a leader of a small unit in the First World War Rommel proved himself an aggressive and versatile commander, with a reputation for using the battleground terrain to his own advantage, for gathering intelligence, and for seeking out and exploiting enemy weaknesses. He graphically describes his own achievements, and those of his units, in the swift-moving battles on the Western Front, in the ensuing trench warfare, in the 1917 campaign in Romania, and in the pursuit across the Tagliamento and Piave rivers

1990, Stoddart Publishing., , 0773724435,< J-01>,265pp, sketch maps/plans etc, very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 29551-01..............................£12.00

The book follows the author through school, university and the war years, his experiences with industry and government post-war and his disillusionment with the latter which prompted him to accept the post of professor at the Vienna Diplomatic Academy. A central theme of the book is to illustrate by reference to very real happenings the kind of problems with which governments, industry and the diplomat abroad were confronted and the way in which they were addressed. The author raises several questions including the degree of specialisation a diplomat requires to successfully cope with a range of problems and how best should a diplomat be trained or is selection more important.

2005, The Memoir Club, , 1841041378,< J-01>,108pp illustrations., New in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 36630-01..............................£11.50