The authoritative study of the leadership and battles and campaigns of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. After sketching in his early career the author considers in detail the battle of Sedgemoor. Thereafter he writes about the continental campaigns and the encounters which distinguished them including Hochstadt, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet.

1973, Batsford, , 0713412135,< J-01>,368pp, illustrations and maps, appendices, refs, bibliography, index, good in d/w with faded spine., ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 25704-01..............................£10.00

Black Boards, no dustjacket. Very good. Considered the best biographical study of the famous Russian Marshal of World War II to be published in the West. This is a new revised edition which has taken advantage of the release of more information concerning Zhukov, his campaigns and battles.

1996, Univ. of Oklaholma Press, , 9780806128078,< J-01>,567pp, 60+ illustrations, 18 maps, , ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 23313-01..............................£18.00

Sydney Carlin, a native of Hull, enlisted in the Cavalry in 1914. In 1915 he was awarded a DCM during the Second Battle of Ypres and was recommended for a Commission. In 1916 as a Royal Engineers Lieutenant, he received an MC at the Battle of Delville Wood, where he suffered a leg amputation. Despite this he was determined to return to the Front Line and applied to the Royal Flying Corps for pilot training. Being rejected, he designed his own wooden leg and paid for private flying lessons. He persuaded the authorities to send him to a Front Line Scout squadron in France and, in the summer of 1918 he won a DFC, subsequently crash landing and spending the last weeks of the War as a POW. Volunteering again in 1939, he became an air gunner and served in the Battle of Britain at the age of 50. He died in 1941 in an air raid.

2014, Private Publication, , ,< J-01>,103pp, 14 b/w photos, 2 maps, New in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 36524-01..............................£8.95

The author was captured during the Battle of Shakargarh in 1971 during the Indo-Pakistan War, after being wounded. This is his story of the battle, capture and imprisonment. His wife and children were treated as outcasts during his ordeal.

1986, Lancer Press, , 1851270515,< J-01>,94pp, 3 illustrations, map, Good in dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 14515-01..............................£10.00

1960's Facsimile reprint of 1808 edition. Horatio, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté was noted for his inspirational leadership, superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics, which resulted in a number of decisive naval victories. He was wounded several times in combat, losing one arm and the sight in one eye. Of his several victories, the best known and most notable was the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, during which he was shot and killed. The last pages of this account describe the great sadness of his funeral in detail.

1962, Paul Minet, , ,< J-01>,100pp, Good in blue boards, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 34378-01..............................£10.00

The life of General Douglas MacArthur. Starting at West Point the book follows his career prior to WWI. He became the innovative Superintendent of West Point, Chief of Staff of the US Army, and spent some years in the Phillipines prior to the outbreak of WWII.

1972, Houghton Mifflin, , 0395109485,< J-01>,xx + 740pp, photos, maps, bibliographical note, notes, index, Good in dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 14378-01..............................£10.00

Dustjacket torn at top of spine. Good. A biography of the General from the end of World War II to the last days of his life. The book chronicles his controversial military, administrative, and political career and examines his complex, contradictory personality and character. He officially accepted Japan's surrender on 2 September 1945, aboard USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, and oversaw the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951. As the effective ruler of Japan, he oversaw sweeping economic, political and social changes. He led the United Nations Command in the Korean War until he was removed from command by President Harry S. Truman on 11 April 1951.

1985, Houghton Mifflin, , 0395360048,< J-01>,848pp, illustrations, , ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 37447-01..............................£15.00

Dustjacket torn at top of spine. Good. A biography of the General from the end of World War II to the last days of his life. The book chronicles his controversial military, administrative, and political career and examines his complex, contradictory personality and character. He officially accepted Japan's surrender on 2 September 1945, aboard USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, and oversaw the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951. As the effective ruler of Japan, he oversaw sweeping economic, political and social changes. He led the United Nations Command in the Korean War until he was removed from command by President Harry S. Truman on 11 April 1951.

1985, Houghton Mifflin, , 0395360048,< J-01>,848pp, illustrations, , ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 37447-01..............................£15.00

Edward Fairly Stuart Graham Cloete was a South African novelist, essayist, biographer and short story writer. This is his acclaimed account of his early life. He recounts the Paris of La Belle Epoque, school in England, and WWI service with the Yorkshire Light Infantry and the Coldstream Guards on the Western Front, where he was twice wounded.

1972, Collins, 1st edition, 0002110415,< J-01>,319pp, portrait, the faintest of spots at page edges, Good in wn dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 29393-01..............................£8.00

The life and military career to June 1941, of Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, PC. Wavell was wounded in the Battle of Ypres in 1915, losing an eye. Following his recovery, he was assigned as a liaison-officer to the Russian Army in 1916, and in 1918, he was transferred to Sir Edmund Allenby's staff in Palestine. In August 1939 he was named as the head of Middle East Command.

1964, Collins, , ,< J-01>,572pp, photos, maps, glossary, bibliography, index, original cloth, no dw, Good, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 29795-01..............................£9.00