A concise study of two hundred of the most significant leaders in land warfare from the 10th to 20th Century. Amongst those featured are such legendary leaders as William the Conqueror, Saladin, Richard Coeur de Lion, Edward Plantagenet (The Black Prince), Oliver Cromwell, John Churchill Duke of Marlborough, George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Ulysses S. Grant, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Douglas Haig, Douglas MacArthur, Sir Claude Auchinleck, Fritz Erich von Manstein, Charles de Gaulle, Heinz Guderian, Dwight D. Eisenhower and many more.

1975, Book Club Edition, , ,< J-01>,xii + 337pp, g in edge-worn dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 4529-02..............................£6.00

Mass market paperback.Good. The author was the wife of a professor at Hamburg University. When war came all contacts with four of her five children who were suddenly in enemy countries was severed. She kept a diary for them, thinking that she would not survive.

1982, Pan Books, , 0330261304,< J-01>,190pp ills, , , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 3409-01..............................£3.00

The experiences of a Waffen SS soldier in WWII. He volunteered at the age of 17, became an officer in the Das Reich Division and served on the Western and Eastern fronts. He was Wounded in 1943 during the battle for Zhitomir, eventually losing his leg. At the end of the war he was captured by the Allies but, being guilty of no war crimes, was finally released. There is a fascinating twist in the story when he returns to France seventeen years after the war

1990, Presidio Press, , 0891414029,< J-01>,227pp, 8 photos, Very good in dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 11895-02..............................£10.00

Using a mass of previously unpublished information the author produced an interesting and for many, a new perception of Queen Victoria. It describe the first 42 years of her life including her early upbringing in very strict circumstances, her marriage to her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at the age of 21, and widowhood in 1861 when Albert, the Prince Consort died.

1973, Book Club Associates, Book club edition., ,< J-01>,574pp illustrations, d/w worn and faded, boards and text very good., ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 35190-01..............................£5.00

Hermann Goering was a founder member of the Nazi party who became Commander of the Luftwaffe, ordering the terror bombing and the lave labour of thousands in his factories. His brother, Albert, was a devout Christian who saved hundreds of lives from Nazi persecution. He spent a decade working against the regime, intervening wherever possible to save victims of Nazi tyranny, running escape routes influencing policy and promoting sabotage and helping the resistance

2006, Sutton Publishing, , 0750940255,< J-01>,248pp illustrations, Very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 37290-01..............................£8.00

The life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel including his early career in the Imperial German Army in WWI when was awarded the "Pour Le Merite", the highest Imperial decoration. The author recounts Rommel's WWII campaigns in France, North Africa and Normandy.

1950, Collins, 1st edition, ,< J-01>,288pp, ills, map, index., Good in torn dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 4512-01..............................£8.00

The life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel including his early career in the Imperial German Army in WWI when he was awarded the "Pour Le Merite", the highest Imperial decoration. The author recounts Rommel's WWII campaigns in France, North Africa and Normandy.

1973, Book Club Associates, , ,< J-01>,288pp, ills, map, index, vg in dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 4512-02..............................£8.00

The life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel including his early career in the Imperial German Army in WWI when was awarded the "Pour Le Merite", the highest Imperial decoration. The author recounts Rommel's WWII campaigns in France, North Africa and Normandy.

1972, Book Club Associates, , ,< J-01>,288pp, 11 plates, maps, index, Very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 4512-03..............................£6.00

Commandos in Action series. Illustrated boards.Pages browning, Small piece missing from top r/h corner of endpaper. A WWII classic describing Brigadier Peter Young's experiences as an outstanding young Commando officer. He participated in early raids on Lofoten, Vaagso and Dieppe and in later landings which would help turn the tide of the war. After a meteoric rise to Brigadier, propelled by his outstanding leadership ability, he led 3 Commando in the 1943 Sicily landings. In June 1944 the unit was in the van of the Normandy landings, securing the bridgehead at Le Plein and leading the advance on Angoville. Young's last military exploit was at Kangwa in Burma against the Japanese

1968, William Kimber, , 0718301617,< J-01>,221pp maps, , ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 7010-01..............................£5.00

Card covers rubbed, edges browning ow good. The Battles of Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk & Berlin - Zukov's own account how he fought these battles

1971, Sphere Books, , 0722194277,< J-01>,304pp, maps, g, , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 15843-04..............................£5.00