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London: Viking, 1989. 383 pp. Illustrated with two b/w photo sections. A candid, sympathetic and carefully researched study of life in the RAF today. Dennis Barker has already secured a considerable reputation as the author of "Soldering On" and "Ruling The Waves". Now "Guarding The Skies completes his " The People of the Forces Trilogy". Price-intact photographic dust jacket. A Fine copy.. ISBN: 0-670-81901-8. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Military + Royal Air Force + History Military + Aviation + Great Britain. Catalogs: Military.

London & New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1976. Profusely illustrated with b/w and colour photographs and illustrations. This book concentrates on six particular aspects of weapons- Small Arms and Ammunition, Artillery, Tanks, Aircraft, Warships, and Bombs and Missiles. Each section includes a comprehensive selection of examples to illustrate the gradual evolution as new techniques made weapons more sophisticated. Pictorial eps. Illustrated DJ. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-856850196-5. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Military + Weapons + Small Arms + Warships + Aircraft + Artillery + Bombs + Missiles + Tanks. Catalogs: Military.

Indianapolis/New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1941. Later Print 398pp +1. Personal experiences oa a war correspondent in France, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, Spain and England. Golden brown boards. Spine tips softened, edgewear to bottom of boards and corner tips. Lower corners lightly bumped. Spine lightly faded. Gilt lettering to front and spine bright. Pages clean and white. No previous owners markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1988. A gripping and moving novel based on the true story of William and Magdalene De Lancey. Two young people caught up in the triumph and the horror of the Battle of Waterloo. Price-clipped dust jacket painting from The Battle of Waterloo by Henri-Emmanuel-Felix Philippoteaux. A tight, bright book in a bright dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-7715-9208-6. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Waterloo Battle of 1815 + Lady Magdalene De Lancey + Sir William Howe De Lancey + Military. Catalogs: Military.

Deneau & Greenberg 232 pp. includes index. A chilling account of ignominy without battle, defeat without war, In Retreat rebukes the Trudeau Government for reducing the Canadian Armed forces to a position in which they " are no longer capable of performing the major defence tasks assigned to them." Green boards with silver lettering to spine. Boards show very minor wear to bottom edge. White jacket background shows normal discolouration, darkened spine.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1992. "Inside the VC and the NVA" is not about how the Americans lost the war but how the communists won it. The authors, with their six-and-a-half years' combined experience on the ground in Vietnam, bring to this absorbing volume a personal observation, accuracy and honesty that is denied the academics. 332 pp. Illustrated with b/w photos. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-449-90716-3. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. History Military + North Vietnam + VC + NVA + Vietnam War + Southeast Asia + Vietnam. Catalogs: Military.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967. Yael Dayan: novelist, traveler, soldier, journalist, daughter of General Moshe Dayan, opens this book, in part, by writing....." For the sake of accuracy and authenticity I have chosen to write about one division which fought in the Sinai in the 1967 Israeli-Arab War. I was attached to General Sharon's division for a month, and most of the material in this book is based on a diary I kept during this period...." With poetic spareness Yael Dayan tells that story.... of days and nights of dust, heat and hardships, of fallen friends mourned and fallen enemies grieved over. It's a soldier's story, and a woman's story full of remarkable insights and sober contemplations. Photo price-intact dust jacket.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. History Middle East + Personal Narratives + Israel Arab War 1967 + Arab Countries + Israel + Middle East + Moshe Dayan + Yael Dayan Journalist + NOISBN. Catalogs: Military.

This is the most comprehensive book on modern armoured fighting vehicles to be published in English. The book is divided into seven sections for ease of reference: Tanks, Reconnaissance Vehicles, APCs, Tank Destroyers, Self Propelled Guns, Mobile Anti-Aircraft Systems and Other vehicles. Not only current in-service vehicles are covered but also those in development. The text is supported by over 480 photographs, many of which have not been published before. Illustrated price-intact dust jacket shows sunning to spine. A nice tight copy.

London: Evans Brothers Limited, 1955. A collection of true stories of men who owe their lives to a parachute descent. Gerald Bowman, an ex-Squadron Leader, shows that, while a jump from a doomed aircraft may offer a chance of evading death, it brings its own peculiar terror and danger. A generous list of illustrations provided. The Caterpillar Club, was founded by Leslie Irvin, the designer and original demonstrator of the world's first successful free-type parachute. The first story begins in 1940 with Pilot Officer W.B. Parker, an officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force who made what is probably the most terrifying parachute descent in the history of the war. The book is clean and bright. The illustrated, price-intact dust jacket shows some spine paper loss and back panel soiling but still remains bright.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

England: Quartilles International, 1980. The contents provide a generous "List of Photographs and Illustrations", a Foreword by H.R.H. Prince Charles of Wales, K.G. , Fifteen Chapters, Epilogue, Glossary and Index. Colonel Sir Michael Ansell, C.B.E., D.S.O - one of England's most exceptional horsemen. The Prince of Wales writes: " Not only is this a touching story of a relationship that can grow between a man and his horse, but it is also a fascinating and nosalgic insight into the life of a cavalry regiment between the two world wars." A clean, bright book in a price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition, First Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Translated from the Spanish by Miguiel Acoca. 167 pp. Israel's controversial invasion of Lebanon is the subject of Jacobo Timerman's harrowing book that unsparingly describes the impact of the war both on himself and on his country. DJ shows very minor rubbing. Price intact.. 1st Ed. Stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: The Free Press, 1975. The British passenger ship " Lusitania " was sunk on May 7, 1915, and the episode has been surrounded by controversy, myth and official secrecy ever since...... After years of international investigation, the authors....a well-known historian and a U.S. Navy captain, have written the first accurate account of this sensational incident. The book includes dozens of photographs and political cartoons of the period. Cloth boards. Map endpapers. Photo dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-02-901240-6. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Sea Disasters + Lusitania + European War 1914-1918 + Naval Operations + Non-Fiction + Nautica + Europe. Catalogs: Military.

London: Putnam, 1956. Reprint of the 1955 Second Impression. Make A Signal! by Captain Jack Broome D.S.C. R.N and illustrated by the author. A collection of signals, famous and infamous, made in, to, or about the Royal Navy. This is the Navy talking by flags, lamps, and radio; the RN's private and intimate diary of messages. An exciting mixture of British history and anecdotage. Frontispiece b/w photo titled: Signals received by H.M.S. Colossus during the Battle of Jutland in W.W.I. The contents offer Chapter (1) From Age To Age, (2) Special Flags and Customs, (3) Navy History by Signal. A few examples of this: The Battle of Copenhagen, Nelson's Signal at Trafalgar, Posthumous V.C., Russian Convoy, etc. Lastly (4) Scrap Log - Declaring Wars, etc. Very interesting messages to and from the Bismark. The Scrap Log is made up of unusual messages both tragical and comical. Name to ffep. a clean bright book. A very good read!. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair.

London: Cassell ., 1962. 209pp including index. Photo frontispiece of Field-Marshall Earl Alexander of Tunis. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs from Alexander's own albums, with battle maps which provide a graphic commentary to his narrative, here are the long- waited memoirs of the greatest British fighting soldier of them all. List of illustrations provided. Foreword by Alexander. A handsome copy in a bright price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Military + Field-Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis + World War II + Memoirs + British Army + Desert Rats + NOISBN. Catalogs: Military.

New York: The Viking Press, 1960. 488 pp includes index. Prefactory note by Sir Winston Churchill. General Ismay was one of the architects of allied victory in the Second World War serving as Churchill's Chief of Staff from the days of the gathering storm to the days of triumph and tragedy. He starts his story when he went to India in 1902 as a young officer and concludes more than fifty years later by serving as the first Secretary-General of NATO. Map endpapers. Untrimmed fore edge. B/W frontispiece of General The Lord Ismay K.G. in Garter Robes, Illustrated with maps and diagrams. A respectable copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Military + Biography + Sir Winston Churchill + World War II + Britian + Lord Ismay + NOISBN. Catalogs: Military.

New York: Penguin Books Limited, 1983. Trade Paper format. Illustrated card covers. Miracle At Midway is a sequel to "At Dawn We Slept" the untold story of Pearl Harbor. The contents provide: Introduction, Preface, Key Personnel, Forty-two informative chapters, Appendix, Index and a List of Illustrations ( six figs of photographs, maps and air attack group track chart). The Appendices provide: Order of Battle, Chronology and Selected Bibliography. John S.D. Eisenhower writes " In this impressive book, Prange and his associates have written a gripping and convincing account of a decisive Americann naval victory". Leaves show natural age toning. A square, sound respectable book.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Toronto: Methuen, 1987. Foreword by Lieutenant General Robert W, Moncel. A remarkable account of Canada's Ground Forces from 1627 through the fight between the British and French over a continent, the War of 1812, the Reil Rebellion, Boer War, World War I, World War II, The Korean War to Peace Keeping roles for the United Nations and NATO. Profusely illustrated with photos. Appendix: Canadian Regiments In Order Of Precedence. Two-page spread endpapers - "The Canadians At Langmark Recapturing The Lost French Guns" from the Halifax Citadel Collection. A very bright clean book in a photo illustrated price-intact dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-458-81220-X. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. History Military + Canadian Forces + Canadian Army + Canada + Canadian Armed Forces. Catalogs: Military.

New York: Doubleday,Doran & Company Inc., 1929. 318pp. Foreword by Rear-Admiral William S. Sims U.S.N..And an Introduction by Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly. Illustrations from photos, sketches and diagrams by Lieutenant J.E. Broome, R.N. Photo frontis of Rear-Admiral Gordon Campbell (1917). Small neat name sticker to ffep. A very nice tight, clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. History Military World War I + British Navy + Mystery Ships + U-Boats + World War I + Naval History + Submarine + Naval Operations + NOISBN. Catalogs: Military.

Ottawa: King's Printer, 1952. History of the Canadian Navy from origin up to 1939. 436 pp. Contents include: sixteen chapters, fourteen appendices, list of books, list of abbreviations and index. List of 10 plates (2 in color) and other illustrations provided. Color frontispiece "The Convoy" by A.Y. Jackson. Gilt to front board and spine extremely bright. A clean bright book in an illustrated dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Toronto: Longman's Green & Company , 1944. 471 pp. Frontis is that of Field Marshal Smuts and President Roosevelt. Smuts was a British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of Union of South Africa, philosopher and scientist. Inscription to ffep, tape residue to half title page and back of photo frontis. A very clean bright copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Military +Biography + South Africa + British Military + NOISBN. Catalogs: Military.