Search Results: military from Paul Brown Books

-Windrush Press (1999)-. 1999 reprint. 287 pages. Paperback. Very good indeed. The Letters Of Private Wheeler 1809-1828 0900075589

-Ebury Press (2003)-. Eleventh impression since 2003. Paperback. Spine uncreased. Very good indeed. Ask to see our other Military titles. Forgotten Voices of the Great War: A New History of WWI in the Words of the Men and Women Who Were There 0091888875

-Faber and Faber (2012)-. First paperback edition first impression 2012. This copy signed and inscribed by the author. Paperback. Spine uncreased. Near fine. Ian Fleming's Commandos: The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII 9780571250639

-Canelo (2022)-. First Canelo paperback edition first impression 2022. Paperback. Spine uncreased. Very good indeed. Ask to see our other Military titles. The Somme: Death of a Generation John Harris 9781800328556

-Corgi (2016)-. Ninth impression since 2016. Paperback. Very good indeed. Ask to see our other Military titles. Burma '44: The Battle That Turned Britain's War in the East 9780552172035

-William Collins (2018)-. First William Collins edition first impression 2018. Cloth. Near fine in dustjacket. Ask to see our other British HIstory titles. Tommy. The British Soldier on the Western Front 1914-1918 9780007973378

-John Murray (2017)-. Thirteenth impression since 2017. Paperback. Spine uncreased. Page edges tanned. Very good indeed. Ask to see our other Military titles. Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks who Plotted Hitler's Defeat Giles Milton 9781444798982

-Abacus (2015)-. First paperback edition first impression 2015. Paperback, spine uncreased. Near fine. Ask to see our other Military titles. Night Raid: The True Story of the First Victorious British Para Raid of WWII Taylor Downing 9780349000251

-Allen Lane (2002)-. First edition first impression 2002. viii+328 pages with index. Illustrated. Cloth. Very good in dustjacket. Wars and Shadows. Memoirs of General Sir David Fraser 0713996277

-Faber and Faber (2011)-. First edition first impression 2011. This copy signed by the author. xvi+397 pages. Illustrated. Cloth. Fingernail size mark to foredge of a few early pages. Acid paper tanning as usual. Very good in dustjacket with the ghost of a sticker removal mark to the front. In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure behind James Bond's fictional chief, 'M'. Here, Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in hard with the front-line troops and steal enemy intelligence? Known as '30 Assault Unit', they took part in the major campaigns of the Second World War, landing on the Normandy beaches and helping to liberate Paris. 30AU's final amazing coup was to seize the entire archives of the German Navy - thirty tons of documents. Ian Fleming flew out in person to get the loot back to Britain, where it was combed for evidence to use in the Nuremburg trials. In… Read More

-Chatto & Windus (2018)-. First edition first impression 2018. Cloth. Very good indeed in dustjacket. A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin 9781784740931

-Robinson (2020)-. First edition first impression 2020. Cloth. Near fine in dustjacket. A Soldier's Story: Neville ‘Timber' Wood's War, from Dunkirk to D-Day 9781472144591

-Pen & Sword Military (2006)-. First edition first impression 2006. Pen & Sword Military. Cloth. Near fine in dustjacket. Ask to see our other Military titles. Awards of the George Cross 1940-2005 John Frayn Turner 9781844153510

-Penguin (2023)-. Penguin fourth impression since 2023. Paperback. Spine uncreased. Near fine. Ask to see our other Military titles. The Facemaker: One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I Lindsey Fitzharris 9780141990293

-Biteback Publishing (2016)-. First edition first impression 2016. Cloth. Near fine in dustjacket. Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story Friedman 9781785900433

-Pen & Sword Military (2013)-. First Pen & Sword Military edition first impression 2013. Cloth. Near fine in dustjacket. Never Surrender: Dramatic Escapes from Japanese Prison Camps Mark Felton 9781781590225

-Headline (2022)-. First edition first impression 2022. Cloth. Near fine in dustjacket. Ask to see our other Military titles. Command: How the Allies Learned to Win the Second World War Al Murray 9781472284594

-Amberley Publishing (2015)-. First edition first impression 2015. Cloth. Near fine in dustjacket. Henry V, King of England and claimant to the throne of France, looked out across the field of Agincourt, the site of a remarkable victory, but there were few scenes of glory that met his eyes. Heaps of the dead and dying, the cream of French chivalry, were piled high. The stench of death permeated the air, rising above the muddy carnage and assaulting the senses. But this was not a victory for Henry’s knights but first and foremost for his humble archers, men like Thomas Pokkeswell from Dorset. It was to him and his fellow archers that the glory, if any, truly belonged. For others, though, the rewards were more immediate; those who held captive the greatest of the French nobles could make a fortune – in this respect, one squire from Somerset by the name of William Wolf had just hit the jackpot. Agincourt would define the reputation of Henry V for the next six centuries, yet controversy was never far… Read More

-Pen & Sword Military (2013)-. First edition first impression 2013. xiii+210 pages. Illustrated. Cloth. Near fine in dustjacket. The Napoleonic Wars was truly a world-wide conflict and Britain found itself engaged in battles, sieges and amphibious operations around the globe. Following every battle the commanding officer submitted a report back to the Admiralty or the War Office. Presented here together for the first time are those original despatches from some forty generals, captains and admirals detailing more than eighty battles that took place in India, Africa, Europe and the Americas. This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most important periods in British military and naval history. The reports include those from some of Britain's most famous battles, the likes of Trafalgar and Waterloo, as well as less well-known but just as important engagements which resulted in the capture… Read More

-Pen & Sword Aviation (2012)-. First edition first impression 2012. 192 pages. Illustrated. Cloth. Near fine in dustjacket. 'I do not think that Malan could join a squadron without improving it, however good it was. Not by sword-waving, but by a strength of mind and integrity that are at once recognisable and effective...he was the best pilot of the War' - Air Commodore Al Deere, C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C.Malan was thirty years of age during the Battle of Britain, old for a fighter pilot, but his maturity gave his leadership a firm authority. The Battle of Britain produced many airmen of great skill and accomplishment; high achievers who made their mark in one of history's most memorable and demanding campaigns. But only a few of these men distinguished themselves in such a way as to become legends in their own lifetimes. Among the greatest of these was Sailor Malan. Here is the story of this talented man, eloquently told by Philip Kaplan who manages to strike a balance between objectivity and reverence… Read More