Search Results: War from BookMangos

London: Michael Joseph, 1988. Near Fine/near fine. A collection of contemporary accounts and illustrations covering all aspects of the war.There are accounts taken from men who came from far away to fight, Canadians,Australians,new Zealanders and the Doughboys from the USA etc. The book touches on subjects as diverse as propaganda, fear,morale,bravery,bawdinessand so on. The stark contrast between the attitudes of civilians at home and men at the front. Brown boards with writing to the spine.Minor shelfwear. Dj mylar covered. Very minor shelf wear. Not price clipped.Tight binding and clean pages. This is a heavy book so post and packing to be adjusted accordingly. First Edition AB63

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1909. Very Good. This is a very handy work, not excessive in size, giving very accurate and correct information on the subject. Brown boards with black writing to cover and an illustration of a helmet to the front cover. Ink stain on front cover. Some bumping and marks. Owner bookplate, some foxing to inner front pages and fore edge. Tight binding. AB57

London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1973. Hardback. Good/Good. This is a book about the combat squadrons on the western front during the First World War. Brown boards with writing to spine. Bumping to corners and a crease top right.Tight bindng and clean pages. Dj mylar covered. Small chips.Price clipped.Owner inscription in biro. AB79

Cambridge: Patrick Stephens, 1982. Very Good/very good. In this book the author describes the background to the airfields of lincolnshire and the East midlands. He also gives an individual history of each base in the region. Green boards with writing to spine. Top and bottom of spine are a little bumped. Owner inscribed. Nice tight binding and clean pages. Dj minor shelf wear and price clipped. First Edition AB60

London: J M Dent, 1968. first published. Very Good/very good. A fresh study of the last campaign and armistice. Brown boards with writing to spine and embossed front cover. Very minor shelfwear. Dj mylar covered,some rubbing and shelfwear.Tight binding and clean pages.Not price clipped 30s.16 plates and 7 maps.Foxing to the foreedge. First Edition AB63

London: Purnell Book Services, 1975. Very Good/very good. The true story of a telemark raid. Green boards with Gold writing to spine. Some foxing to foredege. Minor bumping and shelfwear.Mylar covered. Nice tight binding and clean pages. First Edition AB58

London: His Majestys Stationary office, 1946. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Paperback describing the use of atomic energy. Commissioned by Major General L R Groves, US Army Paperback booklet with some bumping to corners and discoloration of the paper to the spine. Tight binding and clean pages. Owner inscription. Reprint AB82

Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. Hardback. Fine/Very Nice. Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. Second Impression. Fine. An account of this Battle with vivid descriptions of the air fighting. Written by 2 historians it offers fresh insights over controversies of the time and makes use of interviews and correspondence with over three hundred surviving air crew and staff. Blue boards with writing in gold to spine. Some bumping to the corners. Clean pages and tight binding.Dj very nice condition. Second Impression Clean pages and tight binding Second Impression AB78

London: Batsford, 1964. First published. Good/very good. This battle lasted for almost 3 years. Captain Macintyre underlines the vital role played by naval airpower in the campaign. The specially prepared maps and numerous photos drawn frfom italian german and british sources reflect the clarity and vividness of the text. Blue boards with writing to spine. Bumped corners and marks to the front and back bottom cover.Owner inscribed. Dj has been covered with plastic. Nicked and bumped and rubbed. not price clipped.Tight binding and clean pages. First Edition AB60

London: Batsford, 1977. First published. Very Good/very good. This sets the battle in the context of the world-wide naval struggle against Napoleon and more particularly in the campaign of which it was the culmination. Mottled blue boards, very minor bumping.Dj minor shelf wear and price clipped.Tight binding and clean pages. First Edition AB62

London: Collins, 1974. First edition. Near Fine/near fine. A vivid evocation of the battle, marlboroughs attack on the fortified village of blenheim. Finally it traces his triumphal return to london and the building of blenheim palace. maroon boards with writing to spine. Dj mylar covered. Minor bumping to corners. Not price clipped. Tight binding and clean pages. A small owner mark on inside page. First Edition AB63

London: Brockhampton Press, 1999 . First edition. Very Good/good. With vivid action stories from land, sea and air warfare the author ranges across continents from the days of colonial cavalry to fast moving armoured vehicles of today. Shelf wear First Edition AB17

london: Hutchinson and Co. Hardback. good. All about the Royal Navy. This book has no date but there is a photo in the front cover showing King George VI. Blue boards that are very bumped at the corners. Some staining. Clean pages although a little yellow and foxed,and tight binding. Owner inscription. 41 illustrations AB78

london: J.M.Dent, 1954. Hardback. very good. The story of the British Soldier from Crécy to Korea is what this book deals with.Not merely a book for historians but for anyone who takes pride in the great exploits of the British Soldier. Red boards with title in gold on spine. Very minor bumping on some corners. Clean pages and tight binding. Red boards with title in gold on spine. Very minor bumping on some corners. Clean pages and tight binding. AB78

David & Charles, 1975. Very Good/very good. Provides the knowledge required to pursue a fast growing hobby. Some minor shelf wear and user marks First Edition AB1

London: Cassell & Co., 2001. Third edition. Paperback. Very Good +. Throughout the first half of the Second World War, control of the inhospitable North African Desert was strategically vital for the Allies. In the middle of 1942, the outcome hung in the balance. It was to prove Britain's first decisive victory of the war. 'Montgomery and Alamein' is the third volume of Barrie Pitts definitive history of the Desert War; the first and second volumes being 'Wavell's Comand' and 'Auchinleck's Commmand'. Some shelf wear AB54

London: Chatto and Windus, 1966. Very Good/very good. This is the story of the Nazi journalist Richard Sorge who worked undetected for years as head of a Red Army spy ring in the far east until he was arrested and executed in Japan in the second world war. Grey boards with gold writing to spine. Minor bumping. Dj mylar covered, some small nicks to top and spine. Very minor shelfwear.Not price clipped, nice tight binding and clean pages. First Edition AB58

London: Blandford, 1991. Very Good/very good. This is the story of the 196 officers, NCOs and men of B company. The Royal Brekshire regiment who waged war against the Japanese in Burma as the spearhead of the 14th armys victorious offensive between November 1944 and June 1945. Black boards with writing to spine. Bumping to bottom and top of spine.Dj mylar covered, very minor shelf wear. Not price clipped. Owner inscribed. Tight binding and clean pages. First Edition AB61

London: Leo Cooper, 1995. Very Good/very good. Tim Lloyd was aged 22 when he was killed in action near florence in july 1944. If he had lived he may well have joined his brother in law in his firm of publishers, sir william collins, or more likely a theatre designer, a great one. He was brave. This book traces his childhood at Repton, his passion for the theatre and his marionette shows in ENSA, and also his life in the ranks and in London. Blue boards with writing to spine. Some rubbing and minor shelf wear. Dj minor shelf wear. Tight binding and clean pages. Pages are a little wavy. Photographs throughout. First Edition AB61

London: Hugh Rees Ltd., 1926. Second Edition. Paperback. good. A little booklet as the title explains. Paperback booklet. Corners very bumped but pages are clean and the binding is tight. A little booklet as the title explains. Paperback booklet. Corners very bumped but pages are clean and the binding is tight. Second Edition AB78