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A Higher Call
by Adam/ Alexander, Larry Makos
Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a 21-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. It was their first mission. Suddenly, a sleek, dark shape pulled up on the bomber’s tail—a German Messerschmitt fighter. Worse, the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber in the squeeze of a trigger. What happened next would defy imagination and later be called the most incredible...
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The Rise and Fall Of the Third Reich
by William L Shirer
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by journalist William L. Shirer, is the first and most successful, large scale history of Nazi Germany in English for a general audience, first published in 1960 by Simon & Schuster, Inc.. Shirer, an American radio reporter for CBS who also worked for a number of newspapers and United Press International, covered Germany for many years, until December 1940, when increasing Nazi censorship of his broadcasts made his work impossible.
Flags Of Our Fathers
by Bradley- James/ Powers- Ron
James Bradley is the son of John “Doc” Bradley, one of the six flag raisers on Iwo Jima. He conducted over 300 interviews with World War II veterans and their families in the course of writing this book.
Flyboys
by James Bradley
FLYBOYS is the true story of young American airmen who were shot down over Chichi Jima. Eight of these young men were captured by Japanese troops and taken prisoner. Another was rescued by an American submarine and went on to become president. The reality of what happened to the eight prisoners has remained a secret for almost 60 years. After the war, the American and Japanese governments conspired to cover up the shocking truth. Not even the families of the airmen were informed what had happened to...
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World War II Books & Ephemera
Arctic Airmen: The RAF in Spitsbergen and North Russia, 1942
by Schofield, Sarah; Nesbit, Roy Conyers
Spellmount, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 1st printing of this Spellmount edition with full number line. Firmly bound and very carefully read. Name of previous owner written on the front endpaper otherwise both book & jacket are like new. No tears or loss.Illustrated with b/w photos & map.
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NZ$19.03
Battle Over Portsmouth - A city at war in 1940
by Jenkins, Paul
Middleton Press, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st printing 1986. Firmly bound & very carefully read. The book is in excellent clean condition. SIGNED on the title page by the author with no further inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated in b/w with drawings, maps etc. Glazed hardcover issued without a jacket..
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NZ$25.38
Zero Night: The Untold Story of the Second World War's Most Daring Great Escape
by Mark Felton
Icon, 2014. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition 2014. Firmly bound and very carefully read. Both book & unclipped jacket are in VG clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss but just a little light wear to the edge of the jacket. .
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NZ$17.98
German Occupation of Jersey During World War 2: My Personal Story
by David Rive
ELSP, 2010. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). Reprinted 2015 of the revised edition 2010. VG clean condition. SIGNED on the title page 'with Compliments, David Rive 2016' with no inscription or ownershjip markings. No tears or loss but some light wear to the cover & a little corner creasing. .
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NZ$25.38
Heinrich Himmlers Burg: Bildchronik Der Ss-Schule Haus Wewelsburg 1934-1945
by Stuart, Russell & Schneider, Jost W
Heitz & Hoffkes, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Firmly bound and carefully read but the edges of the hardcover have some wear & the top edge os discoloured. Inside the pages are clean & crisp. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. The jacket is edge worn with a few small edge tears (repaired on the reverse_ but without loss. Text is in German but many b/w photos. This a pictorial chronicle of Himmler's SS training school at Wewelsburg. A...
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NZ$29.61
SAS operations
by Ladd, James D
Robert Hale, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Firmly bound and very carefully read. Both book & jacket are in excellent clean conition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss.
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NZ$15.86
Hitler's Second Army - The Waffen SS
by Edmund L. Blandford
Airlife Publishing Limited, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Formly bound and very carefully read. Previous owner's bookplate pasted to the front endpaper & separately dated. Otherwise both book & jacket are in excellent clean condition. No tears or loss.
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NZ$15.86
Afrikakorps: Rommel's Tropical Army in Original Color
by Bernd Peitz
Schiffer Military, 2005. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2005 copyright. Firmly bound and very carefully read. Both book & jacket are inVG clean condition except for a bump to the top of the spine of the hardcover which has caused a little damage & has been neatly repaired. There is a very light fade to the spine of the jacket.. Illustrated with photos in colour & b/w. A large format heavy book. Text in English & German.
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NZ$74.02
ACHTUNG PANZER No.2 Panzerkampfwagen III
by Mitsuru Bitoh; Hiroshi Kitamura
Dai Nippon Kaiga , 1991. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. Copyright 1991. VG clean condition with a little light edge wear. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated with photos & diagrams. Text is mostly in Japanese with some English.
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NZ$63.44
Waffen-SS - A Photographic History
by Christopher Ailsby
Amber Books, 2018. Book. As New. Paperback. Excellent clean condition & seems unread. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated with b/w photos. Larger format paperback book..
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NZ$20.09
Hitler's Gateway to the Atlantic: German Naval Bases in France 1940-1945
by Lars Hellwinkel
Seaforth Publishing, 2014. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition (UK). 1st UK printing. Firmly bound and very carefully read. Both book & unclipped jacket are in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. no tears or loss. Illustrated with b/w photos..
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NZ$25.38
D-Day Paratroopers : British, Canadian and French
by Bouchery, Jean
Histoire & Collections, 2004. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing 2004. Firmly bound and carefully read. The book is in excellent condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Colour pictorial glazed hardcover issued without a jacket. Illustrated in colour & b/w. A heavy book..
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NZ$95.17
US Army Uniforms of World War II
by Stanton, Shelby L
Greenhill Books, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition (UK). 1st UK edition 1991. Firmly bound and carefully read. Both book & jacket are in VG clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated with any b/w photos. .
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NZ$31.72
Operation Bagration: The Destruction of Army Group Centre June - July 1944: A Photographic History
by Baxter, Ian
Helion and Company, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition (UK). 1st UK edition 2007. Firmly bound and very carefully read. The book is in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Glazed pictorial hardcover without a jacket. Illustrated with b/w photos. .
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NZ$21.15
Ark Royal: The Life, Death and Rediscovery of the Legendary Second World War Aircraft Carrier
by Rossiter, Mike
Bantam Press, 2006. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing 2006 with full number line. Firmly bound and carefully read. Both book & unclipped jacket are in VG clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss..
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NZ$17.98
Fear is the Foe: A Footslogger from Normandy to the Rhine
by Whitehouse, Stanley; Bennett, George B
Robert Hale Ltd, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd printing 1995. Firmly bound & very carefully read. Both book & unclipped jacket are in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. .
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NZ$20.09
Tip of the Spear: German Armored Reconnaissance in Action in World War II
by Edwards, Robert J
Stackpole Books, 2015. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing 2015 with full number line. Firmly bound and very carefully read. The book is in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. Inside the pages are clean. The jacket is also in excellent clean condition. Illustrated with many b/w photos, A very heavy volume.
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NZ$74.02
The WAAF at War
by John Frayn Turner
Pen & Sword Aviation, 2011. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Firmly bound and seems unread. Both book & unclipped jacket are in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. .
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NZ$19.03
The Face of Courage: The 98 Men who received both the Knight's Cross and the Close Combat Clasp in Gold
by Florian Berger
Canada: J.J.Fedorowicz, 2007. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2007 1st edition. Firmly bound and seems unread. The book is in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Pictorial glazed hardcover without a jacket.Illustrated in b/w. A very heavy book. .
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NZ$158.61
Bomber Battle for Berlin
by Searby, John
Airlife Publishing Ltd, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Firmly bound and carefully read. Both book & unclipped jacket are in VG clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. .
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NZ$15.86
D-Day: By Those Who Were There
by Liddle, Peter
Pen and Sword Military, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition 2004. Firmly bound and carefully read. Both book & uncipped jacket are in VG clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss but a little light wear to the edges of the jacket. Illustrated with b/w photos..
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NZ$15.86
The Tip of the Spear: Midget Submarines
by Pamela Mitchell
Richard Netherwood Ltd, 1993. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Firmly bound and carefully read. There has been a water spillage near to top of the spine which has affected the jacket & the hard cover but no water has got inside the book which is in excellent clean condition. SIGNED & inscribed by the author on the endpaper 'with every good wish. Pamela Mitchell Dec '97' No further inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss.
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NZ$43.35
Kidnap in Crete: The True Story of the Abduction of a Nazi General
by Rick Stroud
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing with full number line. Firmly bound and seems unread but there is crushing to the lower edge of the spine of the hardcover. In all other respects the book is in almost new condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. .
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NZ$21.15
Escaping Hitler: Stories Of Courage And Endurance On The Freedom Trails
by Halls, Monty
Sidgwick & Jackson, 2017. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing with full number line. Firmly bound and very carefully read. Both book & unclipped jacket are in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. .
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NZ$26.44
The 10 Key Campaigns of the American Revolution
by Lengel, Edward G (Editor)
Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Audience: General/trade.
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NZ$26.97
