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THE BRITISH TOMMY IN NORTH WEST EUROPE 1944-1945 VOLUME TWO
Written by Jean Bouchery.
Stock no. 1829954
Published by Histoire & Collections. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Volume 2: Organisation, Armament and Vehicles. Title to boards is 'The British Soldier'. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w & colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations. 144 pages. ISBN: 2908182742. A lovely copy, feels unread!

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THE BRITISH TOMMY IN NORTH WEST EUROPE 1944-1945 VOLUME 1
Written by Jean Bouchery.
Stock no. 1829943
Published by Histoire & Collections. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Title to boards is The British Soldier Volume 1: Uniforms, Insignia and Equipment. The purpose of this book is to collect, in an easily readable form, the basic technical data that concern the British army as engaged in the North-West European Campaign between 6th June 1944 and 8th May 1945. Colour & b/w photos. 144 pages. ISBN: 4782908182446. A very nice copy, appears unread!

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BRITISH MILITARY TRANSPORT 1829-1956
Written by David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1329668
Published by The Stationery Office. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112905706. Looks unread.

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THE TANKS AT FLERS VOLUME 2 - MAPS
Written by Trevor Pidgeon.
Stock no. 1329666
Published by Fairmile Books. 1st 1995. Fine condition.

An account of the first use of tanks in war at the Battle of Flers-Coucelette the Somme 15th September 1916. Large format. White glazed pictorial boards. This is volume 2 only containing 12 maps (6 fold-out maps printed double-sided) contained in two folders. ISBN: 0952517515. A super copy.

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LANDSHIPS: BRITISH TANKS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1829935
Published by HMSO. 1992. Nearly fine condition.

The tank was conceived as an answer to a specific problem, the mass slaughter and stalemate of the trenches. Its development is the subject of this book. Every type of tank built for the British Army during this period is illustrated and described against the background of the battles in which they fought and the organization which supported them. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 60 pages including index. ISBN: 0112904092. Second impression. A lovely copy, appears unread!

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THE BRITISH CARRIER STRIKE FLEET AFTER 1945
Written by David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1829923
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st thus 2020. Nearly fine condition.

In 1945 the most powerful fleet in the Royal Navy's history was centred on nine aircraft carriers. This book charts the post-war fortunes of this potent striking force - its decline in the face of diminishing resouces, it final fall at the hands of uncomprehending politicians, and its recent resurrection in the form of the Queen Elizabeth class carriers, the larges ships ever built for the Royal Navy. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. xvii and 622 pages including index. ISBN: 9781526785442. A lovely copy, looks unread!

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DATA BOOK OF WHEELED VEHICLES: ARMY TRANSPORT 1939-1945
Written by David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1829922
Published by HMSO. 2nd 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. Inventory of over 500 British and Allied vehicles in use in the period 1939-1945, including some pre-war vehicles still in service, and contains detailed specifications and line drawings. Oblong format. Cardwraps. 309 pages. ISBN: 0112905064. A lovely copy, feels unread!

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ALVIS SARACEN FAMILY
Written by Bill Munro.
Stock no. 1829888
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This complete history of a famous family of military vehicles reveals much that has not previously been widely known. From works records and interviews with important personalities associated with Alvis and the military, the author has put together a fascinating history that will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about military vehicles. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265379. A lovely copy, appears unread! Pictorial dustwrapper has the remains of a small, price label to front panel else lovely.

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MECHANISED FORCE: BRITISH TANKS BETWEEN THE WARS
Written by David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1329583
Published by HMSO. 1st 1991. Fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112904874. A super copy, looks unread.

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HISTORIC MILITARY VEHICLES DIRECTORY
Written by Bart H. Vanderveen.
Stock no. 1829843
Published by Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd.. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition.

A Wheels & Tracks Directory. A uniquely comprehensive, richly-illustrated directory providing general, technical and physical data of transport and fighting vehicles which were produced for armies, air forces and other services from the mid-1930s until about 1960. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 0900913576. A nice, clean copy.

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TANK TRACKS 9TH BATTALION ROYAL TANK REGIMENT AT WAR 1940-45
Written by Peter Beale.
Stock no. 1329503
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

What it was like to live and fight as a member of a British heavy tank battalion during the second world war. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 238 pages. ISBN: 0750908807. A super copy, looks unread.

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THE U-BOAT HUNTERS
Written by Anthony J. Watts. Illustrated by Peter Endsleigh Castle.
Stock no. 1329498
Published by Macdonald and Jane's. 1st 1976. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The dramatic story of the Battle of the Atlantic and the development of anti-submarine warefar in the Second World War. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. ISBN: 035608244X. Lower corners and base of spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly browned and edge rubbed.

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