GLOUCESTERSHIRE AIRFIELDS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by David Berryman.
Stock no. 1830909
Published by Countryside Books. 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

A thoroughly researched and action-packed book describing the history of each airfield, highlights of some of the operations carried out from them, and putting them into overall context of a country and nation at war. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 9781853069499. Reprint. A nice copy.

GUGLAG TO SPITFIRE: A POLISH SERVICEMAN'S FIGHT TO SURVIVE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Andrew Hubert Von Staufer.
Stock no. 1830907
Published by The History Press. 1st 2024. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In this moving tale of endurance against all odds, Andrew Hubert von Staufer traces his father's footsteps from the gulags of Siberia to flying Spitfires in air battles against the Luftwaffe. This is a remarkable account of the Second World War and its long-reaching impact. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos. 287 pages. ISBN: 9781803995212. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

BREAKDOWN: A HISTORY OF RECOVERY VEHICLES IN THE BRITISH ARMY
Written by Brian S. Baxter.
Stock no. 1330707
Published by HMSO. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Featuring wheeled and armoured vehicles. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 101 pages including index. ISBN: 0112904564. Second impression. Very slight rubbing at spine and corners. Contents clean.

THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner.
Stock no. 1330689
Published by Crecy. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book puts the impact of the Blenheim on aircraft development into perspective, and provides a very human insight into the courageous crews who flew the Blenheims into battle. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations of the camouflage markings. 639 pages including index. ISBN: 0947554920. Book sits a little 'twisted' on the shelf but is otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

WELLINGTON'S ARMY: THE UNIFORMS OF THE BRITISH SOLDIER, 1812-1815
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite. Illustrated by Charles Hamilton Smith.
Stock no. 1830853
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st thus 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Full colour illustrations of British Military Uniforms from the the Peninsular War and Waterloo, drawn from life and completed in 1814, covering all the branches of service, including general officers and staff of the army; line infantry; light infantry and rifles; heavy and light cavalry; artillery and engineers; cadets and veterans; and foreign regiments. Very large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1853675016. Rubbing to base of spine. A few tiny white marks to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is damp stained.

THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MILITARY VEHICLES
Written by Pat Ware.
Stock no. 1830847
Published by Hermes House. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition.

The story of over a century of development and production of the military vehicle, from the first basic trucks produced before and during World War I, through the technical advances made during the inter-war years, to the rapid development of specialized vehicles in World War II and beyond. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 9780857239532. Top edge of text block has some minor foxing, else a lovely copy.

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHIPS
Written by Chris Marshall.
Stock no. 1830845
Published by Blitz Editions. 1st thus 1995. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The history and specifications of over 1200 ships. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations of each ship described. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1856052885. Minor spotting to top edge of text block else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly browned and lightly scuffed.

ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT
Written by W. Stanley Moss; M.R.D. Foot; Iain Moncreiffe; Patrick Leigh Fermor.
Stock no. 1830827
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

A non-fiction partly-autobiographical book written by W. Stanley Moss, a British soldier, writer and traveller. It describes an operation in Crete during the Second World War to capture German general Heinrich Kreipe. Introduction by M.R.D. Foot, Prologue & epilogue by Iain Moncrieffe, Afterword by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Dark blue pictorial cloth. B/w photos. 214 pages. Previous owner's ex-lib stamp to half-title page (very neat and unobtrusive). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has some white marks at ends.

SAN MARTIN: ARGENTINE SOLDIER AMERICAN HERO
Written by John Lynch.
Stock no. 1830824
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Jose de San Martin (1778-1850) was an enigmatic figure - a revolutionary and a conservative; a professional soldier and an intellectual; and a taciturn man who nevertheless was able to inspire the peoples of South America to follow his armies and accept his battle strategies. One of the great leaders in the wars for independence, he was a pivotal force in the liberation of Chile and Peru from Spanish rule. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. xiv and 265 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300126433. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has previous bookseller's price-label to rear panel.

MILITIAMEN AND SAPPERS
Written by Graham Watson.
Stock no. 1830802
Published by J.H. Hooper; E.D. Smeeden; R.J. Pope. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia), the senior regiment of Britain's Reserve Army, 1539-1996. Green leatherette covers. B/w photos. 233 pages including index. ISBN: 0952810204. Top edge of text block heavily foxed. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper has laminate covering which is taped to the verso and also on the flaps - the laminate is a little scuffed/grubby.

THE AIR WAR 1939-1945
Written by R.J. Overy.
Stock no. 1330515
Published by Europa. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A general history of the Air War 1939-45. Blue buckram cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0905118537. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge creased.

BIGGIN ON THE BUMP
Written by Bob Ogley.
Stock no. 1830490
Published by Froglets Publications. 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of the most famous fighter station in the world. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour photos & illustrations. 160 pages. ISBN: 1872337058. Reprint. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Light scuffing and creasing to covers. Contents clean.