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THE OTHER FEW
Written by Larry Donnelly.
Stock no. 1829915
Published by Red Kite.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A day by day account of the contribution made by Bomber Command, Coastal Command and the Fleet Air Arm to the winning of the Battle of Britain. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages. ISBN: 0954620127. A lovely copy, appears unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- RAF
THE GRAND FLEET: WARSHIP DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 1906-1922
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1829914
Published by Chatham Publishing.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The development of British warships up to 1914, the responses to the demands of the First World War, and how the lessons of wartime experience affected warship development in the immediate postwar period. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line drawings. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 186176099X. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge else a super copy, looks unread!
OPERATION 'GRAPPLE': TESTING BRITAIN'S FIRST H-BOMB
Written by Kenneth Hubbard; Michael Simmons.
Stock no. 1829909
Published by Ian Allan.
1st
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
On 15 May 1957 Valiant XD818 captained by Wg Cdr K.G. Hubbard, Officer Commanding No 49 Squadron, dropped Britain's first live thermonuclear weapon, a device 70 times more powerful than that that exploded over Hiroshima in 1945. The story of this huge and complex undertaking as seen by the officer who dropped Britain's first live thermonuclear megaton weapon. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and sketches. 128 pages. ISBN: 0711015147. A lovely copy. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
BETRAYAL OF AN ARMY: MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1916
Written by N.S. Nash.
Stock no. 1829908
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
1st
2016.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A forensic yet thoroughly readable examination one hundred years on of the circumstances and personalities that combined to create one of the most disastrous chapters in British military history. Grey cloth boards, red title to spine. B/w photos. xii and 300 pages including index. ISBN: 9781473843769. A superb copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- ARMY
THE GLIDER SOLDIERS: A HISTORY OF BRITISH MILITARY GLIDER FORCES.
Written by Alan Wood.
Stock no. 1829906
Published by Spellmount Ltd..
1st
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The history of the development of the glider as a weapon of war by the combatant countries of WW2, describing British glider operations, detailing the airborne regiments, units, troops and airmen involved supplemented by vivid first-hand accountsx of the actions. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w sketch maps. 345 pages including index. ISBN: 0946771995. Top of spine lightly bumped. Pictorial dustwrapper is strengthened to verso of rear flap corner with clear tape. Else a super copy!
STEERING TO GLORY: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SHIP OF THE LINE
Written by Nicholas Blake.
Stock no. 1829905
Published by Chatham Publishing.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Day in the Life of a Ship of the Line. A behind-the-scenes portrayal of the great capital ships of the era of Nelson. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 288 pages includes index. ISBN: 1861761775. Pictorial dustwrapper spine is very lightly faded. Else a superb copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- NAVY
- TALL SHIPS
- MILITARY
2 GROUP R.A.F. A COMPLETE HISTORY, 1936-1945
Written by Michael J.F. Bowyer.
Stock no. 1829903
Published by Crecy Books.
1st thus
1992.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A detailed day-by-day picture of operations, their planning and execution. Blue cloth boares, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. 532 pages incuding index. ISBN: 0947554254. A superb copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
- RAF
BOMBER SQUADRONS OF THE R.A.F. AND THEIR AIRCRAFT
Written by Philip J.R. Moyes.
Stock no. 1329657
Published by Macdonald and Jane's.
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Details of the histories of all the Royal Air Force's bomber squadrons formed since the First World War. Large format. Blue covers with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0356014622. 4th impression. Spine bumped. Small scratch mark to lower spine corner of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is slightly faded and lightly creased at spine ends.
THE BATTLE OF FRANCE THEN AND NOW
Written by Peter D. Cornwell.
Stock no. 1329655
Published by Battle Of Britain International Limited.
1st
2007.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
The story of the greatest air battle of the Second World War when six nations were locked in aerial combat september 1939 to June 1940. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 592 pages. ISBN: 9781870067652. Looks unread.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- FRANCE
- WORLD WAR II
THE DESERT RATS: THE 98TH BOMB GROUP AND THE AUGUST 1943 PLOESTI RAID
Written by Michael Hill.
Stock no. 1329654
Published by Pictorial Histories Publishing Company.
1st
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Cardwraps. 120 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0929521412. Light rubbing to spine and cover edges. Old price sticker inside front cover.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (FOREIGN)
THE CONSTRUCTION AND FITTING OF THE SAILING MAN OF WAR 1650-1850
Written by Peter Goodwin.
Stock no. 1329653
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1987.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Every aspect of the building process is covered and for the modelmaker and technical historian this book will answer most, if not all, of their questions. Large format. Yellow boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. 276 Pages. ISBN: 0851773265. Minimal bumping to spine of book and wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SHIP BUILDING
- MILITARY
- NAVY
BRITISH BATTLECRUISERS 1905-1920
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1329652
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
2016.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Revised edition. Large format. Olive green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams through, the centre pages are colour plans. Large plan of HMS Queen Mary 1913 contained in envelope at back of book. ISBN: 9781473882355. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Grubby mark to envelope but plan is fine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WARSHIP
- HISTORY (BRITISH)