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ALLIED COASTAL FORCES OF WORLD WAR II VOLUME 1: FAIRMILE DESIGNS AND US SUBMARINE CHASERS
Written by John Lambert; Al Ross.
Stock no. 1327992
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dealing comprehensively with the technical detail of these boats. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and extensively detailed diagrams. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775195. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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S-BOOTE GERMAN E-BOATS IN ACTION (1939-1945)
Written by Jean Dallies-Labourdette.
Stock no. 1327991
Published by Histoire & Collections. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Translated by Janice Lert. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 2913903495. 2nd printing. Tiny dent to top edge spine. Contents fine.

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THE KELLY'S: BRITISH J, K AND N CLASS DESTROYERS OF WORLD WAR II
Written by Christopher Langtree. Illustrated by John Lambert; John Roberts.
Stock no. 1327988
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the Royal Navy's J, K and N class destroyers of the Second World War. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 186176166X. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners or book and dustwrapper.

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AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WARPLANE 1939-45
Written by Philip Jarrett.
Stock no. 1327981
Published by Putnam. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Putnam's History of Aircraft series. A combined study of an outstanding era in the evolution of the flying machine. B/w photos. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0851778755. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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LUFTWAFFE SECRET PROJECTS FIGHTERS 1939-1945
Written by Walter Schick; Ingolf Meyer.
Stock no. 1327975
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Secret fighter development in Germany between the years 1939 and 1945. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 176 pages. ISBN: 9781857800524. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased and slightly faded to spine.

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ULTRA VERSUS U-BOATS: ENIGMA DECRYPTS IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Written by Roy Conyers Nesbit.
Stock no. 1327969
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Decoded German signals held by the National Archives. The U-Boat war as revealed by the ultra decrypts. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. viii and 218 pages. ISBN: 9781844157860. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper creased at spine edges.

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NEPTUNE'S INFERNO: THE U.S. NAVY AT GUADALCANAL
Written by James D. Hornfischer.
Stock no. 1828314
Published by Bantam Books. Circa 2011. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An epic and intimate account of the contest for control of the seaways of the Solomon Islands, America's first concerted offensive against the Imperial Japanese juggernaut and the true turning point of the Pacific conflict. Endpapers are maps. B/w photos. 516 pages. ISBN: 9780553806700. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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HITLER'S WHISTLE
Written by A.G. Street.
Stock no. 1828296
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Mr. Street's diary of the first three years of the Second World War. A tale of war-time farming. Green cloth, black title to spine. B/w photos. Narrow band of browning to top & tail of boards. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Vertical crease to inside of front board and also to contents (minor). Text block browned. A few foxspots present, mainly to prelims. Black dustwrappr with yellow titles is edge-worn and creased, grubby to rear panel.

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THE KILLING SKIES: RAF BOMBER COMMAND AT WAR
Written by Simon Read.
Stock no. 1327923
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Bomber Command's role in the ultimate Allied victory of the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1862273294. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper has a small nick to front edge of spine and a couple of tiny marks at base.

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NAVAL WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR TWO
Written by John Campbell.
Stock no. 1828256
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An encyclopaedic work covering all the major weaponry of the period and divided by country. Large format. Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 085177329X. Vertical line to endpapers caused by flaps of dustwrapper imprinting. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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INFANTRY TACTICS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Stephen Bull; Gordon Rottman.
Stock no. 1327877
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A crucial study of infantry tactics for all the major armies of the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, colour illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846032820. Spine bumped. Wrapper slightly edge rubbed.

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THE ALGERINES
Written by Jack Williams.
Stock no. 1327876
Published by J.F. Williams. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Fleet Minesweepers of the Royal Navy 1942-1961. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 387 pages. ISBN: 0952314118. Slight rubbing to cover edges and slight marking to textblock. Spine a bit faded. Small booksellers sticker to lower margin of title-page.

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