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THE COWARD OF MINDEN: THE AFFAIR OF LORD GEORGE SACKVILLE
Written by Piers Mackesy.
Stock no. 1828462
Published by Allen Lane. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Lord George Sackville was court-martialled for disobedience at the battle of Minden in 1759 and pronounced to be 'unfit to serve His Majesty in any military capacity whatsover'. What caused him to disobey the orders of his German Commander-in-Chief to bring up the cavalry? Was it cowardice? Or incompetence? Or a determination to be awkward? Or was he an unlucky victim of circumstance? Yellow cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713908513. Small black mark to front endpaper. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Top edge of text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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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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HEAD DRESS OF IMPERIAL GERMANY 1880-1916
Written by Paul Sanders.
Stock no. 1327279
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A compilation of helmets, intended as an illustrated reference source on the elaborate head dress of the Imperial German Army. Large format. Burgundy cloth, black titles. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0764313878. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and has slight damage to edge of front fold.

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THE MILITARY MUSIC & BANDSMEN OF ADOLF HITLER'S THIRD REICH 1933-1945
Written by Brian Matthews.
Stock no. 1827104
Published by Tomahawk Films. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Large oblong format. Red pictorial glazed boards. No title page but colophon page present. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0954281209. Boards very lightly rubbed else a fine copy.

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THE SIEGE OF KUSTRIN, 1945: GATEWAY TO BERLIN
Written by Tony Le Tissier.
Stock no. 1826448
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

The events are described in details using painstaking research and eyewitness testimony. Pictorial cardwraps. A few b/w photos & maps. ISBN: 9781848845534. Covers lightly scuffed. Minor corner crease at very top corner of prelims.

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THE ODER FRONT 1945
Written by A. Stephan Hamilton.
Stock no. 1826243
Published by Helion & Company. 2014. Nearly fine condition.

Generealoberst Gotthard Heinrici, Heeresgruppe Weichsel and Germany's Final Defence in the East, 20 March - 3 May. The end of Nazi-Germany. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781906033873. A physical print on demand copy, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Reprint. Toip edge of text block slightly dusty/marked. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents fine.

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SCOUTS OUT: A HISTORY OF GERMAN ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE UNITS IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Robert Edwards.
Stock no. 1826196
Published by Stackpole Books. 1st 2013. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive account of German armored reconnaissance in Worlld War II. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour photos & illustrations. A heavy tome. ISBN: 9780811713115. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Top rear edge of spine has a minor split. Contents and dustwrapper clean.

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FROM THE REALM OF A DYING SUN VOLUME II: THE IV. SS-PANZERKORPS IN THE BUDAPEST RELIEF EFFORTS, DECEMBER 1944-FEBRUARY 1945
Written by Douglas E. Nash.
Stock no. 1826189
Published by Casemate Publishers. 1st 2020. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The second of three volumes which together trace the history of the IV. SS-Panzerkorps from its inception in August 1943 until the end of the war. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and battle plans. ISBN: 9781612008738. Base of spine lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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HALBE 1945: EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS FROM HELL'S CAULDRON
Written by Eberhard Baumgart.
Stock no. 1826133
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st thus 2022. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In April 1945, the German Ninth Army, withdrawing before the final Red Army attacks on Berlin, was encircled by the Soviet forces near the small town of Halbe, south-east of Hitler's capital. Their orders were to attempt to break out and a brutal battle ensued with the loss of many lives, soldiers & civilians. This is a collection of first-hand accounts telling the story of the battle and its aftermath from the German perspective. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781784387112. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed and creased across top edge.

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FROM THE REALM OF A DYING SUN VOLUME II: THE IV. SS-PANZERKORPS IN THE BUDAPEST RELIEF EFFORTS, DECEMBER 1944-FEBRUARY 1945
Written by Douglas E. Nash.
Stock no. 1826128
Published by Casemate Publishers. 1st 2020. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The second of three volumes which together trace the history of the IV. SS-Panzerkorps from its inception in August 1943 until the end of the war. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and battle plans. ISBN: 9781612008738. Base of spine bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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KAMPFGRUPPE PEIPER: THE RACE FOR THE MEUSE
Written by David Cooke; Wayne Evans.
Stock no. 1826125
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Graphic account of the most famous episode in the Battle of the Bulge, tells the story from German and American viewpoints. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1844152871. A lovely copy. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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FROM THE REALM OF A DYING SUN VOLUME III: IV. SS-PANZERKORPS FROM BUDAPEST TO VIENNA, FEBRUARY-MAY 1945
Written by Douglas E. Nash.
Stock no. 1826124
Published by Casemate Publishers. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The final volume of three volumes which together trace the history of the IV. SS-Panzerkorps from its inception in August 1943 until the end of the war. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and battle plans. ISBN: 9781612009568. A lovely copy. Black pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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