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DIARY OF A NIGHT BOMBER PILOT IN WORLD WAR I
Written by Clive Semple; A.J. Mawby.
Stock no. 1829931
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Based upon the diary of Leslie Semple, found by his son after his death in 1971, and detailing his life between July 1917 and April 1919. Charting his life through training for the Royal Naval Air Service to his posting in France and his daring bombing raids. Edited by Wing Commander Mawby. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Over 200 b/w photos. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781862274525. A lovely copy, looks unread!

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BRITISH BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR ONE
Written by R.A. Burt.
Stock no. 1829930
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era, from 1905 to 1918. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and technical diagrams. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 0853687714. A lovely copy, looks unread! Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut.

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CANBERRA: THE GREATEST MULTI-ROLE AIRCRAFT OF THE COLD WAR VOLUME 1
Written by Ken Delve; John Sheehan.
Stock no. 1829929
Published by Fonthill Media Limited. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An aviation legend designed in the mid-1940s, the Canberra entered service in 1951 with RAF Bomber Command. The Canberra was subsequently used in many support roles, especially in signals/electronic warfare, and finally retired in 2006. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 512 pages. ISBN: 9781781558744. A lovely copy, looks unread! Rear panel of dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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CONVOY PEEWIT AUGUST 8 1940: THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN?
Written by Andy Saunders.
Stock no. 1829928
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A blow by blow account, from the perspective of the RAF, Luftwaffe, Merchant Navy, Royal Navy and Kriegsmarine, of the twenty merchant ships in Convoy CW9 Peewit as it edged past Dover and was attacked by German E-Boats. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 215 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906502676. A lovely copy, looks unread!

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THE ERA OF THE NOCTURNAL BLIP
Written by Norman Cordingly.
Stock no. 1829927
Published by Merlin Books Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the RAF nightfighters' radar battle against the bomber. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. x and 90 pages. ISBN: 0863036694. A very nice copy, looks unread. Black dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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HISTORY OF THE 359 (4TH WEST LANCS.) MEDIUM REGIMENT R.A. (T.A.) 1859-1959
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829925
1st 1959. Very good condition.

Privately published by 359 (4th West Lancs.) Medium Regiment R.A. (T.A.). Blue cloth boards, red title strip with gilt title to spine, gilt title and vignettes to front. Maps to endpapers. B/w photos. x and 214 pages including appendices. Boards a little marked and rubbed. Foxing to text block else contents clean.

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THE SURREY & SUSSEX YEOMANRY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by T.B. Davis.
Stock no. 1829918
Published by Ditchling Press. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Story of the 98th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry Q.M.R.) R.A. (T.A.) and 144th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) R.A. (T.A.) 1939-1946. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, two regimental crests to front. B/w maps and a few b/w text illustrations. xvii and 370 pages including index. ISBN: 0950058432. A lovely copy, appears unread. Dustwrapper is scuffed & lightly faded to spine.

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A HISTORY OF 14TH REGIMENT ROYAL ARTILLERY
Written by W.G. Clarke.
Stock no. 1829917
Published by W.G. Clarke. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos. vii and 105 pages. ISBN: 0952076217. Spine lightly faded and rubbed at edges. Corners lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly browned with a few minor marks. Rear hinge pulled but binding tight. Contents clean.

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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