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FEARLESS AND INTREPID 1965 - 2002: THE ROYAL NAVY'S FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT ASSAULT SHIPS
Written by Neil McCart.
Stock no. 1829869
Published by Fan Publications.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The story of two of the Royal Navy's longest-serving warships from their beginnings in the early 1960s to the final weeks of operational service in the twenty-first century, when Fearless was finally decommissioned and joined her sister at lay-up berths in Portsmouth Dockyard. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w photos and a few colour. 176 pages. ISBN: 1901225070. A lovely copy, appears unread!
A NEW BATTLEFIELD: THE ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES IN KOREA 1950-51
Written by David R. Orr; David Truesdale.
Stock no. 1829868
Published by Helion & Company.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This book follows the Battalion as it prepares for the first major conflict fought by Britain since the defeat of the Japanese in 1945. Limited edition to 500 Numbered copies. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 326 pages including index. ISBN: 9781907677199. Half title page which should have copy number and author's signature is NOT numbered or signed. Else a lovely copy, appears unread.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- ARMY
- INFANTRY
- KOREA
- LIMITED EDITION
FLUGPLATZ GUTERSLOH 1937-1987: A SHORT HISTORY
Written by G.J. Lewis.
Stock no. 1829866
1st
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Gutersloh airfield is the only former Luftwaffe Station now in Royal Air Force hands. This book attempts to reflect the human experience of an operational Station against the background of 50 years of European history. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. 160 pages. Minor foxing to text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
THE RAF STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DETERRENT FORCES: THEIR ORIGINS, ROLES AND DEPLOYMENT 1946-1969
Written by Humphrey Wynn.
Stock no. 1829865
Published by The Stationery Office.
1st thus
1997.
Nearly fine condition.
A documentary history. An official history recording the events leading to probably the greatest change in British defence policy in peacetime. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. xiv and 653 pages including index. ISBN: 0117728330. Light scuffing to covers else appears unread!
ALLIED COASTAL FORCES OF WORLD WAR II VOLUME II: VOSPER MTBS AND US ELCOS
Written by John Lambert; Al Ross.
Stock no. 1829864
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1993.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Dealing comprehensively with the technical detail of these boats in words, photographs and line drawings. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0851776027. A lovely copy, appears unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- MARITIME
- SHIP BUILDING
THE FLYING CAMELS: THE HISTORY OF NO 45 SQN, RAF
Written by C.G. Jefford.
Stock no. 1829863
Published by C G Jefford.
1st
1995.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
First formed in 1916, No. 45 Sqn has has as colourful and varied a career as any squadron in the RAF. Large format. Blue cloth boards, no title to boards, gilt vignette to front board. B/w photos. ISBN: 0952629003. A lovely copy, appears unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- RAF
- GENEALOGY
35 (MADRAS PRESIDENCY) SQUADRON (RAF BOMBER COMMAND PROFILES)
Written by Chris. Ward.
Stock no. 1829862
Published by Mention The War Ltd..
1st
2021.
Nearly fine condition.
The squadron served with distinction to the end of the bombing war in April 1945, before engaging in Operation Exodus to bring former PoWs home. Large format. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 486 pages. Printed by Amazon. ISBN: 9781911255819. A lovely copy, light rubbing to corners else appears unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- RAF
- HISTORY
83 SQUADRON (RAF BOMBER COMMAND PROFILES)
Written by Chris. Ward.
Stock no. 1829861
Published by Mention The War Ltd..
1st
2016.
Nearly fine condition.
There was never a time when the influence of 83 Squadron was not felt within the ranks of Bomber Command. It distinguished itself with outstanding performances and below average losses from the first day of the war to the last. Large format. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 300 pages. Printed by Amazon. ISBN: 9781911255154. A very nice, presentable copy, feels unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- RAF
- HISTORY
THE BEAUFORT FILE
Written by Roger Hayward.
Stock no. 1829855
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 172 pages. ISBN: 0851301711. A lovely copy, looks unread!
IT'S SUICIDE BUT IT'S FUN: THE STORY OF NUMBER 102 (CEYLON) SQUADRON 1917-1956
Written by Chris Goss.
Stock no. 1829854
Published by Crecy Books.
1st
1995.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
As told by the aircrew who flew with the Squadron and supplemented by accounts from the German side. The book covers the complete history of the Squadron but concentrates mainly on the bloody battles fought in the skies over Europe. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xiv and 210 pages including index. ISBN: 0947554599. A lovely copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- RAF
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- WORLD WAR II
THE BATTLESHIP BUILDERS: CONSTRUCTING AND ARMING BRITISH CAPITAL SHIPS
Written by Ian Johnston; Ian Buxton.
Stock no. 1829852
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2013.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The launch in 1906 of HMS Dreadnought, the world's first all-big-gun battleship, rendered all existing battle fleets obsolete. Britain urgently needed to build an new battle fleet of these larger, more complex and more costly vessels. In little over a decade, fifty such ships were completed. It was made possible by the country's vast industrial nexus of ship builders, engine manufacturers, armament firms and specialist armour producers. Pale blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848320932. A lovely copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SHIP BUILDING
- MILITARY
- WARSHIP
MIDWAY: DUANTLESS VICTORY
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1829851
Published by Pen & Sword Maritime.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Fresh Perspectives on America's Seminal Naval Victory of World War II. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xx and 358 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844155835. A lovely copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAVY
- MARITIME
- AVIATION