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1066 SIGNAL COMPANY STEEPLE MORDEN
Written by Les Radtke; Ken Wells.
Stock no. 1825370
Published by East Anglia Books. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

The story of the 1066 Signal Company at Steeple Morden. Edited by Ken Wells. Recollections of the changes to the author's life beginning with the infamous attack on Pearl Harbour 1941 to his discharge on December 1945. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781869987138. A nice copy, appears unread.

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CANBERRA BOYS: FASCINATING ACCOUNTS FROM THE OPERATORS OF AN ENGLISH ELECTRIC CLASSIC
Written by Andrew Brookes.
Stock no. 1825351
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2017. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The English Electric Canberra first came into production in the late 1940s and has since played a hugely significant part in world events. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781910690338. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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DELIVER US FROM DARKNESS
Written by Ian Gardiner.
Stock no. 1825320
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment during Operation Market Garden. Follow-up to the critically acclaimed Tonight We Die As Men, drawing on years of research and extended interviews with veterans and civilians caught up in the fighting to tell this gripping account. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9781849087179. Tiny nick to margin of one page else fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AIRFIELDS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Graham Smith.
Stock no. 1825292
Published by Countryside Books. 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Northamptonshire has been associated with military aviation from the earliest days. This book describes the history of each airfield and highlights the major operations and raids carried out from them. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1853065293. Reprint. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block just slightly marked. Contents fine.

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A HAWK AT WAR: THE PENINSULAR WAR REMINISCENCES OF GENERAL SIR THOMAS BROTHERTON, CB
Written by Bryan Perrett.
Stock no. 1825289
Published by Picton Publishing. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Captain Thomas Brotherton of the 14th Light Dragoons, better known as The Hawks because of the Prussian Eagle badge conferred on them by the Duchess of York in 1798. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0948251220. Lower corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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I-400 JAPAN'S SECRET AIRCRAFT-CARRYING STRIKE SUBMARINE: OBJECTIVE PANAMA CANAL
Written by Henry Sakaida; Gary Nila; Koji Takaki.
Stock no. 1825227
Published by Hikoki Publications. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In mid-1944, the General Staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy tasked the I-400 and its sister boats with a secret mission to attack American cities and to destroy the Panama Canal... Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781902109457. Horizontal edges of boards lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased.

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TIGER: THE HISTORY OF A LEGENDARY WEAPON 1942-45
Written by Egon Kleine; Volkmar Kuhn.
Stock no. 1825180
Published by J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing, Inc.. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition.

The downfall of the legendary Tiger tank. Originally published in German as: Tiger: Die Geschichte einer legendaren Waffe 1942-45. This is the English edition. Large format. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0921991061. Board corners rubbed, top & tail of spine worn, a few small knocks to board edges, rear board a little grubby and with a small piece of yellow surface paper missing caused by removal of a label. Contents clean.

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1ST THE QUEEN'S DRAGOON GUARDS: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT 1959 TO 2009
Written by Basher Brace.
Stock no. 1825163
Published by 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In celebration of 50 years of service. Blue boards, silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9780952214120. Board corners bumped, a few knocks to board edges. Contents otherwise fine. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and has a small closed tear (no loss) to lower edge of front panel.

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HUEY: A HELICOPTER LEGEND (OSPREY MILITARY AIRCRAFT)
Written by Salvador Mafe Huertas.
Stock no. 1825117
Published by Osprey Publications Ltd. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

An icon of the Vietnam War, the UH-1 Huey has served more time in battle over the past 30 years than any other military helicopter. Square format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 1855322722. Lower front corner lightly rubbed, top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Spine lightly faded. Boards scuffed. Slight crinkling to contents else clean.

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1ST THE QUEEN'S DRAGOON GUARDS: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT 1959 TO 2009
Written by Basher Brace.
Stock no. 1324874
Published by 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In celebration of 50 years of service. Blue boards, silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9780952214120. Spine bumped, a couple of small dents to top cover edges. Small, light mark to front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is creased at edges.

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THE BATTLESHIP
Written by Walter Wood. Illustrated by Frank H. Mason.
Stock no. 1825032
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1912. Good condition.

Being the Story of the Greatest Naval Weapon From the First Ship-of-the-Line to Present-Day Leviathans. Green pictorial boards, gilt titles. 8 tissue guarded colour plates plus numerous b/w engravings, plans and photographs. Top edge gilt. Spine slightly cocked. Board corners lightly rubbed. Front pictorial board is nice and bright. Joints cracked but binding tight. Neat name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.

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OF RED EAGLES AND ROYAL CROWNS
Written by William E. Hamelman.
Stock no. 1824966
Published by Matthaus Publishers. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

A modern English translation of Der Preussische Rothe-Adler-Orden und der Konligliche Kronen-Orden in Urkunde und Bild by F.W. Hoftmann, 1878. A modern translation of the statutes of the Prussian Red Eagle Order and the Royal Crown Order. Blue cloth boards with silver titles. B/w illustrations. Limited edition of 500. Corners of boards rubbed. Text block browned. Not numbered (of 500).

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