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LANCASHIRE GUNNERS AT WAR THE 88TH LANCASHIRE FIELD REGIMENT 1939-1945
Written by Stephen Bull.
Stock no. 1829837
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

This heroic Lancashire regiment has a hard war. The story of the 88th's is a powerful illustration of the harsh realities of war... Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. vi and 154 pages including index. ISBN: 1859360688. Covers lightly rubbed at corners. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

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UNITED IN EFFORT: THE STORY OF No.53 SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE 1916-1976
Written by Jock Manson.
Stock no. 1829828
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition.

An Air-Britain Publication. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 144 pages. ISBN: 0851302602. A lovely copy!

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A FREEDOM DEARLY BOUGHT
Written by Ernest Ackroyd.
Stock no. 1829803
Published by Ernest Ackroyd. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

In 1939 the 122 (West Riding) Field Regiment Royal Artillery TA was formed and on February 15, 1942, it ceased to exist with the fall of Sinapore. Only 13 members of the regiment were killed in action; more than 200 members who formed the regiment were to die a cruel and agonising death at the hands of their Japanese captors. The author was one of those young men who suffered but survived to tell the story. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. xiii and 136 pages. Covers lightly creased, lightly rubbed at corners. Contents clean.

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LOW ATTACK: THE STORY OF TWO MOSQUITO SQUADRONS, 1940-1943
Written by J. De L. Wooldridge.
Stock no. 1829785
Published by Crecy Books. 1st thus 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A vivid account of two Mosquito squadrons from May 1940 until May 1943. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xiv and 176 pages. ISBN: 0947554319. A lovely copy, appears unread!

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RAF 100 GROUP: THE BIRTH OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE
Written by Janine Harrington.
Stock no. 1829784
Published by Fonthill Media Limited. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

RAF 100 (Bomber Support) Group was a specialist RAF unit responsible for the operational development and application of all radar and radio countermeasure programmes. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781781554586. A lovely copy, appears unread!

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TANK TRACKS 9TH BATTALION ROYAL TANK REGIMENT AT WAR 1940-45
Written by Peter Beale.
Stock no. 1329503
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

What it was like to live and fight as a member of a British heavy tank battalion during the second world war. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 238 pages. ISBN: 0750908807. A super copy, looks unread.

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THE LOYAL SUFFOLK HUSSARS: THE HISTORY OF THE SUFFOLK YEOMANRY 1794-1967
Written by Margaret Thomas; Nick Sign.
Stock no. 1829777
Published by Helion & Company Ltd. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A complete account of the Suffok Yeomanry from its formation in 1794 as volunteer cavalry, intended to meet the threat of a French invasion, to its eventual disbandment as a regiment and merger with TA units in 1967. Limited edition of 500 individually numbered and signed copies. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xvii and 317 pages including index. ISBN: 9781908916457. SIGNED by both authors to title page. This is copy number 213 of 500. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel else a lovely copy.

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THE HERTFORDSHIRE BATTERIES, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 1908-1920
Written by J.D. Sainsbury.
Stock no. 1829771
Published by Hart Books. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial cardwraps. 3 colour plates. B/w photos and illustrations. x and 116 pages. ISBN: 0948527048. Light scuffing to rear cover. Contents clean.

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83 SQUADRON 1917-1969
Written by Ronald G. Low; Frank E. Harper.
Stock no. 1829767
Published by Compaid Graphics. 2nd 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

2nd edition. A permanent memory to all 890 who died while serving with the squadron. Large format. White cardwraps. B/w photos. 264 pages plus b/w photos to rear. ISBN: 1900604051. Minor crease to front cover. Contents clean. A lovely clopy.

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EACH TENACIOUS: THE HISTORY OF NO 99 (MADRAS PRESIDENCY) SQUADRON
Written by A.G. Edgerley.
Stock no. 1829741
Published by Square One Publications. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book is much more than a historical account of a mixture of men and machines. It captures the flavour of the passing eras: from the 'string bag' adventures of the First World War with its amazing tales of sheer bravado; through the '20s and '30s and an atmosphere of uneasy peace; building up with an awareness fo the rise of Hitler's Germany to a powerful striking force ready and able to come to the assistance of its country. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 319 pages plus index. ISBN: 1872017673. Pictorial dustwrapper has a minor mark to front panel and some light scuffing. Else a lovely copy.

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"LET TYRANTS TREMBLE": THE WAR DIARY OF 199 (BOMBER SUPPORT) SQUADRON NOVEMBER 1942 - JULY 1945
Written by John Reid.
Stock no. 1829696
Published by Stenlake Publishing. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781840336047. A lovely copy!

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THE HERTFORDSHIRE YEOMANRY REGIMENTS, ROYAL ARTILLERY PART 1
Written by J.D. Sainsbury.
Stock no. 1329430
Published by Hart Books. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

An Illustrated History. Part 1: The Field Regiments 1920-1946. Large format. White cardwraps. 290 pages. B/w photos throughout plus some colour illustrations. ISBN: 0948527056. A binding error has caused paper creasing to the preliminary pages. Otherwise, a super copy.

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