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WWII 1939-1945
W.W.2 BIOGRAPHIES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
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19 in list.Rommel - In his own WordsAuthor: Edited by Dr John Pimlott.Hard back - 192 pages Illustrated. Rommel gives his views on the philosophy of warfare, battles, leaders and the progress of both World Wars. A complete picture of how a military genius grappled with the actuality of war is presented through Rommels own accounts of his experiences as a soldier in World War One and through newly translated extracts from letters, orders and the narratives of daily action in World War Two that he dictated each |
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£18.99 |
Mainly In MinesweepersAuthor: Charles McAra.Hard back - 261 pages Illustrated. As a wartime only sailor, the author spent most of his seatime in minesweepers and this enabled him to have a front-seat view of perations Torch, Husky, Avalanche and Dragoon. These operations and other Naval recollections of the people he met and the places he visited from Tobermory in the Isle of Mull to Zante in the Ionian Isles. |
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£16.95 |
Swordfish PatrolAuthor: George E Sadler.Soft back - 132 pages Illustrated. The story of the hundreds of lonely hours spent shepherding essential but vulnerable merchant vessels through the U Boat infested waters to a safe berth in Allied territory where the airmans success was measured, not by locating the enemy but by keeping him at arms length. The author carried out patrols in all weathers, in every season, providing cover for convoys bound to and from the USA, Gibraltar and Murmansk. He completed the highest number of deck landings in his squadron before being sent ashore as an instructor shortly before the end of war in Europe. |
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£7.95 |
Wingate and the Chindits - Redressing the BalanceAuthor: David Rooney.Hard back - 256 pages Illustrated. A biography of Orde Wingate from his early life to his Military career in Palestine, Ethiopia, and finally Burma with his famous Chindits. |
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£9.99 |
Jungle Fighter - Infantry Officer, Chindit & Soe Agent in Burma, 1941 -1945Author: Major John Hedley, DSO.Hard back - 148 pages Illustrated. A remarkable personal account of the entire Burma Campaign, from the point of view of a Regimental Officer, Staff Officer and Agent rating behind enemy lines. |
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£17.95 |
Emergency Sahib - Of Queens, Sikhs, and the Dagger DivisionAuthor: Robin Schlaefli.Hard back - 159 pages Illustrated. The enthralling story of one Soldiers experience as an Emergency Commissioned Officer during the Second World War. |
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£16.95 |
Winged Victory - The Story of A Bomber Command Air GunnerAuthor: Jim Davis.Hard back - 150 pages Illustrated. The remarkable thing about RAF aircrew during the Second World War was that they were all volunteers and very brave, of these men the rear airgunner suffered a great many casualties. Yet there never was a shortage of volunteers, and the author was one of them. His story tells of the dangers encountered by thousands of very young men fighting for a free world and his post war mission to construct a lasting memorial to their memory. |
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£17.95 |
Esprit De Corps - A Scots Guards Officer on Active Service, 1943 - 1945Author: W.A.Elliott.Soft back - 150 pages Illustrated. Although this war diary of a young Scots Guards Officer during the Second World War was not kept with a view to publication, its interest lies not only in its graphic account of the 2nd Battalions involvement from the Salerno landings in Italy to the end of the war in Europe, but also its insight into how intense wartime loyalties came to be formed and how a particular battalion maintained its moral throughout constant fighting. |
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£9.95 |
Guderian - Panzer GeneralAuthor: Kenneth Macksey.Soft back - 226 pages Illustrated. Guderian a brilliant rebel in search of ideals, and a General whose personality, genius and achievements far transcended those of Rommel. As well as throwing light on the crucial campaigns in Poland, France and Russia, this biography illuminates the fatal struggles within the German hierarchy and examines why he was admired by some and denigrated by others. |
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£12.50 |
A Most Diplomatic General - The Life of General Lord Robertson of OakridgeAuthor: Donald Williamson.Hard back - 265 pages Illustrated. Brian Robertson was one of the most influential, yet little known, soldiers of this century. After a distinguished career in both World Wars he became the Military Governor of the British Zone in Germany and was one of the key figures in planning the Berlin Airlift in 1948-49. Then, as Commander in Chief of the British Middle East Land Forces he helped negotiate the terms of the British withdrawal from the Suez Canal zone. In 1953 he became the Chairman of the British Transport Commission and presided over a major attempt to modernise the railways. |
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£25.00 |
To War with the Bays - A Tank Gunner Remembers, 1939-45Author: Jack Merewood MM.Hard back - 209 pages Illustrated. After a brief visit to France in 1940, the author saw action as a Tank Gunner in North Africa and Italy, being awarded the Military Medal after the Battle of the Mareth Line. He kept a diary of the war years, on which he has drawn to record his service. |
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£16.95 |
Jungle Fighter - Infantry Officer, Chindit & Soe Agent in Burma, 1941-1945Author: Major John Hedley, DSO.Hard back - 148 pages A remarkable personal account of the entire Burma Campaign, from the point of view of a Regimental Officer, Staff Officer and Agent operating behind enemy lines. |
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£17.95 |
Summon up the Blood - The War Diary of Corporal J A Womack, Royal EngineersAuthor: Edited by Celia Wolfe.Hard back - 182 pages Illustrated. A vivid account of the invasion of Normandy and the subsequent advance through Northern France and Belgium. |
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Urqhart of ArnhemAuthor: John Baynes.Hard back - 272 pages Illustrated. The life of Major General R.E.Urqhart CB, DSO. |
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£25.00 |
Inside Hitlers Headquarters, 1939-45Author: General W. Warlimont.Soft back - 658 pages This is the story of World War Two as seen by Gen Walter Warlimont, deputy chief of operation for the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht from 1939 to 1944. Warlincourt was at the centre of power during one of historys most shattering periods. |
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£13.99 |
Skorzenys Special Missions - The Memoirs of andMost Dangerous Man In EuropeAuthor: Otto Skorzeny.Hard back - 221 pages Illustrated. The personal story of Germanys top commando of World War Two, giving a vivid picture of the rescue of Mussolini and actions in the Ardennes. |
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£19.99 |
Kesselring - German Master Strategist of the Second World WarAuthor: Kenneth Macksey.Hard back - 262 pages Illustrated. An authoritative biography based on a wide range of sources, including German records, evidence from colleagues, friends and enemies as well as own writings whilst imprisoned after World War Two. |
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£18.99 |
Hitlers Enforcers - Leaders of the German War Machine, 1939 - 1945Author: James Lucas.Soft back - 240 pages Illustrated. The leaders of the German War Machine including Dietrich, Kesselring, Model, and Rommel. |
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£10.99 |
World War Two - The PersonalitiesAuthor: Edward Davidson and Dale Manning.Hard back - 191 pages Illustrated. Over 500 men and women are featured in this book including those who operated undercover; the planners; the Heroes and the Villains. This book is intended as a reference for the many who seek to place a character within his or her context during the Second World War, whose understanding of the conflict depends on being able to tract the individual down. |
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£18.99 |
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