Books - "history"
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The Silent Army
Paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Corgi Books 1962
KEYWORDS: novel dramatization history japanese occupation of malaya world war two ii second wwii
The Lost Battle: Crete 1941
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Free Press 1993
KEYWORDS: crete world war two second ii wwii battle history military
Secret Service
Lacks d/w. Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1930
KEYWORDS: british secret service history spies espionage military foundation crimean war crimea boer to world war one first wwi
New Zealand and the Vietnam War: Politics and Diplomacy
Super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, xi + 443pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl wear)
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history Vietnam war politics political foreign policy
Shifting Sands
SCRUFFY EX-LIBRARY, SECOND IMPRESSION, MAP VERSO OF HALF TITLE PAGE TORN IN HALF, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to red buckram spine, folding map to prelims, frontispiece, xii + 312pp, illus/photos, VG- (usual library markings/stamps, spine cocked, heavy scuffing & bruising to board edges & extrems, heavy soiling to spine, moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to page edges, aforementioned folding map at prelims torn in half with 4cm closed tear, some moderate cracking to gutters- some reinforcements)
PUBLISHER: Unicorn Press 1934
KEYWORDS: military history ww1 the great war 1st first world war 1 one Major Bray autobiography Persia Arabia
Lasting Impressions: The Story of New Zealand's Newspapers, 1840-1920
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, xiii + 676pp, illus/photos, VG+ (slight rubbing to covers, light creasing to spine, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Fraser Books 2018
KEYWORDS: New Zealand press journalism newspapers history printed media
History of Samoa
EX-LIBRARY, quarto, black heavy boards, grey lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 144pp, illus/photos, VG (usual library markings, moderate fading to spine & board edges with moderate tape residue & staining, moderate scuffing & surface loss to edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (usual library labels, moderate creasing & chipping to edges with heavy reinforcement adhesive, moderate chafing & soiling, tape staining)
PUBLISHER: Commercial Printers 1979
KEYWORDS: Samoa history K R Lambie Polynesia Polynesian
Rendez-vous 127: The Diary of Madame Brusselmans September 1940-September 1944
Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 173pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, 1cm closed tear to top spine extrem, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, G+ (heavy creasing & chipping with heavy loss to edges, front flap completely detached but present, tears to flap hinges and extrems, price clipped, light discolouration to spine)
PUBLISHER: Ernest Benn 1954
KEYWORDS: military history journal diary Madame Anne Brusselmans Comete Line escapes espionage resistance gestapo ww2 second 2nd world war two 2
The Cage
Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 190pp, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, sm inscriptions in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG- (v heavy chipping & loss to edges, moderate chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1949
KEYWORDS: Dan Billany David Dowie military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 pows prisoners of war missing persons British soldiers
Flame Thrower
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 202pp, illus/photos, VG+ (v sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, light foxing to prelims & pgs throughout) in d/w, VG (light chipping & staining to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1956
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 British army Andrew Wilson autobiography weaponry crocodiles tanks first edition
I Walked Alone
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 206pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & sl foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's adhesive label to front pastedown, light wrinkling to pgs163/164) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & soiling to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1950
KEYWORDS: first edition military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 Earl of Cardigan autobiography pows prisoners of war diary journal
Overture to Overlord
Octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, illus eps, 296pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, numerous sm pencil annotations to ffep, prev. bookseller's label to verso of half title page) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges with tape repairs & reinforcements, heavy discolouration to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1950
KEYWORDS: military history overlord operation ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 US British operations American
The Escapes and Evasions of 'An Obstinate Bastard'
Octavo, yellow glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, 238pp, occasional map illus, VG (light to moderate creasing & fading to spine & covers/edges, light chafing & soiling, sl foxing to page edges, light cracking to guttes)
PUBLISHER: WILTON 65 2000
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 Dominick Graham autobiography memoir
Norway 1940
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, x + 340pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & scuffing to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & staining to edges, 2cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, price clipped, light tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1964
KEYWORDS: first edition military history Norway ww2 second 2nd world war two 2
Forced March to Freedom: An Illustrated Diary of Two Forced Marches and the Interval Between - January to May, 1945
Octavo, red cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 98pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG (light creasing & tanning to edges & spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Canada's Wings 1984
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 pows prisoners of war diary journal Robert Buckham autobiography memoir rcaf Canada Canadian air force
For You the War is Over: American Prisoners of War in Nazi Germany
Super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to black buckram spine, author's name in gilt to front board, 200pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (adhesive protective mylar covering, light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Stein and Day 1984
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 pows prisoners of war US American soldiers
Templar: Tiger of Malaya
FULL TITLE & COPYRIGHT PAGES MISSING, UNSIGHTLY DAMAGE TO SPINE, BINDING STILL SOUND, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, printed eps, xi + 508pp, illus/photos, VG (aforementioned 3cm gouge to spine- archival tape repairs, light fading to board edges, sl foxing to page edges, sl cracking to some gutters, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page, full title & copyright pgs completely missing, prev. bookseller's price label to rear pastedown) in d/w, VG (ligth creasing & chipping to edges, ligth chafing & soiling, 5cm loss to spine area)
PUBLISHER: Details Not Available
KEYWORDS: miitary history Sir Gerald Templar biography memoir British Army
The Endless Years
Octavo, green buckram boards, yellow lettering & rule to spine, printed eps, frontispiece, xxii + 160pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & fading to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Chantry Publications 1951
KEYWORDS: military history autobiography memoir Captain John T Barnard British officers pows prisoners of war Japan Japanese ww2
Of Death But Once
Octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 213pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, spine sl cocked, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, heavy annotations in ink to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, moderate cracking to some gutters) in d/w, scruffy (v heavy creasing & chipping with loss & ugly yellowing tape repairs to edges & spine, price clipped, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: F. W. Cheshire 1947
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 pows prisoners of war Australian Java Japan Japanese
The Jungle in Arms
Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 207pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, 2cm peel to lower corner of pg 206) in d/w, VG (light to moderate staining to edges, light foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1962
KEYWORDS: Balfour Oatts military history autobiography memoir ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 Burma