Search Results: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military from William Robertson

New York: William Morrow, 1992. Hardcover. Good/very good. A rare glimpse of the effects of war from a non-combatant's point of view - the author was an Army nurse in Vietnam. An extraordinary story of a woman who came face-to-face with the drama and tragedy of war, and found her own peace in the end. Contains 352 pages, 24 x 15.5cm, with 8 pages of b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, cream boards with brown cloth quarter binding in very good pictorial dust jacket, internally good: generally clean and unmarked in sound bindings.

London: Futura , 1991. Reprint. Paperback. Fair/fair. The remarkable story of Hector Bywater who predicted in detail the strategy used by Japan to wage war against America, including the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour, sixteen years before the actual events took place. The author shows convincingly that Admiral Yamamoto, regarded as the architect of the Pearl Harbour operation, actually based his strategy on Bywater's book, 'The Great Pacific War', published in 1925. Size, 19 x 12.5cm, 337 pages, 16 pages of b&w plates, 5 maps. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Illustrated card covers showing moderate shelf-wear, otherwise in fair condition. Internally, fair: the photo plates are loose but all present; generally clean and unmarked in sound bindings.

London: NEL , 1974. Second Impression. Paperback. Good. True account of Lufwaffe pilot's experiences in north-west Europe, 1940-45. At first victorious, but then ever conscious of impending defeat, the author tells the story of his squadron in authentic and exciting detail. A rare insight into the German experience of WWII air warfare. Contains 143 pages, 18 x 11cm. Illustrated card covers showing moderate shelf wear, otherwise in good condition. Internally, good: pages yellowing but still very readable and unmarked, in sound bindings.

London: Leo Cooper, 1992. Hardcover. Good/Good. Goes beyond the stereotyped images to examine the true nature of the military commanders of Hitler's Third Reich. Here you will meet Theodor Eicke, who went directly from being an inmate of a mental institution to commandant of the concentration camp at Dachau; Ernst Udet, a drug-abuser and womanizer whose ineptitude ruined the German bomber forces; Fedor von Bock, the humourless embodiment of ruthless ambition; Walter Wever, the stategic genius; Michael Wittmann, the quiet farm worker who became the greatest tank destroyer of all time; Hans-Joachim Marseille, playboy and perhaps the greatest lady-killer in Europe; Helmut Becker, commander of the Death's Head SS Panzer Division and a killer of an entirely different order; Rudolph Stegmann, a hero whose insobordination saved his command, although he could not save himself; and Erhard Milch, the son of a Jewish pharmacist who became the number two man in the Luftwaffe. They are all here, as well as dozens… Read More

Marlborough: Crowood Press, 1989. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fair/Good. The author was serving as a marine aboard the USS Houston when it was sunk by the Japanese in May, 1942. Taken prisoner, he was held for the next forty-three months in slave labour camps in Burma, Thailand and Saigon. This is the vivid account of his ordeal - and that of thousands of other Alllied POWs - under barbaric conditions. Above all, it is the story of an unsung hero, Dr Henri Hekking, a medic with the Dutch Colonial Army, who at great personal risk, saved the lives of hundreds of prisoners (including that of the author) through his knowledge of wild jungle herbs and their medical applications. Originally published in the US in 1988, this is the First UK Edition. Contains 209 pages, 23 x 15cm, 18 pages of b&w photos and 1 map. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Internally, fair-to-good: slight age-related yellowing, but mostly clean and unmarked in sound bindings.

London: Outline Press, 1990. First edition. Cards. Fine. Part of the publisher's Famous Flyers series. Brings together all the known facts about Germany's top-scoring 'ace' of World War I - the famous 'Red Baron' - creating a picture very different from the myth which has surrounded the man for more than 70 years. Includes technical details of every aircraft flown by Richthofen, with profile drawings, and a complete detailed list of all his 80+ victories. Contains 128-pages, 25 x 18cm, illustrated throughout with b&w and colour photos, illustrations and artwork. Illustrated card covers showing very slight shelf-wear, otherwise in Fine condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Century , 1985. Hardcover. Good/good. Good/Good. Sequel to the author's 'Tales from the Mess', this brings us further hilarious tales of military madness and mayhem within the British Army. Like the earlier work, this covers a wide range of historical periods and geographical locations. Size 22 x 14cm, 173 pages, illustrated with cartoons from 'Punch''. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in Good illustrated dust jacket. Internally Good: clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.

London: Bloomsbury, 1989. Hardcover. Good/very good. Rejected by the British Army despite service in the TA paratrooper reserves, the author signed up for five years with the elite airborne regiment of the French Foreign Legion. He deserted while on duty in East Africa, was recaptured by native bounty hunters and jailed, then deserted again in Europe in 1986 to make it back to Britain. His account of the Legion is a factual and irreverent view of military life, providing a unique insight into the soldiering process. Size, 24 x 16cm, 197 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, red cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket, internally good: clean and unmarked in sound bindings.

Stevenage: Spa, 1990. Hardcover. Fair/Good. The author was one of only a very few Jewish soldiers to reach the rank of warrant officer class 1 in the British Army. Here, he describes what it was like to be an armament sergeant-major with REME in the Second World War. Starting with his pre-war days as a TA soldier, we follow him into the regular army on the outbreak of war, and thence through the campaigns in North Africa, Italy and Northern Europe. This is a warm, affectionate memoir of one man's war set in the context of a happy upbringing and background to which, his duty done, he was able to return safely. Contains 279 pages with 16 pages of b&w photos and some maps. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Grey boards in good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Fair: mostly clean in sound bindings.

London: Harper Collins , 1997. Hardcover. Good +/good +. The first book ever written by a female member of an SAS unit, this is the electrifying story of an exceptional young woman's experiences on undercover missions in Northern Ireland. Contains 273 pages, 24 x 16cm, with 12 pages of b&w photos. Black cloth boards in Good+ pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Good+: clean and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Vancouver: Douglas&McIntyre, 1993. Hardcover. Good/very good. Good/Very Good Jacket. Biopic of the Canadian soldier best known for his involvement with the UN in Yugoslavia, but also touches on his service in the Middle East, Cyprus and Vietnam. A very readable account of the insanity that was Bosnia in the early 1990s. Moving and unforgettable. Contains 345 pages, 23.5 x 15.5cm, 16 pages of b&w photos, plus maps on endpapers. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, blue cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket, internally good: clean and unmarked in excellent bindings.

A look back at the 'career' (and multiple mishaps) of Pilot Officer Prune during WWII. Anyone who flew with the RAF in the 1940s would have heard of Prune, as he was used to illustrate the various ways in which things could 'go wrong', if care wasn't taken. In this volume his creator, Bill Hooper, revues Prune's wartime gaffs, using mannikins of Prune which he made himself. Contains 55-pages, 27.5 x 22cm, and illustrated throughout with colour and b&w cartoons and photographs.

London: BCA , 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good/No Jacket. The author's now 'classic' biography of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, the 'Desert Fox'. First published in 1950, this is a Book Club reprint from 1972. Size, 21 x 14cm, 288 pages, 11 b&w photos and 4 maps. Red cloth boards in very good condition. No jacket. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Durham: Pentland Press, 1995. Hardcover. Good/Good. Durham: Pentland Press, 1995. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. Good/Good. A collection of stories, written in the main in the words of ex-WAAFs of the Second World War. It tells of their joys, their tears, and their times of great trauma, but, through it all, there shines good humour, pride, a sense of belonging and a very real love and compassion for those with whom they served. Contains 240 pages, 24 x 17cm, with 17 b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Blue cloth boards in Good pictorial dust jacket. Internally Good: some reinforcement of hinges with invisible tape, otherwise generally clean and unmarked in sound bindings.

London: Companion Book Club , 1953. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good/No Jacket. The classic escape story of Air Marshal Sir Basil Emry from occupied France in 1940. Size, 19 x 12cm, 288 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 map. Blue cloth boards, red top edge, slight fading to spine. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.