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A Higher Call
by Adam/ Alexander, Larry Makos
Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a 21-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. It was their first mission. Suddenly, a sleek, dark shape pulled up on the bomber’s tail—a German Messerschmitt fighter. Worse, the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber in the squeeze of a trigger. What happened next would defy imagination and later be called the most incredible...
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The Rise and Fall Of the Third Reich
by William L Shirer
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by journalist William L. Shirer, is the first and most successful, large scale history of Nazi Germany in English for a general audience, first published in 1960 by Simon & Schuster, Inc.. Shirer, an American radio reporter for CBS who also worked for a number of newspapers and United Press International, covered Germany for many years, until December 1940, when increasing Nazi censorship of his broadcasts made his work impossible.
The Battle For Spain
by Antony Beevor
A fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Fall Of Berlin 1945 To mark the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War's outbreak, Antony Beevor has written a completely updated and revised account of one of the most bitter and hard-fought wars of the twentieth century. With new material gleaned from the Russian archives and numerous other sources, this brisk and accessible book (Spain's #1 bestseller for twelve weeks), provides a balanced and...
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Black Shoe Carrier Admiral
by John B Lundstrom
Includes bibliographical references (p. 607-618) and index.
World War II Books & Ephemera
Duty: A Father, His Son, And The Man Who Won The War
by Greene, Bob
William Morrow, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine conditions with blue boards, cream spine cloth and blue gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the book, "". . . the story of three lives connected by history, proximity, and blood; indeed, it is manystories, intimate...
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A$28.55
The War Commentaries
by Orwell, George; W.J. West (ed)
Duckworth & Co/BBC Books, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1985. Firmly bound and carefully read. Both book & unclipped jacket are in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. From radio Broadcasts for the BBC by Orwell from 1941-1943.
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A$14.45
Fighting for a laugh: Entertaining the British and American Armed Forces, 1939-1946
by Fawkes, Richard
Macdonald and Jane's, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Firmly bound and carefully read. Both book & jacket are in VG clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Tiny nick to lower edge of jacket. Illustrated with b/w photos. .
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A$14.45
Secret Pigeon Service: Operation Columba, Resistance and the Struggle to Liberate Europe
by Corera, Gordon
William Collins, 2018. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing 2018 indicated by '1' in the publishing details on the reverse of the title page. Firmly bound and very carefully read. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. The unclipped jacket is also in VG condition without tears or loss. .
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A$15.41
The Phantom Army of Alamein: How the Camouflage Unit and Operation Bertram Hoodwinked Rommel
by Stroud, Rick
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing 2012 with full number line. Firmly bound & seems unread but there is bumping to the lower corners of the hard cover. Other wise the book is like new. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss, Unclipped jacket is also in excellent clean condition. Illustrated in b/w with maps, photos etc..
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A$14.45
Underwater Warriors
by Kemp, Paul
Arms & Armour Press, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1996. Firmly bound & carefully read. The book is in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. The unclipped jacket has a small tear to the top of spine but no loss.Illustrated in b/w..
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A$15.41
Fighting the Desert Fox: Rommel's Campaigns in North Africa April 1941 to August 1942
by Delaney, John
Cassell, 1999. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Large format paperback in VG clean condition. Small crease to lower corner of front cover. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated with b/w photos.
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A$14.45
Atlas of Air Warfare
by Michael Swanston Alexander Swanston
Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 224 p. Contains photos, illustrations, maps, diagrams, index, & bibliography. Audience: General/Trade.
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A$18.52
A Yank's Memories of Calcutta
by Clyde Waddell
Scarce. Oblong album binding. Black cloth boards with screw fasteners at spine. 60 gelatin silver prints, 8" x 10.25" mounted on beige pages with printed captions.Introduction written "by M. Charles Preston, New York City, ex-enlisted man, former CBI'er and co-worker with the author on Phoenix Magazine in Calcutta, India". Photos taken by Clyde Waddell, "who was Chief Photographer for the Houston Press before entering the army, was flown to the India-Burma Theater in November 1943...". Waddell acted as...
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A$3,858.75
The influence of sea power upon history, 1660-1783
by Alfred Thayer Mahan
xxiv, 557 p., [25] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. ; 21 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Plates.
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A$27.78
The History of the World's Warships
by Christopher Chant
Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket in Mylar cover. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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A$46.30
Safeguarding the Nation: The Story of the Modern Royal Navy
by John Roberts
Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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A$18.52
Bomber Flight Berlin
by Rossiter, Mike
Bantam Press, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing with full number line. Both book & unclipped jacket are in VG clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. The page edges are darkened from exposure to sunlight but inside the pages are clean and white..
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A$16.37
The Last Days of Hitler
by Trevor-Roper, H.R
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book Club Edition per red stamped dot on bottom of back board and no price on jacket flap. Otherwise Title Page and Copyright Page show details of publisher. Hard cover in very good condition with black board and red spine lettering; light shelf wear. Text block top age toned; side edges deckled. Former owner's book plate pasted on verso of front board. Front free end papers shows off-set toning to the paper due to laid-in...
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A$25.47
Air Battle of the Ruhr: RAF Offensive March to July 1943
by Alan Cooper
Airlife Publishing Limited, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Firmly bound & very carefully read.The book is in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages.The unclipped jacket has a corner tear but no loss.. Includes an appendix with all aircraft & crew member losses..
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A$14.45
Lancaster
by McKinstry, Leo
"Lancaster: The Second World War's Greatest Bomber" by Leo McKinstry. [London]: John Murray, [2009]. pp. 581. 37 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, all edges bit browned, interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (slightly worn, short tear on spine). Very good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/4" (24cm x 16cm).
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A$39.26
Scilly at War
by Bowley, Rex Lyon
Bowley Publications Ltd, 2001. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. 1st edition 2001. Firmly bound and carefully read. The book is in VGclean condition except for some light corner wear. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. .
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A$12.52
The U-Boat Hunters
by Milner, Marc
"The U-Boat Hunters: The Royal Canadian Navy and the Offensive against Germany's Submarines" by Marc Milner. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1994]. pp. 327. many b. & w. illus. & maps. Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square & bit worn, top & bottom of spine bumped & bit worn, priced in pencil on front free endpaper, interior clean & unmarked). dj. (bottom of spine slightly worn, wrinkled some along top, short tear repaired with clear tape on back, second piece of clear tape...
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A$33.65
Steel Bulwark: The Last Years of the German Panzerwaffe on the Eastern Front 1943-45, a photographic history
by Baxter, Ian
Helion and Company, 2009. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition 2009. Firmly bound and very carefully read. The book is in VG clean condition except for a little light spotting to the endpaper. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Glazed pictorial hardcover without a jacket. Illustrated with b/w photos. .
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A$26.97
Tears before the Rain: An Oral History of the Fall of South Vietnam
by Larry Engelmann
Sewn binding. Paper over boards. Dust jacket. Contains b&w photos.
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A$15.44
Fallschirmjager Brigade Ramcke in North Africa, 1942-1943
by Alcidi, Edgar
Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2009. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Copyright 2009. Firmly bound and seems unread. Both book & jacket are in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss.Large format heavy book. Illustrated with many b/w photos etc..
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A$88.61
Patton's Gap: Mustangs over Normandy
by Rohmer, Richard
"Patton's Gap: Mustangs over Normandy" by Richard Rohmer. [Toronto]: Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited, [1998]. Second edition. pp. 225, Bibliography, maps. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, green boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean and unmarked). dj. (shelf wear).Near fine condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm).
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A$28.04
So Few Got Through: With the Gordon Highlanders from Normandy to the Baltic
by Lindsay, Martin
Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reissue 2000 (originally published in 1946). Firmly bound and carefully read. Some light wear to the edges of the hard cover. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. The unclipped jacket has a small edge tear without loss but is otherwise clean & bright.
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A$48.16
Fremantle's Submarines: How Allied Submariners and Western Australians Helped to Win the War in the Pacific
by Michael Sturma
Stated 1st printing.
Book and jacket are in New condition, with no visible faults. Brodart dust jacket protector now in place.
Book and jacket are in New condition, with no visible faults. Brodart dust jacket protector now in place.
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A$123.48
