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The Americans on D-Day - A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion

Martin Morgan First edition - published 2014 by Zenith Press Hardback with dust wrapper - 240 pages (predominantly b/white and sepia photos plus modern-day colour photos for comparison) ISBN 978-0-7603-4620-4

With eight chapters of place-setting introductions, fascinating period imagery, and highly detailed explanatory captions, Martin Morgan offers anyone interested in D-Day a fresh look at a campaign that remains the object of unwavering interest, presenting over 400 of the most compelling and dramatic photographs captured in Northern France during the first weeks of liberation. Though some of the images may be familiar, many have never been published before, and in the proper context they offer a fresh look at arguably the most important campaign in American military history. The soldiers in these photos are long gone, but who they were and what they accomplished are presented anew. These photographs reveal minute details about weapons, uniforms, and equipment, narrating an intimate human story tragedy, sacrifice and ultimately triumph.

Martin Morgan is without doubt one of the world's leading scholars of the Normandy campaign. Over the years he has befriended large numbers of veterans, many of whom have entrusted him with their own pictures. As a historian and tour guide, he has visited almost every square foot of the battlefields, bunkers and farmhouses fought over by both ground and airborne troops, and his intimate understanding of events enables him to explain the images it in accurate detail.

This book has great reviews. Nearly as new condition.

H:31.2 x W:25.7 x D:2.5cm £15.00 + £4.45 P&P UK

The Waffen SS in Combat - Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives

Bob Carruthers Images of War Series Published in 2015 by Pen and Sword) Paperback - 160 pages (b/white throughout) ISBN 9781473833531

This is the photographic history of the Waffen-SS in combat on all fronts. The short six year history of the Waffen SS spanned triumph and disaster, and their story can be traced through these powerful images, which clearly document the reality of combat from 1940 to 1945.

This particular book contains rare images which span the combat history of the Waffen-SS from the optimism of the opening phases of the war in the West through the challenges of Barbarossa and the long and bloody retreat against a numerically far superior enemy in both the East and the West. This powerful photographic record is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the course of the war from the German perspective and clearly demonstrates the scale of the task undertaken by the Waffen-SS on all fronts.

Bob Carruthers is one of the UK's leading historians famous for the best selling book ‘The Wehrmacht in Russia’ which topped Amazon best seller charts in 2012. He is also an Emmy Award filmmaker whose work in the form of series such as ‘Battlefield’, ‘Line of Fire’, and ‘Weapons of War’ have been shown on BBC, Channel 4, Discovery, PBS and numerous other channels worldwide.

Very good used condition.

H:24.6 x W:19 x D:1cm £12.00 + £3.35 P&P UK

Stalingrad - Memories and Reassessments

Joachim Wieder (Author) and Heinrich Graf Von Einsiedel (Co-author), Helmut Bogler (Translator) Published 1995 by Arms and Armour Press Hardback with dust wrapper 320 pages (not illustrated) ISBN 1-85409-303-7

A survivor of Stalingrad’s personal account of Hitler's foolhardy offensive which culminated in one of the most awesome battles and finally one of the most dreadful defeats of WWII. Against the advice of his senior officers, Hitler decreed that Stalingrad must be taken and he threw a quarter of a million men into a doomed campaign in which over half were killed and his proud Sixth Army annihilated. This is a stunning, impactful review now regarded as a classic.

Minor signs of use on dust wrapper, otherwise almost as new.

H:24 x W:16 x D:3cm £7.00 + £3.35 P&P UK

The Zeebrugge Raid 1918 - The Finest Feat of Arms

Includes lists of Naval force composition and roles, Roll of Honour, German personnel killed, honours & awards, and list of Flanders-based German submarines lost during WWI

Paul Kendall Published 2009 by Spellmount Paperback - 351 pages (b/white photos throughout) ISBN 978-0-7524-5332-3

Six years in the preparation and featuring personal accounts of those who took part, there is no more complete and comprehensive account of the mission that Churchill described as "the finest feat of arms in the Great War". The raid was a daring attempt to block the German submarines at Bruges-Zeebrugge that were responsible for destroying a third of all Allied merchant shipping, by sinking obsolete ships in the canal entrance. The night time raid attempted by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Light Infantry held only a remote chance of survival for each man, and resulted in the awarding of eight Victoria Crosses. Compelling reading. Virtually as new.

H:24.6 x W:17 x D:2.2cm £10.00 + £3.35 P&P UK

The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain 18 August 1940

Includes statistical data, RAF and Luftwaffe orders of battle, combat losses and the intelligence appreciations of the day.

Alfred Price Published 2010 by Haynes Publishing Hardback with dust wrapper 288 pages (32 pages b/white photos) ISBN 978-1-84425-820-8

The summer of 1940 has gone down in history as the time when Britain stood alone. In August 1940, enemy air activity over Southern England was starting to increase in intensity as a prelude to invasion and the unfolding Battle of Britain was fast becoming a make or break situation. On Sunday 18th August, the Luftwaffe launched three major air assaults against targets in Southern England. In the course of these, and numerous other smaller actions, 100 German and 136 British aircraft were destroyed or damaged in the air or on the ground. On no other day during the battle of Britain, would either side suffer a greater number of aircraft out of action. Seen through the eyes of both British and German combatants combined with previously inaccessible official and personal records, this is a compelling and revealing account.

Virtually as new. Dust wrapper not price clipped.

H:24 x W:16.5 x D:2.5cm £7.00 + £3.35 P&P UK

Air Battle of the Ruhr - RAF Offensive March to July 1942

Includes comprehensive lists of missing aircraft, the names of their crew and the fate that befell them.

Alan Cooper First edition 1992 by Airlife Hardback with dust wrapper 220 pages (12 pages b/white photos) ISBN 0-330-42052-6

Utilising personal accounts, the author gives vivid descriptions of this major offensive by RAF Bomber Command against German Industry in the Ruhr that was dubbed "the land of no return". Particularly useful for the researcher.

Good used condition. Dust wrapper encapsulated in plastic, not price clipped. Just a hint of yellowing to some pages and slight dustiness to page ends.

H:23 x W:16 x D:2.3cm £8.00 + £3.35 P&P UK

The Colonial Wars Source Book

Philip J. Haythornthwaite Published 2000 by Caxton Editions Hardback with dust wrapper - 384 pages ISBN 1-84067-231-5

Probably the finest single-volume coverage of the colonial wars fought by Britain during the nineteenth century on the Indian subcontinent, the Americas, Africa, the Far East, and Australasia. In addition to battlefield action, weapons and tactics, forces involved and the outcomes / effects, the author provides biographical details of important personalities, and fascinating quotes and anecdotes.

Great condition with no issues. Dust wrapper not price clipped.

H:25.3 x W:19.7 x D:3.5cm £14.00 + £3.35 P&P UK

Ypres 1917 - a personal account

Norman Gladden Published 1977 by William Kimber & Co. Hardback with dust wrapper 192 pages (not illustrated, 2 maps) ISBN 0-7183-0235-4

The campaign round Ypres in 1917 as it was experienced by a young private in the Northumberland Fusiliers, one of the few who fought right through from the opening attacks in June until the Front was stabilised in November. "A remarkable picture of how men lived in battle, in the trenches and at rest, and how they died".

Good used condition. Dust wrapper faded along spine with slight discolouration and minor distress to edges and back. Price struck through with pen but unclipped. All pages are clean and crisp.

H:24 x W:16 x D:2cm £10.00 + £3.35 P&P UK

The Savage Frontier - A history of the Anglo-Afghan Wars

D.S Richards Published 2003 by Pan Books Paperback 214 pages (8 pages b/white images) ISBN 0-330-42052-6

Drawing from the journals of generations of British soldiers and government officials who served on this most volatile of national borders, this book charts the history of the troubled relations between the British and the Afghans who clashed with each other for more than a century. An absorbing account of the British Indian Army's long struggle against a savage opponent and a pitiless terrain as Britain ensured her own interest prevailed over Russia and the Soviet Union. In 1973, a political coup in Afghanistan allowed Russia the opportunity to penetrate deeper into the territory, but even with a large tactical force they were faced with the impossible task of curbing widespread guerrilla activity in mountainous terrain with frontiers open for a ready supply of sophisticated weaponry. By 1988 the Russians were also heading home.

Very good used condition. The previous owner has added a note in ink under the illustration of the 55th Foot at the defeat at Maiwand in 1880. The caption is actually incorrect - it should read 66th Foot.

H:23.2 x W:15.2 x D:1.6cm £8.00 + £2.70 P&P UK

Waterloo 1815

Ian Ribbons First edition 1982 by Kestrel Books/Penguin Hardback with dust wrapper - 192 pages ISBN 0-7226-5596-7

After Napoleon’s exile, the victorious allies are redrawing the political map of Europe when Napoleon makes good his escape from Elba and returns to France as Emperor, culminating in "that world-earthquake, Waterloo". Ian Ribbon's vivid re-creation of both the battle and the Regency domestic scene is illustrated throughout with his own drawings and contemporary prints and maps. Through considerable detective work and with the help of diaries and letters of enlisted men, the endless marching, lack of sleep, shortage of rations and endless periods of rain are vividly brought to life. In contrast the author shows what is happening in England, and shows how little social life was affected by the upheaval across the Channel.

Scarce book in good used condition with only minor issues. Mild foxing and dust marks to top end. Some staining on inside blank area of dust wrapper (not price clipped). Slight undulation to pages.

H:24 x W:16 x D:1.6cm £8.00 + £3.35 P&P UK