Recent Arrivals from Military History Books

(Subject: Post World War II - Northern Ireland) A report published late in the Northern Ireland Troubles covering the law enforcement policies of the various police and security services which operated in the province. These were primarily The regular British Army, the Territorial (primarily voluntary and part-time), Ulster Defence Regiment, the Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and… Read more about this item

(Subject: Between the World Wars - General) Morocco and the Road to the Spanish Civil War. Combining military, political, cultural, social, and oral history, the author narrates for the first time the development of a brutalised, interventionist army that played a crucial role in the victory of the Francoists in the Spanish Civil War. Spain's new colonial venture in… Read more about this item

(Subject: The English Civil Wars & Jacobite Rebellions) The causes of the three ‘English’ Civil Wars (1642 to 1645, 1648, and 1651) are complex and controversial – clashes of conviction, belief, and personality, and a struggle between opposing social groups and economic interests. But, whatever the focus of scholarship, many answers can be sought at the local level, among… Read more about this item

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) How should history judge the life and career of Erwin Rommel, the most famous German general of the Second World War? In his own time and in the years immediately after the war his reputation as a great and chivalrous commander grew to the point where it took on almost legendary proportions, and… Read more about this item

(Subject: Regimental & Unit Histories - General) Lt.Gen. Sir Garnet Wolseley commented that history would record the formation of the Volunteers Movement as one of the most remarkable events in the century. In this study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement, the author has drawn from a wide range of primary source material such as official, regimental, local and private… Read more about this item

(Subject: Aviation - General) Blue boards, faded spine. Light foxing on page edges. Written at a time when National Service was still obligatory. The author was a pilot of wide experience having commenced his career at the Apprentice School at Halton. Lots of do's, don'ts and what to expect. (Published: 1957) (Publisher: Cassell) (Pagination: 237pp illustrations) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX… Read more about this item

(Subject: World War II - General) Inscribed by previous owner. This book describes how Britain’s most vital WWII wireless traffic was handled by a unit formed in 1938 by Brig. Richard Gambier-Parry, head of MI6 Sect. VIII - the communications division of SIS. It tells of the early days of ‘Station X’ in south west London, and of a… Read more about this item

(Subject: Between the World Wars - General) Dustjacket torn and faded. useful reference copy. Commencing in November 1918 when the Kingdom of Bavaria broke away from the German Reich but by May 1919 following the assasination of the president, Kurt Eisner, the germ Army troops had crushed the uprising. The author studies the causes of the revolution analysing the… Read more about this item

(Subject: World War II - Eastern Front) Mass market paperback. pages browning. Covers rubbed. The invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany and many of its Axis allies, on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during the Second World War. It was the largest land offensive in human history, with over 10 million combatants. (Published: 1964) (Publisher: Consul) (Pagination: 191pp maps)… Read more about this item

(Subject: Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…) A reprint of the 1922 edition. Blue impressed boards with gilt spine titles and decoration. Light wear on cover. (Published: 1935) (Publisher: Harrap & Co Ltd) (Pagination: 707pp 16 col illustrations.) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) German text. Issue 10, October 1987, of the magazine for and by ex members of the Waffen-SS and other branches of the German armed forces of WWII. (Published: 1987) (Pagination: 34pp, numerous b/w photos & illustrations) (Condition: good in paper covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) German text. Issue 12, December 1987, of the magazine for and by ex members of the Waffen-SS and other branches of the German armed forces of WWII. (Published: 1987) (Pagination: 34pp, numerous b/w photos & illustrations) (Condition: good in paper covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Eastern Front) An Illustrated Memoir, 1940-1949. The author joined his Wehrmacht unit on 12 October 1940 as a radio operator, a role which required his constant presence with troops at the Front, right in the midst of combat. In June 1941, his division deployed to Lithuania where he experienced the catastrophic first day of… Read more about this item

(Subject: Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…) A jaunty but thorough history of the much loved AEC Routemaster bus which served London from the late 1950s until 2005. (Published: 2005) (Publisher: Granta Books) (ISBN: 9781862078857) (Pagination: 210pp, numerous b/w photos) (Condition: Like new in card cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Military Reports) A stapled, small format volume published in July, 1956 by the British War Office under the direction of The Chief of the Imperial General Staff. (Published: 1956) (Publisher: War Office) (ISBN: No ISBN) (Pagination: small format, 149pp, b/w photos & illustrations) (Condition: some marks on back cover, otherwise very good in card cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Pacific) Including: The Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima and the bombing of Tokyo. An interesting, anonymously authored book covering ther later stages of the Pacific War. It is packed with interesting black and white photos and informative text plus a chronology of WWII. The book comes with a free DVD of the contents. (Published: 2005)… Read more about this item

(Subject: Colonial & Other Wars ) The Regiment Meuron was raised in 1781 consisting of 1300 mainly Swiss Officers and men. After serving at the Cape of Good Hope and in Ceylon(now Sri Lanka) until 1795 they were then transferred into British service in India. The English East India Company initially used the regiment as an auxiliary force but… Read more about this item

(Subject: World War II - General) Boards marked, no d/w. School prize label on inside board dated 1944.Some marks on page edges. A collection of anecdotes, tales and incidents relating to the Battle of the Atlantic in which over 200,000 men served. (Published: 1943) (Publisher: Crosby Lockwood) (Pagination: 114pp illustrations) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) With the development of the German Panzerwaffe, military planners realized both the enormous potential of the tank as a breakthrough weapon, but also the issues faced by support units following the attacking force. A tank assault moved rapidly forwards and this required a motorized infantry which could keep pace with the attack.… Read more about this item

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) Brigadier Alastair 'Jock' Pearson DSO and 3 Bars, MC. A remarkable record of a Second World War Parachute Regiment Officer who commanded a battalion at the age of 27. A legendary figure within The Parachute Regiment, Alistair Pearson is regarded by many as one of its finest battalion commanders. By the age of… Read more about this item