Search Results: Authors starting with A from Military History Books

(Subject: World War II - Africa/Middle East) A contemporary account of the battles for Tunisia in 1942. The book examines the buildup of the Allied army, the mistakes, the lessons learned and the triumphs. (Published: 1943) (Publisher: Gollancz) (Pagination: 160pp, 16 photos, fold-out map) (Condition: Page edges browning, sltly foxed, g in green boards) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) New and unread. A memoir of the 1914-1918 War. When he volunteered in 1914, A.M.Bown was a twenty-year-old scholar at Oxford studying science. He became an artillery subaltern and remained one throughout the First World War, being wounded twice and gaining the Military Cross for bravery. This book, although fictionalised, grew out of his personal experiences and is a vivid and authentic account. He tells of ordinary day-to-day incidents, some amusing, some frightening, and gives a sense of real lives - and real deaths. He shows a respect for his fellow soldiers throughout his narrative. (Published: 2015) (Publisher: YouCaxton) (ISBN: 9781909644595) (Pagination: 192pp, b/w illustrations, maps) (Condition: Very good unread) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Early Arms, Armour, Heraldry & Chivalry) One of the accepted works on Heraldry. First published in 1909, the book traces and explains the history and development of Armorial devices through their use to identify family, rank and as an insignia for Knights and as a rallying point for battle formations. A comprehensive volume which is an essential reference work for scholars and students of the subject. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Bonanza) (ISBN: 0517266431) (Pagination: 645pp, b&w & colour illustrations.) (Condition: d/w torn and worn, boards and text unmarked) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - General) Published in association with 'The Aeroplane'magazine. Marked blue boards, no d/w. Previous owner name in endpaper and light foxing on endpapers. Text clean and unmarked. A personal history, by the author, of the development of air photography, some reconnaissance and many air to air photographs, events, and the difficulties encountered by pilots in using the fitted cameras. Covers a period from the early 1920's in the Middle East. (Published: 1958) (Publisher: Temple Press) (Pagination: 217pp b/w photographs) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) Between March and June 1941 the British Mediterranean Fleet transported an army of 58,000 to Greece to fight the German invaders, evacuated 50,000 of them under constant air attack, and then, in a further evacuation, rescued many thousands of men from Crete, in the face of overwhelming air superiority. The ships suffered a prolonged and intensive air assault 3 cruisers and 8 destroyers were sunk and 2 battleships, the aircraft carrier Formidable, 5 cruisers and 7 destroyers were damaged (Published: 1980) (Publisher: Efstathiadis) (Pagination: 209pp plus maps and illustrations) (Condition: Very good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Russian Imperium and the Civil War) New in thermal bound card covers. A translation of an out of print Russian volume covering the bloody Civil War which followed the 1916 Revolution. Provides full details of the The Soviet Red Army and its formations, and includes full colour plates illustrating flags, equipment, and uniforms, plus a selection of black and white photos. Translation and reprint of AST original. (Published: 2009) (Publisher: Gauntlet International) (ISBN: 9781907480003) (Pagination: A4 format, 48pp, 8 colour plates, 20 b/w photos) (Condition: New in thermal bound card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements) An invaluable reference work. The Royal Collection contains some 3000 military drawings and paintings and this volume provides a general introduction on the origins of the collection. Colour plates are tipped in and there is an index of artists. (Volume 2 is the text volume containing detailed notes on the items.) (Published: 1969) (Publisher: Phaidon Press) (ISBN: 0714813826) (Pagination: Large Format. 223pp. 478 illustrations - 28 in colour - ) (Condition: good in plastic covered slightly creased d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Civil Aviation) Written primarily for the beginner by an experienced glider pilot. Chapters include cross-country flying, Instruments, controls and cockpit, Clubs and Aerobatics. (Published: 1955) (Publisher: Hutchinson) (Pagination: 151pp 34photos, 25 line drawings) (Condition: Good in torn d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) A concise history of World War I written from the perspective of the mid 1920s. The next World War was not yet looming over Europe, even though its seeds were being sown in the Weimar Republic. (Published: 1926) (Publisher: Methuen) (Pagination: vii + 411pp, maps) (Condition: reading copy) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Bargain Basement) Includes books published in English, from all over the world, from the beginning of the war to the end of 1974. The entries are arranged under subject headings in alphabetical order and there is also an author index for cross reference. (Published: 1977) (Publisher: Andre Deutsch) (ISBN: 0233967427) (Pagination: 592pp.) (Condition: Good in torn d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Eastern Front) Originally published in 1956 this 2008 reprint is a study from the French point of view of Operation Barbarossa, the German campaign on the Russian Front in WWII. With a preface by General de Lattre de Tassigny. Translated from the French. (Published: 2008) (Publisher: HMSO) (Pagination: viii + 128pp + 63 maps ) (Condition: Fine in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) 169 black and white line drawings of decorations and Badges of the Third Reich period.c.1980. Stapled cardboard covers. (Publisher: Private Publication) (Pagination: 169 line drawings) (Condition: cvrs wn) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Western Europe) Good in black boards. no d/w. An Official History originally published in 1951 covering the operations of the US Army in the Normandy campaign to the capture of Cherbourg. Includes the Amphibious assault and US Airborne landings, the German defences and organisation, French Resistance, the lodgement and the bridgehead battles. (Published: 2002) (Publisher: Konecky & Konecky) (ISBN: 1568523793) (Pagination: 519pp. maps, illustrations) (Condition: Good in black boards no d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Pacific) The Saipan operation by the 2nd and 4th US Marine and 27th US Army Divisions. The amphibious assault having taken place, the 27th was lagging behind the Marine advance. The US Marine Corps Commander (Lt Gen "Howlin' Mad" Smith) relieved his subordinate, Maj Gen Ralph Smith, of command of the 27th. It was a conflict in command and gave rise to a media controversy opening up old arguments of the suitability of Marines vs Army for commanding large bodies of men. (Published: 1986) (Publisher: Presidio Press) (ISBN: 0891412425) (Pagination: 278pp, 12 photos, 6 maps.) (Condition: Mint. Storage wear only) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) A comprehensive guide to the British Infantryman, his uniform, weapons and his regiments in the great years of Empire with 114 uniforms shown in colour. Includes three facsimile colour plates plus numerous line drawings of uniforms and equipment. (Published: 1971) (Publisher: Almark Publications) (ISBN: 0855240016) (Pagination: 48pp, 8 col plates with 116 col ills, b/w ills) (Condition: vg in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - Western Front) From July to November 1916, one of the largest battles of the war; by the time fighting paused in late autumn 1916 the forces involved had suffered more than 1 million casualties, making it one of the bloodiest military operations ever recorded. (Published: 1983) (Publisher: Pan Books) (ISBN: 033028035X) (Pagination: 269pp, 17 photos, 12 maps) (Condition: Good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War) Facsimile reprint of the 1897 original. A full scale biography of legendary Confederate Commander in the American Civil War, General Robert E. Lee. (Published: 1969) (Publisher: Greenwood Publications) (Pagination: xii + 467pp, 8 illustrations, index) (Condition: grey cloth,some fading vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) Mass market paperback. Rubbed in edges. Pages browning. The author was a German U-boat commander and served on five submarines from 1941 to 1945. He survived and this is his account. From the triumphant years of 1941 and 1942, when German U-boats nearly strangled Britain, to the final years of disillusion and defeat. (Published: 1975) (Publisher: Pan Books) (ISBN: 0330028901) (Pagination: 342pp, photos, map, diagrams) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Russian Imperium and the Civil War) A newly available series of translations of out of print Russian volumes covering the bloody Civil War which followed the 1916 Revolution. Provides full details of the Allied Intervensionist Forces including those of the German and Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Italy, Greece, Rumania, Poland, Japan, and China. Includes full colour plates illustrating equipment and uniforms, plus a selection of black and white photos. Translation and reprint of AST original.New in thermal bound card cover (Published: 2005) (Publisher: Gauntlet International) (ISBN: 9781907480034) (Pagination: A4 format, 56pp, 8 colour plates, 21 b/w photos & illustrations) (Condition: New in thermal bound card cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Russian Imperium and the Civil War) New from publisher, unread. In thermal bound card covers One of a series of four out of print Russian volumes covering the bloody Civil War which followed the 1916 Revolution. Provides full details of the Nationalist Armies including Estonia, Lithuania, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, plus Czech and Polish forces. Also includes full colour plates illustrating equipment and uniforms, plus a selection of black and white photos. Translation and reprint of AST original. (Published: 2009) (Publisher: Gauntlet International) (ISBN: 9781907480027) (Pagination: A4 format, 48pp, 8 colour plates, 22 b/w photos & illustrations) (Condition: Like new in thermal bound card covers) UL-XXXXXX