Search Results: Authors starting with F from Military History Books

(Subject: Post World War II - Vietnam, SE Asia) The extraordinary US operation in November 1970 to rescue 61 American POWs from Son Tay prison, 23 miles from Hanoi. After a fierce fire fight the raiders left without a single casualty, but also without a single POW. What had happened? This is the story of the intelligence, the planning and the approval which led to the operation. (Published: 1976) (Publisher: Macdonald & Janes) (ISBN: 0354011227) (Pagination: 326pp, 20 b/w photos, 4 maps, appendices, bibliography, index. ) (Condition: Good. note on title page.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Vietnam, SE Asia) The extraordinary US operation in November 1970 to rescue 61 American POWs from Son Tay prison, 23 miles from Hanoi. After a fierce fire fight the raiders left without a single casualty, but also without a single POW. What had happened? This is the story of the operation, the intelligence, the planning and the approval. (Published: 1976) (Publisher: Book Club Edition) (Pagination: 326pp, 20 b/w photos, 4 maps, appendices, bibliography, index. ) (Condition: Good in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) The secret pacts between the US and British in WWII, in which they agreed to share all code and cipher breaking operations against the Germans, Japanese and Italians. Cooperation which was often fraught was made more difficult with the US Navy - US Army rivalries. The agreement and co-operation carried over into the post war period. This is the story of why the secret arrangement worked and thrived. (Published: 1993) (Publisher: Airlife Publishing) (ISBN: 1853104477) (Pagination: 276pp, map, notes, bibliography, index) (Condition: As new in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) Published by US Dept of the Army. No.20-271. A history of two campaigns conducted by the Germans, firstly against Denmark and Norway in 1940 and secondly in partnership with the Finns against the Soviet Union in 1941. Both were landmarks. The invasion of Norway was the first large scale amphibious operation of WWII. The operations out of Finland provided the first instance of major military forces operating in the Arctic. (Published: 1959) (Publisher: Center of MilitaryHistory) (Pagination: 342pp maps) (Condition: Very good in Black Boards) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Eastern Front) In the spring of 1943 5 million Soviet troops faced 4 million German troops across a 1,750 Mile long battle front that extended from Leningrad in the North to the Black Sea in the South. The Germans held 400,000 square miles of Soviet territory but the Soviet Winter Offensive which began with the victory at Stalingrad dramatically altered the strategic picture. (Published: 1980) (Publisher: Time Life Books) (ISBN: 0809433893) (Pagination: 208pp, 300 photos. Large format.) (Condition: Good in pictorial boards.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Western Europe) New from publisher, unread. A facsimile reprint of the original, 1959 US Dept of the Army publication, this is a history of two campaigns conducted by the Germans in their Northern Theatre of Operations. Firstly against Denmark and Norway in 1940, and secondly in partnership with the Finns against the Soviet Union in 1941. Both were landmarks. The invasion of Norway was the first large scale amphibious operation of WWII. The operations out of Finland provided the first instance of major military forces operating in the Arctic. (Published: 2007) (Publisher: MLRS Books) (ISBN: 9781847910851) (Pagination: 342pp, 31 photos, 23 maps) (Condition: Like New in card cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Eastern Front) The official US Army history of the German Campaign in Russia, from the encirclement at Stalingrad to the surrender of Berlin. Includes the German attack on Stalingrad and the Red Army's victory, the Kursk/Zitadelle battle, Soviet offensives, Partisan warfare, Cherkassey, Nikopol, Crimea, Karelia, destruction of Army Group Center the siege of Budapest, Courland, the loss of East Prussia and the final acts in Berlin. With a foreword by Brigadier General Hal C. Pattison, Chief of Military History. (Published: 1971) (Publisher: Center of MilitaryHistory) (Pagination: xiv + 549pp, 73 illustrations, 42 maps) (Condition: Very good in red boards) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) The story of the partnership of Ukrainian nationalists with the SS to implement the "Final Solution" in World War II. Nazi political goals coincided with those of nationalist organisations with chilling results. There are first hand, eyewitness accounts by victims, plus objective analyses of the events surrounding the horrific crimes. Ukranian motivations, and the failings of the Jewish population in Poland and the USSR to react decisively to impending Nazi occupation are documented. Features many previously unpublished photographs. (Published: 1991) (Publisher: Sarpedon Publishing) (ISBN: 1561710202) (Pagination: viii + 304pp, 20 photos) (Condition: As new in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - General) The story of the fighter aircraft from its inception during WWI when aviators flying open cockpit Sopwiths, Bristols, Nieuports, Fokkers and Albatros's vied over the Western Front. The period between the wars saw biplane fighters superceded by sleek monoplanes such as the Spitfires and Messerschmits of the late '30s. WWII led to the advent of the jet which came into its own with missile armed types such as the Lightning, Phantom and Mirage of the 1970s. (Published: 1971) (Publisher: The Bodley Head) (ISBN: 0370015533) (Pagination: Landscape format, 128pp, numerous b/w photos.) (Condition: very good in worn d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Mediterranean/Balkans) The author's father was an officer in the German Army in the Second World War. His unit rebuilt the Gorgopotamos River Bridge after its destruction in 1942 by Allied Commandos. He was captured in March 1943 by Greek Partisans and shot in April. This is a detailed reconstruction of the events that tells of the events and the people involved. German, Greek and Allied accounts of life in occupied Greece and the guerilla campaign against the Germans and Italians. Paperback. Covers slightly creased on corners. Text clean and unmarked. (Published: 1995) (Publisher: Minerva Press) (ISBN: 1858633559) (Pagination: 355pp, illustrations) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements) From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the book traces the development of firearms from the 16th to the 19th Century. Revised edition. (Published: 1969) (Publisher: HM Stationary Office ) (Pagination: vi + 103pp, xlii plates with 101 illustrations, 22 drawings) (Condition: Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) Modern warfare and the complex questions it prompts. All aspects of the subject are examined from weapons, tactics, logistics, intelligence, potential ground, Naval and Air operations, combat Support, paramilitary forces, surface, sub-surface and Naval air ops, amphibious Ops, special weapons, electronic/Chemical/biological/nuclear warfare, human factors, leadership and the cost of war. (Published: 1982) (Publisher: Book Club Associates) (Pagination: 442pp) (Condition: very good in edgeworn d/w with faded spine) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - General) The Tiger Moth developed into one of the world's finest and best known training aeroplanes. More than 8000 were built and hundreds of thousands of British and Commonwealth pilots were trained on them in World War II. The lynchpin of the post-war flying club movement, popular aerobatic and air display performer, the Tiger Moth is now a classic biplane. (Published: 1984) (Publisher: Haynes) (ISBN: 085429421X) (Pagination: Large format.56pp b/w illustrations) (Condition: Faded spine but good in illustrated boards) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…) Red boards, faded at edges. 2 crossed out dedications for previous owners on inside page. Mentioned in her diary for June 13th 1942 by Eleanor Roosevelt as a 'must read'. Nine 'Letters' written by a German national, living in England, during the summer of 1941, are a condemnation of the Nazi regime. Contents include A Pupil Accuses his Master of Crime, the Master Pleads Guilty; German for Beginners (Bombs in the Nursery); German for Boy Scouts (Guns or Pens?); German in the Classroom (The Tough Guys); German for Gretchens; German for Germans (Ersatz Gods and Margarine Religions); and German for Future Germans (Tough Guys are Becoming Too Tough for Tough Guys). (Published: 1942) (Publisher: The Cresset Press) (Pagination: 93pp. 15 plates) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements) Second revised edition. A study of "custom built rifles". Chapters include: Made to Order, Barrels, Rifle Actions for Conversion, Specialities and Innovations, and Stock Wood. (Published: 1955) (Publisher: Stackpole) (Pagination: 346pp, 60 illustrations) (Condition: No d/w. very good.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) First hand accounts by RAF personnel shot down over Germany, bringing together anecdotes and experiences from a wide range of personnel. (Published: 1998) (Publisher: Arms & Armour Press) (ISBN: 1854094904) (Pagination: 256pp illustrations) (Condition: Very good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) An illustrated study of Military Bands of the world's armies since the 18th Century. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Blandford Press) (ISBN: 0713708956) (Pagination: 157pp, colour plates & b/w illustrations, index) (Condition: Good in rubbed dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…) A history of the characters, causes and consequences of military stupidity, from the days of Imperial Rome to the 1960s. They "snatched defeat from the jaws of victory". (Published: 1972) (Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson) (ISBN: 0297995057) (Pagination: 445pp,) (Condition: No dw. very good.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - Western Front) The life and death of the incredible Percy Toplis - mutineer, racketeer, master of disguise, rake and rogue. (Published: 1979) (Publisher: Quartet Books) (ISBN: 0704332876) (Pagination: 199pp illustrations.) (Condition: Pages browning. Mass market paperback. Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…) The Great Terror War provides an examination of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 linking them to the breadth of more traditional forms of terrorism. This book differentiates between terror rooted in unresolved conflicts or unfinished national projects (such as the Basque or Kashmiri movements), and the apocalyptic underpinnings of the September 11th attacks. The author discusses the use of weapons of mass destruction, genocidal intent, and suicidal warriors. (Published: 2003) (Publisher: Arris Books) (ISBN: 184437002X) (Pagination: 202pp) (Condition: As new in card cover, unread) UL-XXXXXX