Search Results: Titles starting with N from Military History Books

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) German text. "Letters home for the campaign in 1941 against Soviet Russia". Written by Major Fritz Gercke. Published in Berlin in 1941, this is an interesting and scarce contemporary account by a participant in Operation Barbarossa. Together with 127 pages of detailed text, the book includes a map of western Soviet Union and 64 black and white photos of German troops in action and at rest. Bound in stiff paper covers the book is in good condition for its age, though it does suffer from some water staining at the foot of pages from 111 to 128 plus an ink stain at the top from page 153 to the back cover (Published: 1941) (Pagination: 160pp, map, 64 b/w photos) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) The experiences of a young German in the Third Reich, taking part in the Olympic Youth Pageant at the age of 10 in the Berlin Olympics. Following her parents divorce she was boarded in a Potsdam Children's home and enrolled into the Hitler Youth, where she realised that it would be dangerous to disagree or draw attention to herself. Later she was sent to work in a kindergarten in occupied Poland and a secret Youth Camp. (Published: 1987) (Publisher: Chatto & Windus) (ISBN: 0701132094) (Pagination: 304pp illustrations) (Condition: Good in green boards. no d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Creasing on spine. Good in card covers. The experiences of a young German in the Third Reich, taking part in the Olympic Youth Pageant at the age of 10 in the Berlin Olympics. Following her parents divorce she was boarded in a Potsdam Children's home and called up into the Hitler Youth, where she realised that it would be dangerous to disagree or draw attention to herself. Later she was sent to work in a kindergarten in occupied Poland and a secret Youth Camp. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Corgi Books) (ISBN: 0552993263) (Pagination: viii + 304pp, 25 photos.) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Vietnam, SE Asia) Recollections of fighting and service in Vietnam by the US servicemen who took part in that long conflict. The author recorded conversations with dozens of Vietnam veterans and collected dozens of interviews with the boys and girls, both conscripts and volunteers who, straight out of school, were plunged into the jungle hell. (Published: 1983) (Publisher: Abacus) (ISBN: 0349102392) (Pagination: 235pp) (Condition: card covers, slightly edgeworn, pages browning) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) Small piece missing from front and spine of d/w. Born in Australia, married to a French businessman in Marseilles, Nancy Wake was fearless in her work for the resistance during the war, carrying messages, explosives, and assisting escapees on their way out of France. Known as the White Mouse by the Germans she was awarded the George Medal from Britain and was also decorated by the French for her work. (Published: 1956) (Publisher: Cassell) (Pagination: 273pp ills maps) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) Napoleon's invasion of Russia is one of the most dramatic events in history. It occupied only six months, June to December 1812, and during that period nearly half a million men died. At the start Napoleon was at the height of his power. At the end he faced the destruction of his empire. Why did he invade Russia and why, in spite of his early successes and the capture of Moscow, did he fail? The author examines the story afresh. He considers why one of the greatest commanders in history failed and one of its least gifted succeeded, how Tolstoy misinterpreted the drama, and how Hitler, 130 years later, failed to benefit from Napoleon's example. (Published: 1985) (Publisher: Harper & Row) (ISBN: 0060390476) (Pagination: 192pp, 16 illustrations, 8 maps) (Condition: Very good in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) Written to provide a concise history conveying a first impression of Napoleon's genius and policies. The seventeen chapters deal with everything from his birth and childhood and the period before the revolution in Corsica, his marriage to Josephine Beauharnais and later Maria Louisa, his many campaigns, and finally Elba and St.Helena. (Published: 1927) (Publisher: Henry Holt & Co ) (Pagination: 248pp maps.) (Condition: Blue boards,prev owner inscription on fep. ow vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) The life of the great military commander, illustrated with some 15 engravings - "Illustrations extraites du 'Memorial de Sainte-Helene' par le comte de Las Cases" (Editor, Ernest Bourdin, 1842). French text. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Pygmalion Editions) (ISBN: 2857040415 ) (Pagination: 314pp, illustrations, bibliography, biographical index) (Condition: very good in rubbed dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) At breakfast on the morning of the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon declared that Wellington was a bad general and that France could not fail to be victorious. Wellington, in contrast, lauded Napoleon saying that his presence was worth 40,000 men! The result of the battle changed the destiny of Europe. (Published: 2001) (Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson) (ISBN: 0297646079) (Pagination: xxxii + 350pp, 6 color plates, 21 b/w ills) (Condition: vg in slightly creased dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) Previous owner name and date on endpaper. Highlighting in bibliography. Explores the life and battles of Napoleon's Imperial Guard and in doing so, it throws new light on Napoleon and contributes to the ongoing debate about the value of elite military units. The author argues that it also was essential to Napoleon politically as a pillar of his regime, a means of integrating his Empire and a tool of patronage. He also explores the life of an Imperial Guardsman. Using important new research and photographs of the battlefields today, the author examines the charge at Somosierra in 1808 and the Battles of Dresden (1813) and Montmirail (1814). (Published: 2007) (Publisher: Spellmount) (ISBN: 9781862273764) (Pagination: 368pp. Illustrations, maps.) (Condition: Good in protected dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) A study of Napoleonic cavalry. Developed from the armies of the Revolution and commanded by some of the most able generals of the age, their campaigns took them to Austria, Germany, Egypt, Italy, Poland, Belgium and Spain. They were one of the most remarkable cavalry forces in history. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Batsford) (ISBN: 0713411805) (Pagination: 191pp, 20 ills, diagrams, maps) (Condition: vg in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) A very well illustrated history of the ill-fated French campaign in Spain. It provides a French view of operations in this long and bitterly contested struggle, with the Spanish Insurgency, the British Army of Sir John Moore and the arrival of Wellington and his Anglo-Portuguese Army. Poor logistics and the lack of Napoleon's usual guiding genius left the French forces out on a limb. (Published: 1982) (Publisher: Arms & Armour Press) (ISBN: 1854092197) (Pagination: 191pp, 24 col plates with 400 b/w illustrations) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) Evergreen Lives series. A Pocket biography of Napoleon (Published: 1983) (ISBN: 0712700056) (Pagination: 95pp ills bibliography) (Condition: slight fading on dw ow vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) Some 7300 titles are listed, with sections on the Armies of the Period, the Egyptian campaign, the Naval War, the Peninsular War, the Russian campaign and the Hundred Days. (Published: 1986) (Publisher: Greenhill Books) (ISBN: 0947898441) (Pagination: xii + 689pp.) (Condition: Very good in slightly spine faded d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) The original catalogue description says that this is not so much a detailed collection of minute facts as a dramatic survey and broad judgement founded on many years of study. It makes a special feature of the soldiers and statesmen who moved around Napoleon. With an introduction by Oscar Browning dated 1907. (Published: 1907) (Publisher: A. Owen & Co) (Pagination: 356pp) (Condition: Poor. Spine faded frayed and cracked. Hinge cracked. Reading copy) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) The Lives and Military Careers of Eleven General Officers of The Grand Armee, Blachelu - Dejean. The book includes a brief account of their careers, with details of dates of birth, enlistment, rank, retirement and death. (Published: 1991) (Publisher: Castle Books ) (ISBN: 1874198004) (Pagination: 50pp, 18 illustrations, table, order of battle) (Condition: Very good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) That Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest military commanders in history is not in doubt. This is the story of how Napoleon transformed the ragged armies of the French Revolutionary Wars into the most efficient and professional military body in Europe at the time. It discusses his tactics and innovations and his campaigns, and looks at his use of Cavalry, Artillery, Infantry and the Imperial Guard (Published: 1988) (Publisher: Guild Publishing) (Pagination: Large format, 200pp, 200 ills including 8pp in colour) (Condition: Good in chipped d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) History through Biography Series, a junior history series published by G.P.Putnam. An overview of the life of the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte from his early years in Corsica to his death on St Helena. An extremely scarce volume. (Published: 1927) (Publisher: G P Putnam & Sons) (Pagination: 204pp. frontis port. maps.) (Condition: Orange Boards, slight spine fade, name on endpaper, slight darkening to endpaper) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) The Hundred Days marked the period between Emperor Napoleon I of France's return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815. This period saw the War of the Seventh Coalition, and includes the Waterloo Campaign and the Neapolitan War. Despite the title, the book is a far wider discussion and biography. German text. (Published: 1956) (Pagination: 448pp) (Condition: Good in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) One of the finest accounts of the Battle of Waterloo to the advance of the Allies on Paris. The author focuses on following the workings of Napoleon's plan, and the handling of the Allied Armies. The account is sufficiently detailed to enable the reader to understand the manoeuvres of the Emperor, Ney and Grouchy. (Published: 1971) (Publisher: Books for Libraries Press) (ISBN: 083695825X) (Pagination: viii + 322pp, 7 maps & sketches) (Condition: Good. brown boards no d/w) UL-XXXXXX