Search Results: Titles starting with O from Military History Books

(Subject: World War II - Pacific) The story of the Japanese officer and his 46 men on Saipan who refused to acknowledge defeat in 1945. For eighteen months he and his men held out in the jungle and hills. This is a narrative of the remarkable events including being torpedoed, fighting the US Marine Invasion, his remarkable guerrilla campaign, to his final capitulation after Japan's surrender in Tokyo. (Published: 1986) (Publisher: Airlife Publishing) (ISBN: 090639371X) (Pagination: 241pp, photo, 2 maps.) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) An English language guide book to the Obersalzberg and a history of the mountain, with an interesting collection of rare photographs of Hitler, Goring and Bormann showing them in leisure poses with their families. There is a fold out map of localities on the mountain. A very worthwhile purchase for the visitor who wishes to read about the area before travelling. Top right hand corner of card cover creased. (Published: 1982) (Publisher: Verlag Anton Plenk ) (ISBN: 3922590136) (Pagination: A4 format, 72pp, numerous b/w & colour photos, 3pp fold out map) (Condition: good in card cover - top r/h corner creased) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - "The Observer's Book of Aircraft") 27th edition. Ex school library. usual stamps and markings. This year saw the inauguration of the Concorde services to New York and Singapore, whilst the TU-144 initiated services between Moscow and Alma Ata. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Frederick Warne) (ISBN: 0723215774) (Pagination: Small format, 254 pp. extensively illustrated.) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - "The Observer's Book of Aircraft") One of the classic 'Observer's' series which are becoming more and more collectible. This edition from 1975 includes details of 137 aircraft from all nations. (Published: 1975) (Publisher: Ian Allan) (ISBN: 0723215413) (Pagination: small format, 2554pp, 245 illustrations) (Condition: good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - General) Blue Boards, spine faded. Good.May have previous owner name on endpaper. Designed to serve as a one volume reference library, a guide to the many aspects of aviation c.1960. Covers civil aircraft markings, insignia, glossaries of engine terms, rotocraft, VTOL, air launched missile terms, details of piston, turbine and rocket engines, Index of aircraft types. (Published: 1961) (Publisher: Frederick Warne) (Pagination: Small Landscape format. 354pp illustrations drawings) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - "The Observer's Book of Aircraft") Small stain at the bottom of the spine which does not affect the text. One of the classic 'Observer's' series which are becoming more and more collectible. This edition from 1987 includes details of more than 240 aircraft from all nations. Originally the series was published by Frederick Warne, who were bought by Penguin in 1983. (Published: 1987) (Publisher: Penguin Books) (ISBN: 0723234582) (Pagination: small format, 256pp, 240 illustrations) (Condition: good in card cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) No d/w. Blue boards with faded spine. Previous owner name on endpaper. The world as portrayed in the 1950's. Flags of Great Britain, The Commonwealth, USA, Western powers, Europe, Asia, Africa and The Americas. (Published: 1959) (Publisher: Frederick Warne) (Pagination: 204pp 80 col.plates 74 line drawings) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - "The Observer's Book of Aircraft") Creasing on inside page, good in d/w. . One of the classic 'Observer's' series which are becoming more and more collectible. This edition from 1976 includes details of 137 aircraft from all nations. (Published: 1976) (Publisher: Wm. H. Allen Publishing) (ISBN: 0723215537) (Pagination: small format, 254pp, 245 illustrations) (Condition: good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - "The Observer's Book of Aircraft") One of the classic 'Observer's' series which are becoming more and more collectible. This edition from 1976 includes details of 185 aircraft from all nations. (Published: 1971) (Publisher: Wm. H. Allen Publishing) (ISBN: 0723215014) (Pagination: small format, 288pp, 335 illustrations) (Condition: good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) This paper looks at French Military missions, notably the Gulf war 1990-91, action in the former Yugoslavia and continued activity in Bosnia and Kosovo. It addresses some of the manifold questions arising from changes in French military strategy. What were the reasons for more prominent coalition interventions in the 1990s when Operation Turquoise in Rwanda, for example was undertaken in strictly national terms? (Published: 2001) (Publisher: Strategic & Combat Inst.) (ISBN: 1874346348) (Pagination: 50pp) (Condition: very good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) Two papers feature in this edition The Strategic, Military and Moral Hazards of Micro-Managed warfare by Dr Paul Cornish and Exploiting the Multi-Dimensional Battlespace. (Published: 2006) (Publisher: Strategic & Combat Inst.) (ISBN: 1874346410) (Pagination: 90pp) (Condition: Very good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…) The experience of Britain and France and the Soviet Union/Russia compared. Predominantly looks at the independence formalities of the 14 non Russian states of the Soviet Union in relation to the military intervention on the self proclaimed independence of Chechnya. (Published: 1996) (Publisher: Strategic & Combat Inst.) (ISBN: 1874346070) (Pagination: Very good in card covers) (Condition: 35pp maps) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Gulf, Middle East, Afghanistan) A collection of articles by contributors from the world of academia and journalism. They look at the changing status of Palestinian areas, the consequences of the occupation and Subjugation versus Liberation. (Published: 1984) (Publisher: Zed Books Ltd) (ISBN: 0862323622) (Pagination: 467pp,maps, tables.) (Condition: Slight fading on spine ow Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Western Europe) The German occupation of France in WWII and the slow development of resistance. It took 14 months before the first German soldier was killed and the public mood changed only as brutality of the occupation forces increased. The author discusses how during the occupation, selfishness, bigotry and cowardice played as great a part as courage and idealism, leaving a poisoned memory. (Published: 1997) (Publisher: John Murray) (ISBN: 0719556708) (Pagination: 348pp illustrations, maps) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) Mass market paperback. Very good. Captain Heenan, the Indian Army officer who was executed as Singapore fell for transmitting to the Japanese secrets on the British forces in Malaya. He was caught signalling to the Japanese (Published: 1994) (Publisher: Coronet) (ISBN: 0340617012) (Pagination: 265pp, photos) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) No date but circa 1948. A seafarer's record of a lifetime at sea. He recounts incidents at war, on the waterfront and mutiny at sea. (Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston) (Pagination: 280pp) (Condition: Good in worn dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) Examining the role and significance of weapons from the dawn of human history to the present, and the attempts of western civilization to come to terms with the grim results of its own inventiveness. This integrates the evolution of human society with the development of weapons and strategy, the author also draws upon anthropology, sociology, biology, and literature in his effort to explain certain recurring phenomena of warfare. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Oxford University Press) (ISBN: 0195053591) (Pagination: 367pp illustrations) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - General) The author has threaded together from eye-witness accounts, memoirs and diaries of pilots, inventors and designers the story of manned flight from early flying machines through 60 years of aviation to space travel. (Published: 1964) (Publisher: George Newnes Ltd.) (Pagination: 192pp illustrations) (Condition: Good in torn d/j) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) The diaries of Captain Adrian Curlewis, who witnessed the fall of Singapore and was a POW in Changi for nearly four years, working on the Burma Railway. Interleaved with the entries are the letters sent by his wife and the diary kept by his mother in Australia. A unique picture of a family parted by war. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Century Publishing) (ISBN: 0712601600) (Pagination: 280pp, 84 illustrations, index) (Condition: vg in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - General) Aviation developments of the 20th Century which revolutionised aspects of war. Includes Strategic Bombing from the first appearance in the Balkan Wars and World War I, to the post-WWII period. An assessment of its effectiveness with a comparison of British, German and US tactics in their bombing campaigns. The future of the bomber in the world of the cruise missile is also considered. (Published: 1986) (Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd) (ISBN: 0709027877) (Pagination: 205pp, 37 illustrations) (Condition: near fine in dw) UL-XXXXXX