Search Results: Titles starting with O from William Robertson

A beautiful collection of photographs, with accompanying text, which illustrates some of the finest examples of the 'old English village'. Provides a visual time capsule of an architectural style, and way of life, that all too often gets swallowed up and forgotten in this modern world. One to browse beside a roaring fire on a winter's day, with a small glass of something in hand, possibly.

Stevenage: Spa, 1990. Hardcover. Fair/Good. The author was one of only a very few Jewish soldiers to reach the rank of warrant officer class 1 in the British Army. Here, he describes what it was like to be an armament sergeant-major with REME in the Second World War. Starting with his pre-war days as a TA soldier, we follow him into the regular army on the outbreak of war, and thence through the campaigns in North Africa, Italy and Northern Europe. This is a warm, affectionate memoir of one man's war set in the context of a happy upbringing and background to which, his duty done, he was able to return safely. Contains 279 pages with 16 pages of b&w photos and some maps. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Grey boards in good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Fair: mostly clean in sound bindings.

Guild, 1990. Edition Not Stated. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A stunningly researched, minute-by-minute illustrated narrative of the most intense dawn-to-dark aerial action in the Vietnam War. On May 10th, 1972, airmen of the US Air Force and Navy flew more than 330 sorties against major transportation targets around Hanoi and Haiphong. They were met by 40 North Vietnamese MiG fighters and 93 groung-to-air missiles. How these raids were planned and executed, and their outcomes, are told by the authors in exhaustive detail, based on official documents and personal testimonies from hundreds of those involved, on both sides. Much, much, more than a dry historical collection of facts, here, indeed, is a definitive reconstruction of the white heat of battle in the sky. Contains 217 pages, 24 x 16cm, illlustrated throughout with 70+ b&w photos plus maps and diagrams. Blue cloth boards in Fine illustrated dust-jacket. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and… Read More

London: Harper Collins , 1997. Hardcover. Good +/good +. The first book ever written by a female member of an SAS unit, this is the electrifying story of an exceptional young woman's experiences on undercover missions in Northern Ireland. Contains 273 pages, 24 x 16cm, with 12 pages of b&w photos. Black cloth boards in Good+ pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Good+: clean and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Paddington Press, 1978. Hardcover. Good +/good. London: Paddington Press, 1978. Hardcover. Good +/good. Hardback. 1st Edition. Good+/Good. The incredible and disturbing true story of the fall to Earth of the Soviet spy satellite, Cosmos 954. Although US authorities knew in advance that the satellite - and its 100-pound load of enriched uranium 235 - could conceivably crash down on a major city, such as Miami or Las Vegas, nothing was done to alert the public. When Cosmos finally fell to Earth in a remote part of northern Canada, the authorities relief was quickly replaced by a sense of urgency to minimize the contamination from its radioactive core. This is the full story of the search and clean-up operation mounted by the American Nuclear Emergency Search Team, and by Canada's Nuclear Accident Support Team. Fascinating but chilling reading. Size, 24 x 15.5cm, 208 pages, 12 pages of b&w photos and 2 maps. Ex-library, front endpaper shows remains of date label, some library… Read More

London: NEL , 1986. First UK edition. Hardcover. Good +/very good. London: NEL , 1986. First UK edition. Hardcover. Good +/very good. Hardback. 1st UK edition. Good+/very Good. Biography of the well known cinematic master. Written after Welles' death, this exhaustively researched work contradicts everything the man ever said about himself in print. Fascinating. Size, 24 x 16cm, 377 pages, 16 pages of b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Orange cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Bloomsbury, 1988. First UK edition. Hardcover. Good/good. The full story behind America's secret funding of Contra guerrilas in Nicaragua. Everyone has heard of Oliver North, but in this work the author exposes the foot-soldiers behind his 'neat idea', revealing sordid details of drug smuggling, illegal arms deals, assassinations and plots to involve the US directly in Nicuragua. A shocking indictment of a system out of control. Size 24 x 16cm, 287 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library marks, red cloth boards in good illustrated dust jacket, internally good: generally clean in sound bindings.

London: John Murray, 1992. Hardcover. Good/good. Good/Good. First hand reports from within the former Soviet Union exploring the breakup of that political monolith at 'street' level. A riveting, wry and human account of life in sensational, volcanic times. Size, 24 x 15.5cm, 201 pages, 21 b&w photos, 1 map. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in good pictorial dust jacket. Internally good: generally clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.

London: Coronet, 1984. Reprint. Paperback. Near Fine. Vivid character-sketches and anecdotes of the people who live in the 'Outback' of Australia's Northern Territories. A magical place for the Aboriginals, the Outback can be a place of madness and violence for Whites. Women are few, and murders occur more frequently than anywhere else in Australia. Floods and cyclones alternate with terrifying heat but, as the author shows, Whites can also find solace there. Fascinating and entertaining stuff for the armchair traveller or adventurer. Size, 24.5 x 18.5cm, 256 pages, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos. Pictorial card covers showing very slight shelf-wear to edges, otherwise in very good condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new inside.

Edinburgh/London: Livingstone, 1969. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A classic medical text on all the common bone injuries, their complications and how to treat them. First published in 1957, this is the highly revised and updated Fifth Edition, reprinted in 1969. Contains 304 pages, 22 x 14cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos and radiographs. Fully referenced, with bibliography and index. Blue cloth boards in very good dust jacket. Internally, shows previous owners names on front endpaper, otherwise in very good condition: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.. Cloth Boards.