Member of Provintial
Book Sellers Fairs
Association (PBFA)
Village Books
Interesting Antiquarian Military & Scottish Books.
FIRST FOR SCOTTISH AND MILITARY, SECOND HAND AND ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS.
World War II (2)
| Author | Title & Description | Price |
| Some books of special interest are noted on page 4 of the Regimental Histories Section. | ||
| Haddow A.R. Prisoner of War in Java WW2 | AIRSTIP EAST OF JAVA : Experiences of a Far East PP.O.W. 1941 -1945. Self Pub and printed by Forward Press Castle Douglas. Bk v.g. Soft covers with slight discolour spine edge. pp 60. Plates. captivity on the Island of Haroekoe. SIGNED COPY WITH INSCRIPTION. | £6 |
| Hamilton Stuart Tank Regiment in North Africa etc. WW2 | ARMOURED ODYSSEY : The Royal TAnk Regiment in Western desert, Palestine, Syria, egypt and Italy. Pub Donovan 1995. 1st ed. Bk v.g. DWv.g. pp 160. Plates. Roll of Honour, giving date of death and cemetery or Memorial. Honour and Awards | £10 |
| Sebag - Montefiore Hugh Bletchley Park and code breaking WW2 | THE .BATTLE . FOR . THE .CODE Pub Weidenfeld 2000. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 398. Plates. Bletchley Park was responsible for trying to break the German ' enigma ' code but to do this they needed the ' enigma ' machine. The book concentrates on the efforts to obtain the machine by all means. | £9 |
| Smith Michael Bletchley Park and Codebreaking WW2 | STATION X : The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park Pub Channel 4 1998. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 181. Plates. The book is the story of Station X and is also the story of the people involved from leading codebreakers such as Alan Turing father of the modern computer. The operation of the Station. | £9 |
| Hinsley and Stripp ( Edit. ) Bletchley Park and codebrealing WW2 | CODE BREAKERS ; The Inside Story Of Bletchley Park Pub Oxford 1993. 4th Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 320. Plates. The book involves numerous people giving their stories of the various inter - departmental units within the Park. It gives the code system and its a challange to understand it. | £9 |
| Speidel Lt. Gen. German Army in Normandy WW2 | WE DEFENDED NORMANDY Pub Jenkins 1951. Bk v.g. Red boards. pp 178. Plates. General Speidel's account of his experiences as Chief of Staff of German Group 'B' during the Allied invasion of France. The plates of the German Army are excellent. The history of the opposing Forces. | £9 |
| Instone Gordon POW - Escape and Evasion WW2 | FREEDOM THE SPUR Pub Burke 1953. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW g/v.g. with creasing top/ Bot spine and small tear repairs. pp 252. Plates. The experiences of Gunner Instone's 3 escapes and a 500 journey on foot. Inventive determination under pressure. | £8 |
| -------------------- HMSO - All Theatres WW2 | The following HMSO Publications are available. Combiled Operations ( Raiding ), Submarines, The Mediterranean Fleet, Air Battle Malta, Minesweepers, Air Fleet Arm,( label on rear ), First Campaign, Libya, Naval East of Suez and West of Suez, Godfrey Winn's Scrap book of the War. Photo North Sea Convoy. | all £4 each |
| Sauvrey J.C. German Occupation of Guernsey WW2 | DIARY OF THE OCCUPATION OF GUERNSEY 1940 - 1945 Pub Self Pub. 1990. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 288. Plates. Sauvrey - Builder, Grower, Churchwarden Douzenier. The diary was kept during this period and since it was marked up each day is bound to be more accurate than any subseqent books | £9 |
| Dornberg John Nazi Germany and Hitler's Putch | THE PUTCH THAT FAILED : MUNICH 1923 : HITLER'S REHEARSAL FOR POWER. Pub Weidenfeld 1982 .Bk v.g. Dw v.g.with spine shade A full account. It is a research tool as it gives the main players and includes a list of small biographies of leaders involved and their fate. Also all research sources. | £10 |
| Cooper Matthew German Army WW2 | THE GERMAN ARMY 1933 - 1945 ITS POLITICAL AND MILITARY FAILURE Pub MacDonald 1978 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. Two small tear repairs and one small mark at tear repair. This book comes highly recommended and is an authoritive account of the subject. It is also a very good source of study. | £15 |
| Sold | ||
| Rohmer Richard US Army in Normandy WW2 | PATTON'S GAP : AN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY 1944 Pub Armour 1981. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 230. Page plates. includes the Battle at Falaise Gap. Good detail on the actions of 430 Squadron. | £9 |
| Wilson Duncan Prisoner of War Far East WW2 Came from Gatehouse of Fleet | SURVIVAL WAS FOR ME Pub GC 1991. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Soft illustrative covers. Wilson of the Royal Corps of Signals attached to th 9th Indian Division was captured at Singapore and was a POW. Duncan survived and retired to Gatehouse of Fleet. Often asked for. SIGNED COPY | £9 |
| Sold | ||
| Whiting Charles German Officer WW2 | SKORZENY : The most Dangerous Man in Europe. Pub Cooper 1998. 1st Eng Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 143 Plates. One of the most daring soldiers in World War 2. A difinative account. | £8 |
| Lucad James German Airborne Forces WW2 | STORMING EAGLES : German Airborne Forces in World War 2 Pub Guild 1988 2nd Ed. pub Guild. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 188. Page plates. Covers all the Theatres German Airborne were involved in. Includes all Formations and Units. | £9 |
| Haste Cate German Nazi Women WW2 | NAZI WOMEN : Hitlers Seduction of an Nation Pub Cahannel 4 2001. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 256. Plates. The roll of women in Nazi Society and Hitlers manipulation of them | £8 |
| Shannon and Wright Glider Pilot Regiment in Normandy WW2 | ONE NIGHT IN JUNE : The Story of Operation Tonga, the Initial Phase of the Invasion of Normanday . Pub Wrens 2000. 2nd Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 204. Page plates. The Glider Pilots roll in this operation. Very detailed. Appendices give the 3 waves of Gliders. Crews and Tug Pilots by name and Rank | £12 |
| Quarrie Bruce Waffen - SS WW2 | HITLER'S SAMURAI : The Waffen - SS in Action Pub Guild and Bookclub Ed. 1985. 2nd Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 158. Page plates. Appendix 1. The Britische Freikorps. App. 2 Composition of a Waffen - SS Panzer Division. Good detail. | £9 |
