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Author	Title & Description	Price
WORLD WAR 11 BOOKS	WORLD WAR 2 WORLD WAR 2 WORLD WAR 2 Please also search the sections Regimental Histories and British Army as some books fall into these other catagories	World War 11 Books
Davies W.J.K. World War 2 Book	GERMAN ARMY HANDBOOK 1939 - 1945 Pub Allan 1973. Bk v.g. DW g. tear repair and chip top corner. Essential for the study of WW 2 as it is a reference work for the whole of the German Army.	£7 World War 2 Book
Warrack Graeme World War 11	TRAVEL BY DARK AFTER ARNHEM Pub Harvill 1963. 1st Ed. DW vv.g. pp 255. Plates. Warrack was Senior Medical Officer of the 1st Airborne Division when dropped at Arnhem. The Operational area was over - run and he escaped. he was also Company Commander of 7th/9th Royal Scots to start with.	£10 World War 2
Bloch Michael Ribbentrop and Germany World War 2 Book	RIBBENTROP Pub Bantum 1992 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 522. Plates. The story of Ribbentrop and his part in the German War actions. A detailed book about him and is compelling reading. He was the first to encounter the scaffold.	£10 World War 2 Book
Carver Michael Memoirs mostly about North Africa and Italy WW2 Book	OUT OF STEP : THE MEMOIRS OF FIELD MARSHAL LORD CARVER Pub Hutchinson 1989. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 574. Plates. Carver and his military career which basically starts in the North African Campaign. A good book for those seeking high command in the Army.	£10 British Army General and World War 2
Bulteel Christopher British Army North Africa and Italy in WW2	SOMETHING ABOUT A SOLDIER : The War Time Memoirs of Christopher Bulteel M.C. Pub Airlife 2000. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DWv.g. pp 220. Page plates. Bulteel was an Officer with the 3rd Battalion of The Coldstream Guards and this is his story of the fight in north Africa and Italy.	£9 British army World War 2
Dorrian James G WW2 book about the Raid on St Nazaire	STORMING ST NARZAIRE Pub Cooper 1998. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 292. Plates. St Nazaire was the ony place that could repair or refit the TIRPITZ Battleship which could threaten the Atlantic Convoys. The Commandos made a raid but it was a combined operation with the Navy etc. Good detail about Units.	£10 World War 2 Book
Speer Albert Imprisonment of German Officers after Nuremberg WW2 Book	SPANDAU THE SECRET DIARIES Pub Collins 1976. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. one small tear repair. pp 325. Plates. Speer and his diaries of his Spandua imprisonment. There is another dimension to the book in that there is controversy wither the other inmate really was Hess.	£10 World War 2 and after
World War 2	Recommended book. The book THE SECRET LIFE OF BLETCHLEY PARK by Sinclair Mc Kay ( presently in print ) is probably the best book on the subject yet and is well worth studying.	World War 2
McEwan John British Army Prisoner of War in Far East in WW2	OUT OF THE DEPTHS OF HELL : A Soldier's Story of Life and Death in Japanese Hands Pub Cooper 1999. 1st Ed. Bk v.g.DW v.g. pp 138. Plates. The story of McEwan with THE 155TH ( LANARKSHIRE YEOMANRY ) ROYAL ARTILLERY REGIMENT. 1941 - 1945. Contains a full list.Roll of Honour	£10 British Army Far East and World War 2
Galante Pierre Hitler regarding attempt on his life Workd War 2 Book.	HITLER LIVES - and the generals die Pub Sidgewick 1981. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 273. Plates. A new narrative on the German Generals against their Fuhrer. Based on the unpublished recollections of General Heusinger. It gives real insight into the workings of the German High Command	£10 Germany and World War 2
Lewin Ronald WW2 book about Slim	SLIM : The Standardbearer Pub Cooper 1978. 3rd Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 348. Plates. The story of Slim who was one of the most famous soldiers of WW2. He was famed for turning impossible war situations around. He commanded the 14th Army in the Burma Campaign.	£9 World War 2 Book
Hardie Robert World War 2 ( Far East )	THE BURMA - SIAM RAILWAY : The Secret Diary of Dr. Robert Hardie 1942 - 45 Pub Imp. War Museum 1983. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 139. Page plates. An interesting biography of all the Soldiers mentioned in the book,. Service Regiments etc. The flyleaf has a letter thereon from someone who was a captive.	£10 World War 2
Forman Denis Campaign in Italy in WW2	TO REASON WHY Pub Deutsch 199. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 218. Plates. The Italian Campaign with Forman of the 11th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Contains the story of Lional Wigram who was killed fighting with the Italian Partisans.	£10 Italy World War 2
Kerr Walter German Campaign in Russia in World War 2	THE SECRET OF STALINGRAD Pub MacDonald and James 1978. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 169. Page maps and plates. A good appraisal of the Battle. There are good appendices to this book including : Soviet Divisions with the Commander by name plus the Rifle and Calvary Divisions.	£8 Russia World War 2
Gethyn - Jones Eric World War 2	A TERRITORIAL ARMY CHAPLAIN IN PEACE AND WAR :A Country Cleric in Khaki 1938 - 61. Pub Gooday 1980. 1st Ed. Bk v.g.page slightly darkened due to paper used in the book. DW v.g. .pp 212. Plates. The author served in France with the GLOSTERS and his action with them is most of the book.	£10 World War 2
Rees Wing Commander Ken World war 11	LIE IN THE DARK AND LISTEN : The Remarkable Exploits of a WW2 Bomber Pilot and Great Escaper Pub Grub Street 2004. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 216. Plates. Rees was imprisoned in Stalag Luft 3and the book gives the details of the 50 Officers murdered when they escaped. where shot, where cremated etc.	£10 World War 2 Escapes
Hill John Royal Berkshire Regiment at war in Burma. WW2	CHINA DRAGON : A Rifle Company at War in Burma 1944 - 45 Pub Blandord 1991. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 192. Plates. The story of 196 officers and Men of 'B' Company ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT. Casualty List of names. Honours and Awards in biographical detail. A very nice copy.	£10 Company History WW2
Cosford J.S. World War 2 Far East	LINE OF LOST LIVES Pub Gryphon 1989. 2nd Edition. Bk v.g. DW v.g. with one tear repair. pp 200. Page plates. John Cosford of THE 1ST BATTALION CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGIMENT. The fight for Singapore and the Prisoner of War Camps. NICE INSCRIPTION AND SIGNED BY COSFORD.	£10 World War 2 Far East
Gilchrist Donald World War 2. Cooper was shot in the ear. p72.	DON'T CRY FOR ME :The Commandos : D - Day and After Pub Hale 1982. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw g only Tear repair and not pristine. Signed by SAMUEL COOPER 118691 No. 4 Commando.- what the book is about. To compensate for condition leaflet on Spean Bridge Memorial included.	£10 Cooper in mentioned in this book
Shannon and Wright Glider Regiment WW2	ONE NiGHT IN JUNE : The Story of Operation Tonga, The Initial Phase of the Invasion of Normandy, 1944. Pub Wren 2000. 2nd ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 198. Page plates. The account of the Glider Pilot Regiment's roll in the Operation. appendices give names and what happeded to those killed. Waves by name	£10 Gllider Regiment World war 2
Williams Eric Prisoner of War escape WW2	THE WOODEN HORSE Pub Collins1972. 25th Imp. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 254. Line drawings. The escape from Stalag Luft 11. Although the book had an enormous printing it is rarely seen now. this was the escape from Stalag luft 111 and the Camp from which the Great Escape was late made. Nice copy.	£7 Escape /Evasion World War 2
Konev Marshal of the Soviet Union Russian Forces WW2	YEAR OF VICTORY Pub Progress Moscow 1969. 1st Eng Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 248. Plates. This is an excellent book for those interested in the Soviet campaign. It deals with the run in to Berlin and gives incredible detail about Soviet Strategy. Dfficult to obtain	£9 Soviet Union World War 2
Stornoway Gazette Padre in Prisoner of war Camp WW2	PADRE MAC THE MAN FROM HARRIS Pub Stornoway Gazette Not dated. Bk v.g. Soft covers with photo of Harris thereon. pp 188. page plates. Padre Mac Prisoner of War in Stalag Luft 7A and elsewhere. 3 good plates on rear of the book one showing the Americans burying an American soldier.	£9 POW World War 2

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