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Second World War Second World War, Including regimental and divisional histories, personal accounts, general histories and works of reference   328 Books
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The History of 11th (Essex) Medium Regiment Royal Artillery. 1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 75pp., several sketch maps. Printed by Drukkerij Holders, Winterswijk. nd  #69756
[HLMainPic] Normandy breakout at Falaise Gap &c. through Low Countries to the Rhine crossing. Roll of Hon., awards, nominal rolls of officers & men.   £85
"It Can Now Be Revealed" More About British Railways in Peace & War. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 64pp., photos. throughout. Issued by The British Railways Press Office. 1945  #63974
[HLMainPic] Contains "a more detailed picture" than hitherto of how the various British railway companies "not only carried the workers & raw materials for the construction firstly of war factories & then of the equipment produced in them, but how they actually designed, built & repaired armaments that played no mean part in the Battle of Britain, the North African campaign & in the invasion of Europe. Now too can be revealed their part in sustaining the bomber offensive..." Very nicely illustrated & an excellent, clean copy, VG. See illustrations on our website.   £15
Illustrated Record of German Army Equipment 1939-1945. Volume IV, Vehicles other than A.F.V.'s. 1st Ed., [ii]+38pp., foolscap, dup. typescript, 130 plates, several fldg. tables. War Office. 1947  #68935
[HLMainPic] A very substantial work compiled in MI10, the War Office Intelligence Department charged with "Technical Intelligence on all foreign countries, including foreign small arms, guns, all types of vehicles, foreign electronic equipment, fore control instruments, engineer equipment, arctic equipment, airborne equipment, foreign guided weapons,, chemical & flame warfare & other aspects." Part of the series "designed to put on record essential information on the armament of the German Land Forces during the war. It includes some of the more interesting equipments which were developed, but which, due to the conclusion of hostilities, or to production difficulties, did not come into general service." This volume includes soft-skinned vehicles inc. motorcycles, cars, trucks, lorries, recovery vehicles, amphibious vehicles, &c. These are described in detail & accompanied by fine photogravure plates. Bound in blue cloth, titled in gilt to sp., c.1970s, with orig. printed cover laid down to front, VG ex-IWM lib., (withdrawn). No indication of the number printed but presumably had a very limited circulation. The first volume, re Infantry Weapons, was compiled c.1945, was never issued. See illustrations on our website.   £225
Illustrated Record of German Army Equipment 1939-1945. Volume III, Armoured Fighting Vehicles. 1st Ed., [iv]+78p., foolscap, dup. typescript, 163 plates, several diagrams & several fldg. tables. War Office. 1947  #68934
[HLMainPic] A very substantial work compiled in MI10, the War Office Intelligence Department charged with "Technical Intelligence on all foreign countries, including foreign small arms, guns, all types of vehicles, foreign electronic equipment, fore control instruments, engineer equipment, arctic equipment, airborne equipment, foreign guided weapons,, chemical & flame warfare & other aspects." Part of the series "designed to put on record essential information on the armament of the German Land Forces during the war. It includes some of the more interesting equipments which were developed, but which, due to the conclusion of hostilities, or to production difficulties, did not come into general service." This volume includes tanks, self-propelled artillery & armoured cars. These are described in detail & accompanied by fine photogravure plates. Bound in blue cloth, titled in gilt to sp., c.1970s, with orig. printed cover laid down to front, VG ex-IWM lib., (withdrawn). No indication of the number printed but presumably had a very limited circulation. The first volume, re Infantry Weapons, was compiled c.1945, was never issued. See illustrations on our website.   £225
British Railways in Peace & War. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 72pp., photos. throughout. Issued by The British Railways Press Office. 1944  #63973
[HLMainPic] Very nicely illustrated account of railways (GWR, LMS, LNER &c.), war work (moving troops, materiel, &c.), expansion, Government Control &c. VG. See illustrations on our website.   £15
Illustrated Record of German Army Equipment 1939-1945. Volume II, Artillery. Part II. 1st Ed., [v]+ii+196pp., foolscap, dup. typescript, 75 plates, several fldg. tables. War Office. 1948  #68933
[HLMainPic] A very substantial work compiled in MI10, the War Office Intelligence Department charged with "Technical Intelligence on all foreign countries, including foreign small arms, guns, all types of vehicles, foreign electronic equipment, fore control instruments, engineer equipment, arctic equipment, airborne equipment, foreign guided weapons,, chemical & flame warfare & other aspects." Part of the series "designed to put on record essential information on the armament of the German Land Forces during the war. It includes some of the more interesting equipments which were developed, but which, due to the conclusion of hostilities, or to production difficulties, did not come into general service." This volume includes anti-aircraft, coast defence & railway weapons. These weapons & their ammunition &c. are described in detail & accompanied by fine photogravure plates. Bound in brown cloth, titled in gilt to sp., c.1970s, with orig. printed cover laid down to front, VG ex-IWM lib., (withdrawn). No indication of the number printed but presumably had a very limited circulation. The first volume, re Infantry Weapons, was compiled c.1945, was never issued. See illustrations on our website.   £145
Illustrated Record of German Army Equipment 1939-1945. Volume II, Artillery. Part I. 1st Ed., [vi]+ii+262pp., foolscap, dup. typescript, 123 plates, several fldg. tables. War Office. 1948  #68932
[HLMainPic] A very substantial work compiled in MI10, the War Office Intelligence Department charged with "Technical Intelligence on all foreign countries, including foreign small arms, guns, all types of vehicles, foreign electronic equipment, fore control instruments, engineer equipment, arctic equipment, airborne equipment, foreign guided weapons,, chemical & flame warfare & other aspects." Part of the series "designed to put on record essential information on the armament of the German Land Forces during the war. It includes some of the more interesting equipments which were developed, but which, due to the conclusion of hostilities, or to production difficulties, did not come into general service." This volume includes anti-tank, field, medium, heavy & super-heavy weapons. These weapons & their ammunition &c. are described in detail & accompanied by fine photogravure plates. Bound in brown cloth, titled in gilt to sp., c.1970s, with orig. printed cover laid down to front, VG ex-IWM lib., (withdrawn). No indication of the number printed but presumably had a very limited circulation. The first volume, re Infantry Weapons, was compiled c.1945, was never issued. See illustrations on our website.   £145
TM 9-1250. War Department Technical Manual. Ordnance Maintenance 37-MM Gun M6 Mounted in Combat Vehicles. 1st Ed., [iv]+77pp., num. photos./diagrams. Washington: War Dept. Jan. 1945  #65254
[HLMainPic] American official manual for this cannon which was mounted on light tanks. Later (c.1950s) red cloth, orig. printed wraps. bound in, with armorial bookplate of Mark Dineley: Note: Dineley was an enigmatic character who was very interested in military technicalities. When I bought this item from his family they told me that he had been an SOE agent. This may or may not be true but what is known is that he was born in 1901 in London; he established Bapty & Co. in 1919, which has since become one of Europe's most prominent armorers for film & television. He also established an importing company, Dineley & Dowding Ltd., which supplied arms to the British Army. Around 1932, Dineley designed a submachine gun & submitted it for testing by the Small Arms committee; the weapon was ultimately rejected. In his spare time Dineley was an art connoisseur who amassed a collection of Chinese, Tibetan & Nepalese Buddhist art. He died in 1975 in Wiltshire. See illustrations on our website.   £35
TM 9-883. War Department Technical Manual. 1-Ton, 2-Wheel Cargo & Water Trailers. 1st Ed., 89pp., num. photos./diagrams. Washington: War Dept. Aug. 1943  #65255
[HLMainPic] American official manual for this trailer inc. operating & maintenance instructions. Later (c.1950s) red cloth, orig. printed wraps. bound in, with armorial bookplate of Mark Dineley: Note: Dineley was an enigmatic character who was very interested in military technicalities. When I bought this item from his family they told me that he had been an SOE agent. This may or may not be true but what is known is that he was born in 1901 in London; he established Bapty & Co. in 1919, which has since become one of Europe's most prominent armorers for film & television. He also established an importing company, Dineley & Dowding Ltd., which supplied arms to the British Army. Around 1932, Dineley designed a submachine gun & submitted it for testing by the Small Arms committee; the weapon was ultimately rejected. In his spare time Dineley was an art connoisseur who amassed a collection of Chinese, Tibetan & Nepalese Buddhist art. He died in 1975 in Wiltshire. See illustrations on our website.   £35
The Polar Bear News: Weekly Publication of Forty-Ninth (West Riding) Infantry Division. Two issues: No. 3 (New Series), Neheim, Friday, November 2, 1945; No. 8 (New Series), Neheim, Friday, December 7, 1945, each 8pp. (but the second listed is incomplete), 35x25cm, several photos. & cartoons in each edition. Produced in the Germany. Contemp.  #63951
[HLMainPic] Weekly newsheets printed in Germany containing, inter al, items of divisional news, events, past operations & personalities, for example No. 3 includes a demonstration of V2 rockets at Duxhaven, news of the disbandment of 89 LAA Regt., the Campaign Story of the 2nd Essex: a substantial centre spread recounting the battalion's services in NW Europe 1944-45 with 50th & 49th Divs., inc. roll of awards. Issue no. 8 lacks internal pages. See illustration on our website.   £65

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