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Second World War Second World War, Including regimental and divisional histories, personal accounts, general histories and works of reference   332 Books
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Ack-Ack: With Gun & Searchlight Crews at Work & Play. Foreword by Gen. Sir Frederick Pile. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 46pp. (+ adverts). Printed for the A.A. Welfare Fund by Victoria House Printing Co. nd (c.1944)  #68052
[HLMainPic] Scarce record of the work of the AA Command inc. articles on Overcoming Teething Problems; Into Action Against the Flying Bomb; Efficient Work by the ATS in Mixed Batteries; Gun Sites at Sea [i.e., coastal forts] &c. Orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.   £45
The Story of the 79th Armoured Division Oct. 1942-June 1945. 1st Ed., 314pp., 126 plates & one fldg., num. fldg. maps. VG in dw. Hamburg: BAOR. 1945  #68580
[HLMainPic] Restricted. Hobart's "funnies" (DD tanks, Crabs, Crocodiles, Kangeroos, Arks, Buffaloes &c.), Normandy to Germany. Orig. red cloth, gilt, col. onlay to front of divisional sign, little wear, VG in sl. chipped but VG & attractive dw. See illustration on our website.   £65
Incidents with the Seventh Battalion The Somerset Light Infantry in France & Germany from June 1944 to June 1945. 1st Ed., 74pp. No imprint/date [Germany, c.1946].  #61045
[HLMainPic] Anonymous account (by "B" Coy. commander) which conveys well the confusion in Normandy & the bleak outlook. With the arrival of an effective CO the bn's. confidence returned but days later he was killed. A third CO was killed within a few more days then the author was wounded at Mont Pincon & evacuated to the UK. Rejoined in 1945 in time for the Rhine crossing & final operations. Contemp. red cloth, blind, no publication details but evidently manufactured in Germany c.1945-46. Stain to front o/w VG & rare. See illustration on our website.   £125
Home Guard Southern Railway in Pictures. 1st Ed., orig. wraps., 64pp., oblong 8vo (24x15 cm), photos. throughout. Printed by McCorquodale. 1944  #68540
[HLMainPic] Short history of the Home Guard units of the Southern Railway, plus. num. fully captioned photos. of training exercises, detachments, &c. VG, together with with two issues of the Southern Railway wartime bi-monthly staff newsheet, 'Southern On Guard', Oct.-Nov. 1943 & Dec. 1943-Jan.1944, two circulars from the management, both dated 4th September 1939, re emergency evacuation of staff, further correspondence with Mr. M.J. Buckett, Traffic Controller of the Southern Railway Company's Docks at Southampton, re war work & his award of the MBE, including printed slip from George VI at Buckingham Palace forwarding said award. Interesting selection. See illustrations on our website.   £110
Arnhem Lift: Diary of a Glider Pilot. 3rd imp., 96pp., map. VG in sl. chipped dw. Pilot Press. 1945  #61272
[HLMainPic] Eyewitness account of 1st Airborne Div. at Arnhem. Nice copy in sl. chipped dw. See illustration on our website.   £15
Representative Enemy & Allied Aircraft: Comparative Performance & Characteristics. TAIC [Technical Air Intelligence Center] Manual No. 2. 1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., [iii]+47pp., silhouettes of aircraft throughout. Anacostia, DC: Issued by the Division of Naval Intelligence by Combined Personnel of United States & British Services for the Use of Allied Forces. Oct. 1944  #45136
CONFIDENTIAL (& next to this ink stamped RESTRICTED) contemp. intelligence report contains technical spec. of around 120 types of British, German, American & Japanese aircraft, i.e. presumably just about all then in service (from fighters such as the Spitfire to heaviest bombers like the Superfortress), with details such as Speed-Climb-Ceiling, Range, Take-Off, Engines, Dimensions, Armament, Protection (armour), Fuel, &c, plus front, side & top silhouettes of each aircraft. Staples somewhat rusted o/w VG. See illustration on our website.   £50
Hastings & St. Leonards in the Front Line: the Story of the Borough's Bombing Ordeal. 1st Ed., 64pp., num. photos., map. Compiled by The Hstings & St. Leonards Observer. nd (c.1945)  #68376
[HLMainPic] Illustrated record of the Home Front, air raids &c. Orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.   £20
The Bulldozer: The Magazine of Combined Operations. Vol. II, No. 7, December 1943. Orig. dec. wraps., 16pp., photos. & sketches throughout. Contemp.  #68373
[HLMainPic] RESTRICTED. Contains Combined Ops. news & personalities, training, report by Maj-Gen. R.E. (Bob) Laycock on recent ops. in Sicily & Italy, list of Special Service awards for North Africa (inc. MiDs), list of newly commissioned Sub-Lieutenants, 'Jane' cartoon, &c. Rare. See illustrations on our website.   £65
The Bulldozer: The Magazine of Combined Operations. Vol. II, No. 6, November 1943. Orig. dec. wraps., 16pp., photos. & sketches throughout. Contemp.  #68372
[HLMainPic] RESTRICTED. Contains Combined Ops. news & personalities, reports on training (including airborne & sea landings), list of newly commissioned Midshipmen, 'Jane' cartoon, &c. Rare. See illustrations on our website.   £65
"Press" Diary of Island Life during the German Occupation 1940-1945. 1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 44pp. Press [i.e., The Guernsey Evening Press]. nd (c.1945)  #67617
[HLMainPic] The local newspapers diary of events from June 1940-May 1945, the entire period of Guernsey's occupation by the Nazis. Quite scarce, just two copies of JISC (formerly Library Hub). A very good example considering the poor quality of the wartime (or just post-war) paper stock available to the printers. See illustration on our website.   £25

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