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Second World War Including regimental and divisional histories, personal accounts, general histories and works of reference   200 Books
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From the Volturno to the Winter Line (6 October-15 November 1943). 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., viii+119pp., 36 photos., 30 maps (one col. & fldg.). Military Intelligence Division, US War Dept. 1944.  #44738
[HLMainPic] Good illus. & maps. VG. See illustration on our website.   £15
Report on the Operations of 22nd East African Infantry Brigade Between Jan 23rd and Jun 1st 1941, During Which the Brigade Advanced from the Garissa Area to Gimma. Dup. typesript contemp. official report in buff card wraps. (front wrap detached, lower lacking), 30pp. foolscap, 10 maps (most fldg.). Produced in the Field. Contemp.  #46522
Detailed account of the Brigade's ops. during advance to & fall of Addis Ababa, subsequent ops. &c. (Cunningham's advance north from Kenya into Abyssinia). Includes composition of the Bde. (1st/1st KAR, 5th KAR, 1st/6th KAR + supporting gunners &c. inc. one coy. 1st/3rd KAR - machine gunners). Informative account of operations, inc. many low-level affairs as well as a useful overview of the nature of the campaign, tactics adopted &c. Front wrap. chipped & worn, generally sound, appears to be complete (apart from lower wrap.) & undoubtedly rare. See illustration on our website.   £375
Geographical Handbook Series, For Official Use Only. Palestine & Transjordan. December 1943. B.R. 514. 1st Ed., xvi+621pp., frontis., 154 illus., 61 maps & diagrams (+ fldg. map in endpocket). Naval Intelligence Division. 1943.  #46114
Detailed & extensively illustrated work compiled by the NID. Orig. cloth, minor wear, VG.   £35
Geographical Handbook Series, For Official Use Only. Yugoslavia. Vol. I, Physical Geography; Vol. II, History, Peoples 7 Administration; Vol. III, Economic Geography, Ports & Communications. October 1944/June 1945. B.R. 493, 493A & 493B (Restricted). 1st Eds., xiii+337pp., 88 illus., 99 maps & diagrams (+ fldg. map in endpocket); xi+403pp., 36 plates, 72 maps & diagrams & xiv+566pp., 148 plates, 87 maps & diagrams (+ fldg. map in endpocket). Naval Intelligence Division. 1944-45.  #46110
Detailed & extensively illustrated work compiled by the NID. Little rubbed/worn, VG ex-lib..   £75
Sea Mining in S.E.A.C. Area. Approx. 40pp. contemp. typescript intelligence notes on allied sea mining in areas Saigon, Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Siam & Burma &c., with conclusions on efficacy based on interrogation reports of Japanese naval officers & port officials early in 1946.  #45153
[HLMainPic] Contains reports on effects of allied sea mines laid in these areas & the Japanese view on how they had hampered movement & affected shipping, measures they had taken to combat them, &c. (interesting to note that when mines were first laid in the Rangoon river in 1943 the Japanese thought they were bombs missing their target until two 'sweeping-boats' of 41st Sweeping Unit struck mines & sunk; only when minesweeping operations began did they realise that magnetic mines had been laid). Much interesting detail on use of magnetic & acoustic mines in Japanese waters, how effective they were & counter-measures taken against them. See illustration on our website.   £50
United States Strategic Bombing Survey (Pacific) & the [Japanese] Liaison Commission, Tokyo. 1945. File containing approx. 250 leaves foolscap (&c.) contemp. dup. or carbon typescripts (mostly CONFIDENTIAL or RESTRICTED) inc. Military Analysis Division questionnaire circulated to Japanese aircraft companies &c., together with a quantity of reports of interrogations of Japanese air force officers, inc. soeveral lengthy & detailed responses, on various aircraft types, tactics, combat operations, personnel, equipment & armament, &c.  #45152
[HLMainPic] Large file of intelligence material relating to Japanese experience of the war in the Pacific, with emphasis on technical matters but also containing material on the effectiveness of various parts of the Japanese forces & the aircraft & equipment they used. Mostly statements translated into English but also contains some matter written in Japanese characters. Includes report on 25mm Rocket Gun; Air-to-Air Bombing; Airborne Radar; performance of the Zero fighter. Also contains several reports from related agencies e.g. HQ Advanced Echelon Far East Air Force, Tokyo, 'Notes on Strategic Phases of the war with Japan' dated 22/9/45, containing 'the Japanese point of view regarding various strategic air phases of the war after the commencement of air attacks against the homeland...' &c., Armor of Japanese Airplanes, &c. Much detailed material & rare survivals. See illustration on our website.   £150
German Aircraft Armament: A selection of United States Army Air Force intelligence material c.1944-45. Official correspondence, reports, photographs &c., approx. 60pp. original or carbon typsecript (many sheets marked SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL), spprox. 20 photos., diagrams &c. Contemp.  #45148
[HLMainPic] USAAF intelligence material collected/collated during the war & towards its end (when German scientists &c. were available for comment/interrogation). The collection was retained by Maj. J.J. Driscoll, a gunnery officer of the 8th Air Force, later at Military Analytical Division, US Embassy, London. Various reports include: Armament of the ME262 Jet-Propelled Aircraft (2pp. ts., 2 drawings, Feb. 1945); Guns & Firepower of German Aircraft (9pp., ts, lecture by W/Cdr. Skinner, RAF); SECRET reports on armament of Messerschmidt 210, Dornier 217 (each 1pp., flimsy); Report on the proceedings re the SK Automatic Cannon held in Erfert on 18 & 19/7/44 (translation of a captured German document, 11pp., foolscap, + list of those present. The meeting had been held "Pursuant to an order issued by the Fuhrer eliminating all unnecessary development activity, an examination was carried out of the weapons & mountings now under consideration... with a view to ascertaining whether their development was essential." Dated Berlin, 26/7/1944, discusses various projects & their progress to date.); further misc.notes, reports, correspondence &c. See illustration on our website.   £90
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
An Appraisal of Wartime Training of Individual Specialists in Army Air Forces. 1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 51pp. Washington: Headquarters Army Air Forces, Training Division. June 1946.  #45134
[HLMainPic] Aircrew selection & training in the USAAF in WW2. Staples rusted o/w VG. See illustration on our website.   £25
The Causes of Bombing Errors as Determined from Analysis of Eighth Air Force Combat Operations. Comp. by Thomas I. Edwards & Murray A. Geisler. Orig. printed card wraps., wirestitched, [i]+105pp. dup. typescript (rectos. only), diagrams. HQ Army Air Forces. 1947.  #45132
[HLMainPic] CONFIDENTIAL (later regraded Unclassified) Report No. 3 of Operations Analysis, HQ, AAF, examining the various factors affecting bombing accuracy - e.g. smoke screen & ground haze, anti-aircraft fire, target types, drift, order over target, bomb smoke &c. - with recommendations & technical appendices. Includes first-hand evidence gathered from USAAF bombardiers &c. VG & rare. See illustration on our website.   £75

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