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"A" Squadron Diary, 7th Royal Tank Regiment.
1st Ed., 72pp., 10 plates (inc. two group photos., both identifying the men in the groups). No imprint: Germany.
1945
#69658
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Detailed account of training & services, compiled by Sqdrn. Commander, Maj. R.A. Jocelyne MC. Landed in Normandy 18th June 1944 & participated in the bridgehead battles, then on through France to the Rhine &c. Nominal roll noting casualties &c. Orig. dec. paper covd. boards with blue cloth backstrip. VG & rare. Ex-AMOT & RAC libs., with one or two stamps & sticker to front & ink inscrip. by the author "F.P. Jocelyne from R.A.J.".
£145
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9th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment June 1944-May 1945.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 20pp. Printed by Army P&SS (1000 copies). June
1945
#69771
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Normandy to the Rhine 1944-45. Short War Diary followed by Roll of Hon. (noting Sqdrn., date & place of death), programme for memorial service on 17 June 1945, roll of awards, Slim but attractive & rare souvenir of 9th RTR.
£90
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History of 7th Armoured Division June 1943-July 1945.
1st Ed., [v]+171pp., num. photos., 11 fldg. maps in end pocket. AP&SS, BAOR.
#70290
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Excellent contemp. account: Italy then North-West Europe campaign 1944-45. Well illustrated & excellent fldg. maps in end-pocket. Orig. grey cloth, titled in red, little chipped, VG.
£30
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Taurus Pursuant: A History of 11th Armoured Division.
1st Ed., [viii]+vi+118+8+44pp., num. photos. & sketches, 17 fldg. maps, ep maps. AP&SS, BAOR.
1946
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North-West Europe campaign 1944-45, Roll of Hon. (listed by units). Well illustrated. Orig. blue cloth, VG.
£30
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The 1st & 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry 1939-1946.
1st Ed., 141pp., num. photos., maps & sketches. Printed in Brunswick, Germany by Joh. Heinr. Meyer.
1946
#69830
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Tank regiments fighting from Normandy to Germany, in Rhine Crossing &c. Roll of Hon., awards. Excellent photos. & sketch maps of various actions. Ex-lib. copy in library binding, VG thus.
£35
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The Red Lanyard: Journal of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment. Vol. 2, No. 2, May 1946-Vol. 4, No. 8, November 1947, Vol. 5, Nos. 1-6, 9, 11 & 12; Vol. 6., Nos. 2 & 3, November 1947-January 1949.
Forty-five issues, approx. 900pp. in all, num. photos., cartoons, sketches, maps. Detmold, BAOR, Hermann Bossman for The Regiment. Contemp.
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A very good run from the first post-WW2 edition onwards, commencing with a historical account of the regiment in the war (North Africa, Italy & NW Europe), with Rolls of Honour. Various articles follow including account of an Italian Battlefield Tour (Gothic Line), several pieces re ops. in NW Europe (inc. Villers Bocage), an officer's account of PoW life & escapes, much on regimental personalities, Squadron Notes, news & changes, training programmes &c., generally reflecting conditions of service in occupied Germany post-WW2. Many amusing period cartoons, some interesting photos. (inc. unfinished Panther tanks in a Hannover factory), a photo-story "Day in the Life of a Trooper" & more. Vols. 2-4 bound in two vols. in dec. paper covd. boards, rest in orig. dec. wraps., Attractive & scarce journal, VG throughout.
£100
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The Royal Tank Regiment 50th Anniversary Souvenir 1917-1967.
Orig. wraps., 132pp., illus. RTR Publications.
1967
#69625
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Num. interesting conributions, many concerning 1914-18 inc. 'General Sir Hugh Elles' by J.F.C. Fuller; 'The Attack on Flesquieres Ridge' by Maj.-Gen. H.L. Birks; C Bn. Heavy Branch MGC... Dec. 13 1916-July 31 1917' by Lt.-Col. E.J. O'Connor; 'Travails of a Tank Engineer 1916-18' by Brig. W.A. Stack & many others. VG.
£20
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ANTONIO (D.G.)
Driver Advance! Being a Short Account of the 2nd Lothians & Border Horse 1939-1946.
Orig. card wraps., 119pp., 4 fldg. maps. Edinburgh: Regtl. Assoc.
1947
#68968
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Tank regiment in Tunisia & Italy (inc. Cassino &c.). Roll of Hon., awards. VG & very scarce. See illustration on our website.
£125
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BROWN (Lt.-Col. A.G., MC) et al.
A History of the 44th Royal Tank Regiment in the War of 1939-1945.
1st Ed., xi+214pp., frontis., 17 fldg. maps. No imprint, printed by the Ditchling Press.
1965
#69598
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Territorial RTR born in 1938 of 6th Glosters: Western Desert, Sicily, Italy & Normandy to Germany 1944-45. Roll of Hon., awards. Orig. black cloth, silver gilt, VG & very scarce.
£125
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CARVER (Lt.-Col. R.M.P., CBE, DSO, MC)
Second to None: The Royal Scots Greys, 1919-1945.
1st Ed., xvi+210pp., 18 plates, 20 fldg. maps Printed for the Regiment.
1954
#69869
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Tank regiment in North Africa, Italy & North-West Europe campaigns. Roll of Hon., awards & officers. Orig. blue cloth, little rubbed, VG. Selotape residue to tp (where former owner had inserted a blank leaf for additional signatures) with approx. 60 signatures of wartime comrades inc. several officers & troopers who appear in the awards roll.
£95
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