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Second World War Second World War, Including regimental and divisional histories, personal accounts, general histories and works of reference   320 Books
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Gazetteer of Austria. G.S.G.S. 1:250,000 Map Series. Orig. printed wraps., 13pp., foolscap., fldg. key-map. Directorate of Military Survey, War Office. April 1944  #68937
[HLMainPic] Gazetteer listing towns & where they are located on GSGS Maps, i.e., sheet, grid square & map ref. within it. VG. See illustration on our website.   £60
Roll of Honour: No. 149 Squadron, No. 3 Group, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force, 1939-1945. 1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., [v]+23pp. No imprint/date (c.1980s)  #64873
[HLMainPic] A roll of some 850 airmen, noting their rank & date of death, with a short history of the squadron (they flew Stirling bombers over the Reich) & some loosely inserted research notes. VG. See illustration on our website.   £20
Record of The Birmingham City Transport Home Guard, May, 1940-December, 1944. 1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., oblong 4to, 60pp., portraits &c. throughout. Printed by Buckler & Webb Ltd., Birmingham. 1944  #64081
[HLMainPic] Very scarce & fully illustrated record: short history of the units + complete nominal roll (HQ & the various companies). Orig. dec. card wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.   £60
Front Line Eastbourne: An Illustrated Record of a Famous Holiday Resort under Enemy Air Assualt, & a Tribute to the Stout-Hearted Residents who kept the Flag Flying. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., not paginated, c.80pp., photos. throughout. Printed & Published by T.R. Beckett Ltd., Eastbourne. 1945  #64114
[HLMainPic] Interesting record of the Home Front on the south coast with num. photos. of bomb damage &c. Orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.   £25
The Amazing Story of Weapons Made from Waste. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 62pp., illus. throughout. Odhams. nd (c.1942)  #64204
[HLMainPic] Nicely produced & well illustrated booklet explains the benefits of recycling paper, scrap metal, &c., e.g., 5000 tons of salvaged waste paper frees up one ship to carry munitions of war. Minor wear, VG. See illustration on our website.   £20
FEPOW Forum: The Official Magazine, Far East Prisoners of War Club, London. Run of 49 issues between 1977-1986: April/May 1977; Oct.-Nov. 1978; Dec. 1978-Jan 1979; Feb.-March 1979; June-July 1979; Aug.-Sept. 1979; Oct.-Nov. 1979; Dec. 1979-Jan. 1980; Feb.-March 1980; Apr.-May 1980; June-July 1980; Aug.-Sept. 1980; Oct.-Nov. 1980; Dec. 1980-Jan. 1981; Feb.-March 1981; April-May 1981; June-July 1981; Aug.-Sept. 1981; Oct.-Nov. 1981; Dec. 1981-Jan. 1982; Feb.-March 1982; Apr.-May 1982; June-July 1982; Aug.-Sept. 1982; Oct.-Nov. 1982; Dec. 1982-Jan. 1983; Feb.-March 1983; Apr.-May 1983; June-July 1983; Aug.-Sept. 1983; Oct.-Nov. 1983; Dec. 1983-Jan. 1984; Jan.-Feb. 1984; March-April 1984; May-June 1984; July-Aug. 1984; Sept.-Oct. 1984; Nov.-Dec. 1984; Jan.-Feb. 1985; May-June 1985; July-Aug. 1985; Sept.-Oct. 1985; Nov.-Dec. 1985; Jan.-Feb. 1986; March-April 1986; May-June 1986; July-Aug. 1986 & Sept.-Dec. 1986. All issues VG in orig. dec. wraps., most. 16pp., so. approx. 780pp. in all. Printed by B.W. Smith (Printers) Ltd., Sidcup. Conntemp.  #64492
[HLMainPic] Magazine of the Far East PoWs, London Branch, each issue including editorial notes, news from Annual Conference, news from branches, news of FEPOW members & obituaries, various articles of recollections & reminiscences, return visits to Thailand, Singapore, &c., & related material. Each issue VG in orig. dec. wraps., presumably the circulation was fairly limited & surviving examples are scarce.   £375
History of the 6th Perthshire Battalion Home Guard (Perth City Battalion). 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 63pp. Perth: Printed by Milne, Tannahill & Methven Ltd. 1945  #64510
[HLMainPic] Organisation & work of the unit, rolls of officers, various individuals mentioned by name in the text. Orig wraps., little stained, VG. See illustration on our website.   £50
German Defense Tactics Against Russian Break-Throughs. 1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., v+80pp., approx. 20 fldg. maps. US Govt. Printing Office, Washington, for Department of the Army. 1951  #69175
[HLMainPic] Official Department of the Army Pamphlet (or DA Pam) 20-233. One of a series of monographs on aspects of WW2 campaigns. This one discusses improvisation in the German Army on the Russian front. Orig. printed wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.   £20
Gazetteer of Hungary. G.S.G.S. 1:250,000 Map Series. Orig. printed wraps., 13pp., foolscap., key-map. Directorate of Military Survey, War Office. April 1944  #68938
[HLMainPic] Gazetteer listing towns & where they are located on GSGS Maps, i.e., sheet, grid square & map ref. within it. Also a Magyar Glossary of terms frequently found in place names. VG. See illustration on our website.   £60
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

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