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Second World War Second World War, Including regimental and divisional histories, personal accounts, general histories and works of reference   310 Books
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7th Somerset Battn. Home Guard. 1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., 71pp., ep maps, several sketches. Printed for Private Circulation Only by Bennett Bros., Bristol. nd [1945].  #62556
[HLMainPic] Raising, organisation & training of the unit, which operated between Bristol & Wells, inc. Portishead, Clevedon, Keynsham, Farrington Gurney & Temple Cloud. Rolls of officers. Orig. green dec. card wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.   £45
The Air Force List, January 1945. Rare & substantial WW2 edition. Somewhat rubbed but entirely sound contemp. blue calf with claret lettering labels to sp.  #69528
[HLMainPic]   £225
Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, 11th May 948. Published by Authority, Wednesday, 12 May 1948: Report of an Action Against an Italian Convoy on the Night of the 15th/16th April 1941. 1st Ed., 4pp. foolscap format. HMSO. 1948  #67734
[HLMainPic] Despatch of Adml. Sir Andrew Cunningham, C-in-C Mediterranean Station. VG ex-Foreign Office Lib., bound for the library in paper covd. boards with green cloth backstrip with typed title label to front. VG thus. See illustrations on our website.   £20
The London Irish at War: A History of the Battalions of the London Irish Rifles in World War II. 1st Ed., 222pp., num. photos. several maps. Published on behalf of the London Irish OCA. 1949  #63431
[HLMainPic] North Africa, Sicily & Italy. Roll of Hon., awards. Orig. green cloth, silver gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.   £60
The Rise & Fall of the German Air Force (1933 to 1945). RESTRICTED Air Ministry Pamphlet No. 248. 1st Ed., xix+422pp., 100+ photos., 26 maps (some fldg.) & 5 tables. Air Ministry. 1948  #62868
[HLMainPic] Detailed operational history compiled for use in staff college &c., with excellent photos., maps &c. Orig. blue cloth, somewhat serviceworn, generally VG with several ink stamps of No. 34 Maintenance Unit Technical Lib. See illustrations on our website.   £45
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
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
Illustrated Record of German Army Equipment 1939-1945. Volume V, Mines, Mine Detectors & Demolition Equipment. 1st Ed., v+256op., foolscap, dup. typescript, plates throughout, several fldg. tables. War Office. 1947  #68936
[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 various types of mines, igniters & detectors, & demolition equipment. These are described in much detail & accompanied by fine photo. plates & diagrams. Bound in orig. printed paper covd. boards with cloth backstrip, 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 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
The History of the 61st Medium Regiment R.A. 1st Ed., 132pp., 4to, 9 plates, 4 maps. Nicholas Kaye. 1950  #69576
[HLMainPic] The 61st Medium Regt., RA, previously the Denbigh Yeomanry, served with the BEF in 1940 then in Normandy & onwards 1944-45 with 8th Army Group RA (i.e. 8 Corps). Landed at Courcelles 2nd July 1944 & fought through Belgium & Holland to Luneberg. Much interesting detail on their work & the conditions of the campaign. Roll of Hon. plus nominal rolls of all ranks. Orig. red cloth, sp. cloth splitting. somewhat worn, generally sound & very scarce.   £75

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