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Second World War Second World War, Including regimental and divisional histories, personal accounts, general histories and works of reference   176 Books
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The Battle of Steel: A Record of the British Iron & Steel Industry at War. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., [ii]+54pp., photos. throughout fldg. map. Published by The British Iron & Steel Federation. nd (c.1945)  #62133
[HLMainPic] Organisation & control of wartime production for the manufacture of various armaments & other military needs, from aircraft to shells, armour plate, the Mulberry Harbours &c., & the problems connected therewith in the supply of raw materials, &c. Very nicely illustrated (various weapons, ships, plant &c.) & an excellent, clean copy, VG. See illustrations on our website.   £25
TM 9-396. War Department Technical Manual. 7.2-Inch Multiple Rocket Launcher M17. 1st Ed., [iv]+60pp., num. photos./diagrams. Washington: War Dept. Jan. 1945  #65253
[HLMainPic] American official manual for the M17 Rocket Launcher. It had a capacity of 20 rockets which could be fired "electrically either in single or automatic fire." The weapon as mounted on medium tanks such as the Sherman. Later (c.1950s) red cloth, orig. printed wraps. bound in, with armorial bookplate of Mark Dineley: Note: Dineley was an enigmatic character who was very interested in military technicalities. When I bought this item from his family they told me that he had been an SOE agent. This may or may not be true but what is known is that he was born in 1901 in London; he established Bapty & Co. in 1919, which has since become one of Europe's most prominent armorers for film & television. He also established an importing company, Dineley & Dowding Ltd., which supplied arms to the British Army. Around 1932, Dineley designed a submachine gun & submitted it for testing by the Small Arms committee; the weapon was ultimately rejected. In his spare time Dineley was an art connoisseur who amassed a collection of Chinese, Tibetan & Nepalese Buddhist art. He died in 1975 in Wiltshire. See illustrations on our website.   £35
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
The Tiger Kills: The Story of the Indian Divisions in the North African Campaign. 1st HMSO Ed., 195pp., 27 plates, 12 maps. HMSO for Govt. of India. 1944  #65622
[HLMainPic] The 4th & 5th Indian Divisions in North Africa. Orig. dec. wraps. (as issued), sl. chipped, VG. See illustration on our website.   £15
The Iron Duke: The Regimental Magazine of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding). Vols. XV-XXIII, 1939-1947. Run of 27 issues covering WW2, Vol. XV, No. 42, Feb. 1939-Vol. XXIII, No. 68, Oct. 1947, each annual Volume c.200pp., so some 1800+pp in all, with photos., sketches, &c. For the Regiment. Contemp.  #64609
[HLMainPic] Containing the customary regimental news, historical articles (inc. extracts from diaries &c. of participants in earlier campaigns), Army Lists extracts, various named group photos., obituaries, &c. These wartime issues also containing news & reports from battalions on various Fronts overseas inc. Middle East, NW Europe & Burma, plus citations for awards & articles by officers on various operations & events. An excellent source on the regiment during the Second World War. VG throughout. All issues in orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.   £275
Report by the Supreme Commander To the Combined Chief of Staff On The Operations In Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., x+123pp., 4to, 11 maps. Washington: US Govt. Printing Office. 1946  #66673
[HLMainPic] Eisenhower's official despatch re planning & preparation of Operation Overlord, the assault in Normandy & subsequent breakout battles & onwards through the Low Countries, The Ardennes &c. to the Rhineland. Some wear & use, generally VG. See illustrations on our website.   £20
Engineers in the Italian Campaign 1943-1945. 1st Ed., xiii+101pp., 79 plates & diagrams, 7 fldg. maps. AP&SS, Central Med. Force. 1945  #64612
[HLMainPic] Every aspect of British, Canadian, South African, NZ, Indian & Polish Engineer unit ops. throughout the campaign. Many excellent photos. & maps. Order of Battle. 2000 copies printed. Orig. blue printed paper wraps. with cloth backstrip, VG. See illustration on our website.   £65
Dulwich College War Record 1939-1945. 1st Ed., xv+306pp., approx. 330 portraits. Dulwich. 1949  #66665
[HLMainPic] Obits. & portraits of 330 who fell + service roll of further 3000. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. See illustrations on our website.   £25
603 City of Edinburgh Fighter Squadron: A Record of Some of its Achievements. Published in Aid of 603 Squadron Benevolent Fund. 1st Ed., 66pp. (inc. adverts.), num. photographs. Printed by Pillans & Wilson, Edinburgh. nd (1943)  #64760
[HLMainPic] A detailed record of No. 603 City of Edinburgh (Fighter) Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force, 1939-1943, well illustrated & containing much interesting matter, with complete nominal roll of all ranks as of 3rd Sept. 1939. The officers roll includes rank in 1939 & in Dec. 1942 (apart from those already killed, which are so noted). Issued in dec. card covs., this example bound in red cloth with gilt title to front, retaining the orig. & appealing wraps. VG thus & rare. See illustrations on our website.   £75
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

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