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History of the Cheshire Home Guard from L.D.V. Formation to Stand-Down 1940-1944.
1st Ed., xiii+158pp., approx. 4 photos. Aldershot: G&P.
1950
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Interesting detailed history. Orig. maroon cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£30
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Battery Record. "D" Battery 1915-1916-1917. [A Short Diary of "D" Battery 242nd (Army) Bde. R.F.A.]
Unpublished typescript history. [x]+75pp. No imprint/date but. c.1920 with small label at rear of Cambridge Univ. Typewriting Office.
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New Army Battery raised at Tidworth in April 1915 & proceeded to France at the end of July & operated on the Somme front (with 48th Div.) throughout 1916 & the spring of 1917 when they supported the Canadian attack at Vimy Ridge, then in the Salient for Messines, after the second day of which battle this account closes (the writer presumably being a casualty of that event.) An informative day-to-day record including notes of officers & men who were casualties. Includes rolls of officers & sergeants who served with the Battery, roll of awards & Roll of Honour. Original typescript of unpublished history retained by cord in khaki cloth binding, VG & unique. See illustrations on our website.
£275
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We Also Served: The Story of the Home Guard in Cambridgeshire & the Isle of Ely 1940-1943.
1st Ed., vi+107pp., 8 plates. Cambridge: Heffer (for the TA Assoc.).
1944
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Much interesting detail on organisation of the Home Guard. Includes 27 portrait photos. of various ranks. Orig. blue cloth, somewhat worn, about VG. See illustration on our website.
£20
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The Story of "A" Sector Warwickshire Home Guard, 2nd & 7th Battalions: A History of the formation, development & eventual dissolution of two typical battalions of Britain's Home Guard Army, 1940-44.
1st Ed., vii+140pp., photos. & sketches, ep maps. Rugby: George Over.
1946
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Much interesting detail inc. Rugby Town Coy., Home Guard Railwaymen, Willans Platoons, Medical unit, &c. Much interesting detail on exercises, weapons, &c., drawings of flashes/badges, several lists of officers. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£65
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A Happy Family: Story of the Twentieth Indian Division April 1942-August 1945.
Orig. dec. wraps., 52pp., photos. throughout, fldg. map. Bombay: DPR, WD. nd (1945)
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The only history of the division's exploits in Burma inc. Battle of Imphal & reconquest of Burma. Orig. dec. wraps., little rubbed, VG. See illustration on our website.
£30
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The Bromley Home Guard: A History of the 51st Kent Battalion.
By L.D.V. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., [iv]+80pp., 23 photos., 2 cartoons. Printed by the Sun Engraving Co., Ltd. nd [1945].
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Rare & detailed history with several interesting photos. & 2 cartoons reproduced from the unit's magazine, 'The Willing Horse.' Named group photo. of officers. Nominal roll (showing, interestingly, that a total of 3420 individuals served in the ranks between 1940-44, plus 81 in the 'Electricity Unit'), roll of officers & their appointments, 1941-44, & roll of members who joined regular forces. Orig. dec. wraps., somewhat worn with tape repairs to sp. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Dagger Division: Story of the 19th Indian Division.
Orig. dec. wraps., 44pp., photos. throughout, fldg. map. Bombay: DPR, WD. nd (c.1945)
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The only history of the division's exploits in Burma 1944-45 inc. Irrawaddy Crossing, capture of Fort Dufferin, Mandalay &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£35
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Battalion Souvenir: A Short Account of the 11th Suffolk Home Guard.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 68pp., num. photos., several cartoons. Ipswich: East Anglian Daily Times Ltd.
1945
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Rare & detailed record of battalion based at Ipswich, nicely printed on art paper throughout, with num. group photos., & some interesting details about, for instance, the Spigot Mortar Competition & the Street Fighting Competition, HG weapons (such as the Northover Projector) & much else. Nominal rolls of HQ & each Coy. Orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.
£75
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United States Pacific Fleet & Pacific Ocean Areas. Japanese Artillery Weapons.
Orig. limp printed wraps., small format pocketbook (156x114mm), [ii]+56pp., photos. throughout. CINPAC/CINPOA, Bulletin 26-45. 20 Feb.
1945
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American official manual containing "a summary if the characteristics & recognition features of all Japanese artillery weapons for which information is available." Orig. yellow printed wraps., minor wear, VG. See illustration on our website.
£30
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Wings of the Phoenix: The Official Story of the Air War in Burma.
1st Ed.,, 143pp., 22 photos., 5 maps (inc. fep). VG in chipped & worn dw. HMSO.
1949
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Air support to ground troops was a crucial factor in winning the war in Burma. Great detail & excellent photos. of events of the campaign. VG in very worn & torn dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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