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Second World War Second World War, Including regimental and divisional histories, personal accounts, general histories and works of reference   329 Books
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Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, 6th July, 1948. Published by Authority, Wednesday, 7 July 1948: Battle of the Java Sea, 27th February, 1942. 1st Ed., 11pp., fldg. map, foolscap format. HMSO. 1948  #67730
[HLMainPic] Despatch of Commodore J.A. Collins, Commanding China Force, describing the naval operations off Java in Feb. 1942, including reports from subordinate commanders. 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.   £30
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
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
The Story of the 79th Armoured Division Oct. 1942-June 1945. 1st Ed., 314pp., 126 plates & one fldg., num. fldg. maps. VG in dw. Hamburg: BAOR. 1945  #68580
[HLMainPic] Restricted. Hobart's "funnies" (DD tanks, Crabs, Crocodiles, Kangeroos, Arks, Buffaloes &c.), Normandy to Germany. Orig. red cloth, gilt, col. onlay to front of divisional sign, little wear, VG in sl. chipped but VG & attractive dw. See illustration on our website.   £65
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
Hastings & St. Leonards in the Front Line: the Story of the Borough's Bombing Ordeal. 1st Ed., 64pp., num. photos., map. Compiled by The Hstings & St. Leonards Observer. nd (c.1945)  #68376
[HLMainPic] Illustrated record of the Home Front, air raids &c. Orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.   £20
The Story of 46 Division 1939-1945. 1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 136pp., 4to, 47 photos., 19 maps (most fldg.). Graz: Univ. Book Press "Styria". 1946  #68326
[HLMainPic] Tunisia, Italy & Greece. Detailed contemp. history & rolls of commands & staff, awards. Order of Battle &c. Many good photos. & various coloured maps based on contemp. official sheets. VG & rarer original hardback edition, red cloth boards with black cloth backstrip, title & emblem to front. See illustration on our website.   £85
Ack-Ack: With Gun & Searchlight Crews at Work & Play. Foreword by Gen. Sir Frederick Pile. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 46pp. (+ adverts). Printed for the A.A. Welfare Fund by Victoria House Printing Co. nd (c.1944)  #68052
[HLMainPic] Scarce record of the work of the AA Command inc. articles on Overcoming Teething Problems; Into Action Against the Flying Bomb; Efficient Work by the ATS in Mixed Batteries; Gun Sites at Sea [i.e., coastal forts] &c. Orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.   £45
Seven Battalions: The Story of London Transport's Home Guard 1940-1946. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 128pp., illus. throughout. London Passenger Transport Board 1947  #67960
[HLMainPic] Informative & well-illustrated record with various rolls of officers &c. VG. See illustrations on our website.   £65
Combined Operations Pamphlet No. 37: Infantry 1942. Orig. printed wraps., 32pp. War Office. Feb. 1943  #70840
[HLMainPic] Including organisation for a landing, opposed landings, &c. Little servceworn, VG.   £35

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