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Signed, without inscription, by author upon first blank leaf. 238 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. First published in 1946 as "55 Axis." The thirteen chapters include: Defence of Britain; Conquest of Sicily; Fighting Pursuit from Reggio; The Moro River and Ortona Road; The Adriatic Barricade; The Liri Valley Campaign; The Battles of the Gothic Line; The Po Valley Denial; Victory in the Netherlands; The Kiska Connection; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Armorial bookplate upon first blank page. Front cover partially sunned. Binding intact. A sound copy. Cooke p.170 Book
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy. The 29th Brigade and the capture of Seoul.
Single sheet measuring 6.0 x 6.0 ins (approx. 15.0 x15.0 cms), on blank stationery, and dated 18 June 1997; near fine state. THE LETTER IS WRITTEN, DATED AND SIGNED ENTIRELY IN 'PIP' GARDNER'S HAND, AND IS SOLD WITH A POOR QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT. Philip John 'Pip' Gardner was gazetted for the Victoria Cross on 10 February 1942. The citation reads: 'On 23 November 1931 at Tobruk, Libya, Captain Gardner took two tanks to the rescue of two armoured cars of the King's Dragoon Guards, which were out of action and under heavy attack. Whilst one tank gave covering fire the captain dismounted from the other, hitched a tow rope to one of the cars, then lifted into it an officer, both of whose legs had been blown off. The tow rope broke, so Captain Gardner returned to the armoured car, but was immediately wounded in the arm and leg. Despite this he managed to transfer the wounded man to the second tank and returned to British lines through intense shell-fire'. Philip John 'Pip' Gardner (1914-2003) was serving with 4RTR in 32nd Tank Brigade during Operation CRUSADER, designed to destroy the bulk of Rommel's armour and force him to abandon his siege of Tobruk.
2 vols., roy. 8vo., Second Edition, on laid paper, with coloured frontispieces, title-vignettes, 6 fine coloured plates (mainly of uniform), 23 plates in monochrome, a folding panorama, 9 folding maps and 7 full-page maps (coloured or coloured in outline), and 32 illustrations (many full-page) and numerous tables and pedigrees in the text, free endpapers lightly browned; original regimental cloth, badge blocked in silver on upper boards, gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set. One of the great regimental histories. The set comprises Vol. I: 1794-1816; Vol. II: 1816-1898. Including the 75th Regiment 1787-1881. The first editions of these two volumes were published in 1901 and 1903 respectively. The first two volumes constitute a set in themselves. A third volume by Gardyne followed in 1939, and fourth, fifth and sixth volumes by Falls (1958), Miles (1961) and A.D. Gardyne (1972). White, p.120.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs in monochrome and coloured maps throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Sutcliffe, p.359.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs in monochrome and coloured maps throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Sutcliffe,p.359.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND HORROCKS ON TITLE. Published in Horrocks' concise Famous Regiments series. SIGNED COPIES ARE SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.341.
Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps in the text; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS ON TITLE. The first detailed and dedicated account of 21st IPC, the pathfinder unit of 1 British Airborne. Its role was to arrive at the drop zones in advance of the main body of troops to set up electronic and visual markers pin-pointing the dropping area for the oncoming aircraft. Being first on the ground the pathfinders were to use their initiative and make their own decisions: in short, to be independent. A valuable addition to the literature of MARKET GARDEN. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN SIGNED FORM
8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Well-illustrated general summary
Toulouse, SEPP, sans date, environs 1995. In-8 broché, 140 pages, quelques illustrations. Légèrement écorné.
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; original card wrappers, a fine copy. Alan Green served with 1 Border from 1942-1946, taking part in Operation Market as part of 1 Airlanding Brigade. In 1991 he wrote the story of 1 Border at Arnhem.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Cooper's concise 'Famous Regiments' series edited by Lt.-General Sir Brian Horrocks. Sutcliffe, p.42
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates and maps; black cloth gilt, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. ALREADY VERY SCARCE
Signed by author upon title page. 215 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. "In this book I have told some of the stories of life in Northern Ontario, of its people, and their struggles to change a wilderness into a happy land." - page 3. Gift greetings atop title page, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative local history. [Bishop p.1095] Book
First edition, 4to, xix, 464pp., 10 coloured plates, 38 monochrome plates, orig. black half-morocco, spine gilt some minor rubbing otherwise a nice copy, all edges gilt.
170 pages. Index. Footnotes. Nominal Roll, Irnzir, 8 May 1964. Black and white reproductions of photos. "This valuable monograph is above all a tribute to the traditional qualities of the Kiwi soldier at all levels - responsible, resourceful, compassionate and professionally competent. New Zealanders can be proud of what is recorded here, as well as grateful for the way it is presented." - Foreword. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
8vo., Revised Edition, with numerous illustrations (a number full-page) and a full-page map in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. This classic account is one of the few by a surviving glider pilot. Hagen flew on the Second Lift and fought right through, escaping by swimming the Rhine on the second Monday. First published in January 1945, his story is now widely regarded as a WWII classic. This is the revised and expanded version. Enser, p.51 (recording the first edition).
8vo., First Edition, with 43 plates on 16 and 10 maps (several full-page) in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Smith, p.95; Sutcliffe, p.128.
24 pages. Consolidating British Positions in the Balkans; Photos of flame attacks by night and day; Photos of British troops in respirators walking through poison gas from their own bombs; Photo of a French artillery commander's hardened headquarters; Photo of French troops and their gun which fires 220lb shells - such guns helped the French win at Champagne in 1915; Roadside photo of German troops killed and wounded by a French bombardment of howitzers; Photo of a floating bridge being constructed across the Tigris by Indo-British Pioneers; Photo of dozens of British sailors pulling a naval gun across a Mesopotamian desert; Photos of belligerents carrying goods in Cameroon; Photo of Russian machine guns and gunners on the bessarabia front; Good Bye to Gallipoli! - the last scenes - four photos and one two-page illustration (which is loose but present); Records of the Regments in the War - XI - The Dorsets; Photos of mascots; Before, during, and after photos of the German demolition of the church of Lampernisse; Three photos of Damage in Paris after a Zeppelin bombing raid; Photos of 17 brave British sons decorated for Valour. Lacking outer wraps. Last page loose but present. Appears to have been disbound from a hardcover volume. A rough but worthy reference copy. Book
24 pages. Features: God Save the King! (article); The Doom of the Aerial Armada - a day that will live in History - article; French Methods of Meeting the Zeppelin Menace - seven photos; Three photos of war damage; Photo of a stream of refugee carts; Artillery that aided the Australians' Advance - three excellent photos of howitzers which took part in the bombardment which attended the Anzacs' advance in Flanders, including a battery of 18-pounders and 1,400lb shells with an effective shrapnel radius of 800 yards; Photo of native Somali, Swazi, Swahili and other troops fighting under the British flag; Photo of General Sarrall decorating Essad Pasha; Photo of large boatload of milch-goats heading to the Salonika front to provide milk for the allied armies; Photos of German winged bombs and 'coal-scutties; Photos of the officers of U35 and some of the ships she sunk (all photos taken by the commander of U35 and published in German newspapers); The Truth About Jutland - article by Lovat Fraser; Three centrefold illustrations beneath the caption 'Going Forward to the Firing-Line in Flanders'; How Friendly Peoples were Permeated by German Spies - article by Tighe Hopkins; Photo of the Portuguese President, Senhor Machada, reviewing Portuguese troops in England; Photo of the Prince of Siam inspecting a French mortar school; Photo of the King of Italy presenting award to General Petain; Photo of Senegalese troops practicing the use of gas masks in France; How Esprit de Corps is fostered and maintained - article by Neil Munro; Sketches of four distinguished sailors on active service, Rear-Admiral O. De B. Brock, Rear-Admiral A.C. Leveson, Captain Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, and rear-Admiral W.E. Goodenough; Photos of sixteen brave men and women honoured for heroism; Illustration of how Sergeant John Carmichael, V.C. earned his award; Illustration of how Corporal Sidney James Day, V.C. earned his award; Cross-section illustrations of new concrete ships; The Worcesters (I) - one-page record of the Regiment with photo of her officers. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
20 pages. Features: Supports of the King (article); Cover illustration of British infantry rounding up a 'Pill-box" in Flanders; A Soldier of Italy - A Picture of Heroism by Italy's Hero-Poet Gabriele D'Annunzio (article); Photos of modern devices used in the destruction of man - a Canadian telephone exchange, glycerine being boiled from bones to make explosives, a French machine gun, and Mr. Wilfred Stokes with one of his famous guns; Six interesting photos/illustrations of pill-boxes and gun-posts the Germans have lost; Photos of Cardinal Bourne visiting the Irish Brigade; Two photos of British troops in German east Africa; Photos of German POWs taken by Australians at Flanders; Photo of German U-boat Commander Lieut. Steinbrink; Photo of British tank in New York City; Photo of German plane on display in London; Photos of mine-layer UC5 in New York; Photos of infants and babies being taken care of during London air raids; Facing the Problem of Paying the Colossal War Bill - article by Jesse Quail; Sketches of four famous fighting Admirals of the war - Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Admiral Sir Charles E. Madden, Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas, and Admiral Sir F.C. Deveton Sturdee; Fun animal photos; Photos of devastation on the French front from Flanders to the Aisne; Photos of twenty brave men placed on the Roll of Honour; The Worcesters (II) - record of the Regiment (one page of text with photo of her officers). Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with photographs, illustrations and maps in the text; regimental red cloth, crest blocked in gilt on upper board, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With the separately printed errata slip mounted on page ix. The sole dedicated account of the 1st London Regiment, from formation in 1859 to redesignation post-WWII. Sutcliffe, p.451.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Written by an acknowledged airborne forces historian, this is the first major biography of the legendary airborne forces commander. Hill led 1 Para in North Africa, 9 Para, 3 Parachute Brigade (D-Day, Merville Battery, Rhine Crossing) and 1 Parachute Brigade.
116 pages. Circa 1950. Many full-page black and white reproductions of photos. Minor blemish on back cover otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Tight and square. A quality copy of this precious reference. Book
First edition, 4to, 389pp., coloured frontispiece and 4 further coloured plates, 28 plates, folding coloured map, orig. publishers regimental two-tone cloth, lettered in gilt, minor wear to head and foot of spine.
