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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.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text, page edges browning slightly; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy. One of the few accounts from a private infantryman: the author served with 1 Border. He was captured at the Hartenstein and held in Stalag IVB Muhlberg until repatriation. Includes 1 Border War Diary, roll call, ROH and list of POWs.
8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
Single sheet measuring 8.0 x 6.5 ins (approx. 20.0 x 17.0 cms), on stationery of 53 (W) Divisional Dinner Club printed in red and black, and dated 20 November 1995; near fine state. THE LETTER IS WRITTEN, DATED AND SIGNED ENTIRELY IN SIR TASKER'S HAND, AND IS SOLD WITH A BRIEF RESUME OF HIS POST-WAR CAREER AND A POOR QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT. Sir Tasker Watkins was gazetted for the Victoria Cross on 2 November 1944. The citation reads: 'On 16 August 1944 at Barfour, Normandy, Lieutenant Watkins' company came under murderous machine-gun fire while advancing through corn fields set with booby traps. The only officer left, Lieutenant Watkins led a bayonet charge with his 30 remaining men against 50 enemy infantry, practically wiping them out. Finally, at dusk, separated from the rest of the battalion, he ordered his men to scatter and after he had personally charged and silenced an enemy machine-gun post, he brought them back to safety. His superb leadership not only saved his men, but decisively influenced the course of the battle'. Sir Tasker Watkins (1918-2007) was commissioned into the Welch Regiment in 1941 and was the first Welshman to win the Victoria Cross in WWII. He retired from the Army as a major in 1946 and entered the law. He was called to the bar in 1948 at the beginning of a distinguished legal career that culminated in his serving as Deputy Chief Justice of England from 1988-1993. He was knighted in 1971 and appointed a CBE in 1990. Watkins was President of the 53 (W) Divisional Dinner Club.
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.
"This is the story of the exploits of the 3rd Battalion Royal Tank Regiment during World War II as seen through the eyes of one of its most experienced tank commanders." - dust jacket. "A marvelous account of leadership at the front. How lucky 3RTR and A Squadron were to have him. How lucky we all are that this outstanding soldier has now put his experiences on paper." - Brigadier Christopher Dunphie. pp. [v], vi-xviii, [2], 167. Occasional black and white reproductions of archival photos. Book very clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A superior copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. SCARCE. Smith, p.84.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, and illustrations in the text; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy. Staff-Sergeant Holcroft (3861924) of the Glider Pilot Regiment flew in the First Lift. A vividly-written memoir.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and 5 coloured plates, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper and another on dedication; original maroon cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, dark red endpapers, some very light age-soiling else a very good, bright, clean copy. With the engraved armorial bookplate of Gerard F. Leather on front paste-down. Plates show badge; colours; uniforms. EXTREMELY SCARCE. White p.55; apparently not recorded by Sutcliffe.
8vo., First Edition, with plate (depicting badges) and 3 maps; original terracotta wrappers printed in black, wire-stitched as issued, uncut, wrappers mildly age-soiled else a very good, crisp, clean copy. Includes bibliography. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.219; White P.89 [both Sutcliffe and White record only one map].
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 4 coloured plates and 8 plates in monochrome; original cloth, gilt back, covers lightly faded else a very good, clean copy. Includes one plate of uniform and one of colours. SCARCE. Sutcliffe p.220; White p.89
8vo., First Edition, with 2 mounted frontispieces in photogravure and 9 chromolithographed coloured plates (8 of uniform, 1 of colours); original green regimental cloth, upper board and backstrip elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt, red edges, green endpapers, covers lightly rubbed and age-marked, hinges reinforced with green tape (binding wholly sound), a very good, bright copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM CAPT. MITCHELL-INNES OF THE REGIMENT WITH HIS HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.337; White, p.111.
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; printed wrappers, sewed as issued, yapped edges, a near fine copy. Commemorates the bestowal on the Regiment of the privilege of marching through the streets of the city [York] with bayonets fixed, colours flying and band playing. With the privately printed Regimental Privilege slip loosely inserted. A RARE SURVIVAL. Not recorded by Sutcliffe or White.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with photographic title-spread and very numerous photographs, illustrations and maps throughout; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Excellent pictorial history from the beginnings. First published by Spellmount in the previous year. Smith, p.75; Sutcliffe, p.123 (recording the first edition).
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; cloth, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. One of the most recent studies. Includes veterans accounts, on-site walks and numerous appendices
Second edition, large 8vo, xxvii, [1], 336, [2]pp., frontis., 36 plates, new buckram with partial orig. cloth laid-down.
8vo., Second Impression, with plates and maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in the same year as the first edition.
8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text, fore-edge lightly spotted, endpapers browned; original regimental blue buckram, upper board with badge blocked in gilt, backstrip with red leather label (faded) lettered in gilt, red top, covers lightly faded and age-soiled else a good, firm copy. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.218; White, p.89.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates and maps; black cloth gilt, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. ALREADY VERY SCARCE
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., Second Edition, with 30 plates on 8 and 11 maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1980, Frost's story is in effect the story of 2 Para which he commanded with such distinction at the Bridge. Also includes Iraq Levies, Bruneval, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy. Enser, p.3 (recording the first edition).
431 pages. Includes WWI and WWII Rolls of Honour, Honours & Awards, Index, fold-out maps, black and white photos. Gilt lettering and decoration upon publisher's handsome red cloth. "It was my great honour and privilege to have the Loyal Edmonton Regiment as one of the infantry battalions under my command in the Sicilian and Italian campaigns in World War II. The achievements of this great Canadian infantry regiment were built by the blood, sweat and tears of its officers and men in battle. Those who survived must ensure that these achievements endure, particularly for the people of the part of Canada to which the regiment belongs, and for succeeding generations of officers and men of the Regiment." - C. Vokes, Major-General. Small label removal blemish atop front free endpaper otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Binding tight. Moderate wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy of this proud record. DORNBUSCH 106A, COOKE [3E] p.210, STRATHERN 2757. Book
8vo., First Edition, with 71 plates on 32, 10 maps (6 double-page) in the text, and endpaper maps, small inscription on front free endpaper verso; red cloth, Pegasus blocked in blue on upper board, gilt back, case a little shaken else a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with short closed tear at headband. The best modern account of the epic action, and the basis of Richard Attenborough's immensely successful film (1977) starring Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Olivier, James Caan and a host of others. Enser, pp.13, 87.
8vo., single-fold menu, printed and illustrated in blue, with Musical Programme leaf loosely inserted, a very good, bright, clean copy. The front cover features Bairnsfather's 'Better Ole'; the rear cover lists Great War battle honours of the Birmingham battalions. Music was provided by the Band of 7th Bn The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers. The Birmingham City battalions fought with 5th Division variously in France, Flanders and Italy from 1915 to the Armistice. A RARE SURVIVAL.
