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8vo., First Edition thus, with photographs and maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published a year after the US edition.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
28 pages. Features: Front cover photos of Churchill dropping in on the Eighth Army; Photos of British troops practising street-fighting tactics; Last Days at Stalingrad - the most catastrophic deteat inflicted on the German Army since 1918 - dramatic photos of Field-Marshal Paulus and more; Russian Pressure Maintained - article by Cyril Falls; The End of Italy's Empire - Closing Scenes in the Desert War; Employing Repaired Enemy Planes - the "Union Jack" in Tripoli; From Turkey to Downing Street - photos of Mr. Churchill's homeward journey; Photos of Churchill reviewing the victorious Eighth Army in Tripoli; Tunisia - photos presenting the German point of view; Pull-page photo portrait of Joseph Stalin - Commander-In-Chief of the Red Army - "A Great Warrior, a name which will live long and will be the most loved in the history of the Russian people"; Centerfold illustration of the magnificent painted hall of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich, drawn by Sir Muirhead Bone; The Gobi Desert - article by Mildred Cable and Francesca French; News photos from around the world, including one of Bonnier de la Chapelle who killed Admiral Darlan at Algiers; Illustrations describing the deadly menace of the U-Boat - the power and possibilities of Germany's Underwater Wolves; Illustrations showing the first use of aircraft in war - bombs and leaflets; The new Whipple Comet; Funeral of Flight-Sergeant Middleton V.C.; Before and after photos of the destroyed German city of Mainz; Banana gifts for children in hospital; Photos of personalities in the news, including Queen Farida of Egypt with her daughter, Hitler receiving Marshal Antonescu, and Hitler examing a wall-mounted map of the eastern front with a magnifying glass; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.170.
Paris, Plon, 1986. Un volume broché de format in 8° de 286 pp.; couverture illustrée. Bel état.
in-8°, 309 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, -, index, broche, couverture illustree plast. à rabats. Bel exemplaire. [HI-4]
Translated from the French by Nancy Hecksher. Slightly dw with small piece missing from bottom of spine. Internally a nice clean book in vg condition. [EN-1]
Paris, Editions Albatros, 1986. Un volume broché de format in 8° de 320 pp.; nombreuses illustrations photographiques, couverture illustrée. Le cahier de photographies a été recollé.. Bon état.
Mm 160x220 Le Scie. Volume cartonato rigido di pagine 675 con 33 illustrazioni in bianco e nero fuori testo, sovraccoperta figurata, astuccio editoriale. Pari al nuovo (as new). Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
34 pages. Loaded with great black and white photos. Features: The Morning After the Blitz; Hitler's Spring Offensive - the diary of the war No. 84; Convoy - the Channel Convey is the most highly-organized convey afloat; That Admiral Darlan (of France) - the man who has tried to deceive and injure Britain; Open Air Camp - American girls train at Sergeant Camp in New Hampshire; Foundling Hospital - One of England's most famous schools; Does Backyard Farming Pay? - the Jones family shares their experience. Nice full-page two-colour ad for Batchelor's canned fruits and vegetables on back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
402 pages. Extensive bibliography. Text in English. The first work to study the Vichy period as a whole, and for its own sake. Chapters include: Inventory; The Breeaking Up of a Partnership; Uneasy Relations With England; The Vanquished and the Victor; Collaboration; A New Name Enters French History - Montoire; The Neutrals; The Laval Crisis; Darlan Tries His Hand; Collaboration At a Price; The Last Months. Prior owner's details atop first blank leaf, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Two inch opening between bottom of back cover and spine. Binding intact. A worthy copy. Book
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 81 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Great ad for part 1 of Hitler's Mein Kampf inside back cover - with proceeds to the British Red Cross; Barrage balloons over Thames Estuary; With the French Army on the Western Front; H.M. the King inspects naval commands - Lieut. H.E.M. Glenny, R.N., is decorated by the King for courage in dealing with enemy mines; French Naval Chief's visit to Great Britain - Admiral Francois Darlan; Nazi airmen bomb defencless trawlers - three crewmembers of the Etruria were killed; Canada's contribution to Britain's Might - article with many great photos; Full-page photo portrait of General Sir Edmund Ironside; British forces in the front line; Battle of the River Plate on 13th December - photos of the Exeter, Achilles and Ajax plus photos of their captains; three photos of damage to the Graf Spee plus a great photo of the Graf Spee at sea; Great centerfold illustrations explain the naval battle tactics of the fight with the Admiral Graf Spee, two awesome full-page photos of the scuttling of the Graf Spee; The British Navy's sea exploits - broadcast speech by Winston Churchill; Photos of the H.M. Submarine Ursula, her Captain Bethell and crew, plus the German cruiser Koeln which they sunk, photo of H.M. submarine Salmon; Neville Chamberlain visits British forces in France; Activity on the German front; R.A.F. successes in raid over Heligoland Bight; Photos of the German liner Columbus before and after being set afire by her crew on December 19th; A commentary on the war this week; Russian troops captured by the Finns; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 68 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Ad for Mein Kampf, part 2, inside front cover; French Premier Daladier and Admiral Darlan aboard U-boat hunters; 5 photos of French women working in aircraft factories; four photos of Polish sailors fighting with the British Navy; Three photos of night on the British front in France - with gas masks in use; End of another German submarine, the U.39; How the colonial empire of France comes to the aid of France - illustrated article; Newfoundland answers call to arms; With the Finnish army at the front; full-page photo portrait of General Vuillemin, Supreme Commander of the French Air Force; Illustrated centerfold displays the range of Allied and German aerial gun-power; two photos of a downed ME 109; large photo of a downed Dornier 17 afire in a French field; Australian airmen join R.A.F. Coastal Command - working with the Short Sunderland flying boat; Article - U.S. and the War - President Roosevelt issues a warning to Americans; Photo of American bomber over the New York World's Fair; Photo of massive French railway artillery; Training men as stokers for the Royal Navy; New Zealand troops in training at home; A commentary on the war this week; Training men from the ranks as officers; Ad for "I Was Hitler's Maid" inside back cover; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 71 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Full-page photo of Australian troops marching down Martin Place, Sydney as they leave for overseas; Training Britain's Submarine Heroes; Article entitled The Farmer and The War, by Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, with photos; Photo portrait of Admiral Jean Francois Darlan, Commander-in-Chief of the French Navy; Arctic conditions on the British front; Pictorial news on the home front; Resignation statement by Leslie Hore-Belisha and the Prime Minister's reply; Rumania - her oil and her army; R.A.F. penetrate deep into Germany; With the Frenchmen who face the Siegfried Line; French shoot down three Nazi planes in a day; Photos of British submarines lost - the Undine, the Seahorse, and the Starfish; Neville Chamberlain surveys the progress of the war; Excellent photos of the struggle on the Finnish front; Nazi mountain troops in the Alps; Commentary on the war this week; Indian troops on the Western Front, including excellent full-page photo of hundreds of transport mules of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of Marshal Petain being welcomed aboard the Strasbourg by Admiral Darlan at Toulon; Photo of German troops parading through Bucharest; photo of 4 members of the Luftwaffe in Italy; Great full-page photo of a sailor aboard a "Rat Catchers" of the Royal Navy; Photos of the King and Queen in Portsmouth - inspecting the V.A.D. nurses and meeting with the Pioneers; Illustrated text of message broadcast entitled "Give Us The Tools", by Winston Churchill; Great photo of Churchill being cheered by members of his old regiment, the Royal Scots Fusiliers; Photo of Bengazi, now in British hands; Great photos show how Tobruk was taken; Full-page photo of the doomed San Giorgio burning and sinking in Tobruk harbour; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the port of Genoa being blasted by the Royal Navy; Great full-page photo of corvette captain Lieut.-Commander R.V.E. Case on his bridge; Photos showing "Arms for Abyssinia"; Illustrated text of a broadcast by Air-Commodore R.V. Goddard entitled "Battle-fronts of the Air"; Before and after aerial photos of Addis Adaba after an R.A.F. attack; W. Krogman illustration shows an Italian airman about to bail out of his smoking bomber over Malta; Photos of captured German airmen; Photo of the destroyed Haberdashers' Hall in London; A commentary on the war this week; Photos of ambulance parties on the alert; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
in-8°, 313 pages, illustrations, broché sous jaquette illustrée. Bel exemplaire non coupé. [NV-37]
PARIS, Amiot - 1952 - In-8 ° broché avec jaquette et bandeau publicitaire indiquant : "La seule grande voix restée silencieuse, des révélations capitales : Pages de journal - Notes Secrètes - entretien avec son fils".- 313 pages - Ex. comme neuf
32 pages. Features: Amazing cover photos of young lady with massive 2,700lb tire for the Douglas B-19 super-bomber; Photo-portrait of recently deceased General John Metaxas, Prime Minister of Greece; One-page photo of Marshal Petain being received on-board the battleship 'Strasbourg' by Admiral Darlan; Two-page contour map of Malta - Germany's target of attack by dive-bombers; Twelve photos of the beauties of Malta, the key to the Mediterranean - which has endured over 200 raids; Photos of personalities of the week include: Canadian Premiers in conference, B.P. Haugh, Sir W. Llewellyn, Wendell Willkie with the Chinese Ambassador to Britain, Cardinal Hinsley with Wendell Willkie, Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha, Walter Elliot, M.P., Baron Somers, and the King and Queen at a parade by the Polish squadron; Four excellent photos show how British warships conduct a convoy in the narrow waters of the Mediterranean; Three aerial photos of armoured divisions advancing for the final assault on Bardia; Seven photos of the deserted Libyan stronghold of Bardia; Twelve photos of British Army excercises; Photos in Eritrea and Murzuk; Five photos of Holland's Royal Marines in the Dutch East Indies; Photo of large crowd welcoming Wendell Willkie to Birmingham; Photo of Willkie in the ruins of Coventry Cathedral; Photos of A.T.C. recruits in training; Four photos of Caterpillar 'bulldozer' - a mechanical elephant - moving dirt and bomb wreckage; Four photos of A.T.S. women drivers of 30-cwt. lorries; Two pages of astonishing ultra high-speed X-ray photos show bullets in flight, golf club hitting ball, bullet passing through board, etc.; Two photos of fire damage at Dublin Castle; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this important wartime issue. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of The Right Hon. Viscount Halifax at his desk; Photos of The Right Hon. Anthony Eden, The Right Hon. Viscount Cranborne, M.P., and Captain the Right Hon. David Margesson; Twp pages of illustrations of R.A.F. badges of bomber squadrons; Two pages of photos of the recent visit of 84-year-old Marshal Petain to Lyons; Photos of the destroyed Middle Temple and its Library; Iconic one-page photo of St. Paul's amidst smoke and wreckage of Nazi onslaught; Photos of damage to Guildhall and Wren churches by London's fire of 1940; One-page photo-portrait supplement of Churchill at his desk with cigar laid-in; One-page photo of destroyed Guildhall; Photos of H.M.S. 'Swordfish' and H.M.S. 'Acheron', both lost at sea; Photos and map of 'Domed Bardia' - Italy's Libyan port besieged by land, sea and air; Photos of the war-damaged former ocean liner 'Carnarvon Castle'; Page of photos of captured Italian Generals in Cairo; Dramatic centrefold photo of Italian prisoners marching as they quit the ruins of Sidi Barrani on December 11; Ten photos of Italian prisoners and war material captured by Wavell's 'Brilliant Stroke' at Sidi Barrani; Two-page illustration of tank battle at Sidi Barrani; Photos of retreating Italians and victorious Greek and British soldiers; Two aerial photos of R.A.F. bombing of Valona, Albania's key port; Photos of personalities of the week include D.O. Finlay, Admiral Darlan, Sir Nevile Wilkinson, Sir R. Dorman-Smith, C.D. Howe with E.P. Taylor, W.C. Woodward, and other survivors of the torpedoed 'Western Prince', Churchill and his wife inspecting London damage, the new Maharaja of Mysore, Rev. A.C. Don, Dr. Risto Ryti, M. Kyosti Kallio, and William Knudsen; Three sensational large photos of construction of the world's biggest plane, the Douglas B-19 under construction at Santa Monica, including dozens of the men who built it; Two pages of illustrations of the Nazi 'Lotfe 7 B' bomb sight; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating wartime issue. Book
