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The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain 18 August 1940

Includes statistical data, RAF and Luftwaffe orders of battle, combat losses and the intelligence appreciations of the day.

Alfred Price Published 2010 by Haynes Publishing Hardback with dust wrapper 288 pages (32 pages b/white photos) ISBN 978-1-84425-820-8

The summer of 1940 has gone down in history as the time when Britain stood alone. In August 1940, enemy air activity over Southern England was starting to increase in intensity as a prelude to invasion and the unfolding Battle of Britain was fast becoming a make or break situation. On Sunday 18th August, the Luftwaffe launched three major air assaults against targets in Southern England. In the course of these, and numerous other smaller actions, 100 German and 136 British aircraft were destroyed or damaged in the air or on the ground. On no other day during the battle of Britain, would either side suffer a greater number of aircraft out of action. Seen through the eyes of both British and German combatants combined with previously inaccessible official and personal records, this is a compelling and revealing account.

Virtually as new. Dust wrapper not price clipped.

H:24 x W:16.5 x D:2.5cm £7.00 + £3.35 P&P UK

Air Battle of the Ruhr - RAF Offensive March to July 1942

Includes comprehensive lists of missing aircraft, the names of their crew and the fate that befell them.

Alan Cooper First edition 1992 by Airlife Hardback with dust wrapper 220 pages (12 pages b/white photos) ISBN 0-330-42052-6

Utilising personal accounts, the author gives vivid descriptions of this major offensive by RAF Bomber Command against German Industry in the Ruhr that was dubbed "the land of no return". Particularly useful for the researcher.

Good used condition. Dust wrapper encapsulated in plastic, not price clipped. Just a hint of yellowing to some pages and slight dustiness to page ends.

H:23 x W:16 x D:2.3cm £8.00 + £3.35 P&P UK

Ypres 1917 - a personal account

Norman Gladden Published 1977 by William Kimber & Co. Hardback with dust wrapper 192 pages (not illustrated, 2 maps) ISBN 0-7183-0235-4

The campaign round Ypres in 1917 as it was experienced by a young private in the Northumberland Fusiliers, one of the few who fought right through from the opening attacks in June until the Front was stabilised in November. "A remarkable picture of how men lived in battle, in the trenches and at rest, and how they died".

Good used condition. Dust wrapper faded along spine with slight discolouration and minor distress to edges and back. Price struck through with pen but unclipped. All pages are clean and crisp.

H:24 x W:16 x D:2cm £10.00 + £3.35 P&P UK

The Savage Frontier - A history of the Anglo-Afghan Wars

D.S Richards Published 2003 by Pan Books Paperback 214 pages (8 pages b/white images) ISBN 0-330-42052-6

Drawing from the journals of generations of British soldiers and government officials who served on this most volatile of national borders, this book charts the history of the troubled relations between the British and the Afghans who clashed with each other for more than a century. An absorbing account of the British Indian Army's long struggle against a savage opponent and a pitiless terrain as Britain ensured her own interest prevailed over Russia and the Soviet Union. In 1973, a political coup in Afghanistan allowed Russia the opportunity to penetrate deeper into the territory, but even with a large tactical force they were faced with the impossible task of curbing widespread guerrilla activity in mountainous terrain with frontiers open for a ready supply of sophisticated weaponry. By 1988 the Russians were also heading home.

Very good used condition. The previous owner has added a note in ink under the illustration of the 55th Foot at the defeat at Maiwand in 1880. The caption is actually incorrect - it should read 66th Foot.

H:23.2 x W:15.2 x D:1.6cm £8.00 + £2.70 P&P UK

Waterloo 1815

Ian Ribbons First edition 1982 by Kestrel Books/Penguin Hardback with dust wrapper - 192 pages ISBN 0-7226-5596-7

After Napoleon’s exile, the victorious allies are redrawing the political map of Europe when Napoleon makes good his escape from Elba and returns to France as Emperor, culminating in "that world-earthquake, Waterloo". Ian Ribbon's vivid re-creation of both the battle and the Regency domestic scene is illustrated throughout with his own drawings and contemporary prints and maps. Through considerable detective work and with the help of diaries and letters of enlisted men, the endless marching, lack of sleep, shortage of rations and endless periods of rain are vividly brought to life. In contrast the author shows what is happening in England, and shows how little social life was affected by the upheaval across the Channel.

Scarce book in good used condition with only minor issues. Mild foxing and dust marks to top end. Some staining on inside blank area of dust wrapper (not price clipped). Slight undulation to pages.

H:24 x W:16 x D:1.6cm £8.00 + £3.35 P&P UK