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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 £6.00 + £3.99 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 £6.00 + £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 £6.00 + £2.70 P&P UK