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War in Pictures, The: First Year

By: N/A

Price: $22.00

Publisher: London, England, Odhams Press Limited:

Edition: Edition Not Stated

Seller ID: WARTWO170

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fair to Good

Hardcover, edition not stated (assumed first edition), no printed date, 780gms, 255 pages, red endpapers. A pictorial history of the first year of World War II. Book is in fair to good condition with general age-related wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting/foxing throughout. Boards are in good condition with mild scuffing and foxing to edges, spine and corners Inside front endpaper shows a small pen marking from a previous owner, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. A solid copy with no spinal damage.
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War in Pictures, The: Second Year

By: N/A

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London, England, Odhams Press Limited:

Edition: Edition Not Stated

Seller ID: WARTWO171

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fair to Good

Hardcover, edition not stated, no printed dates, 770gms, 256 pages, red endpapers. A pictorial history of the second year of World War II. Book is in fair to good condition with general age-related wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting/foxing throughout. Boards are in good condition with mild scuffing and foxing to edges, spine and corners. Inside front endpaper shows a small pen marking from a previous owner, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. A solid copy with no spinal damage.
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Australia In World War II: Australian Knowledge (#9)

By: N/A

Price: $5.50

Publisher: Sydney, Australia, Australian Knowledge: 1985

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: EDUHIS11

ISBN: 0864350082

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good

Softcover, first edition, 100g, 16pgs. This is issue #9 of the Australian Knowledge project series distributed through Australian newsagencies. This particular one covers Australia's involvement in World War II and would be useful for students and teachers alike. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Himmler's Secret War: The Covert Peace Negotiations of Heinrich Himmler

By: Allen, Martin

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, NY, USA, Carroll & Graf Publishers: 2006

Edition: First US Edition

Seller ID: WARTWO181

ISBN: 0786717084

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with black and red boards and pictorial dust jacket, first US edition, 634gms, 302 pages. An intriguing look at the last two years of the Third Reich, Heinrich Himmler's covert attempt at peace, and Churchill's elaborate ruse to use him against the Nazi High Command. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout. Inside front endpaper has been removed. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with only light shelf wear. Dust jacket has been covered in clear contact and stuck to boards, otherwise no other pre-loved mar...
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History of the U.S. Air Force, The

By: Anderton, David A.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, England, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd: 1981

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 000014

ISBN: 0600349853

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Hard Cover, blue boards, DJ, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall, 255pp incl. index, hundreds of b&w/colour photographs. This book chronicles the events of the U.S. Air Force from its earliest days as a balloon unit during the Civil War to its current tenuous foothold on the doorstep of space. World War I, World War II, Korea, the Cold War, Cuba and Vietnam are all featured. This is a very good solid copy, binding is tight, pages are unmarked, DJ has one tiny tear and some shelf wear at edges.
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Okinawa: The Last Battle - The War in the Pacific (United States Army in World War II)

By: Appleman, Roy E.; Burns, James M.; Gugeler, Russell A.; and Stevens, John

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, NY, USA, BBD Special Editions:

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: WARTWO205

ISBN: 0792458591

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with brown boards and pictorial dust jacket, reprint, undated (circa 1993), 1150gms, 529 pages, blank endpapers. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout. Page edges show moderate to heavy discolouration. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage.
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Cowra: Teruhiko Asada's First-Person Account of 'The Night of a Thousand Suicides'

By: Asada, Teruhiko

Price: $10.00

Publisher: North Ryde, NSW, Australia, Angus & Robertson Publishers: 1985

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: WARTWO34

ISBN: 0207151830

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Paperback, reprint, 100gms, 125 pages. Early in the morning of August 5, 1944, a thousand Japanese POWs launched a desperate charge at the machine-gun posts and barbed wire surrounding their compound at Cowra, NSW. The break-out was doomed to fail with 230 men killed and more than 350 injured in what must be seen as a mass suicide attempt. This book addresses the question - why did it happen - through Teruhiko Asada's compelling first person account. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Graveyards of the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Bikini Atoll

By: Ballard, Robert D.; and Morgan, Michael Hamilton

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Washington D.C., USA, National Geographic Society: 2001

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: WARSEA1000

ISBN: 0792263669

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover with dark blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 1460gms, 255pgs, brown endpapers. Join renowned undersea explorer Robert Ballard as he revisits the pivtoal Pacific naval battles of World War II in this lavishly illustrated volume that combines meticulous history with state-of-the-art oceanography. Book is in very good condition with only minor general wear and tear. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with light shelf wear and scuffing to corners and edges. There is a small pen inscription from a previous owner on the inside front endpaper, otherwise no other...
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Case to Answer, A: The Story of Australia's First European War Crimes Prosecution

By: Bevan, David

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Kent Town, Australia, Wakefield Press: 1994

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: WARTWO207

ISBN: 1862543232

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, first edition, 308gms, 264 pages. This is a compelling courtroom drama. David Bevan describes the events that led to Polyukhovich's arrest, his near fatal shooting, and the extraordinary manoeuvrings as Australia's legal system is tested to the limit. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Laughing Gunner and Selected War Stories

By: Bingham, Geoffrey C.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Blackwood, SA, Australia, Troubadour Press Inc.: 1993

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: WARTWO186

ISBN: 1875653023

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, reprint, 376gms, 319 pages. These short war stories, mainly of action in the Malayan campaign of World War II and of the Japanese Prison Camps, vividly depict the lives of soldiers under the stress of action, and those those subjected to the remoreseless grindstone of captivity and lingering death. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Blitzed! The Battle of France May-June 1940

By: Bingham, Victor

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Surrey, England, Air Research Publications: 1990

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: WARTWO190

ISBN: 1871187079

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 548gms, 249 pages. The Battle of France was a battle lost for the RAF. It's men had been 'Blitzed' but were not beaten. This is their story. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with only mild shelf wear and scuffing, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Battle of Britain: A Day-By-Day Chronicle (10 July 1940 to 31 October 1940)

By: Bishop, Patrick

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, England, Quercus: 2009

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: WARTWO202

ISBN: 1847249841

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with dark blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 1410gms, 391 pages, illustrated endpapers. This is the definitive account of 20th century Britain's 'finest hour' from a master of popular historical narrative. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Boards and dust jacket are also in good condition with only mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage.
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Prologue to a War: The Navy's Part in the Narvik Campaign

By: Brookes, Ewart

Price: $7.50

Publisher: London, England, Jarrolds Publishers: 1966

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 001051

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Fair

Hardcover with dark blue boards and pictorial dustjacket, first edition, ex-library book, 452gms, 192 pages. This is the full account of the Navy's part in this crucial World War II campaign. Book is in fair condition with heavy general wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout. Dust jacket is in fair condition with only heavy shelf wear. DJ has been covered in plastic and taped to boards. This is an ex-library book that has been well read and shows the appropriate stampings and markings that library books do. This is a reading copy only.
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German Warplanes of World War II

By: Chant, Chris

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Kent, England, Spellmount Limited: 2001

Edition: Revised Edition

Seller ID: WARAIR3

ISBN: 1862271283

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover with laminated pictorial boards and pictorial dustjacket, first edition, 928gms, 176 pages. This revised edition includes a complete list of German wartime units. Book is in very good condition with minor general wear and tear. Dust jacket is in very good condition with only mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Attached picture is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. Book weighs almost 1kg and may incur additional postage. And if you can't find the title your looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 20,000 books in s...
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Allied Bombers 1939-1945: The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide

By: Chant, Chris

Price: $28.00

Publisher: London, England, Amber Books Ltd: 2008

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: WARAIR18

ISBN: 1905704704

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover with laminated pictorial boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 826gms, 192 pages, illustrated endpapers. This is a highly illustrated guide to Allied bomber aircraft during World War II in the European theatre. Featuring all the main models flown from 1939 to 1945, the book offers a wealth of detail, including unit markings, unit organisation, numbers of aircraft flown by campaign and exhaustive specifications for each model. Book is in very good condition with only very minor general wear and tear. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with mild shelf wear, otherwi...
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Aviation: An Illustrated History

By: Chant, Christopher

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, England, Orbis Publishing Limited: 1983

Edition: Second Edition

Seller ID: 000016

ISBN: 0856135194

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Second/Revised Edition, Hardcover, DJ with blue boards, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall, 352pp incl. index, heavy weight, 150 colour/330 b&w illustrations plus 25 drawings. Contents includes: The Wrights brother's achievement; The early machines; 1909: The year of Rheims; Higher and Faster; World War 1; Postwar retrenchment; New technology; The Schneider trophy; The distance flights; Birth of the airliner; Preparations for war; World War II; The jet age; The helicopter; The civil aviation boom; The future; and Index to aircraft.This is a very good tight copy, DJ is in great condition with o...
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Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: Aircraft and Crews Lost During 1939-1940 (Volume I)

By: Chorley, W R

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Leicester, England, Midland Counties Publications: 1992

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: WARTWO195

ISBN: 0904597857

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, first edition, 300gms, 159 pages. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Great War Speeches

By: Churchill, Sir Winston

Price: $5.50

Publisher: London, England, Corgi Books: 1963

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: WAR150

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Paperback, reprint edition, 166gms, 287 pages. This collection of speeches by Sir Winston Churchill includes all of his most famous wartime sayings and, in effect, provides a brief history of World War II. Book is in good condition with general age-related wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration throughout, some light scuffing to the cover particular to edges and corners, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Fragile Peace, The: The Eventful 20th Century (Reader's Digest)

By: Cochrane, James

Price: $16.00

Publisher: New York, NY, Readers' Digest: 1999

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: HIS58

ISBN: 0864493991

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Hardcover, reprint, 1020g, 160pgs, illustrated endpapers. Chronicles the two dizzying decades that followed the cataclysm of the First World War. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear. Boards are also in good condition with only light shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage.
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Fragile Peace, The: The Eventful 20th Century (Reader's Digest)

By: Cochrane, James

Price: $16.00

Publisher: London, England, The Reader's Digest Association: 1999

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: HIS107

ISBN: 0864493991

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Hardcover with laminated pictorial boards, first edition, 1020g, 160pgs, illustrated endpapers. Chronicles the two dizzying decades that followed the cataclysm of the First World War. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear. Boards are also in good condition with only light shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage.
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Keyword:World War II