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| 1 | 1914: The Battles in the West | £5 |
| Auth: Trevor Nevitt Dupuy, A brief account of the first few months of the Great War. Numerous photo's. pp90 Hardback 1967, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 2 | A Brief History of the Kings Royal Rifle Corps 1755 - 1948 | £8 |
| Auth: n/k, Contains numerous battle maps from all periods. pp115 Softback 1948, Cond: G | ||
| 3 | A Companion to the British Army 1660 - 1983 | £7 |
| Auth: David Ascoli, The origins and developments of the modern British Army pp319 Hardback 1984, Cond'n: E | ||
| 4 | A French Soldiers War Diary 1914 - 1918 | £5 |
| Auth: Henri Desagneaux, A French eyeview of the Great War by one of it's participants. pp112 Hardback 1975, Cond'n: F | ||
| 5 | Airborne for the Duration | £4 |
| Auth: W/O Eric Barfoot DFC, The story of one man's war - Eric Barfoot who joined the RAF aged 18 in 1940 pp210 Hardback 2004, Cond'n: E | ||
| 6 | Aircraft of the Royal Air Force | £5 |
| Auth: Chaz Bowyer, Aircraft of the RAF since 1918. Illustrated with paintings by Michael Turner. Case bound. pp212 Hardback 2003, Cond'n: E | ||
| 7 | Allied Combat Medals of World War 2 | £8 |
| Auth: Christopher Ailsby, Volume 1 covering awards to Britain, the Commonwealth and western European nations pp248 Hardback 1989, Cond'n: E | ||
| 8 | Allied Special Forces Insignia 1939 - 1948 | £7 |
| Auth: Peter Taylor, A brief history of special forces actions from 1939 to 1948 and a pictorial guide to their cloth insignia. pp220 Hardback 2000, Cond'n: E | ||
| 9 | Another Story; Women and the Falklands War | £4 |
| Auth: Jean Carr, The effect of the Falklands war on the servicemen's wives, widows and mothers. pp162 Hardback 1984, Cond'n: G | ||
| 10 | Army Honours and Awards | £20 |
| Auth: J.B. Hayward, Contains the names and units of 70,000 officers and warrant officers awards orders, decorations or medals for gallantry in WW1. pp653 Hardback Reprint of 1920 Ed'n., Cond'n: G | ||
| 11 | Battle Honours of the British Army | £25 |
| Auth: C.B. Norman, Reprint of a classic refence book detailing battle honours from 1662 to the Boer War pp500 Hardback 1971, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 12 | Battlefields of the First World War | £10 |
| Auth: Tonie & Valmai Holt, A guide to the battles and battlefields in Europe for visitors. pp186 Hardback 1998, Cond'n: E | ||
| 13 | Battleship, Cruiser, Destroyer | £12 |
| Auth: Gregory Haines & Cdr. B.R. Coward, Written as three books in one. Recounts various actions in which these ships took part through the first half of the 20th Century. pp368 Hardback 1994, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 14 | Between the Wars 1919-1938 | £10 |
| Auth: The Daily Express, A Daily Express publication, chronicling civilian life between the wars. pp270 Hardback 1995, Cond'n: E | ||
| 15 | Bravery in Battle | £8 |
| Auth: David Eshel, A collection of
actions on land, sea and air from the days of colonial
cavalry (Omdurman) to fast moving armoured vehicles.
pp240 Hardback 1997, Cond'n: E |
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| 17 | Canadian Orders, Decorations and Medals | £15 |
| Auth: Surgn Cmdr. F.J. Blatherwick CD, 4th edition covering all Canadian awards to 1994, illustrated with b/w photos pp283 Softback 1994, Cond'n: F (slight water damage) | ||
| 18 | Christmas Truce | £8 |
| Auth: Malcolm Brown & Shirley Seaton, Revised edition of the original book giving a factual account of what happened during the Christmas truce of 1914. pp262 Softback 1994, Cond'n: G | ||
| 19 | Conflict in the 20th Century - South East Asia | £8 |
| Auth: Ian Beckett, A chronicle of military events in south east asia from 1941 to 1986 pp61 Hardback 1986, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 20 | Damn the Dardanelles! | £10 |
| Auth: John Laffin, The Gallipoli campaign written from unpublished material and photographs. pp224 Hardback 1989, Cond'n: E | ||
| 21 | Dishonoured | £10 |
| Auth: Peter T. Scott, The "Colonels' Surrender' at St Quentin during the retreat from Mons, August 1914. Signed by the author. pp90 Softback 1994, Cond'n: E | ||
| 22 | Drums of the Birkenhead | £8 |
| Auth: David Bevan, A record of the events surrounding the sinking of H.M. Troopship Birkenhead on 26th February 1852 pp190 Hardback 1972, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 23 | European Resistance Movements | £5 |
| Auth: Trevor Nevitt Dupuy, Civilian defiance in German occupied territory in WW2 pp88 Hardback 1970, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 24 | Famous British Generals | £12 |
| Auth: Barrett Parker, Short biographies of 9 British Generals from 1642 to 1945 including Cromwell, Wellington, Kitchener, Haig and Montgomery pp242 Hardback 1951, Cond'n: G | ||
| 25 | Famous Sea Battles | £10 |
| Auth: Donald Kneebone, Account of various sea battles from Salamis in 480BC through the Spanish Armada 1588, Glorious First of June 1794, Trafalgar, Jutland and the River Plate, and a few more in between. pp128 Hardback 1968, Cond'n: E | ||
| 26 | Fight to the Bitter End | £10 |
| Auth: Ian Uys, Story of the people of Heidelberg, Transvaal during the Boer War. Signed by the author. pp222 Softback 2002, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 27 | Flashback; A Soldiers Story | £8 |
| Auth: Gen. Sir Charles Richardson, General Sir Charles Richardson's sory of his life in the army. pp224 Hardback 1985, Cond'n: G | ||
| 28 | Gallantry | £15 |
| Auth: Sir A. Wilson & Capt. J.H.F. McEwen, British and foreign awards for military and civil gallantry. Details given for many individual awards of the Albert and Edward Medals pp498 Hardback Reprint of 1939 Ed'n., Cond'n: E | ||
| 29 | Gurkhas | £7 |
| Auth: Sandro Tucci, A pictorial guide to the recruitment and training of the Gurkhas. pp160 Hardback 1985, Cond'n: E | ||
| 30 | Honeysuckle's War | £8 |
| Auth: Ian Claxton, Privately printed account of HMS Honeysuckle, a Corvette in WW2. Signed by author. pp329 Softback 1999, Cond'n: G | ||
| 31 | Honours and Awards of the Indian Army 1914-1921 | £15 |
| Auth: J.B. Hayward, A listing of recipients of Orders and Decorations awarded to the Indian Army. pp302 Softback n/k, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 33 | Man O' War | £6 |
| Auth: Richard Hough, An examination of 15 of the most significant ships in history. pp239 Hardback 1979, Cond'n: G | ||
| 34 | Medals and Decorations | £10 |
| Auth: Angus, Guide to British campaign and gallantry awards and decorations of the Korean war, with a large section on foreign awards. pp128 Hardback n/k, Cond'n: G | ||
| 35 | Military Medals of South African Interest | £10 |
| Auth: Africana Museum, A 'typed' publication from Africana Museum in Johannesburg, listing medals on exhibition in the museum from 22nd July to 10th August 1957 pp230 Softback 1957, Cond'n: G | ||
| 36 | Naval and Air Force Honours and Awards | £20 |
| Auth: Hayward, Listing by name and date of honours and gallantry awards to men of the Royal Navy and Royal air Firce in WW1. pp295 Hardback n/k, Cond'n: E | ||
| 37 | Ned's Navy | £7 |
| Auth: Frank Urban, The private letters of Admiral Sir Edward Charlton, who served in the Royal Navy from 1878 to 1924 pp176 Hardback 1998, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 38 | No Triumphant Procession | £7 |
| Auth: John Russell, The forgotten battles of April 1945 pp256 Hardback 1994, Cond'n: E | ||
| 39 | Old Oak | £7 |
| Auth: Admiral Sir William James GCB, The life of Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent from 1735 to 1823 pp230 Hardback 1950, Cond'n: G | ||
| 40 | Padre George Smith of Rourke's Drift | £7 |
| Auth: Canon W. M. Lumis, An eye-witness account of Rourke's Drift from the diary of Padre George Smith. pp96 Hardback 1978, Cond'n: E | ||
| 41 | Red With Two Blue Stripes | £30 |
| Auth: Col. B.A.H. Parritt, Story of the India General Service Medal 1854, covering the campaigns of Pegu, Persia, North West Frontier, Umbeyla and Bhootan. Spiral bound. pp138 Softback 1974, Cond'n: G | ||
| 42 | Regiments and Corps of the British Army | £15 |
| Auth: Ian S. Hallows, A short history including battle honours of the various regiments of the British Army. pp320 Hardback 1994, Cond'n: E | ||
| 44 | Rome '44 | £7 |
| Auth: Raleigh Trevelyan, The Allied campaign in Italy from the Anzio landings, Monte Cassino to the fall of Rome pp384 Softback 1983, Cond'n: G | ||
| 45 | Royal Air Force Communiques 1918 | £12 |
| Auth: Christopher Cole, Entire texts of communiques for 1918, with aircrew frequently mentioned by name. pp256 Hardback 1990, Cond'n: G (faded spine) | ||
| 46 | Royal Flying Corps Communiques 1915 - 1916 | £12 |
| Auth: C. Clark, Comprises entire texts of communiques from June 1915 to the end of 1916. pp352 Hardback 1990, Cond'n: E | ||
| 47 | SAS; The Soldiers Story | £8 |
| Auth: Jack Ramsay, The beginnings of the SAS in WW2 to the Gulf War. pp251 Hardback 1996, Cond'n: E | ||
| 48 | Short Stories of the First World War | £7 |
| Auth: George Bruce, A collection of fictional and non-fictional stories set in the Great War pp184 Hardback 1971, Cond'n: G | ||
| 49 | Smuts | £5 |
| Auth: J.C. Smuts, Biographay of General J.C. Smuts through the Boer War and WW1 to his death in 1950. pp568 Hardback 1952, Cond'n: F | ||
| 50 | Soldiers of the Sea | £5 |
| Auth: Bernard Hallas, Privately bound wartime experiences wriiten in rhyme. pp92 Softback n/k, Cond'n: G | ||
| 51 | Springbok Record - World War 2 | £7 |
| Auth: Harry Klein, Profusely illustrated record of South African forces in World War 2. pp304 Hardback 1946, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 52 | Storm Command | £5 |
| Auth: General Sir Peter de la Billiere, A personal account of the Gulf War pp348 Softback 1992, Cond'n: G | ||
| 54 | The Air War in the Pacific; Air Power Leads the Way | £5 |
| Auth: Trevor Nevitt Dupuy, A short account of aerial warfare in the pacific, including Pearl Harbour and the Battle of Midway pp88 Hardback 1966, Cond'n: G | ||
| 55 | The Air War in the West; June 1941 - April 1945 | £5 |
| Auth: Trevor Nevitt Dupuy, Second volume continuing the history or aerial warfare in WW2. pp66 Hardback 1963, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 56 | The Air War in the West; Sept 1939 - May 1941 | £5 |
| Auth: Trevor Nevitt Dupuy, An illustrated history of aerial warfare in the first 2 years of WW2. pp76 Hardback 1963, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 58 | The Battle of Matapan | £7 |
| Auth: S.W.C. Pack, The Naval battle fought between the British and Italian Fleets in 1941. pp170 Softback 1961, Cond'n: F | ||
| 59 | The British Army in the 20th Century | £7 |
| Auth: Ian V. Hogg, A brief history of the deployment of the British Army. pp128 Hardback 1986, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 60 | The D-Day Landings | £5 |
| Auth: Philip Warner, A collection of letters and accounts from all ranks and regiments of the greatest seaborne invasion. pp309 Softback 1990, Cond'n: F | ||
| 61 | The Durban Light Infantry - Vol's 1 and 2 | £70 |
| Auth: Lt. Col. A.C. Martin, Volume 1 covers the history of the regiment from 1854 to 1934; Volume 2 from 1934 to 1960. 2 volume set. Limited edition, no. 141 of 250 copies. Signed by the author. pp368 & 487 Hardback 1969, Cond'n: G | ||
| 63 | The European Volunteers in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 | £25 |
| Auth: Claus Nordbruch, Europeans who fought alongside the Boers. Multilingual edition in German, French and English. pp249 Hardback 1999, Cond'n: E | ||
| 64 | The First Casualty | £8 |
| Auth: Phillip Knightley, From the Crimea to Vietnam; The War Correspondent as hero, propagandist and myth maker pp465 Softback 1975, Cond'n: G | ||
| 65 | The First World War | £8 |
| Auth: A.J.P. Taylor, An illustrated history. Many photographs. pp224 Hardback 1963, Cond'n: E | ||
| 66 | The Fortification of Pretoria | £6 |
| Auth: Cmdt. Jan Ploeger, Fort Klapperkop - yesterday and today. A history of the forts around Pretoria pp95 Softback 1968, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 68 | The History of the Great War (Vol 8) | £8 |
| Auth: Waverley Book Co., Covers the Russian offensive, Verdun, Jutland and the campaign in Mesopotamia pp180 Hardback n/k, Cond'n: F | ||
| 69 | The Kaffrarian Rifles 1876 - 1986 | £30 |
| Auth: Francis L. Coleman, A history of the Kaffrarian Rifles from Transkei 1876 to Angola 1975. (2 off) pp327 Hardback 1988, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 70 | The Kings Royal Rifle Corps | £3 |
| Auth: n/k, Brief history of the regiment from 1755 to 1955 (pamphlet). pp10 Softback 1955, Cond'n: E | ||
| 71 | The Kings Royal Rifle Corps Chronicle 1961 | £7 |
| Auth: Lt. Col. Sir J. Maclure, Events diary for the KRRC in 1961 pp126 Hardback 1962, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 72 | The Kings Royal Rifle Corps Chronicle 1964 | £7 |
| Auth: Lt. Col. Sir J. Maclure, Events diary for the KRRC in 1964 pp142 Hardback 1965, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 73 | The Medals and Jewels of British Freemasonry | £30 |
| Auth: Trevor I. Harris, Highly illustrated on quality art paper, detailing the jewels and medals issued by the Freemasons pp140 Hardback 2007, Cond'n: E | ||
| 76 | The Official Natal Mounted Rifle History | £38 |
| Auth: Eric Goetzsche, History of the Natal Mounted Rifles from 1854 to 1969 pp409 Hardback 1971, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 77 | The Paras | £10 |
| Auth: Frank Hilton, Follows the rigorous training programme undertaken by the Parachute Regiment, interspersed with historical accounts from WW2 pp248 Hardback 1983, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 78 | The Regimental Records of the British Army 1660 - 1901 | £12 |
| Auth: J.S. Taylor, Principal battles and engagements of each of the British regiments. pp223 Hardback 1984, Cond'n: E | ||
| 79 | The Regimental Records of the British Army 1660 - 1901 | £10 |
| Auth: J.S. Taylor, Principal battles and engagements of each of the British regiments. This copy is without dust jacket. pp223 Hardback 1984, Cond'n: E | ||
| 80 | The Road to Infamy | £10 |
| Auth: Owen Coetzer, The Natal campaign of the Boer War and the story of Sir Charles Warren, condemned as the man who lost Spion Kop. pp294 Softback 1996, Cond'n: E | ||
| 81 | The Russians and the Anglo-Boer War | £10 |
| Auth: Apollon Davidson & Irina Filatova, An account of the involvement of Russia in the Boer War. pp287 Hardback 1998, Cond'n: E | ||
| 82 | The Second World War | £12 |
| Auth: Larousse, A photographic record in colour pp335 Hardback 1985, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 83 | The Second World War | £5 |
| Auth: Sir John Hammerton, An illustrated history of WW2. Volume 1 covering September 1939 to January 1940. pp640 Hardback 2000, Cond'n: E | ||
| 84 | The Times Diary & Index Of The War | £15 |
| Auth: J.B. Hayward, A unique record of the day to day operations and occurrences of the Great War pp342 Hardback 1985, Cond'n: E | ||
| 85 | The World at War | £5 |
| Auth: Readers Digest, Part of the 'Eventful Series' from Readers Digest. Chronicles the events of WW2. pp159 Hardback 1999, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 86 | Travels of a PoW under the Nips | £6 |
| Auth: A/Sgt W. Leaney, Unbound, loose leaf diary account of a prisoner of war. pp41 Softback n/k, Cond'n: G | ||
| 87 | Two Red Stripes | £7 |
| Auth: R. Ransome Wallis, Life of a Naval Surgeon in WW2. pp144 Hardback 1973, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 89 | Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War | £12 |
| Auth: Ian Uys, A short account of the 84 awards of the Victoria Cross in the first and second Anglo-Boer Wars. Gives medal entitlements and is well illustrated. pp127 Softback 2000, Cond'n: G | ||
| 90 | War Diary 1939 - 1945 | £8 |
| Auth: Select Editions, Eyewitness accounts of the major battles of World War 2, with over 500 photos. pp267 Hardback 1995, Cond'n: E | ||
| 91 | World War 1 in Colour | £12 |
| Auth: Charles Messenger, Illustrated history of WW1 with over 200 colour photographs. Based on the TV series. pp224 Hardback 2003, Cond'n: VG | ||
| 92 | World War II | £10 |
| Auth: Ivor Matanle, 50th Anniversary of the Allied victory told in photographs and text. pp400 Hardback 1995, Cond'n: E | ||