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ADCOCK (Col. W.H.)
Sappers in the Persian Gulf.
1st Ed., xv+175pp., 33 photos., fldg. diagram, ep maps. VG in worn dw. Bombay: Thacker.
1952
#53109
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The work of Royal Engineers with PAIFORCE. Orig. cloth, VG in worn dw, uncommon. See illustration on our website.
£35
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BRETT-JAMES (Antony)
Ball of Fire: The Fifth Indian Division in the Second World War.
1st Ed., xiv+481pp., 66 photos., 12 maps. Aldershot: G&P.
1951
#56846
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East then North Africa, followed by PAIFORCE then Burma inc. Arakan, then flown up to Kohima & Imphal & the advance south through Meiktila to Rangoon. The author was a captain with divisional signals & later a prominent military historian. Orig. black cloth, titled in red, minor wear, several related newspaper obits. pasted in at rear. VG. See illustration on our website.
£65
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PAL (Dharm)
Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War: Campaign in Western Asia.
1st Ed., xxiii+570pp., 17 photos., 37 maps (17 fldg.). VG in dw. Combined Inter-Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan).
1957
#52232
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Iraq, Syria & PAIFORCE. Excellent, detailed account with num. appendices & among the rarest Indian official histories. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG in dw & very scarce thus. See illustration on our website.
£245
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VIRK (Brig. V.S., AVSM)
Indian Army Post Offices in The Second World War.
1st Ed., xii+[iv]+362pp., several maps. VG in torn dw. New Delhi: The Army Postal Service Association.
1982
#58286
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Interesting & rare account of the Indian Army Postal Service on all Fronts, from PAIFORCE to North Africa & Italy, Burma, including his own & others' personal experiences. Roll of Hon., awards. "A thorough & readable account of the IAPS from January 1942 through to Partition in 1947." - Perkins. VG in torn dw. See illustration on our website.
£145
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