The Story of the 25th Indian Division: The Arakan Campaign.
Orig. dec. wraps., 36pp., photos. throughout, fldg. map. Bombay: DPR, WD. nd (c.1945).
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The division's exploits in Arakan 1944-45 inc. Myebon, Akyab & the epic Kangaw blockade. VG. 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., deluxe edition, xiv+481pp., 66 photos., 12 maps. Aldershot: G&P.
1951
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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 in the Middle East & Burma & was later a prominent military historian. His history contains a very fine record of the Division's exploits in all the theatres where it served. Rare deluxe edition, bound in full red morocco, raised bands & black leather lettering labels to sp., plus the Division's black & red "Ball of Fire" (or as their rival formations had it - the Flaming Areshole) sign inset to front. Shoulders of sp. a little rubbed but generally a very nice example of this superior edition, with marbled endpapers, gilt edges &c. See illustration on our website.
£145
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FOX (Sir Frank)
The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the Second World War.
1st Ed., xv+204pp., col. frontis., 16 illus., 13 maps. VG in worn dw. Aldershot: G&P.
1951
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BEF 1940, Burma, Tunisia, Sicily & Italy. Roll of Hon., awards. VG in worn dw. See illustration on our website.
£45
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HAYWOOD (Col. A., CMG, CBE, DSO) & CLARKE (Brig. F.A.S., DSO)
The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force.
1st Ed., xv+504pp., portrait frontis. + 27 plates, 51 maps (7 fldg.). VG in chipped & somewhat torn dw. Aldershot: G&P.
1964
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Excellent, detailed & scarce with many appendices &c., 1897-1960s: tribal wars, much WW1 East & West Africa, WW2 East Africa & Burma. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG in chipped & somewhat torn dw. See illustration on our website.
£75
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KIRBY (Maj.-Gen. S. Woodburn) et al.
The War Against Japan. Vol. IV: The Reconquest of Burma.
1st Ed., xxvi+568pp., 92 photos., 13 maps (most fldg., one in end-pocket), 21 sketch maps. HMSO.
1965
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The advance across the Chindwin & battles of the Irrawaddy shore, Meiktila, Mandalay, Pyawbe &c., also events in the Arakan. Orig. cloth, minor ex-lib. markings (internal only), cloth sl. rubbed at edges, VG. See illustration on our website.
£35
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NICHOLSON (Col. W.N., CMG, DSO)
The Suffolk Regiment 1928-1946.
1st Ed., 374pp., 41 illus., 28 maps. VG in dw. Ipswich: East Anglian Magazine. nd
(c.1948)
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Detailed history inc. France 1940 campaign, North-West Europe 1944-45, Burma, Tunisia, Italy & Singapore. Awards details inc. some citations. Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG in dw. Nice copy. See illustration on our website.
£50
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PAGE (Brig. Malcolm)
A History of the King's African Rifles and East African Forces.
1st Ed., xx+298pp., 43 photos., 10 maps. VG in dw. Cooper.
1998
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Inc. campaigns in Ashanti & Somaliland, East Africa in WW1, Ethiopia 1940-41, Burma, Kenya &c. See illustration on our website.
£15
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ROBERTS (Brig. M.R., DSO)
Golden Arrow: The Story of the 7th Indian Division in the Second World War 1939-1945.
1st Ed., xxii+304pp., 41 photos., 7 maps. Aldershot: G&P.
1952
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Rare history of the Division training in India then active service in Burma 1943-45 inc. the Battle of the Admin Box, Kohima, Irrawaddy Crossing &c. Orders of Battle &c. appended. Orig. black cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£125
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SMITH (Brig. E.D.)
Battle for Burma.
1st Ed., 190pp., 23 photos., 12 maps. VG in sl. chipped dw. Batsford.
1979
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Rounded view of all main battles & considerations. See illustration on our website.
£15
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SWYNNERTON (Brig. C.R.A.)
A Short History of the 1st (West African) Infantry Brigade in the Arakan 1944-45.
1st Ed., [vii]+70pp., 4 maps. Calcutta: Thacker's Press & Directories Ltd.
1945
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1st, 2nd & 3rd Bns. The Nigeria Regt., 82nd (West African) Div. by the Brigade Commander. Perkins 243. Orig. printed paper covd. boards with cloth backstrip, VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£225
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