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Report by the Supreme Commander To the Combined Chief of Staff On The Operations In Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., x+123pp., 4to, 11 maps. Washington: US Govt. Printing Office.
1946
#66673
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Eisenhower's official despatch re planning & preparation of Operation Overlord, the assault in Normandy & subsequent breakout battles & onwards through the Low Countries, The Ardennes &c. to the Rhineland. Some wear & use, generally VG. See illustrations on our website.
£20
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AMBROSE (Stephen E.)
Pegasus Bridge 6 June 1944.
1st Ed., xx+156pp., 19 photos., maps. VG in dw. A&U.
1984
#69726
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Full account of Major John Howard's glider-borne mission. VG in dw.
£15
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DAVIES (Peter)
World War 2 and Me: The story of a young man's wartime activities, from a brief spell in the RAFVR to four years in a Tank Regiment, including battles from D-Day to VE Day in north-west Europe.
1st Ed., orig. dec. laminated wraps., viii+128pp., approx. 20 photos. Published by the Author.
2008
#69628
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Scarce privately published memoirs of service with East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry, inc. landing DD Sherman tanks in Normandy, &c. VG, inscribed "with Best Wishes Peter Davies."
£25
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ELLISON (V.C.)
Europe Revisited: The East Riding Yeomanry in the Liberation of Europe & the Defeat of Germany.
1st Ed., ix+101pp., 26 photos., 2 fldg. maps. Printed for the Regiment by A. Brown & Sons, Hull & London.
1946
#69661
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Swimming Shermans (DD Tanks) on D Day onwards through Holland, the Ardennes & across the Rhine (in Buffaloes). Roll of Hon., awards. Orig. dec. maroon cloth, VG.
£125
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JONES (Capt. A.J., MBE)
The Second Derbyshire Yeomanry: An Account of the Regiment during the World War 1939-45.
1st Ed., 134pp., 6 plates, 5 maps. Bristol: White Swan Press.
1949
#69599
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Armoured cars in North Africa then North-West Europe from D Day + 1 as Recce Regiment of the 51st (Highland) Division: Normandy Breakout, Ardennes offensive &c. Roll of Hon., awards. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£145
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MOBERLY (Major R.B.)
Second Battalion The Middlesex Regiment (D.C.O.) Campaign in N.W. Europe, June 6th, 1944-May 7th, 1945.
1st Ed., 148pp., 36 photos., 8 sketch maps. Cairo: Schindler.
1946
#69622
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MG Battalion of 3rd British Div., in action in Normandy from D Day onwards; breakout, advance through France, Belgium & Holland to Germany. Roll of Hon., awards, nominal roll of all who served 1944-45. Orig. dec. paper covd. boards with cloth backstrip. VG & very scarce.
£125
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NORTH (John)
North-West Europe 1944-5: The Achievement of 21st Army Group.
1st Ed., [x]+270pp., 24 photos., 15 maps + ep maps. VG in chipped dw. HMSO.
1953
#69484
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Fifth in a useful series of interim 'popular' official histories. This covering the campaign in Normandy onwards. Much of interest. VG in chipped dw.
£20
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RADCLIFFE (Maj. G.L.Y.) & SALE (Capt. R.)
History of the 2nd Bn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (85th Foot) In the Campaign in N.W. Europe 1944-1945.
1st Ed., [vii]+96pp., 13 maps. Oxford: Blackwell.
1947
#69660
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Excellent history inc. the build-up to D Day with 3rd Div., landing in the 6th wave on 6th June & advancing towards Caen; break-out battles & on through France to the Low Countries & the Reichswald to the final battle for Bremen. Awards &c. mentioned in the text, with an Appendix listing those "granted too late for inclusion in the previous pages." Very rare & an excellent copy.
£125
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ROSKILL (Capt. S.W., DSC, RN)
The War at Sea 1939-1945.
1st Eds., Vol. I, The Defensive: xxiii+664pp., 55 photos., 43 maps/diagrams, 26 tables. Vol. II, The Period of Balance: xvii+523pp., 64 photos., 42 maps, 38 tables. Vol. III, Part I: The Offensive, 1st June 1943-31st May 1944: xvi+413pp., 70 photos., 21 maps, 20 tables. Vol. IV, The Offensive, 1st June 1944-14th August 1945: xvii+502pp., num. photos., 46 maps. dws. HMSO. 1954
#66655
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Complete set, orig. cloth, VG in dws. Wrappers of Vols. I & II a lttle rubbed & worn with some neat tape repairs. See illustration on our website.
£125
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ROSKILL (Capt. S.W., DSC, RN)
The War at Sea 1939-1945.
Vol. I 4th Imp., Vols. II & III 1st Eds., Vol. I, The Defensive: xxiii+664pp., 55 photos., 43 maps/diagrams, 26 tables. Vol. II, The Period of Balance: xvii+523pp., 64 photos., 42 maps, 38 tables. Vol. III, Part I: The Offensive, 1st June 1943-31st May 1944: xvi+413pp., 70 photos., 21 maps, 20 tables. Vol. IV, The Offensive, 1st June 1944-14th August 1945: xvii+502pp., num. photos., 46 maps. dws. HMSO. 1954-60
#68857
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Complete set, orig. cloth, sl. tanned, generally VG in chipped dws with tanned sps. & a litle loss at sp. ends. See illustrations on our website.
£125
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