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BUTLER (J.R.M.)
Grand Strategy. Volume II: September 1939-June 1941.
1st Ed., xix+603pp., 3 plates, 19 fldg. maps., ep maps. HMSO.
1957
#66197
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From the outbreak of war inc. expansion of the Forces, early moves in the Middle East, Norwegian Campaign, 1940 campaign in France &c. Orig. cloth, VG with armorial bookplate of Bernard Edward Fergusson, plus his tipped-in review of this book for 'The Scotsman.' Note: Bernard Fergusson, 1911-1980, was commissioned in the Black Watch in 1931. In October 1943 he was promoted to acting brigadier & given command of the 16th Infantry Brigade, which was converted into a Chindit formation for operations in the deep jungles of Burma miles behind Japanese lines. He commanded this brigade throughout the Chindit operations of 1944 before becoming Director of Combined Operations from 1945-46. He retired from military service in 1958. He was Governor-General of New Zealand, 1962-67, & raised to the peerage as Lord Ballantrae. Interesting copy previously owned by a distinguished Chindit brigade commander. See illustrations on our website.
£75
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BUTLER (J.R.M.)
Grand Strategy. Volume II: September 1939-June 1941.
1st Ed., xix+603pp., 3 plates, 19 fldg. maps., ep maps. VG in dw. HMSO.
1957
#68464
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From the outbreak of war inc. expansion of the Forces, early moves in the Middle East, Norwegian Campaign, 1940 campaign in France &c. Orig. cloth, VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£50
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COLIN (Commandant J.)
The Great Battles of History.
1st Eng. Ed., xix+284pp., 28 maps & plans. Hugh Rees (Pall Mall Military Series).
1915
#69128
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Includes, inter alia, valuable studies of Valmy. Jena & Waterloo, by an instructor of the French War School. Orig. red cloth, gilt, covers worn but sound.
£20
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EHRMAN (John)
Grand Strategy. Vol. V: August 1943-September 1944.
1st Ed., xvii+634pp., frontis., 8 plates, 9 fldg. maps., ep maps. HMSO.
1956
#68466
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NW Europe, Middle East (Cairo & Tehran conferences) & South-East Asia. Orig. cloth, VG. See illustration on our website.
£30
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EHRMAN (John)
Grand Strategy. Vol. VI: Oct. 1944-Aug. 1945.
1st Ed., xvi+422pp., 10 plates, 6 fldg. maps., ep maps. VG in dw. HMSO.
1956
#68467
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NW Europe & South-East Asia. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£45
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GIBBS (N.H.) et al.
Grand Strategy.
Complete set, 6 Vols. in 7, all 1st Eds., num. fldg. maps & tables &c. VG in dws. HMSO. 1956-1976
#68667
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Important source on the direction of the war & events on all fronts. Complete set, orig. cloth, near fine in dws, but with a little residual tobacco aroma which will diminish with time. See illustration on our website.
£260
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GOOCH (John)
The Plans of War: The General Staff & British Military Strategy c.1900-1916.
1st Ed., xiv+348pp., 2 maps. VG in dw. RKP.
1974
#68692
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Acclaimed study of the development of the British General Staff & its role in strategic planning up to 1916, including the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign. VG in dw & scarce original hardback edition. See illustration on our website.
£35
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GWYER (J.M.A.) & BUTLER (J.R.M.)
Grand Strategy. Vol. III: June 1941-August 1942.
2 Parts: 1st Eds., xvii+401 & xi+[382]pp., frontis. to each Vol., 13 fldg. maps., ep maps. VG in dws. HMSO.
1964
#68475
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These volumes include Middle & Far East affairs; convoys & blockades; Washington conference &c. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG in sl. chipped/torn dws. See illustration on our website.
£65
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HINSLEY (F.H.)
Hitler's Strategy.
1st Ed., xii+254pp., frontis., 2 maps. VG in chipped dw. Cambridge Univ. Press.
1951
#69122
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Analysis based on capture of German naval archives & other sources. The author was a Cambridge academic & a member of the team of British official historians of WW2. Vg in chipped dw. See illustration on our website.
£20
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HOWARD (Michael)
Grand Strategy. Vol IV: August 1942-September 1943.
1st Ed., xxvii+773pp., frontis., 17 maps, 22 tables. VG in dw. HMSO.
1970
#68465
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Period of triumph in the Middle East & Battle of the Atlantic. Orig. cloth, VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£45
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