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CALVERT (Michael, DSO)
Prisoners of Hope.
1st Ed., 303pp., 9 photos., 5 fldg. maps. VG in dw. Cape.
1952
#67644
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Account of the 1944 Chindit operation by the indomitable commander of the 77th Brigade, who was a survivor of the original Chindit expedition & an enthusiastic supporter of Wingate's doctrines. Sp. sl. chipped/tanned o/w VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£25
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FARRAN (Roy, DSO, MC & two bars)
Winged Dagger: Adventures on Special Service.
1st Ed., 384pp., portrait frontis., 13 maps. VG in chipped dw. Collins.
1948
#69026
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Western Desert, Crete, Italy (operating with the partisans) &c. A standard SAS memoir of WW2. VG in chipped dw. See illustration on our website.
£20
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FERGUSSON (Bernard)
Beyond the Chindwin: Being an Account of the Adventures of Number Five Column of the Wingate Expedition into Burma, 1943.
1st Ed., 255pp., 11 photos., 7 maps. VG in dw. Collins.
1945
#66639
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Standard account of first Chindit expedition by the famous Column Commander, with list of officers, order of battle &c. VG in sl. chipped dw copy of the 1st Edition. See illustration on our website.
£15
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FERGUSSON (Bernard)
The Wild Green Earth.
1st Ed., 288pp., 5 maps. VG in dw. Collins.
1946
#68781
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Standard account by the OC 16th Infantry Brigade during 1944 Chindit op. Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG in sl. chipped/dusty dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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HALLEY (D.)
With Wingate in Burma; being the story of the adventure of Sergeant Tony Aubrey of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment during the 1943 Wingate Expedition into Burma.
2nd Imp., 189pp., map eps. VG in dw. William Hodge & Co.
1945
#65351
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Good copy in sl. chipped dw with ownership inscrip. of J. Hine, Major (note: listed in Army List with Royal Engineers). See illustration on our website.
£15
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HALLEY (D.)
With Wingate in Burma; being the story of the adventure of Sergeant Tony Aubrey of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment during the 1943 Wingate Expedition into Burma.
2nd Imp., 189pp., map eps. VG in dw. William Hodge & Co.
1945
#69224
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Orig. blue cloth, VG in sl. chipped dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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OTWAY (Lt.-Col. T.B.H., DSO)
Airborne Forces.
1st Ed., xii+468pp., 36 photos., 21 maps. War Office.
1951
#68656
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Rare volume in the "Second World War 1939-45 Army" series, being a full & detailed account of the origin & development of airborne forces in the British Army (Parachute Regiment, Gliders, SAS &c.) & their operational deployment in the Middle East, North-West Europe, Far East &c. Excellent photos. & maps. Just 400 copies printed of this CONFIDENTIAL publication. Orig. red cloth, titled in black, somewhat rubbed & worn, near VG, entirely sound. See illustration on our website.
£220
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ROONEY (David)
Wingate & the Chindits: Redressing the Balance.
1st Ed., 256pp., 37 photos., 17 maps. VG in dw. A&AP.
1994
#62668
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Convincing arguments of a senior lecturer at Sandhurst. Author served in the Far Easr with 81st West African Division. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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