Diagrammatic Representation of Certain Phases of the War.
1st Ed.,, 39pp. coloured charts plus dup. typecsript notes facing. HMSO, for Offices of the Cabinet Chief of Staff Committee: January 1946, Printed by Photographic Branch, Air Ministry, London.
1946
#60192
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A large, slim volume, 50x40cm approx., with an introductory note explaining that "Within the Offices of the War Cabinet many aspects of the war... have been recorded in graphical form... In this paper the graphs of C.O.S. (44) 938 (O) have been completed to the end of the war in Europe & other subjects have been added which may be of historical interest..." Includes fascinating charts re strengths of the forces, casualties, war production, U-Boats (Estimated Number Available & Operational), Aircraft Production, Flying Bombs, imports & exports, cost of living & more. Orig. printed paper covd. boards with cloth backstrip, small neat stamps of Kensington Public Libraries facing index page, o/w VG, unmarked & scarce. See illustrations on our website.
£125
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Wings of the Phoenix: The Official Story of the Air War in Burma.
1st Ed.,, 143pp., 22 photos., 5 maps (inc. fep). VG in dw. HMSO.
1949
#64860
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Air support to ground troops was a crucial factor in winning the war in Burma. Great detail & excellent photos. of events of the campaign. See illustration on our website.
£15
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AUPHAN (Rear Admiral Paul) & MORDAL (Jacques)
The French Navy in World War II.
1st Eng. Ed., xvi+413pp., 32 photos., 13 charts & diagrams (inc. eps.). VG in chipped dw. Annapolis: US Naval Institute.
1959
#65319
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First complete account of French naval operations based in part on official records. VG in chipped dw. See illustration on our website.
£45
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FERGUSON (Sheila) & FITZGERALD (Hilde)
Studies in the Social Services.
1st Ed., ix+367pp. VG ex-lib. in dw. HMSO.
1954
#52071
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A volume in the Civil Series. Welfare of children, problem of illegitimacy, &c. Orig. cloth, VG ex-lib. in dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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FERGUSON (Sheila) & FITZGERALD (Hilde)
Studies in the Social Services.
1st Ed., ix+367pp. HMSO.
1954
#54957
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A volume in the Civil Series. Welfare of children, problem of illegitimacy, &c. Orig. cloth, VG ex-lib.
£14
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GUPTA (S.C., MA)
Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War 1939-45. History of the Indian Air Force 1933-45.
1st Ed., xx+194pp., 26 photos., 14 maps & charts (10 fldg.). VG in chipped dw. Delhi: Combined Inter-Services Historical Section.
1961
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Largely Burma campaign. Roll of awards to IAF officers. Among the scarcer volumes in the excellent Indian official history series. Orig. blue cloth, VG in chipped dw. See illustration on our website.
£125
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HALL (D.O.W.)
Women at War.
1st Ed., orig. illus. wraps., 32pp., 4to, photos., maps & diagrams. War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs, Wellington, NZ.
1948
#52079
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One of a series of official publications designed "to present aspects of New Zealand's part in the Second World War which will not receive detailed treatment in the campaign volumes & which are considered either worthy of special notice or typical of many phases of our war experience. The series is illustrated with material which would otherwise seldom see publication." This volume contains an illustrated record of the work of NZ Wrens, WAAC, WAAF &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£20
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HALL (D.O.W.)
Prisoners of Italy.
1st Ed., orig. illus. wraps., 32pp., 4to, photos. & sketches. War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs, Wellington, NZ.
1949
#52080
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One of a series of official publications designed "to present aspects of New Zealand's part in the Second World War which will not receive detailed treatment in the campaign volumes & which are considered either worthy of special notice or typical of many phases of our war experience. The series is illustrated with material which would otherwise seldom see publication." This volume contains an illustrated record of the experiences of NZ PoWs in camps in Italy. VG. See illustration on our website.
£15
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HALL (D.O.W.)
Prisoners of Germany.
1st Ed., orig. illus. wraps., 32pp., 4to, photos. & sketches. War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs, Wellington, NZ.
1949
#52081
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One of a series of official publications designed "to present aspects of New Zealand's part in the Second World War which will not receive detailed treatment in the campaign volumes & which are considered either worthy of special notice or typical of many phases of our war experience. The series is illustrated with material which would otherwise seldom see publication." This volume contains an illustrated record of the experiences of NZ PoWs in camps in Germany. VG. See illustration on our website.
£15
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HALL (D.O.W.)
Escapes.
1st Ed., orig. illus. wraps., 32pp., 4to, photos. & sketches. War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs, Wellington, NZ.
1949
#52083
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One of a series of official publications designed "to present aspects of New Zealand's part in the Second World War which will not receive detailed treatment in the campaign volumes & which are considered either worthy of special notice or typical of many phases of our war experience. The series is illustrated with material which would otherwise seldom see publication." This volume contains an illustrated record of the experiences of NZ escapers from camps in Greece, Crete, Germany &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£15
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