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The History of the First Bn. The Lincolnshire Regiment in India, Arakan, Burma & Sumatra Sept. 1939-Oct. 1946.
Orig. dec. card wraps., 75pp., 15 photos., 5 maps (one fldg.). Lincoln: Keyworth & Sons, Printers.
1949
#65433
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Well produced & illustrated history, mainly in the Arakan with 26th Indian Div. Roll of Hon., awards, officers rolls. Staples rusting o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£60
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Third Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday, 20th February, 1948. Published by Authority, Thursday, 26 February 1948: Report on the Air Operations During the Campaigns in Malaya & Netherlands East Indies from 8th December, 1941, to 12th March, 1942.
1st Ed., 69pp., foolscap format. HMSO.
1948
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Despatch of AVM Sir Pail Maltby re air operations at Malaya, Singapore & Hong Kong when overtaken by the Japanese, &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£25
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Seven Battalions: The Story of London Transport's Home Guard 1940-1946.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 128pp., illus. throughout. London Passenger Transport Board
1947
#67960
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Informative & well-illustrated record with various rolls of officers &c. VG. See illustrations on our website.
£65
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The Amazing Story of Weapons Made from Waste.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 62pp., illus. throughout. Odhams. nd (c.1942)
#64204
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Nicely produced & well illustrated booklet explains the benefits of recycling paper, scrap metal, &c., e.g., 5000 tons of salvaged waste paper frees up one ship to carry munitions of war. Minor wear, VG. See illustration on our website.
£20
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Front Line Eastbourne: An Illustrated Record of a Famous Holiday Resort under Enemy Air Assualt, & a Tribute to the Stout-Hearted Residents who kept the Flag Flying.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., not paginated, c.80pp., photos. throughout. Printed & Published by T.R. Beckett Ltd., Eastbourne.
1945
#64114
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Interesting record of the Home Front on the south coast with num. photos. of bomb damage &c. Orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.
£25
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Ack-Ack: With Gun & Searchlight Crews at Work & Play.
Foreword by Gen. Sir Frederick Pile. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 46pp. (+ adverts). Printed for the A.A. Welfare Fund by Victoria House Printing Co. nd (c.1944)
#68052
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Scarce record of the work of the AA Command inc. articles on Overcoming Teething Problems; Into Action Against the Flying Bomb; Efficient Work by the ATS in Mixed Batteries; Gun Sites at Sea [i.e., coastal forts] &c. Orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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The Royal Artillery Commemoration Book 1939-1945.
1st Ed., xl+790pp., large 4to, many excellent photos., drawings & paintings (some col.) throughout, fldg. maps. VG in dw. Bell & Sons, for the RA Benevolent Fund.
1950
#68253
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Substantial volume containing a wealth of detail on artillery of all forms in all theatres of war, regimental history, personal memoirs, accounts of operations, acts of gallantry &c., extravagantly illustrated. Much of interest + Roll of Hon. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, cloth & some of edges dampstained, all leaves open, internally all clean with commemorative inscrip. for Lt. A. F. Griffiths. See illustrations on our website.
£50
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Record of The Birmingham City Transport Home Guard, May, 1940-December, 1944.
1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., oblong 4to, 60pp., portraits &c. throughout. Printed by Buckler & Webb Ltd., Birmingham.
1944
#64081
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Very scarce & fully illustrated record: short history of the units + complete nominal roll (HQ & the various companies). Orig. dec. card wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.
£60
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The Story of 46 Division 1939-1945.
1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 136pp., 4to, 47 photos., 19 maps (most fldg.). Graz: Univ. Book Press "Styria".
1946
#68326
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Tunisia, Italy & Greece. Detailed contemp. history & rolls of commands & staff, awards. Order of Battle &c. Many good photos. & various coloured maps based on contemp. official sheets. VG & rarer original hardback edition, red cloth boards with black cloth backstrip, title & emblem to front. See illustration on our website.
£85
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1st Derbyshire Yeomanry Scrapbook 1939-1947.
1st Ed., xii+183pp., 4to, photos. throughout, 3 maps (one fldg.). Derby: Bemrose.
1948
#68327
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Armoured recce regiment in North Africa, Italy & Austria. Roll of Hon., awards. Detailed & well-illustrated history. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG ex-IWM with minor markings. See illustration on our website.
£50
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