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Second World War Second World War, Including regimental and divisional histories, personal accounts, general histories and works of reference   264 Books
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Roll of Honour: No. 149 Squadron, No. 3 Group, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force, 1939-1945. 1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., [v]+23pp. No imprint/date (c.1980s)  #64873
[HLMainPic] A roll of some 850 airmen, noting their rank & date of death, with a short history of the squadron (they flew Stirling bombers over the Reich) & some loosely inserted research notes. VG. See illustration on our website.   £20
The Bulldozer: The Magazine of Combined Operations. Vol. II, No. 6, November 1943. Orig. dec. wraps., 16pp., photos. & sketches throughout. Contemp.  #68372
[HLMainPic] RESTRICTED. Contains Combined Ops. news & personalities, reports on training (including airborne & sea landings), list of newly commissioned Midshipmen, 'Jane' cartoon, &c. Rare. See illustrations on our website.   £65
The Bulldozer: The Magazine of Combined Operations. Vol. II, No. 7, December 1943. Orig. dec. wraps., 16pp., photos. & sketches throughout. Contemp.  #68373
[HLMainPic] RESTRICTED. Contains Combined Ops. news & personalities, training, report by Maj-Gen. R.E. (Bob) Laycock on recent ops. in Sicily & Italy, list of Special Service awards for North Africa (inc. MiDs), list of newly commissioned Sub-Lieutenants, 'Jane' cartoon, &c. Rare. See illustrations on our website.   £65
The Bulldozer: The Magazine of Combined Operations. Vol. II, No. 8, January 1944. Orig. dec. wraps., 16pp., photos. & sketches throughout. Contemp.  #68374
[HLMainPic] RESTRICTED. Contains Combined Ops. news & personalities, training, a glider pilot's account of the Sicily landings (first use of glider-borne forces in the war), report on work at the Parachute Training School, 'Jane' cartoon, &c. Rare. See illustrations on our website.   £65
Hastings & St. Leonards in the Front Line: the Story of the Borough's Bombing Ordeal. 1st Ed., 64pp., num. photos., map. Compiled by The Hstings & St. Leonards Observer. nd (c.1945)  #68376
[HLMainPic] Illustrated record of the Home Front, air raids &c. Orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.   £20
TM 9-726. War Department Technical Manual. Light Tank M3. 1st Ed., 250pp., num. photos./diagrams. Washington: War Dept. July 1942  #65257
[HLMainPic] American official manual for M3 Light Tank. Later (c.1950s) blue cloth with orig. front wrap. of the manual laid down to the front, with armorial bookplate of Mark Dineley: Note: Dineley was an enigmatic character who was very interested in military technicalities. When I bought this item from his family they told me that he had been an SOE agent. This may or may not be true but what is known is that he was born in 1901 in London; he established Bapty & Co. in 1919, which has since become one of Europe's most prominent armorers for film & television. He also established an importing company, Dineley & Dowding Ltd., which supplied arms to the British Army. Around 1932, Dineley designed a submachine gun & submitted it for testing by the Small Arms committee; the weapon was ultimately rejected. In his spare time Dineley was an art connoisseur who amassed a collection of Chinese, Tibetan & Nepalese Buddhist art. He died in 1975 in Wiltshire. See illustrations on our website.   £50
TM 9-230. War Department Technical Manual. Machine Gun Mounts for Boats. 1st Ed., 61pp., num. photos./diagrams. Washington: War Dept. Oct. 1943  #65256
[HLMainPic] American official manual for this Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun. FOR ORDNANCE OFFICE USE ONLY. Later (c.1950s) red cloth, orig. printed wraps. bound in, with armorial bookplate of Mark Dineley: Note: Dineley was an enigmatic character who was very interested in military technicalities. When I bought this item from his family they told me that he had been an SOE agent. This may or may not be true but what is known is that he was born in 1901 in London; he established Bapty & Co. in 1919, which has since become one of Europe's most prominent armorers for film & television. He also established an importing company, Dineley & Dowding Ltd., which supplied arms to the British Army. Around 1932, Dineley designed a submachine gun & submitted it for testing by the Small Arms committee; the weapon was ultimately rejected. In his spare time Dineley was an art connoisseur who amassed a collection of Chinese, Tibetan & Nepalese Buddhist art. He died in 1975 in Wiltshire. See illustrations on our website.   £45
TM 9-883. War Department Technical Manual. 1-Ton, 2-Wheel Cargo & Water Trailers. 1st Ed., 89pp., num. photos./diagrams. Washington: War Dept. Aug. 1943  #65255
[HLMainPic] American official manual for this trailer inc. operating & maintenance instructions. Later (c.1950s) red cloth, orig. printed wraps. bound in, with armorial bookplate of Mark Dineley: Note: Dineley was an enigmatic character who was very interested in military technicalities. When I bought this item from his family they told me that he had been an SOE agent. This may or may not be true but what is known is that he was born in 1901 in London; he established Bapty & Co. in 1919, which has since become one of Europe's most prominent armorers for film & television. He also established an importing company, Dineley & Dowding Ltd., which supplied arms to the British Army. Around 1932, Dineley designed a submachine gun & submitted it for testing by the Small Arms committee; the weapon was ultimately rejected. In his spare time Dineley was an art connoisseur who amassed a collection of Chinese, Tibetan & Nepalese Buddhist art. He died in 1975 in Wiltshire. See illustrations on our website.   £35
TM 9-1250. War Department Technical Manual. Ordnance Maintenance 37-MM Gun M6 Mounted in Combat Vehicles. 1st Ed., [iv]+77pp., num. photos./diagrams. Washington: War Dept. Jan. 1945  #65254
[HLMainPic] American official manual for this cannon which was mounted on light tanks. Later (c.1950s) red cloth, orig. printed wraps. bound in, with armorial bookplate of Mark Dineley: Note: Dineley was an enigmatic character who was very interested in military technicalities. When I bought this item from his family they told me that he had been an SOE agent. This may or may not be true but what is known is that he was born in 1901 in London; he established Bapty & Co. in 1919, which has since become one of Europe's most prominent armorers for film & television. He also established an importing company, Dineley & Dowding Ltd., which supplied arms to the British Army. Around 1932, Dineley designed a submachine gun & submitted it for testing by the Small Arms committee; the weapon was ultimately rejected. In his spare time Dineley was an art connoisseur who amassed a collection of Chinese, Tibetan & Nepalese Buddhist art. He died in 1975 in Wiltshire. See illustrations on our website.   £35
TM 9-396. War Department Technical Manual. 7.2-Inch Multiple Rocket Launcher M17. 1st Ed., [iv]+60pp., num. photos./diagrams. Washington: War Dept. Jan. 1945  #65253
[HLMainPic] American official manual for the M17 Rocket Launcher. It had a capacity of 20 rockets which could be fired "electrically either in single or automatic fire." The weapon as mounted on medium tanks such as the Sherman. Later (c.1950s) red cloth, orig. printed wraps. bound in, with armorial bookplate of Mark Dineley: Note: Dineley was an enigmatic character who was very interested in military technicalities. When I bought this item from his family they told me that he had been an SOE agent. This may or may not be true but what is known is that he was born in 1901 in London; he established Bapty & Co. in 1919, which has since become one of Europe's most prominent armorers for film & television. He also established an importing company, Dineley & Dowding Ltd., which supplied arms to the British Army. Around 1932, Dineley designed a submachine gun & submitted it for testing by the Small Arms committee; the weapon was ultimately rejected. In his spare time Dineley was an art connoisseur who amassed a collection of Chinese, Tibetan & Nepalese Buddhist art. He died in 1975 in Wiltshire. See illustrations on our website.   £35

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