Fisher, David.
The War Magician: How Jasper Maskelyne and his Magic Gang Altered the Course of World War II
(Coward McCann, New York, 1983).
Britain's most bizarre secret weapon of WWII - he made the Suez canal disappear. Became an assassination target of Hitler's regime during WWII. A very scarce title. Hardback. Slight bumping to corners, otherwise very good in chipped, slightly discoloured, slightly worn dustwrapper. First Edition in 315pp. Order No. NSBK-A4731
Keywords: 0698111400, magic, conjuring, maskelyne, illusions, music hall, theatre, David Devant, jasper, Neville, war, Hitler, illusion, conjurer, warfare, war, magic gang, magician, magicians, magical, illusionist, jasper maskelyne, illusionists, Second World War, great britain, great british, england, english, war magician, history, david fisher, egyptian hall, illusions, deceptions, deception, deceptionist, deceptionists, decept, deceptive, deceptor, world war, wartime, war magician, magic gang, history, magic history, conjurers, conjured, J.N Maskelyne, white magic, World War II, World War Two, Inter-war, Interwar, Inter war
Price £38.00.
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Forty, George.
Tank Action: From the Great War to the Gulf
(Alan Sutton, 1995).
Supported by more than 170 black and white photographs and over 50 maps and line drawings. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, some thumbing to page edges, otherwise good in creased dustwrapper. xvi + 296pp. Order No. NSBK-A7416
Keywords: 0750904798, transport, tanks, Great War, wars, warfare, First World War, World War I, World War 1, One, Second World War, World War Two, 2, II, Gulf War, military, action, technology, Heavy Mk 1, Challenger, Korea, Vietnam, Arab-Israeli, Kohima, Royal Tank Regiment, world history, tank warfare
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Buckley, V. C.
Good Times: At Home and Abroad Between the Wars
(Thames and Hudson, 1979).
With 197 illustrations. Paperback. Very good. 128pp. Order No. NSBK-A5740
Keywords: 050027178X, wras, interwar, homes, abroad, leisure, entertainment, schooldays, schools, schooling, London, motors, motoring, pastimes, hobbies, dining, First World War, Great War, World War One, World War Two, World War Two, World War II, twentieth century, social history, Britain, British, England, English
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Litoff, Judy Barrett and Smith, David C.
Since You Went Away: World War II Letters from American Women on the Home Front
(OUP, 1991).
Hardback. Very good+ in dustwrapper. x + 293pp. Order No. NSBK-C12640
Keywords: 0195067959, US, USA, United States, United States of America, America, American, The States, women writers, women's writing, woman writer, females, feminine, writers, authors, authoresses, letters, epistles, epistolary, World War Two, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th Century, Home Front
Price £8.00.
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Scott, Philippa.
Lucky Me:
(Kenilworth Press, 1990).
Illustrated by more than 90 photographs. The book is an evocation of the early life of Philippa Scott (nee Talbot-Ponsonby's) - her childhood in South Africa, school, climbing holidays, her time in the Land Army in World War II and a spell in Yugoslavia during the Cold War. She married Peter Scott in Reykjavik in 1951. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 208pp. Order No. NSBK-C5734
Keywords: 1872082114, Lucky Me, Philippa Scott, Philippa Talbot-Ponsonby, Land Army, Peter Scott, South Africa, World War Two, wars, Second World War, World War II, Britain, British, history, england, English, autobiography, autobiographical, memoirs, memoir, autobiographies, life history, life histories, women writers, Severn Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge, Thjorsaver Expedition, Reykjavik
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Sheridan, Dorothy, ed.
Wartime Women: A Mass-Observation Anthology: The Experiences of Women at War
(Mandarin, 1991).
Paperback. Good. xiv + 267pp. Order No. NSBK-C12624
Keywords: 0749307412, World War Two, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th Century, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, mass observation, anthology, anthologies
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Melvin, Michael J.
Minesweeper: The Role of the Motor Minesweeper in World War II
(Square One, 1992).
Hardback. Very good copy, in slightly rubbed, slightly edge-worn dustwrapper. 226pp. Order No. NSBK-A7520
Keywords: 1872017576, wars, warfare, minesweepers, ships, shipping, World War II, Two, 2, military, navy, Britain, British, England, English, history, Motor Minesweepers, mines, Germans, twentieth century, 20th, naval, shipping, maritime
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Westaway, K. M.
Old Girls in New Times: The Story of Some of the Work done by the Old Girls of Bedford High School During Nearly Six Years of War, 1939-1945
(F.R. Hockliffe Ltd, 1945).
Hardback. Torn paper cover loose, stitching exposed, otherwise good. 102pp. Order No. NSBK-C12669
Keywords: B0007JZKHW, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, women's work, women and work, employment, girls, schools, schooling, education, educational, teachers, teaching, pupils, students, Bedford High School, Bedfordshire, girls' schools, war work, World War Two, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th Century
Price £26.00.
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Fowler, Will.
D-Day: The First 24 Hours
(Spellmount, rpt., 2004).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 192pp. Order No. NSBK-A13955
Keywords: 186227214X, World War Two, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th Century, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, D-day, military, D-Day Landings, France, French
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Whiting, Charles.
Massacre at Malmedy: The Story of Jochen Peiper's Battle Group Ardennes, December, 1944
(Leo Cooper, rpt., 1996).
Paperback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, slight damage to spine and fly leaf, a good working copy. vi + 244pp. Order No. NSBK-A6711
Keywords: 0850525128, massacre, warfare, wars, Second World War, World War Two, II, 2, Jochen Peiper's Battle group, Jochen Peiper, twenteith century, British, Britain, history, France, French, Malmedy, guns, Germans, Nazis, Germany, Europe, European
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