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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Brendon, Vyvyen.
The First World War, 1914 - 1918:
(Hodder and Stoughton, 2000).
Access to History. Paperback. Very good. vi + 154pp. Order No. NSBK-A15683
Keywords: 9780340743034, First World War, Great War
Price £4.99.
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Stammers, Neil.
Civil Liberties in Britain During the Second World War: A Political Study
(Croom Helm, 1983).
Hardback. Tear in rear endpaper, otherwise very good+ in dustwrapper. 250pp. Order No. NSBK-A10362
Keywords: 0312141297, civil liberties, Britain, British, England, English, history, World War Two, World War II, World War 2, wars, government policy, policies, democracy, democratic, Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, Regulation 18b, enemy aliens, twentieth century, 20th
Price £11.00.
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Barnett, Correlli.
The Great War:
(BBC Worldwide, second edition, 2003).
Paperback. Some light soiling / browning to page edges, otherwise a good copy. 224pp. Order No. NSBK-A15765
Keywords: 9780563488873, Great War, First World War, WOrld War I
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Lewis, Jon E.
True World War I Stories: Sixty Personal Narratives of the War
(Robinson, rpt, 1999).
Paperback. Spine creased, otherwise good+. 425pp. Order No. NSBK-A14176
Keywords: 1841190950, World War 1, World War One, World War I, First World War, Great War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th, autobiographies, autobiography, memories, Somme, Loos, Ypres, Western Front
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Summerfield, Penny.
Women Workers in the Second World War: Production and Patriarchy in Conflict
(Croom Helm, 1984).
Classic work of women's history, now very scarce. Hardback. Ex library but good+ in faded, slightly creased dustwrapper. ix + 214pp. Order No. NSBK-C1783
Keywords: 0709923171, Second World War, World War II, munitions, women's work, patriarchy, factory, history, Britain, British, England, English
Price £47.95.
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Griffiths, Gareth.
Women's Factory Work in World War I:
(Alan Sutton, 1991).
With previously unknown photographs from the Home Office Industrial Museum. Hardback. With a newspaper review pasted to rear endpapers, otherwise very good in dustwrapper. viii + 176pp. Order No. NSBK-C665
Keywords: 9780862997953, women's history, factory, factories, munitions, Great War, World War I, First World War, Britain, British, England, English, history
Price £8.99.
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Gray, J., McPherson, A. F. and Raffe, D.
Reconstructions of Secondary Education: Theory, Myth and Practice Since the War
(RKP, 1983).
Paperback. Front cover creased in spine area, newspaper cuttings pasted to inside front cover and flyleaf, otherwise good+. xvi + 375pp. Order No. NSBK-A10564
Keywords: 0710092687, wars, warfare, secondary education, teachers, teaching, pupils, students, Britain, British, England, English, history
Price £7.00.
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Hobhouse, Emily.
The Brunt of War and Where it Fell:
(Portrayer Publishers, 2007 facsimile of the 1902 edition).
A facsimile edition of a very scarce book. Complete with a map and all illustrations. Hardback. Good in blue cloth. xvi + 357pp. Order No. NSBK-C13227
Keywords: 0954476131, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life history, life histories, lives, life, memoirs, self history, self histories, women writers, women's writing, woman writer, females, feminine, writers, authors, authoresses, Boer War, Boers, South Africa, Africa, African, wars, South African War, warfare, twentieth century, 20th, century, Emily Hobhouse, camps, war camp, war camps, concentration camps, camp, POW, prisoners of war, enemy, enemies, soldiers, soldier, Cape, Cape Colony, children, child, Chamberlain, homes, housing, deprivation, starvation, Britain, British, England, English, troop, troops, battle, battles, battallions, propaganda, battallion, living conditions, Southern Africa, Southern African, Afrikaan, Afrikaans, Veld, scorched earth policy, charity, philanthropy, Portrayer Publishers
Price £25.95.
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Murray, Robert N.
Lest We Forget: The Experiences of World War II Westindian Ex-Service Personnel
(Nottingham Westindian Combined Ex-Servic, 1996).
Edited by Patrick L. Hylton. Paperback. Fine. 190pp. Order No. NSBK-A15316
Keywords: 1870518527, world war II, Second World War
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