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  War in Peace: An Analysis of Warfare From 1945 to the Present Day – Consultant Editor Sir Robert Thompson & Introduction by John Keegan Publisher: Orbis Publishing, London Edition: 1985 – Second Revised Edition Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket ISBN: 0-85613-841-X Pages: 336 with numerous colour and black & white photographs, illustrations, diagrams and maps   Extra Information Condition – Good. Some wear to cover, edges and corners, otherwise really clean with tight binding Language: English.   The years since the end of WW2 have been constantly racked by warfare. The Chinese Civil War, Korea, Vietnam, the Indo-Pakistan War, the Arab-Israeli Wars, the Iran-Iraq conflict, these have dominated the news, but the many brush-fire conflicts since 1945 are of equal historical and military importance. War in Peace acclaimed when it was first published in 1981, has was revised to include the Falklands, and the fighting in the Lebanon and Central America. This book describes in detail the background and events of all categories of warfare since 1945. Some of the conflicts covered include the Congolese Bloodbath, Castro’s Revolution, Portuguese Africa, Six Days war, Vietnam, Yom Kippur War, Rhodesia: War in the Bush | Selous Scouts, Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, Falklands, G enada, El Salvador an d many more of the conflicts that have taken place since 1945. A first-class military handbook and a wealth of illuminating photographs, facts and figures.   Please note that we refer the right to close our auctions at any time Please refer to all images for condition, as this form an integral part of the description Payment to be processed within 2 days of auction closing Item will be posted on the first Saturday following receipt of payment. We are not responsible for damages to or loss of items once posted The item is second hand and sold as such with no warranty or guarantee implied, expressed or given. Regretfully, no buyers from outside the borders of South Africa

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Ronnie Selley, a South African from rural Natal, joined the RAF on a short-service commission in 1937, considered the Golden Age of aviation. During these glory years of Howard Hughes and Amelia Earhart few guessed at the brewing storm and dark days to come. After completing his training on antiquated First World War aircraft, Selley was posted to 220 Squadron Coastal Command, the RAF’s under-staffed and under-equipped poor relation to the more prestigious Fighter and Bomber Commands. Tasked with reconnaissance, convoy patrols and submarine-hunting the pilots of Coastal Command chalked up more flying hours than any other RAF Command. It was not uncommon for pilots to be in the air, searching the waters of the North Atlantic, for up to sixteen hours a day, in aircraft that were neither capable of such ranges nor, initially, adequately armed to defend their charges. From the outbreak of war until after its cessation Coastal Command had aircraft in the air twenty-four hours a day, every single day. The toll this took on the men of Coastal Command was unthinkable. The first RAF pilot to sink a German U-boat, Selley went on the win the DFC for his actions during the Dunkirk evacuation. He won high praise and newspaper headlines such as “Plane fights 13 German warships”, “One RAF man bombs 3 ships, routs Nazis” and “One against eight” were not uncommon. Selley subsequently suffered acute battle fatigue and spent time convalescing at the Dunblane Hydro. Thereafter, he was posted by the Air Ministry as Air Vice-Marshal Breese’s personal pilot. On 5 March 1941 Ronnie Selley, Air Vice-Marshal Breese and the entire crew of the fully armed Lockheed Hudson they was flying experienced engine problems, lost speed, stalled and exploded on impact at Wick in northern Scotland. Paperback, 224 pages.

 VICTORY IN EUROPE.....D-DAY TO V-E DAY: FIRST TIME IN FULL COLOUR VICTORY IN EUROPE IS THE FIRST AND ONLY ALL-COLOUR PORTRAYAL OF THE MOMENTOUS EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN EUROPE BETWEEN D-DAY IN 1944 AND V-E DAY IN 1945. A LANDMARK IN THE HISTORY OF MILITARY PUBLISHING, THESE UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM RECENTLY DISCOVERED FILM MADE DURING THE LAST YEAR OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR BY THE AWARD-WINNING HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR, GEORGE STEVENS. EARLY IN 1944 STEVENS WAS ASKED BY GENERAL EISENHOWER TO ORGANIZE A FILM UNIT WHITCH WOULD TRAVEL WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES DURING THE LANDINGS IN FRANCE AND FOLLOW THEIR CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE. IN ADDITION TO THE UNIT'S OFFICIAL COVERAGE OF THE WAR, STEVENS RECORDED THESE HISTORIC EVENTS HIMSELF ON COLOUR FILM, WHICH WAS THEN SENT TO CALIFORNIA WHERE IT REMAINED FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS. VICTORY IN EUROPE IS INTRODUCED BY GEORGE STEVENS, Jr. WHO EXPLAINS HOW HIS FATHER MADE THE FILM AND TELLS THE STORY OF ITS REDISCOVERY. ACCOMPANIED BY AN AUTHORITATIVE COMMENTARY BY BRITAIN'S LEADING WAR HISTORIAN MAX HASTINGS, AND NINE INFORMATIVE MAPS, THESE PICTURES TELL THE STORY OF THE STRUGGLE FOR EUROPE; FROM D-DAY AND THE GREATEST NAVAL INVASION IN HISTORY TO THE LIBERATION OF PARIS, FROM THE ARDENNES AND THE BATTLE OF A MILLION TOOPS TO THE HORROR OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND THE FINAL COLLAPSE OF THE NAZI REGIME. AFTER SIX YEARS, VICTORY WAS FINALLY WON IN EUROPE. THIS VIVID DOCUMENTARY COMMEMORATES TO THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF V-E DAY.   MAX HASTINGS,  PICTURES BY  GEORGE STEVENS,  INTRODUCTION BY GEORGE STEVENS, Jr.......TEXT, PICTURES, INTRODUCTION AND CARTOGRAPY COPYRIGHT 1985. JACKET ILLUSTRATIONS FRONT - THE LIBERATION OF PARIS, AUGUST 1944, BACK - ABOVE GENERAL DE GAULLE AND GENERAL BRADLEY, PARIS 1944, CENTRE - SOVIET CECTOR, BERLIN 1945, BELOW RIGHT - YOUNG CONCENTRATION CAMP INMATES, DACHAU 1945, BELOW LEFT - M4 SHERMAN TANK, NORMANDY 1944. HARD COVER BOOK, DUST JACKET HAS SOME  MINOR WEAR AND TEAR AND IS COVER WITH TAPE ON THE INSIDE COVER. BOOK HAVE WONDERFULL PICTURE'S IN BLACK & WHITE AND IN COLOUR WITH SOME FEW MAPS', BOOK HAVE 192 PAGES AND STILL IN FARE CONDITION. POSTAGE R55-00  

2001. Soft cover, 224 pages. Very good condition. Under 1kg. By focusing on 13 classic engagements in which gunboats won the day, you appreciate how they were used to establish and control empire, preserve trade routes, and police pirates and rebels. Starting with the Burma war in 1824, and ending with the dramatic escape of the Amethys t down the Yangtze in 1949, this gunboat saga depicts exploits from China to Argentina, from the Crimea to the Mississippi, and from the Persian Gulf to East Africa. 

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How the War Was Won describes the major role played by the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in defeating the German army. In particular, the book explains the methods used in fighting the last year of the war, and raises questions as to whether mechanical warfare could have been more widely used. Hardcover. English. Routledge. 2002. ISBN: 0415076285. 232pp. Good condition in laminated hardcover. Book No: 48982

 Postage: Option 1  is not available. Book 2.5kg please choose option 2 or 3  World War 11 Day by Day  - Donald Sommerville See photos for book condition.   As New  1989 320 pages Big Luxury edition Bison Group Many of the day to day facts of a truly global war When the conflict is global, somewhere around the world and at all hours, shots are being fired and people are dying. Therefore, for any day there will be some action or event to report. Although there is an entry for nearly every day, there are some days for which there is none. For example, there is no report for August 2, 1942. Not a criticism, just a note. Strictly speaking, the book begins in June 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and the Treaty of St Germain that formally ended World War I. This is fitting, for it was not a peace, just an interlude. The major events that laid the foundation for the official start of the war on September 1, 1939 are briefly mentioned. The ebb and flow of Allied fortunes during the war are closely followed by reading these entries. Since all are short, there is very little that could be interpreted as political commentary, it is a book of concise facts. If you are interested in the day by day actions of World War II, this is a book that you can read for enlightenment. It is an excellent book to be placed on a coffee table, to be picked up and read a couple of pages at a time. Profusely illustrated with pictures from all sides in the conflict, it is concise yet complete. Of course there are omissions, with nearly every nation involved, it is impossible to include all significant events in a book this size.     I have many similar books available    I have many books on sale, please check my listings. I am happy to combine and save postage for you.  

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