History and Prediction -Military Used Books - Here are the latest additions to the History and Prediction -Military category of the Mary Ward Used Books catalogue http://www.marywardbooks.com/categories/64.html Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1990 1st edition: hardcover in dust jacket: approximately 7.5 x 10 inches tall: 240 pages including index: black and white illustrations and maps.Synopsis: A detailed record of the Little Ships the took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk when more than 330,000 British and French troops were rescued from the beaches by naval vessels and an armada of small craft. Between 800 and 1,300 vessels are estimated to have been involved; and Russell Plummer' s research provides a unique record of as many of the individual ships as has been possible to identify. The list includes passenger ferries, cargo vessels, paddle steamers, excursion ships, Dutch skoots, tugs , fishing boats, barges and lighters, RNLI lifeboats, Beach craft, motor cruisers and yatchs: all of whom responded to the predicament of the British Expeditionary Force trapped at Dunkirk. The listings contain particulars of ownership, size, and propulsion, command during operation, and summaries of the careers of the larger vessels in peace and war. Previously unpublished photographs are among the comprehensive illustrations. Contents:- Foreword. Introduction. Operation Dynamo. Personnel vessels. Armed Boarding Vessels. Hospital Carriers. Cargo Ships. Paddle Steamers. Excursion Ships, Ferries and Small Cargo Vessels. Dutch Schuits ( Scoots) Tugs. Fishing Vessels. Barges and Lighters. Small Craft. RNLI Lifeboats. Small foreign vessels. Naval vessels. The Seafarer's stories. Acknowledgements. Bibliography. Main entry index. Condition dust cover, black cloth hardcover, and contents very clean and good overall/almost as new http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/1852602104.html William Kimber: 1982, first edition hardcover in dust jacket: ownership inscription: upper edge of dust jacket slightly rubbed: overall very clean and good immediate availability http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0718301293.html . Secker and Warburg August 1963, third impression of the first edition of October 1961: red cloth hardcover: no dust jacket: 367 pages: black and white illustrations and maps. Synopsis: Described by the author as " an attempt to tell the story of many ordinary men and women who were involved in the last Jacobite rising " this reconstruction of the battle of Culloden, and in-depth examination of its consequences and effect on the Highlands, was written from the imagined viewpoint of the people involved: with extracts from historical documents; extracts from letters, memoirs, journals and eyewitnesses of the rebellion collected by the Rev Robert Forbes; and material from regimental records. Black and white maps included . Conditon: a few small blemishes to red hardcover: overall good and collectable http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mw001235222.html Blandford 1981; first edition hardcover in dust jacket:very clean and good overall. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0713710748.html Longmans 1972: first of this edition: orange cloth hard cover : brown and orange dust jacket: 377 pages. Synopsis: a collection of articles cabled to the "New Yorker" in America at weekly or fortnightly intervals by their war correspondent Mollie Panter -Downes. The resulting "Letters from America" provide a cool, good humoured assessment of the private and public social, political and military events occurring in war-time London, and communicate a sense of being there, experiencing the blitz. Condition: some rubbing to edges of dust jacket: overall very clean, firm and good http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0582101468.html very clean and good overall - immediately available http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/1854107666.html John Murray 2004: hardcover in dust jacket: 362 pages: black and white photographic illustrations.Synopsis: A history of the British Expeditionary Force from its conception some years before the First World War when the creation of the German Empire necessitated Great Britain's alliance with its continental neighbours; the Entente Cordiale of 1904; the long secret negotiations between British and French staffs; the actions of the Francophile officer, Brigadier -General Henry Wilson; and the Road to War culminating in August 1940 when the British Expeditionary Force arrived in France and began four months of hard campaigning that started at Mons and ended with its final destruction at the battle of First Ypres. First-hand accounts and military history used by the author Robin Neillands in a graphic account. Contents: -- illustrations, acknowledgements, maps, introduction. 1) The continent goes to War, 1871 -- 1914. 2) The British go to war, 1898 -- 1914. 3) Wilson at the War office, 1910 -- 1914 4)Mobilisation, transport and logistics, 1911 -- 1914. 5) The BEF advances, 9 -- 22 August 1914. 6) The battle of Mons, 23 August 1914. 7)The battle of Le Cateau, 26 August 1914. 8) The retreat to the Marne, 27 August -- 5 September 1914. 9) From the Marne to the Aisne , 5 -- 12 September 1914.10) On the Aisne, 13 September -- 2 October 1914. 11) The war in the North, 2-18 October 1914. 12) Ypres, 19 -- 31 October 1914. 13) Gheluvelt, 29 -- 31 October 1914. Nonne -Boschen, 1 -- 22 November 1914. Epilogue Condition : dust jacket, cover and contents very clean and good overall/almost as new. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0719556465.html Greenhill books, London and Stackpole books, Pennsylvania 2001: first edition hardcover in dust jacket: 320 pages: black and white illustrations. Synopsis: 137 letters written by George Frederick Dallas to his relatives and friends during his time on active service in the Crimean War, presented by his great-great-grandson Michael Hargreaves Mawson. " Fred" Dallas, Company Commander of the 46th Regiment of Foot, who miraculously escaped any serious injury during the prolonged campaign, described his first enthusiasm , followed within weeks of arriving by descriptions of his disbelief at the misjudgement of leading offices, the poor preparation, the divided command,and the appalling conditions of the Crimean Winter. He records the unremitting struggles of the battle, the bravery of his comrades, the confusion, the mistakes, the horrific injuries and the ever wearying cold. The letters record incidents of fighting elsewhere, including the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava; and the quieter moments at camp, the friendships between the men, and surprisingly humourous and colourful anecdotes. Footnotes by the editor and in in-depth biographical index included. Contents. List of illustrations. Preface. Of the family of Dallas. Of the author of the letters. The letters: Part 1, 1854. Part 2, 1855. Part 3, 1856. Afterword. Appendix: Known descendants of George Frederick Dallas. Glossary. Chronology. Bibliography. Index of those mentioned in the letters. Condition: dust jacket, cover and contents very clean and good/as new http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/1853674508.html Wordsworth Editions Ltd; ISBN: 184022214X ; paperback ;350 page biography; slight crease to lower corner of back cover- overall very clean and good http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/184022214X.html first editon- no dust cover- picture of author and short description of his life and work celo-taped to end paper- book shows signs of wear but overall clean and acceptable - immediate dispatch http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mw00128888.html Poppyland Publishing 1988, first edition paperback: 86 pages including index: black and white photographic illustrations throughout.Synopsis: Graphic details of the effects of the Second World War on Cromer and Sheringham, the defence of the two coastal towns, the activities of the civilian population, and a copy of the Government instruction entitled ' If The Invader Comes '. Condition: corners slightly bent: overall clean and good and collectable. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/094614835%20x.html Guild Publishing 1984: black cloth hardcover with gilt lettering to spine: dust jacket: 368 pages including index: black and white photographic illustrations and maps. Synopsis: 40 years after the British and American armies staged the greatest amphibious landing in history in Operation Overlord, the battle to begin the liberation of Europe, Max Hastings, War Correspondent and author of Bomber Command, and the Battle of the Falklands made a new study of D Day and the battle throughout Normandy that followed: this resulting volume describes a skilful and courageous defence by the German army; questions the ability of the British and American armies to carry out the Allied Plan; and describes in graphic detail the experience of Normandy as the theatre of Battle during the Second World War, comparing it with the bloodbath of Flanders 30 years earlier. Eyewitness accounts of survivors from both sides of the conflict provided much of the material used by the author in this book. Condition corners slightly bumped: dustjacket flaps foxed: hardcover and contents very clean and good. Overall very clean and good http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0718123263%20%202.html Malta 1981; first edition soft cover; 190 oages. Condition; very clean and good. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/B0000EDW41.html Marks and Spencer 2004: first edition hardcover in dust jacket: approximately 9 by in 11.25 inches tall: 250 pages: black and white photographs throughout . Synopsis: A collection of photographs, many previously unpublished, from the Daily Mail archives charting the process of the Second World War, and building a comprehensive picture of life under duress across the globe.Condition: remnants of bookseller's small circular sticker to front cover: overall very clean and good/almost as new http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/1844611620.html