THE SHOOTING GALLERY.
Pp. 286, 16 plates; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Gollancz, London, 1998. First edition. *An account of the author's experiences in the British SAS in numerous locations. More
Pp. 286, 16 plates; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Gollancz, London, 1998. First edition. *An account of the author's experiences in the British SAS in numerous locations. More
Pp. xii+74(with separate pagination for each chapter and section), coloured text illustrations, annexes, glossary and abbreviations; wide demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a little worn; Defence Publishing Service, Canberra, 2011. Second edition. *Initialled by General Hurley on title page. First published in 2004. An Australian Defence Doctrine publication..... More
SEAL Operations in the Vietnam War. Pp. x+228, frontispiece map, 10 plates, glossary; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, top fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, water stain along top edge; top edge of leaves a trifle soiled; Presidio Press, Novato, Connecticut, 1996. First edition. *An..... More
Liberation and capture missions. Pp. 414, 16 plates, occasional map, notes, glossary, index; post 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; leaves browned; Cassell, London, 2005. *First published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2004. More
Liberation and capture missions. Pp. 416, 16 coloured and black & white plates, occasional map, notes, glossary, index; med 8vo; black boards , spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2004. First edition. *An examination of the US Army's Green Berets. More
Pp. 232(last blank), coloured and black & white text illustrations including maps (many full and double page), abbreviations, notes, further reading, index; oblong post 4to; French fold pictorial stiff paper wrappers; NorthSouth Books/Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 2016. First edition. *A pictorial history of the independent companies and commando squadrons (Double..... More
Pp. 248(last blank), 12 plates, 4 text maps, glossary, appendix, index; med. 8vo; tan boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, backstrip faded, edges slightly worn; William Kimber, London, 1980. First edition. *An account of the Dhofar War in 1969-1976. More
Pp. 254(last blank), 8 coloured plates, 5 text maps, glossary, appendix, index; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, a trifle scuffed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; HarperCollins, London, 1996. New edition. *First published in 1980 by William Kimber & Co. under the title Operation..... More
Small tear to upper and lower plastic cover. *1979 film, based on the book of the same title by William Nagle, featured actors Graham Kennedy, John Hargreaves, Byran Brown, Graeme Blundell and John Jarratt. 'A tough, biting comedy which combines action and pathos with humour to tell the story of..... More
Pp. xxiv+278, 16 plates, text maps (many full page), text illustration, notes on sources, bibliography, unpublished sources, index; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Pen & Sword, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 2005. First edition. *A detailed biography of the 2nd Lord Jellicoe from his childhood to the War and..... More
Royal Marine Operations in Yugoslavia and Italy, 1944-1945. Pp. 184, 32 plates, text maps, appendices, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, with publisher's advertisements on verso; Greenhill Books, London, 1996. First U.K. edition. More
British Special Forces Operations from Belgrade to Baghdad. Pp. 256(last blank), 8 coloured plates, 2 maps, index; med. 8vo; black papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, tiny bump to top edge of upper board, bottom fore-corner of lower board a trifle marked; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; bookseller's sticker..... More
Pp. x+358(last blank), 8 plates, text map, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; grey boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Bantam Press, London, 1990. First edition. *An account of the women agents of the SOE and French Resistance. More
Pp. vii+310+[3](advertisements), 16 coloured and black & white plates; med. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Big Sky Publishing, Newport, N.S.W., 2012. First edition. *Largely an account of the author's incarceration in an Indian jail for having inadvertently crossed the Nepal-Indian border, together with accounts of his SAS training and experiences..... More
Foreword by Michael E. Thornton. Pp. xxiv+292, 8 plates, illustrated title page, glossary, index; med. 8vo; maroon boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; leaves lightly browned; St Martins' Press, New York, 2009. First edition. More
The Desert War and the Hunt for Zerzura. Pp. xviii+302, 2 text maps (one double page), 16 plates, glossary, chronology, dramatis personae, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; textured cream paper boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, 2003. First U.S. edition. *First published by John Murray..... More
The Special Air Service Regiment at War 1941-1945. Pp. xx+268, 8 plates, 4 maps (2 double page), appendices, notes, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; bookseller's sticker on verso of upper wrapper; Penguin Books, London, 2000. Classic Military History series. *First published in hardback by John Murray, London..... More
The Special Air Service Regiment at War 1941-1945. Pp. xx+268, 8 plates, 4 maps (2 double page), appendices, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, edges slightly worn, lower fore-corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper; ownership inscription on the upper free endpaper, which is lightly creased at..... More
Pp. 128, 16 plates, occasional text maps, appendices, index; demy 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; endpapers lightly browned; Michael O'Mara, London, 1986. First edition. *An account of the hunt for those who murdered captured SAS and SOE personnel during WWII by surviving members of the SAS..... More
Pp. 128, 16 plates, occasional text maps, appendices, index; demy 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; top fore-corner of upper free endpaper slightly bruised; Michael O'Mara, London, 1986. Third printing. *First published in 1986. An account of the hunt for those who murdered captured SAS and SOE..... More
Pp. [xii]+258, 8 plates, text illustration, glossary; med. 8vo; red boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Guild Books, London, 1990. *First published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1989. Soldier 'I' preserved his identit y using this pseudonym at the Coroner's inquest following the Iranian Embassy siege. The book recounts his..... More
Pp. x+278, frontispiece portrait, 32 plates, endpaper maps, appendix, index; tan cloth boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, bottom edge of upper board slightly bumped; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges worn and lightly chipped, backstrip browned, two tears in front panel tape repaired or marked on reverse; book label of David..... More
The soldiers, spies, and special agents who are revolutionizing the American way of war. Pp. xx+406, notes, index; med. 8vo; qr. purple and black papered boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper; Basic Books, New York, 2016. First edition. More
Pp. [xiv]+338(last advertisements); med. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; lower edges of leaves lightly shelf soiled; Coronet, London, 2012. Third printing. More
Pp. 192, coloured and black & white text illustrations, index; demy 4to; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, backstrip faded, tiny chip in upper edge of back panel; Bison Books, Greenwich, CT, 1983. First edition. *The history of elite corps and special forces. More