Pp. [x]+176; med. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a trifle worn; leaves slightly browned; HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 2008. First edition. *An account of the author's three year service with Sayeret Duvdevan, Israel's most secret 'black ops' commando unit. More
Pp. xiv+168, pictorial title page, coloured and black & white illustrations, illustrated endpapers, Roll of Honour, glossary, index; narrow med. 4to; full blue leather, spine lettered in gilt, upper board stamped in blind and with an onlaid metal SAS badge; within slipcase; certificate page embossed by owner at lower fore-corner;..... More
Pp. viii+168, illustrated throughout, pictorial endpapers, roll of honour, glossary, index; narrow med 4to; pictorial laminated boards, fore-corners lightly bruised; leaves a little browned; Three Knights, Amanzimototi, Transkei, South Africa, 1986. Second edition. *First published in 1984 as a de luxe leather bound edition, limited to 500 copies. More
The Story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service. Pp. iv+450(last blank), 20 coloured and 16 black & white plates, text maps, Roll of Honour, chronology, glossary, bibliography, index; roy. 8vo; full blue leather, the spine lettered in gilt, upper board stamped in blind and with an onlaid SAS badge; a.e.g.;..... More
Pp. xiv+464, 16 plates; post 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a trifle worn; leaves browned; Corgi, London, 1998. First edition thus. *First published by Doubleday, London, 1997. The autobiography of Frank Collins who served in the SAS and later became a curate. Frank Collins took his own life in..... More
Pp. viii+374, 16 plates; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards slightly marked price-clipped dust wrapper, edges slightly worn; small erasure to fore-corner of upper free endpaper, leaves browned; Doubleday, London, 1997. First edition. *Signed by the author on the half-title page. The autobiography of Frank Collins, 22..... More
Foreword by Phillip Knightley. Pp. xiv+384(last blank)+[2](blank), occasional text illustrations, appendices, endnotes, bibliography; med. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a trifle worn, security sticker on recto of the lower wrapper; margins of leaves a little browned; Harper Collins Publishers, Sydney, 2005. First edition. More
The Role of the Special Branch in the Malayan Emergency. Pp. xx+324, 8 plates, map, text illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Monash University Press, Melbourne, 2009. Second impression. *First published simultaneously in Singapore by ISEAS Publishing. 'The war against the Communist Party of Malaya's determined..... More
Pp. xiv+376(last blank), 16 plates (1 double page), glossary, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1998. Second impression. *A senior member of the SAS recounts his experiences. More
Pp. 224, coloured and black & white text illustrations, glossary, index; small demy 4to; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Cassell, London, 2000. First edition. More
Pp. 176, 8 plates, bibliography; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges a trifle flecked, lower edges slightly shelf worn; dust wrapper, edges a little worn, head of backstrip slightly chipped; Taplinger Publishing Company, New York, 1974. First U.S. edition. *First published..... More
Pp. vi+202(last blank), 16 plates, Awards, RAF losses, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Pen & Sword, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 2012. First edition. *Operation Market Garden ('Market' for the air side and 'Garden' for the land part) and the air war for Arnhem. More
The German struggle against Soviet partisans 1941-1944. Pp. x+218(last blank), 32 plates, text maps, appendices, notes on sources, notes, index; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, lightly scuffed, edges lightly worn, creased and a little split; Macdonald & Jane's, London, 1979. First edition. More
A high-risk plan, my subsequent capture and time in a Lebanese prison. Pp. xiv+262(last blank), 8 coloured plates; med. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; edges of leaves lightly browned; Macmillan, Sydney, 2008. First edition. *The author's account of his part in the rescue of two children abducted to Lebanon, his..... More
Pp. 576(last blank), notes, index; med. 8vo; red boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper; lower edges of leaves lightly soiled; Macdonald, London, 1989. First U.K. edition. *First published by Crown Publishers, New York, 1989. The story of the 25 year intelligence war between the Soviet Union and the USA..... More
Pp. [xxviii]+576, frontispiece map and 12 text maps, edges of leaves lightly soiled, appendices including select bibliography; demy 4to; green boards, blocked in black, lettered in gilt, slightly worn; edges of leaves a lightly soiled, a little light foxing; Greenwood Press, Westport, 1982. First edition. More
Pp. [ii]+762(last blank), 12 plates, notes and sources, documents and index; black boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, lower edge of leaves a trifle soiled; Collins, London, 1988. First edition. *An in-depth analysis of the Soviet recruitment of agents at..... More
Inside the FBI's Secret Counter-Terror Force. Pp. x+594(last blank), 16 plates, index; med. 8vo; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in silver, red papered boards; dust wrapper; leaves slightly browned; Pocket Books, New York, 1999. First edition. *The author was a founding member of the FBI's Hostage rescue Team. More
The story of the original Special Boat Section of the Army Commandos. Pp. xxii+242, 12 plates, appendices, bibliography, index; black boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, lightly faded; outer leaves very slightly foxed; Robert Hale, London, 1983. First edition. *Inscribed by the author, dated Christmas 1983, on the title..... More
The history of 'Z' Special Operations 1942-1945. Pp. xii+272, numerous text illustrations, endpaper maps, appendices including rolls, bibliography, index; roy. 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, lower fore-corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper; minor text highlights in yellow on pages 102 and 251; R.J. & S.P. Austin, McCrae, 1993. First..... More
The history of 'Z' Special Operations 1942-1945. Pp. xii+272, numerous text illustrations, endpaper maps, appendices including rolls, bibliography, index; roy. 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards slightly marked; dust wrapper; R.J. & S.P. Austin, McCrae, 1993. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title-page. The story of..... More
Ralph Coyne's wartime experiences 1942-45. Pp. iv+60, frontispiece, illustrated title page, text illustrations and maps, index; small demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Petaurus Press, Canberra, 2009. First edition. *'The experiences of one of Australia's first commandos' [wrapper blurb]. More
Pp. 192, coloured and black & white text illustrations, text maps, index; small cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Simon & Schuster, London, 1996. *First published in 1995. An account of the activities and actions in the First Gulf War with an emphasis on the SAS and the special forces..... More
Pp. xiv+256(last blank), 8 plates, 2 maps, endpaper maps, appendix, index; med. 8vo; black boards , spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; leaves browned; Simon & Schuster, London, 1996. First edition.*Operation James Bond was ordered by Major Desmond Morton, head of the ultra-secret M Section of naval intelligence. The aim..... More
