Military History - Political & Biographies - General Section
Political & Biographies -
General Section
A comprehensive selection of biographies &
commentaries from many well known commanders & leaders. Here you will find
Wellington, Wavell & Patton side-by side with Richard Nixon, Kim Philby &
J. Edgar Hoover
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL COURT MARTIAL ON CAPTAIN WATHEN 15TH KINGS HUSSARS Facsimile of 1834 edition. One of the most celebrated courts martial in the British Army of the 19th Century. The court martial of Captain Augustus Wathen, 15th King's Hussars, was for "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman" in a matter stemming from the issue of new stable-jackets to the men of his troop. His commanding officer Lord Brudenell, later of the charge of the Light Brigade fame, was removed from the command of his regiment, and Captain Wathen was acquitted of the charges.1970, Frederick Muller, , 0584109067,< J-01>,286pp, vg in chipped and stained d/w, , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 24440-01..............................£15.00 |
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TO REMAIN READY FOR ACTION General Dr Hans Speidel was Chief of Staff to Rommel in Normandy in WWII. This is a series of essays on the celebration of Speidel's 70th birthday. The contributors include General Gale [British Army], General Lemnitzer [US Army], General Bethouart [French Army], Army Corps Commander Uhlmann [Swiss Army], General de Maiziere [German Army] and Prof Rothfels. Also contains a lecture given by Speidel to the German Army Staff College.1967, Markus Verlagsgesellschaf, , ,< J-01>,68pp, portrait, scarce, paper wrapper over card cover faded ow vg, , CARDSubject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 23984-01..............................£10.00 |
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VITA DI MUSSOLINI Italian text. A partwork of 20 issues, privately bound into one volume. The life of Mussolini extensively illustrated with black and white photographs, some published for the first time.1965, Edizioni di Novissima, , ,< J-01>,639pp, c2,000 black and white photographs., very good in hardcover binding., Ital.text, Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 36007-01..............................£30.00 |
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CANARIS: PATRIOT UND WELTBURGER by Karl Heinz Abshagen German text. Head of the Abwehr during, Wilhelm Canaris was dismissed by Hitler in 1944. He was placed under house arrest and thus was prevented from taking part in the July Plot against Hitler. Heinrich Himmler, persuaded Hitler that Canaris was linked to the July 20 Plot and an SS drumhead court-martial sentenced him to death. Canaris was humiliated and executed by slow strangulation at Flossenbürg concentration camp on April 9, 1945. 1950, Union Deutsche, , ,< J-01>,490pp, blue cloth rubbed at edges. pages browning, Ger.text, Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 7834-01..............................£10.00 |
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THE GENERALS OF PAKISTAN AND BANGLADESH by Borhanuddin Ahmad The lives and roles of Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan and General Ziaul Huy of Pakistan, and Major General Ziaur Rahman and Lieutenant General Muhammad Ershad of Bangladesh in their respective countries.1993, Vikas Publishing, Indian publication, 070696859X,< J-01>,xiv + 201pp,, Indian publication. g/vg in chipped & rubbed dw, , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 22403-01..............................£12.00 |
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WELLINGTON: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ARTHUR WELLESLEY by Richard Aldington Wellington was Prince of Waterloo, Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, Duke of Vittoria, Duke of Brunoy, Field Marshal of the British Army, and Marshal in the Armies of Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Russia, Austria and Prussia.1946, William Heinemann, , ,< J-01>,viii + 378pp, ills, map, index, black cloth, g, , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 745-01..............................£10.00 |
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THE ALEXANDER MEMOIRS 1940-1945 by Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis KG,PC etc. Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis was the commander of the 15th Army Group during the Second World War. This is his account of his actions at Dunkirk, Burma, North Africa, Sicily and Italy. Alexander received the German surrender in Italy on 29th April, 1945.1962, Cassell, 1st edition, ,< J-01>,xiv + 210pp, maps., brown cloth, g, , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 3488-01..............................£10.00 |
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EISENHOWER: THE SOLDIER 1890-1952 by Stephen E Ambrose Dwight D Eisenhower's military career. Considered an excellent study of the Allied Commander in Chief in Europe from 1943, and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe after WWII, in the very early stages of the Cold War. In 1953 he succeeded Harry S Truman as US President, serving until 1961. He was the first wartime general to become president since Ulysses S Grant1983, Simon & Schuster, , 0671440691,< J-01>,637pp, 49 ills, notes, index, g/vg in plastic sleeved d/w, , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 1827-01..............................£10.00 |
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MEMORIALS OF CAPTAIN HEDLEY VICARS: NINETY-SEVENTH REGIMENT by Anon Hedley Shafto Johnstone Vicars (1826-1855) was an English captain who who fought and died for his country, whilst retaining Christian Ideals and Morals. He worked for the moral and religious welfare of his troops. His family settled in Ireland early in the sixteenth century, the family estate being Levalley, in Queen's County. He was killed in action in the trenches in Sebastapol in the Crimean War
Presented in red cloth with gilt title. cloth on spine disintegrating. Prev. owner signature.1856, James Nisbet & Co, , ,< J-01>,315pp, portrait, Poor. Cloth on spine disintegrating, , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 21045-02..............................£8.00 |
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GLOBAL MISSION by General of The Army H H Arnold The autobiography of General of the Army, Hap Arnold, the commander of the USAAF in WWII and the architect of US air power. He was taught to fly by the Wright Brothers. A forthright, unorthodox man who was inextricably linked with the growth of American air power, at crucial times both before and during World War II he seemed to be the focal point of that power. A story of the earliest pioneers of flight, the air lessons of World War I, Billy Mitchell's court martial, the years between the wars, and the forging of the Army Air Forces into a mighty military power.1990, Tab Books, , 0830640045,< J-01>,648pp, 20 photos., Storage wear only., , Subject...Political & Biographies - GeneralWeb No. 5148-01..............................£10.00 |
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