foreword len deighton (24 risultati)

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. xxii, 295 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Weimar and now ; 35.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDGood copy with ink markings to pages in good dust jacket. Previous ownership stamp to front free end paper.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good--/Near fine. Hardcover with dust jacket. First edition. With price on inside flap and complete number line on copryight page. Bumping to foot and just the lightest hint of a remainder mark on head of page ends.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Trade paperback, xiv + 472 pages; very light bump to spine bottom, just a hint of shelf scuffing to bottom edge, but very tight in binding, very gently read if at all, spine and covers flat/uncreased, interior very clean and unmarked. PLEASE NOTE: the section "About this Item" is written by me and my copy ships from beautiful Newfoundland, Canada, NOT the UK, and the section "About this title---Synopsis" is nonsense and gibberish provided by Abebooks and does NOT relate to my copy. See also our listings for The Voice of War: The Second World War Told By Those Who Fought It, edited by James Owen, and also for James Merrill's Uncommon Valor: The Exciting Story of the [US American] Army by the Men Who Served.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. NEAR FINE hardcover book in VERY GOOD+ dust-jacket. Crinkle at bottom of front panel. Edgewear. Spine fade. NOT remainder marked. NOT price-clipped. NOT a book club edition. NOT an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good ++. Trade paperback, second printing, xiv + 472 pages; tiny traces of shelf wear and spine creasing, but very clean and unmarked, very gently read. PLEASE NOTE: the section "About this Item" is written by me and my copy ships from beautiful Newfoundland, Canada, NOT the UK, and the section "About this title---Synopsis" is nonsense and gibberish provided by Abebooks and does NOT relate to my copy. See also our listing for The Voice of War: The Second World War Told By Those Who Fought It, edited by James Owen.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. DUST JACKET GIFT QUALITY First edition signed on the half title page by Erik Hazelhoff, Erik as pictured Very good condition hard cover, , nice dust jacket gently read clean pages. Signed by Author(s).

Very good to fine with very good to fine dust jacket. Book has a very small and very light scar on front board and is very lightly bumped at bottom of spine. Dust jacket is very lightly bumped along top edges and at bottom front edge. 319 pages.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 154 x 234 x 25mm. (xxii) + 295pp. Four sections of b/w plates. Apart from some browning of the pages, a very nice copy which shows no significant signs of wear. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 2nd impression. Green hardback with gold titles to front and spine, in glossy dust-jacket. 250 x 313 x 24mm. 200pp. Numerous illustrations in b/w and colour; with 2-page 'Gazetteer'. Very light wear/darkening to top edge of jacket; minor bump to top corners of cover and pages; otherwise as new - apparently unused. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Fine. Trade paperback, second printing, xiv + 472 pages; very tiny traces of shelf wear, but very clean and unmarked, unread condition;------CONTENTS: Setting the Agenda - Towards a Theory of Combat Motivation, by John Keegan;---Reflections on the Sharp End of the War, by John Ellis;---The British, The Scottish Soldier - Reality and the Armchair Experience, by Diana Henderson;---The Shadow of the Somme - The influence of the First World War on British Soldiers Perceptions and Behaviour in Worl War II, by G. D. Sheffield;---British Field Force in France and Belgium, 1939 - 40, by Brian Bond;---The Real Dad's Army - The British Home Guard, 1940 - 44, by S. P. MacKenzie;--- British Soldiers on the home front - Army morale Reports 1940 - 45, by J. A. Crang;---Commonwealth Contingents, 'Twas England Bade Our Wild Geese Go': Soldiers of Ireland in the Second World War, by Ian Wood;---'If I Fight for Them, Maybe Then I Can go Back to the Village' - African Soldiers in the Mediterranean and European Campaigns 1939 - 1945, by David Killingray;---Matters of Honour - Indian Troops in the North African and Italian Theatres, by Gerald Douds;---Mr Wu and the Colonials - British Evacuation from Crete 1941, by Angus Calder;---'If This War isn't Over, and Pretty Damn Soon, There'll be Nobody Left in This Old Platoon' - First Canadian Army February - March 1945, by Terry Copp;--- Seven Armies in Europe, French Combat Performance in 1940 and the Politics of the Fall of France, by Martin S Alexander;---Italian Soldier in Combat - Myths, Realities and Explanations, by Brian R. Sullivan;---The Italian Job - Five Armies in Italy 1943 - 45, by Richard Holmes;---Peasant Scapegoat to Industrial Slaughter - The Romanian Soldier at the Sige of Odessa, by Mark Axworthy;--- Red Army Battlefield Performance - The system and the Soldier, by John Erickson;---Offensive Women - Women in Combat in the Red Army, by Reina Pennington;---Motivation and Indoctrination in the Wehrmacht, by Jurgen Forster;---The German Soldier in Occupied Russia, by Theo Schultz;---Who Fought and Why - The Assignment of the American Soldiers to Comabt, by Theodore Wilson;---The GI in Europe and the American Military Tradition, by Reid Mitchell;---Two Memoirs: 'Puir Bluidy Swaddies are Weary' - Sicily 1943, by Hamish Henderson;---Infantry Combat -A G I in France 1944, by Steve Weiss;---Reflections: Trauma and Absence - France and Germany 1914 - 1945, by Omer Bartov;---Oral History and British Soldiers Experience of Battle in WW 2, by Nigel De Lee;---Soldiers Experience in Two World Wars - Some Historiographical Comparisons, by Hew Strachan.------"In the 50 years since the end of the Second World War, much has been written about the men at the top, but little attention has been given to what soldiering was like for the 'dog-face' and 'squaddy', the NCOs and junior officers. Redressing the balance, this original and powerful book explores the conditions in which the soldiers of many different countries lived and died, as well as their hopes and fears, and their experiences of battle. John Keegan, Brian Bond, Richard Holmes, John Erikson, Theodore Wilson, John Ellis and Omer Bartov are among the distinguished cast of historians whose subjects range from GIs in Europe to Indian troops in North Africa, and from the comic overtones of Dad's Army in Britain to the grim earnest of the war on the eastern front, where Russian women fought as full combatants." PLEASE NOTE: the section "About this Item" is written by me and my copy ships from beautiful Newfoundland, Canada, NOT the UK, and the section "About this title---Synopsis" is nonsense and gibberish provided by Abebooks and does NOT relate to my copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. First Thus. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This important book is a compelling non-fiction account of Nazi Germany's rapid conquest of Western Europe in 1940. True to its title?"Blitzkrieg" meaning "lightning war"?the book explores how Hitler's forces, through speed, surprise, and tactical innovation, overwhelmed Allied defenses and reached the Channel coast with astonishing swiftness. Deighton begins with Hitler's rise to power and the rearmament of Germany, then delves into the military strategies, technologies, and personalities that shaped the campaign. He highlights the paradox that, despite the Allies' superior resources, they were outmaneuvered by a German army led by a man with no formal military training. The book culminates in the dramatic events at Dunkirk, where Hitler's decision to halt the German advance allowed over 300,000 Allied troops to escape?a move Deighton suggests was a pivotal mistake. What sets this book apart is Deighton's blend of technical insight and narrative flair. Drawing on interviews with both Allied and German participants, he dissects the mechanics of warfare while keeping the human dimension in focus. There is a foreword by General nehring who was Guderian's Chief of Staff. Ref MM 3.

First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in black cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 319pp. B/w photographs and maps. Not library copy, no inscriptions. ().

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / Fourth Print (first published by 1989). Hardback copy in dark blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 256pp. B/w photographs throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (60/4).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print (number line on copyright page 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Hardback copy in dark blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Price clipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 256pp. B/w photographs and illustrations throughout. Not library copy, name/date in ink to ffep. (46/6).

Soft Cover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. Trade paperback, xiv + 472 pages; very tiny traces of shelf wear, but very clean and unmarked, unread condition;------CONTENTS: Setting the Agenda - Towards a Theory of Combat Motivation, by John Keegan;---Reflections on the Sharp End of the War, by John Ellis;---The British, The Scottish Soldier - Reality and the Armchair Experience, by Diana Henderson;---The Shadow of the Somme - The influence of the First World War on British Soldiers Perceptions and Behaviour in Worl War II, by G. D. Sheffield;---British Field Force in France and Belgium, 1939 - 40, by Brian Bond;---The Real Dad's Army - The British Home Guard, 1940 - 44, by S. P. MacKenzie;--- British Soldiers on the home front - Army morale Reports 1940 - 45, by J. A. Crang;---Commonwealth Contingents, 'Twas England Bade Our Wild Geese Go': Soldiers of Ireland in the Second World War, by Ian Wood;---'If I Fight for Them, Maybe Then I Can go Back to the Village' - African Soldiers in the Mediterranean and European Campaigns 1939 - 1945, by David Killingray;---Matters of Honour - Indian Troops in the North African and Italian Theatres, by Gerald Douds;---Mr Wu and the Colonials - British Evacuation from Crete 1941, by Angus Calder;---'If This War isn't Over, and Pretty Damn Soon, There'll be Nobody Left in This Old Platoon' - First Canadian Army February - March 1945, by Terry Copp;--- Seven Armies in Europe, French Combat Performance in 1940 and the Politics of the Fall of France, by Martin S Alexander;---Italian Soldier in Combat - Myths, Realities and Explanations, by Brian R. Sullivan;---The Italian Job - Five Armies in Italy 1943 - 45, by Richard Holmes;---Peasant Scapegoat to Industrial Slaughter - The Romanian Soldier at the Sige of Odessa, by Mark Axworthy;--- Red Army Battlefield Performance - The system and the Soldier, by John Erickson;---Offensive Women - Women in Combat in the Red Army, by Reina Pennington;---Motivation and Indoctrination in the Wehrmacht, by Jurgen Forster;---The German Soldier in Occupied Russia, by Theo Schultz;---Who Fought and Why - The Assignment of the American Soldiers to Comabt, by Theodore Wilson;---The GI in Europe and the American Military Tradition, by Reid Mitchell;---Two Memoirs: 'Puir Bluidy Swaddies are Weary' - Sicily 1943, by Hamish Henderson;---Infantry Combat -A G I in France 1944, by Steve Weiss;---Reflections: Trauma and Absence - France and Germany 1914 - 1945, by Omer Bartov;---Oral History and British Soldiers Experience of Battle in WW 2, by Nigel De Lee;---Soldiers Experience in Two World Wars - Some Historiographical Comparisons, by Hew Strachan.------"In the 50 years since the end of the Second World War, much has been written about the men at the top, but little attention has been given to what soldiering was like for the 'dog-face' and 'squaddy', the NCOs and junior officers. Redressing the balance, this original and powerful book explores the conditions in which the soldiers of many different countries lived and died, as well as their hopes and fears, and their experiences of battle. John Keegan, Brian Bond, Richard Holmes, John Erikson, Theodore Wilson, John Ellis and Omer Bartov are among the distinguished cast of historians whose subjects range from GIs in Europe to Indian troops in North Africa, and from the comic overtones of Dad's Army in Britain to the grim earnest of the war on the eastern front, where Russian women fought as full combatants." PLEASE NOTE: the section "About this Item" is written by me and my copy ships from beautiful Newfoundland, Canada, NOT the UK, and the section "About this title---Synopsis" is nonsense and gibberish provided by Abebooks and does NOT relate to my copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed presentation "To a very special and inspirationl lady with best wishes - Brendan Lynch 2011). Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, signed by her daughter, Virginia Lewis-Jones. Foreword by Len Deighton. Fascinating account of this historic 1919 flight. Many photographs. Bump to corner of spine that has created a hole and light wear otherwise Very Good in a Very Good d/w. Inscribed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Book itself is a very good+ copy. Dust jacket complete and without tears. Red title faded on spine. Front and rear nice and bright.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. 251 p., 21 cm. "The Battle for Bond is a tale of bitter recriminations, betrayal, multi-million dollar lawsuits and even death. It is the fabled story of Kevin McClory's 40 year legal battle over the rights to the screen version of James Bond, which he and Whittingham had created.".

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original cream cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with black and white photographs and map endpapers of the 'Voyage of Sperwer across Europe'. A near fine copy, the binding tight and square, with some bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The contents are clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps, with some light spotting to the top of the closed text block and a few faint marks to the to the fore-edge. Complete with the lightly creased and rubbed dustwrapper, that remains without fading, loss or tears. Inscribed by the author in black ink on the title page "To Danny / cordial greetings / from / Merlin Minshall / 007 / Jan 28 1977". Scarce thus. An autobiographical account of the authors experiences as a spy in WWI and later being recruited by Ian Fleming to serve as part of British Naval Intelligence during WWII. Linked as a possible inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond, of which Minshall initially denied, he later used this as promotion for his autobiography. Also documents the author's adventures, including winning the Foreign Challenge Trophy of the world's longest car race and being the first to ride a motorcycle across the Sahara. Rare signed. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Copy number 23 ('XXIII') of 36 ('XXXVI') copies with black and white illustrations HAND-COLOURED by Sylvia Stokeld under the artist's supervision, from a total edition of 360 copies. SIGNED by the author-artist on the colophon. Typeset in Garamond and printed in litho on Arches Rivoli paper. Quarter red morocco over pictorial paper covered and printed boards with gilt lettering to the spine, illustrated endpapers. Housed in a a cloth and paper covered board slipcase. 9½" x 8½", pp. [40] with numerous illustrations. A prospectus for the book is loosely laid in. A book and slipcase both in Fine condition.