Search Results: Titles starting with N from Military History Books

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) German text. "Letters home for the campaign in 1941 against Soviet Russia". Written by Major Fritz Gercke. Published in Berlin in 1941, this is an interesting and scarce contemporary account by a participant in Operation Barbarossa. Together with 127 pages of detailed text, the book includes a map of western Soviet Union and 64 black and white photos of German troops in action and at rest. Bound in stiff paper covers the book is in good condition for its age, though it does suffer from some water staining at the foot of pages from 111 to 128 plus an ink stain at the top from page 153 to the back cover (Published: 1941) (Pagination: 160pp, map, 64 b/w photos) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) The experiences of a young German in the Third Reich, taking part in the Olympic Youth Pageant at the age of 10 in the Berlin Olympics. Following her parents divorce she was boarded in a Potsdam Children's home and enrolled into the Hitler Youth, where she realised that it would be dangerous to disagree or draw attention to herself. Later she was sent to work in a kindergarten in occupied Poland and a secret Youth Camp. (Published: 1987) (Publisher: Chatto & Windus) (ISBN: 0701132094) (Pagination: 304pp illustrations) (Condition: Good in green boards. no d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Creasing on spine. Good in card covers. The experiences of a young German in the Third Reich, taking part in the Olympic Youth Pageant at the age of 10 in the Berlin Olympics. Following her parents divorce she was boarded in a Potsdam Children's home and called up into the Hitler Youth, where she realised that it would be dangerous to disagree or draw attention to herself. Later she was sent to work in a kindergarten in occupied Poland and a secret Youth Camp. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Corgi Books) (ISBN: 0552993263) (Pagination: viii + 304pp, 25 photos.) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Vietnam, SE Asia) Recollections of fighting and service in Vietnam by the US servicemen who took part in that long conflict. The author recorded conversations with dozens of Vietnam veterans and collected dozens of interviews with the boys and girls, both conscripts and volunteers who, straight out of school, were plunged into the jungle hell. (Published: 1983) (Publisher: Abacus) (ISBN: 0349102392) (Pagination: 235pp) (Condition: card covers, slightly edgeworn, pages browning) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) Small piece missing from front and spine of d/w. Born in Australia, married to a French businessman in Marseilles, Nancy Wake was fearless in her work for the resistance during the war, carrying messages, explosives, and assisting escapees on their way out of France. Known as the White Mouse by the Germans she was awarded the George Medal from Britain and was also decorated by the French for her work. (Published: 1956) (Publisher: Cassell) (Pagination: 273pp ills maps) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) Written to provide a concise history conveying a first impression of Napoleon's genius and policies. The seventeen chapters deal with everything from his birth and childhood and the period before the revolution in Corsica, his marriage to Josephine Beauharnais and later Maria Louisa, his many campaigns, and finally Elba and St.Helena. (Published: 1927) (Publisher: Henry Holt & Co ) (Pagination: 248pp maps.) (Condition: Blue boards,prev owner inscription on fep. ow vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) A study of Napoleonic cavalry. Developed from the armies of the Revolution and commanded by some of the most able generals of the age, their campaigns took them to Austria, Germany, Egypt, Italy, Poland, Belgium and Spain. They were one of the most remarkable cavalry forces in history. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Batsford) (ISBN: 0713411805) (Pagination: 191pp, 20 ills, diagrams, maps) (Condition: vg in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) The life of the great military commander, illustrated with some 15 engravings - "Illustrations extraites du 'Memorial de Sainte-Helene' par le comte de Las Cases" (Editor, Ernest Bourdin, 1842). French text. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Pygmalion Editions) (ISBN: 2857040415 ) (Pagination: 314pp, illustrations, bibliography, biographical index) (Condition: very good in rubbed dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) Evergreen Lives series. A Pocket biography of Napoleon (Published: 1983) (ISBN: 0712700056) (Pagination: 95pp ills bibliography) (Condition: slight fading on dw ow vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) A very well illustrated history of the ill-fated French campaign in Spain. It provides a French view of operations in this long and bitterly contested struggle, with the Spanish Insurgency, the British Army of Sir John Moore and the arrival of Wellington and his Anglo-Portuguese Army. Poor logistics and the lack of Napoleon's usual guiding genius left the French forces out on a limb. (Published: 1982) (Publisher: Arms & Armour Press) (ISBN: 1854092197) (Pagination: 191pp, 24 col plates with 400 b/w illustrations) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) Previous owner name and date on endpaper. Highlighting in bibliography. Explores the life and battles of Napoleon's Imperial Guard and in doing so, it throws new light on Napoleon and contributes to the ongoing debate about the value of elite military units. The author argues that it also was essential to Napoleon politically as a pillar of his regime, a means of integrating his Empire and a tool of patronage. He also explores the life of an Imperial Guardsman. Using important new research and photographs of the battlefields today, the author examines the charge at Somosierra in 1808 and the Battles of Dresden (1813) and Montmirail (1814). (Published: 2007) (Publisher: Spellmount) (ISBN: 9781862273764) (Pagination: 368pp. Illustrations, maps.) (Condition: Good in protected dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) At breakfast on the morning of the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon declared that Wellington was a bad general and that France could not fail to be victorious. Wellington, in contrast, lauded Napoleon saying that his presence was worth 40,000 men! The result of the battle changed the destiny of Europe. (Published: 2001) (Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson) (ISBN: 0297646079) (Pagination: xxxii + 350pp, 6 color plates, 21 b/w ills) (Condition: vg in slightly creased dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) Napoleon's invasion of Russia is one of the most dramatic events in history. It occupied only six months, June to December 1812, and during that period nearly half a million men died. At the start Napoleon was at the height of his power. At the end he faced the destruction of his empire. Why did he invade Russia and why, in spite of his early successes and the capture of Moscow, did he fail? The author examines the story afresh. He considers why one of the greatest commanders in history failed and one of its least gifted succeeded, how Tolstoy misinterpreted the drama, and how Hitler, 130 years later, failed to benefit from Napoleon's example. (Published: 1985) (Publisher: Harper & Row) (ISBN: 0060390476) (Pagination: 192pp, 16 illustrations, 8 maps) (Condition: Very good in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) The Marshals in the Spanish Peninsular from 1807 to 1815 and their battles and campaigns. The campaign was known as Napoleon's "Spanish Ulcer" and a succession of French commanders had to tackle Wellington in conditions varying from totally favourable to the impossible. This is an assessment of their performance and a look at the Peninsular war from the French side. (Published: 1974) (Publisher: Purnell) (Pagination: 228pp, illustrations, map.) (Condition: Prev. owner inscription on endpaper, otherwise good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) The development of Napoleon's Army from Valmy to Waterloo. Chapters include the Cavalry, Infantry, Artillery, Engineers and Signals, Administration, Medical, Imperial HQ. With special studies on the 3rd Corps at Auerstadt, and later in Poland. (Published: 1974) (Publisher: Book Club Edition) (Pagination: 192pp, 57 illustrations, maps) (Condition: Brown boards. No d/w. Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) Translated from the original German edition, "Kniefall vor dem Heros". After his biography of Frederick the Great, Hegemann turned to Napoleon with this series of reports of actual conversations, set forth with the character of imaginary conversations. (Published: 1931) (Publisher: Constable) (Pagination: xi + 538pp) (Condition: spine worn & repaired, text good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) A comprehensive account of the final two weeks of the 1814 campaign and the fall of Napoleon. It was Talleyrand who helped put Napoleon on the throne of France and who called him the most remarkable genius to appear in hundreds of years. Napoleon lost his Empire in April 1814, whilst Talleyrand went from despised official to the most powerful man in Europe after opening the gates of Paris to the Russian Army. (Published: 1977) (Publisher: Severn House Publish.) (ISBN: 0727803131) (Pagination: 299pp, maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index) (Condition: Good in rubbed and edge-worn dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) These paintings from the Otto Manuscript were originally produced over 200 years ago and are effectively contemporary to the period. Some 98 plates illustrate 180 figures and include comprehensive descriptions. (Published: 1995) (Publisher: Arms & Armour Press) (ISBN: 1854092421) (Pagination: 224pp, 98 colour plates, appendices, large format) (Condition: very good in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) That Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest military commanders in history is not in doubt. This is the story of how Napoleon transformed the ragged armies of the French Revolutionary Wars into the most efficient and professional military body in Europe at the time. It discusses his tactics and innovations and his campaigns, and looks at his use of Cavalry, Artillery, Infantry and the Imperial Guard (Published: 1988) (Publisher: Guild Publishing) (Pagination: Large format, 200pp, 200 ills including 8pp in colour) (Condition: Good in chipped d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) Selected writings of F. Loraine Petre with an introduction by Albert A. Nofi. A study on Napoleonic Warfare. Each selection has been chosen to illustrate a typical Napoleonic strategem including Organisation and Planning, Grand Strategy, Battlefield Tactics, Operations and the politics of Revolutionary War. (Published: 1984) (Publisher: Hippocrene Books Inc.) (ISBN: 0882548050) (Pagination: xi + 291pp, maps.) (Condition: Very good in creased d/w) UL-XXXXXX