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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

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1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, cloth-backed boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 153 p., 14 leaves of plates : ill., ports ; folded illustrations; facsim.; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Guardian Assurance Company; Insurance companies Great Britain History; Commerce; Economic history; Insurance; Insurance agents; Social history. 3 Kg.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. De Grineau, Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 645-676. Features: One-page map of the Low Countries' (Holland and Belgium) Traditional Defence - Strategic Inundations (Flooding); Photos of flooding which confronted the Nazis in Holland; Photos and brief write-ups of Mr. Churchill and his War Cabinet - an all-part Ministry; Holland as the R.A.F. Sees It - Air photos of key points Central Rotterdam, Dordrecht Island and the Moerdyk Bridges; "Ten Times as Strong as in 1914" - Belgian army and defense fortification photos; Sketch of German air attack on railway in Belgium; Four sketches beneath the caption "1914 Repeated - With a Difference - The B.E.F. Advance into Belgium - While the Pitiful Refugees Depart; Three cross-section illustrations of 'a new instrument of total war' - British and German troop carriers - the Junkers JU 52, the Ju 89-90, and the Bristol 'Bombay'; Seven illustrations beneath caption "Invasion by Parachute-Armies - Nazis improve on a Soviet device; Two pages of illustrations of how the Nazis invade by parachute on a large scale; Centrefold map entitled "The Low Countries - A Map Showing Aerodromes and Inundation Areas"; The War with the Nazis - The Crisis Has Come (article); Three photos of R.A.F. bombing Nazi troop planes at Katwijk and Waalhaven; Six photos illustrate how Britain guards against fifth column and parachuteist surprises - road blocks, check points and alien detention; Photos of European royals fleeing Nazi aggression - Dutch Princess Juliana and her children, Prince Bernhard, and Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxemburg; Two photos of the famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police training their precise motorcycle formation driving in England; Six photos of homes wrecked by Nazi bombs in Belgium, Holland and France; Several photos show German bombs missing their ship targets in the North Sea; Dramatic photos of 500lb Nazi bombs exploding near British aircraft carrier off Norway; Photos of the bombing of Namsos and Aandalsnes; Two photos of the H.M.S. Bittern on fire; Six excellent photos of Allied troops returning from fighting in Norway, including the "Blue Devils" and General Carton De Wiart, V.C. Please note: Brown discolouration of unknown origin to bottom 1.5" of all pages. All text legible. Average wear and a small nibble from foot of spine. A sound copy of this dramatic wartime issue.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 693-724. Features: Photo of Major John Bagot Glubb Pasha, reportedly killed in action in Iraq; Four photos of British evacuation from Greece; Informative two-page, seven-illustration feature describes the winged invaders of Crete - troop-carrying gliders - and the JU '52' sky tug; Excellent two-page illustrated feature entitled 'War in the Stratosphere' explains some problems presented by the enigma of flight miles above the earth; Six photos beneath the caption 'Eagle Wings of the Royal Navy - The Victorious Fleet Air Arm; H.M.S. Hood lost May 24 - photo of the ship and photo of part of her crew on deck during firing practice; Photo and illustration of the "Bismarck," sunk on May 27; The Battle for Crete - article; Three maps showing the strategic importance of Crete and Cyprus; Centrefold illustration depict Germany's air invasion of Crete - the first major attack by air-borne troops, across over 200 miles of sea; Photos of the "Beaufighter" night-fighter-bomber and the famous U.S.A. "Catalina"; Photos of thirteen personalities of the week include Igor I. Sikorsky setting record in Connecticut, Vice-Admiral L.E. Holland, Captain R. Kerr, Lord Austin of the well-known automaker, General Smuts, Sir Horace Rumbold, Flight-Officer F.H. Hanbury - first member of the W.A.A.F. to receive the M.B.E.; Two pages with twelve photos from Libya illustrate "Where Panzer Units Become Junk" - The Gallant Defenders of Tobruk; Five photos illustrate fighting in the western desert of North Africa where British patrols harass Nazis; Air photos of the cities of Rakki, Palmyra and Falluja; Photo of the King inspecting paratroops; Photo of truck carrying the wreckage of the ME. 110 fighter which Rudolf Hess flew to Glasgow; New discoveries in Iran exemplify the superb art of Persian goldsmiths over a period of seventeen centuries. Nice vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative wartime issue.