Playfair major general (57 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Original decorated cloth, damaged dust jacket, decorated endpapers, b/w illusrations, 8vo. On dust jacket: "Warfare Today": all about Britain's Navy, Army & Air Force.; Dust jacket damaged (small pieces dust jacket missing); small tears dust jacket, spine dust jacket discoloured; name on endpaper, title page and contents page.…

Zustand: Good. Original decorated cloth, damaged dust jacket, decorated endpapers, b/w illustrations, 8vo. On dust jacket: "Warfare Today": all about Britain's Navy, Army & Air Force.; Dust jacket damaged (small pieces dust jacket missing); name etc. crossed out on title page.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A little shaky but well bound. Hint of foxing to the prelims. No jacket. Covers the dramatic moment when Germany intervened directly to rescue Italy's collapsing position in North Africa and to challenge British control across the wider Middle East. It is the second instalment in the official British History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Clean, unmarked pages. Minor discolouration at edges of pages. Foxing to front and rear endpapers. Minimal shelf wear. Minimal bumping to head and tail of spine, some black ink from title has rubbed off. Dust wrapper in a protective plastic cover. Spine of wrapper has browned, stain on the rear of the wrapper (appears to be a handprint). Major-General Ian Stanley Ord Playfair served on the Western Front during the First World War, and during the Second World War was the Director of War Plans until 1942 when he joined the general staff in South East Asia. Following his retirement from the British Army in 1947 he wrote a number of military books including his co-authorship of four volumes of the official Mediterranean and the Middle East series. The Early Successes against Italy is the first of eight volumes which cover the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres. After setting the political and military scene, the authors open the action with Italy's declaration of war and France's collapse in June 1940. Britain's painful neutralisation of the French fleet at Oran and Alexandria is followed by the first blows against the Italian empire in East Africa, and Italy's attacks on Egypt and Greece. The Fleet Air Arm's triumphant attack on the Italian Fleet at Taranto, masterminded by Admiral Cunningham, is trumped by General Wavell's even more successful Battle of Sidi Barrani in December, when vast numbers of Italians were captured for negligible British losses. The victory was followed up by Britain's capture of Bardia and Tobruk, and the founding of the Long Range Desert Group - the germ of the SAS. The mopping-up of General Graziani's forces in Cyrenaica, however, ominiously resulted in Germany's decision to rescue their ally with General Rommel's Afrika Korps. However, the volume concludes optimistically with the successful campaign against Italy in Ethiopia, in which General Orde Wingate's irregular Gideon Force plays a prominent part. The military narrative is accompanied by descriptions of diplomatic developments and technological innovations such as the arrival of the Hurricane fighter plane, the Matilda tank and radar.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. ex library hardback with no D/J. Usual stamps/markings. Published in 1954 by HMSO., London. Boards are worn/frayed otherwise a good, clean copy. Heavy book will ship overseas for extra postage. ready for immediate despatch from Uk. 39A*.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Ex library hardback with DJ; usual stamps/markings. Published in 1956 by H.M.S.O. London. Volume II : The Mediterranean & Middle East : The Germans Come to the Help of their Ally ( 1941). Some shelf wear to boards & endpapers/inner boards little grubby otherwise a clean, sound copy. Heavy book will ship overseas for extra postage. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-2C*.…

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Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New. 2021. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. 2021. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. 2021. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 480 pages. 9.92x6.97x1.38 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. KlappentextThe second of the eight volumes dealing with the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War is concerned with Germany s decision to prop up its Italian ally i.

Zustand: New. KlappentextThe first of eight volumes in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War covering the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres. After setting the political and military scene, the authors open the actio.

Zustand: New. KlappentextThis, the third of eight volumes in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War, dealing with the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres, describes the nadir of British fortunes in the region. Covering.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 584 pages. 9.96x7.01x1.65 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2021. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 612 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.66 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2021. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. 2021. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. 2021. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. KlappentextThis, the fourth in the eight volumes of the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War describing the war in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres, narrates the defeat of the Axis forces in North Af.

Zustand: New. KlappentextThis, the third of eight volumes in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War, dealing with the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres, describes the nadir of British fortunes in the region. Covering.

Zustand: New. KlappentextThe first of eight volumes in the official British History of the Second World War covering the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres. The authors open the action with Italy s declaration of war and France s collapse in.

Zustand: New. KlappentextThe second of the eight volumes dealing with the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War is concerned with Germany s decision to prop up its Italian ally i.

Zustand: New. KlappentextThis, the fourth in the eight volumes of the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War describing the war in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres, narrates the defeat of the Axis forces in North Af.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The second of the eight volumes dealing with the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War, this book is largely concerned with the consequences of Germany's decision to prop up its faltering Italian ally in North Africa in 1941. It opens with General Rommel reversing Britain's conquest of Italian Cyrenaica, and increasing Axis air attacks on the fortress island of Malta. Britain's naval victory against the Italians at Cape Matapan in March is swiftly followed by British reverses in the Balkans. A British-backed anti-Nazi coup d'etat in Yugoslavia results in April in Germany's occupation of that country and Britain's retreat from Greece before a relentless German advance. Germany's airborne invasion of Crete sparks a fierce battle for the island, ending in a British evacuation. A pro-Axis coup in Iraq is followed by a successful British intervention, which deposes the pro-Nazi Rashid Ali regime in Baghdad. British and Free French forces also occupy Vichy French-ruled Syria. The book ends with more attacks on Malta, the building-up of Allied forces in the Middle East, and General Wavell's replacement by General Auchinleck as British Commander in North Africa. The text is supported by 10 appendices, 29 maps and diagrams and 44 photographs.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This, the third of eight volumes in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War, dealing with the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres, describes the nadir of British fortunes in the region. Covering the year from September 1941 to September 1942, the book opens with the latest round in the ding-dong battle in North Africa with 'Operation Crusader', Britain's bid to relieve the besieged port of Tobruk and chase Rommel from the western desert. The authors emphasise how Britain was hampered by obsolescent equipment such as the Crusader tank. Despite this, British, Australian and South African forces relieved Tobruk and entered Benghazi on Christmas Day 1941 - only to evacuate it after Rommel's swift recovery the following month. At sea, the Royal Navy suffered serious blows with the loss of 'Ark Royal' and 'Barham' and a daring Italian 'human torpedo' attack on British ships in Alexandria harbour. Axis air attacks on Malta and convoys supplying it reached their peak in April, and the island was awarded the George Cross for its gallant defence. Rommel counter-attacked in the desert in May, defeating the Eighth Army at Gazala, and on June 21st Tobruk was lost. But the Axis attempt to take Cairo was stalled at the battle of Alam el Halfa and, after General Auchinleck was replaced by General Montgomery, the Allies prepared to go back on the offensive. With 11 appendices, 40 maps and diagrams and 40 photographs.…