Fisher, David.
The War Magician: How Jasper Maskelyne and his Magic Gang Altered the Course of World War II
(Coward McCann, New York, 1983).
Britain's most bizarre secret weapon of WWII - he made the Suez canal disappear. Became an assassination target of Hitler's regime during WWII. A very scarce title. Hardback. Slight bumping to corners, otherwise very good in chipped, slightly discoloured, slightly worn dustwrapper. First Edition in 315pp. Order No. NSBK-A4731
Keywords: 0698111400, magic, conjuring, maskelyne, illusions, music hall, theatre, David Devant, jasper, Neville, war, Hitler, illusion, conjurer, warfare, war, magic gang, magician, magicians, magical, illusionist, jasper maskelyne, illusionists, Second World War, great britain, great british, england, english, war magician, history, david fisher, egyptian hall, illusions, deceptions, deception, deceptionist, deceptionists, decept, deceptive, deceptor, world war, wartime, war magician, magic gang, history, magic history, conjurers, conjured, J.N Maskelyne, white magic, World War II, World War Two, Inter-war, Interwar, Inter war
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Barker-Benfield, G.J and Clinton, Catherine.
Portraits of American Women: From Settlement to the Civil War
(St Martin's Press, 1991).
Paperback. Very good+. xii + 301pp. Order No. NSBK-C11928
Keywords: 0312024282, US, USA, United States, United States of America, America, American, The States, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, settlement, Civil War, antebellum, colonial, slavery, slaves, Pochahontas, eighteenth century, seventeenth century, sixteenth century, nineteenth century, 17th, 16th, 19th
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Bruce, Colin John.
War on the Ground: 1939-1945
(Constable, 1995).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, otherwise good+ in slightly creased dustwrapper. 318pp. Order No. NSBK-A9380
Keywords: 0094724903, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th, Britain, British, England, English, army, armies, guns, military, navy, RAF
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Barnett, Anthony.
Iron Britannia: Why Parliament Waged Its Falklands War
(Allison and Busby, 1982).
Paperback. Good. 160pp. Order No. NSBK-A12028
Keywords: 0850314933, Falklands, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, politics, political, politicians, government, wars, warfare
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Goodman, Philomena.
Women, Sexuality and War:
(Palgrave, 2002).
Hardback. With newspaper reviews pasted to front endpapers, a little rubbing to dustwrapper, otherwise very good+. xii + 180pp. Order No. NSBK-C4987
Keywords: 0333760867, war, women, woman, sex, sexuality, history, femininity, morals, social history, World War II, Second World War, morale, Home Front, British, Britain, England, English, gender roles, female identity, social relations, gender relations, separate spheres, public, private, services, wartime, Mass Observation, patriotism, conscription, Women's Land Army, WLA, Women's Royal Air Force, WRAF, Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, ATS, Women's Auxiliary Airforce, WAAF, Women's Voluntary Services, WVS, war effort
Price £45.00.
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Smith, Angela K. , ed.
Women's Writing of the First World War: An Anthology
(Manchester UP, 2000).
Paperback. Fine. xi + 340pp. Order No. NSBK-C3679
Keywords: 9780719050732, women, women's writing, literature, First World War, Great War, World War I, history, British, Britain, Sylvia Pankhurst, Virginia Woolf, Vesta Tilley, diary, letter
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Atkinson, Diane.
Elsie and Mairi Go to War: Two Extraordinary Women on the Western Front
(Preface Publishing, 2009).
Hardback. With newspaper reviews pasted to endpapers, otherwise very good in slightly soiled, slightly creased dustwrapper. 280pp. Order No. NSBK-C15563
Keywords: 9781848091337, Great War, First World War, social history, women, nursing, ambulances, motorcycles, biography, nurses, medicine
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Macdonald, Sharon; Holden, Pat; Ardender, Shirley.
Images of Women in Peace and War: Cross-cultural and Historical Perspectives
(Macmillan, 1987).
Hardback. Very good in slightly soiled dustwrapper. xx + 240pp. Order No. NSBK-A15648
Keywords: 9780333428948, military, peace, women, war, pacifism, warriors, imagery
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May, Elaine Tyler.
Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era
(Basic Books, 1988).
Paperback. A little edge-wear, otherwise very good. xi + 284pp. Order No. NSBK-C15232
Keywords: B002FRGICK, American, USA, United States, Cold War, Cold War, families, family
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Galbraith, John Kenneth.
The World Economy Since the Wars: A Personal View
(Sinclair-Stevenson, 1994).
Paperback. Light staining to lower corner of pages. xiii + 273pp. Order No. NSBK-A9801
Keywords: 1856194159, John Kenneth Galbraith, Galbraith, economy, economics, wars, world, twentieth century, 20th, history
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