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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Minister of National Defence, .
The Canadian Army at War: Canada's Battle in Normandy, 6th June - 1 September 1944
(Canadian Minister of National Defence, 1946).
Hardback. Ex library, covers darkened, otherwise good in chipped, soiled dustwrapper. 159pp. Order No. NSBK-A14579
Keywords: B002AEVE4U, Canada, Normandy, Canadian, World War Two, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th Century, France, French, D-Day, D-Day landings
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Perkin, Harold.
Key Profession: The History of the Association of University Teachers
(RKP, 1969).
Hardback. Very good in faded and creased dustwrapper. 268pp. Order No. NSBK-A11913
Keywords: 0710065019, schools, schooling, education, educational, teachers, teaching, pupils, students, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, World War Two, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th Century, Harold Perkin, Association of University Teachers, professionals, profession
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Bishop, Patrick.
Fighter Boys: Saving Britain 1940
(Harper Collins, 2003).
Hardback. Very good condition in dustwrapper. xiii + 434pp. Order No. NSBK-A15732
Keywords: 9780002571692, fighter planes, World War II, 1940, 1940s, aerial warfare, social history
Price £9.99.
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Chrisp, Peter.
The Blitz:
(University of Sussex Library, 1987).
Scarce. Based on papers held at the Mass Observation Archive, University of Sussex. Spiral-boundbooklet. Good. 26pp. Order No. NSBK-A13031
Keywords: 0850870186, Mass Observation, World War Two, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th Century, Blitz, Mass-Observation, Peter Chrisp, University of Sussex, 1940s, forties, home front, domestic front, London Blitz, Coventry, Birmingham, Portsmouth, Hull, bombing, social history, Croydon Raid, air raids
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Anon, .
The First Casualty: The German Underground Hospital and Jersey's Occupation Experience
(High Level Associates Ltd, 1991).
Paperback. Good. 48pp. Order No. NSBK-A5892
Keywords: B0000EF19I, German, Germany, Jersey, occupation, wars, warfare, World War II, World War Two, Second World War, twentieth century, military, Nazis, Nazism, Channel Islands, history, European, Europe, history, hospitals, medicine, medical, Underground Hospital, jews, jewish, Spanish, refufees, Russians, Gestapo, Anti-Semitism, antisemites, islands, resistance, Britain, British
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Bell, Ken, et al.
An Ordinary Lot: Recollections of the Thirties and World War II
(Department Adult Continuing Education, 1985).
Paperback. Very good. 39pp. Order No. NSBK-A14363
Keywords: B001OPWBX4, 1930s, thirties, World War Two, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th Century, memories, autobiography, recollections, youth, Yorkshire, Saltaire, Shipley
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Hobhouse, Emily.
The Brunt of War and Where it Fell:
(Portrayer Publishers, 2007 facsimile of the 1902 edition).
A facsimile edition of a very scarce book. Complete with a map and all illustrations. Hardback. Good in blue cloth. xvi + 357pp. Order No. NSBK-C13227
Keywords: 0954476131, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life history, life histories, lives, life, memoirs, self history, self histories, women writers, women's writing, woman writer, females, feminine, writers, authors, authoresses, Boer War, Boers, South Africa, Africa, African, wars, South African War, warfare, twentieth century, 20th, century, Emily Hobhouse, camps, war camp, war camps, concentration camps, camp, POW, prisoners of war, enemy, enemies, soldiers, soldier, Cape, Cape Colony, children, child, Chamberlain, homes, housing, deprivation, starvation, Britain, British, England, English, troop, troops, battle, battles, battallions, propaganda, battallion, living conditions, Southern Africa, Southern African, Afrikaan, Afrikaans, Veld, scorched earth policy, charity, philanthropy, Portrayer Publishers
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Lewis, Jon E.
True World War I Stories: Sixty Personal Narratives of the War
(Robinson, rpt, 1999).
Paperback. Spine creased, otherwise good+. 425pp. Order No. NSBK-A14176
Keywords: 1841190950, World War 1, World War One, World War I, First World War, Great War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th, autobiographies, autobiography, memories, Somme, Loos, Ypres, Western Front
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Cruickshank, Charles.
The German Occupation of the Channel Islands: The Official History of the Occupation Years
(The Guernsey Press Co. Ltd, 1975).
Paperback. Some illustrations loose, covers slightly worn, a good working copy only. xii + 370pp. Order No. NSBK-A6480
Keywords: 0902550020, Guernsey, occupation, Channel Islands, wars, warfare, Second World War, World War 2, World War Two, World War II, Europe, European, twentieth century, Nazi occupied territory, Nazi occupied territories
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