GERMANY [World War II]

Whiting, Charles [Otto Skorzeny (12 June 1908 - 5 July 1975) was an Austrian-born SS-Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel) in the Waffen-SS during World War II].

(Book #ID 111491)

Published by Leo Cooper an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Limited, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire First English Edition 1998. 1998.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. During the war Skorzeny was involved in a string of operations, including the removal of Hungarian Regent Miklós Horthy from power and the rescue mission that freed the deposed Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity. Skorzeny led Operation Greif, in which German soldiers infiltrated enemy lines using their opponents' languages, uniforms, and customs. For this he was charged at the Dachau Military Tribunal with breaching the 1907 Hague Convention, but was acquitted. He escaped from an internment camp in 1948, hiding out on a Bavarian farm for 18 months, then spent time in Paris and Salzburg before eventually settling in Francoist Spain. In 1953 he became a military advisor to Egyptian President Mohammed Naguib and recruited a staff of former SS and Wehrmacht officers to train the Egyptian Army, staying on to advise President Gamal Abdel Nasser. He spent time in Argentina, where he acted as an advisor to President Juan Perón and as a bodyguard for Eva Perón. In 1962, Skorzeny was allegedly recruited by the Mossad and conducted operations for the agency. Contains [vi] 145 pp with monochrome maps and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0850525780

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Whiting, Charles [Otto Skorzeny (12 June 1908 - 5 July 1975) was an Austrian-born SS-Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel) in the Waffen-SS during World War II].

(Book #ID 97384)

Published by Leo Cooper an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Limited, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire First English Edition 1998. 1998.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. During the war Skorzeny was involved in a string of operations, including the removal of Hungarian Regent Miklós Horthy from power and the rescue mission that freed the deposed Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity. Skorzeny led Operation Greif, in which German soldiers infiltrated enemy lines using their opponents' languages, uniforms, and customs. For this he was charged at the Dachau Military Tribunal with breaching the 1907 Hague Convention, but was acquitted. He escaped from an internment camp in 1948, hiding out on a Bavarian farm for 18 months, then spent time in Paris and Salzburg before eventually settling in Francoist Spain. In 1953 he became a military advisor to Egyptian President Mohammed Naguib and recruited a staff of former SS and Wehrmacht officers to train the Egyptian Army, staying on to advise President Gamal Abdel Nasser. He spent time in Argentina, where he acted as an advisor to President Juan Perón and as a bodyguard for Eva Perón. In 1962, Skorzeny was allegedly recruited by the Mossad and conducted operations for the agency. Contains [vi] 145 printed pages of text with monochrome maps and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in very near Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0850525780

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Westwood, David

(Book #ID 86807)

Published by Conway Maritime Press 583 Fulham Road, London First Thus Revised Edition 2003. 2003.

First revised edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated glazed boards. Landscape 10'' x 10¼''. Contains 95 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations, diagrams, photographs and very detailed front and side elevations throughout. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Dust wrapper with external profile to the reverse. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0851779336

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Wacker, Albrecht [Franz Karner] Josef 'Sepp' Allerberger (26 December 1924 - 1 March 2010) was a German sniper in the II Battalion of the 144th Gebirgsjäger Regiment of the 3rd Mountain Division on the Eastern Front, and was credited with 257 kills.

(Book #ID 85694)

Published by VS Books Carl Schulze, und Torsten Verhülsdonk, Herne First Edition 2000. 2000.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original olive green cloth covers, colour silk embroidered inset army regiment eagle emblem and German flag to the front cover, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 288 printed pages of German text with monochrome photographs throughout. The fourth front end paper has an authentic tipped-in monochrome photograph of the boy soldier Josef Allerberger, below which is a dedication in German to the author Albrecht Wacker and SIGNED ''Josef 'Sepp' Allerberger''. Hand written number 6 of 100 Limited Edition copies SIGNED by the author 'Albrecht Wacker' to the title page. In Fine unused and new condition. In 2005, a book titled 'Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knight's Cross' was written by Albrecht Wacker based on interviews with Allerberger. The book was noted for suggesting that the Soviets had cannibalised their own comrades' corpses, and graphic depictions of torture. The translation into English is an abridged version of this book 'Im Auge des Jägers'. The first three volumes of this work appeared under the title Der Wehrmachtsscharfschütze Franz Karner, as Allerberger was initially reluctant to be named. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 3932077121

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Withers, Andrew [Ministry of Defence (Navy) H.M.S.O.]

(Book #ID 88133)

Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London First Thus Edition 1989. 1989.

First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original slip case. Olive cloth covers, silver title to the spine. 4to 12'' x 8½''. Contains 3 volumes in 1 [x] 119; [xii] 126; [x] 151 printed pages of text with 5 folding diagrams in a separate folder 'The U-Boat War in the Atlantic diagrams 1-32'. After WW2, Fregattenkapitan Gunter Hessler (a son in law of Donitz) was given free access to the war diaries and other primary sources of the German Navy to write a history and analysis of the U-Boat offensive in the Atlantic. It covered many aspects such as general strategy, signals intelligence, tactics and weapons, adopting a largely German viewpoint. It also investigated Allied countermeasures and the response of the U-Boat Command. Written at the request of the Admiralty, the 3-volume work was classified material never available to the general public. This facsimile edition of the volumes, with a fresh introduction by Lt. Cdr. Andrew Withers,is a valuable addition to the published history of the war,and contains information available nowhere else. Corrections and explanations have been added to the original text-incidents puzzling Hessler can be better understood, for example,now that we have the full story of British Intelligence Work in deciphering German Signals. For students of military,naval or intelligence history The U-Boat War in the Atlantic is a unique account, not least because the many charts and diagrams allow the record of each U-Boat to be traced, including its deployment on any particular day. Fine condition book with Fine condition folder in Fine condition slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0117726036

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Wynn, Kenneth

(Book #ID 88261)

Published by Chatham Publishing, 1 & 2 Faulkner's Alley, Cowcross Street, London First Edition 1998. 1998.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original air force blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 4to 12'' x 9¼''. Contains 312 printed pages of text with monochrome maps to the rear. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0861760698

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Wacker, Albrecht [Franz Karner] Josef 'Sepp' Allerberger (26 December 1924 - 1 March 2010) was a German sniper in the II Battalion of the 144th Gebirgsjäger Regiment of the 3rd Mountain Division on the Eastern Front, and was credited with 257 kills.

(Book #ID 111518)

Published by Pen and Sword Books Ltd., Military, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire First Edition 2005. 2005.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 146 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Donation copy directly from the publisher to Kent Arts Archive Library, Canterbury, Kent. This has been stored in the trust's archive and has not been circulated as a lending book with smudged stamp to the front free end paper, small white label removed from the dedication page. Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £19.99. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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