Chris Ger (14 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Special Air Service was the brainchild of Scots Guards' officer Lieutenant David Stirling, serving with No. 8 Commando. He advocated a specially organized, specially equipped, and specially trained unit dedicated to the unrelenting pursuit of excellence that could act covertly and operate behind enemy lines to gain intelligence, destroy enemy aircraft, and attack their supply and reinforcement routes.The First SAS Regiment was officially designated after successful raids against enemy airfields in the Middle East in 1941-1942. In May 1943, a Second SAS Regiment was raised in Algeria and would also serve in Sicily and Italy. SAS troopers were at the forefront of the action on D-Day, serving behind the enemy lines, assisting the French Resistance in diversionary attacks and in support of Allied armies. The SAS served with great distinction through forty-two significant actions in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany until the end of the war in Europe.This new addition to the bestselling Conway pocket-book series is compiled from wartime and post-war memorandums, manuals, and documents. They include unit after-action reports and lecture notes from the centers used to train special services soldiers, gathered from the Liddell Hart Military Archive, National Archives, wartime periodicals, and post-war memoirs. The book covers: - training methods - weapons handling - fieldcraft - sabotage training> - operations in North Africa and the Middle East (1941-1942), Sicily and Italy (1943), and France (1944-1945).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Special Air Service was the brainchild of Scots Guards' officer Lieutenant David Stirling, serving with No. 8 Commando. He advocated a specially organized, specially equipped, and specially trained unit dedicated to the unrelenting pursuit of excellence that could act covertly and operate behind enemy lines to gain intelligence, destroy enemy aircraft, and attack their supply and reinforcement routes.The First SAS Regiment was officially designated after successful raids against enemy airfields in the Middle East in 1941-1942. In May 1943, a Second SAS Regiment was raised in Algeria and would also serve in Sicily and Italy. SAS troopers were at the forefront of the action on D-Day, serving behind the enemy lines, assisting the French Resistance in diversionary attacks and in support of Allied armies. The SAS served with great distinction through forty-two significant actions in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany until the end of the war in Europe.This new addition to the bestselling Conway pocket-book series is compiled from wartime and post-war memorandums, manuals, and documents. They include unit after-action reports and lecture notes from the centers used to train special services soldiers, gathered from the Liddell Hart Military Archive, National Archives, wartime periodicals, and post-war memoirs. The book covers: - training methods - weapons handling - fieldcraft - sabotage training> - operations in North Africa and the Middle East (1941-1942), Sicily and Italy (1943), and France (1944-1945).…

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Paperback Kerber 2021; no stamps or inscriptions; some wear to card boards.

Kartoniert. 4° 200 pp. Orig.-kartoniert. Sprache: Englisch, mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen, Bucheinband berieben, ansonsten schönes Exemplar 1290 Gramm.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition. 200 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 31 cm. "The Beauty and the actor was published in conjunction with two simultaneous exhibitions: Japanse idolen en idealen 1700-1800, Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden; De mooiste Japanse prenten 1800-1900, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam"--Title page verso.…

Condition: Very Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 11.5" x 9.5". 200 pp. Published in conjunction with 2 simultaneous exhibitions. Japanese prints from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde Leiden. Corners lightly curled, sticker remnants at top corner of first page. Spine heel has a tiny tear. Rear cover has 2 light creases. A few marks to bottom edge. This book weighs 1.2 kg, extra postage may be requested.…

Paperback. Condition: New. 1.

Otterlo, Sun, 1999. 131 pp. Col. & b./w. ills. Softcover.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap.

Pictorial Card Covers. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 200pp. A super copy. Illustrated with numerous full page reproductions of the prints , with titling and some supportive text. Slight shelf wear to the card cover edges. Very fresh and clean. A near fine copy.

Condition: Used: Like New. Relié, jaquette illustrée, nombreuses illustrations, comme neuf.

Paperback. Condition: New. 1.