A detailed biography, using many private papers and diaries, published after Clark's death. Former Deputy to Eisenhower, he commanded the 5th and 15th Army Groups in the Italian Campaign, fighting through Salerno, Anzio, Cassino to Rome and the German surrender. During the Korean War, he took over as commander of the United Nations Command succeeding General Matthew Ridgway

1985, Jonathan Cape, , 0224022997,< J-01>,306pp, photos, maps., Good in d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 5471-01..............................£6.00

Poor condition. Black boards no d/w. Ex library, endpaper/date label page missing. Light foxing throughout. A biography of Field-Marshal Mannerheim, leader of the Finnish Army in the struggle against Russian aggression. He later became President of Finland from 1944-1946.

1940, Hutchinson, , ,< J-01>,xvi + 288pp, illustrations, maps, , ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 14411-01..............................£10.00

The Century Travellers series.The American photographer describes her experiences covering the war in Europe from 1941 to 1945 and shares her observations on the Russian and German people

1974, Century Publishing, , 0712620308,< J-01>,315pp illustrations, Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 24275-01..............................£3.00

The biography of Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, DSO, DFC. He was an RAF Group Captain during the Battle of Britain, emerging as one of the most decorated pilots of the war. Cheshire, later a tactical genius of Bomber Command, was an official British Observer of the atomic attack on the Japanese city of Nagasaki which led to the end of WWII. He later went on to found the Cheshire Homes for the disabled.

1955, Collins, , ,< J-01>,384pp, portrait, bibliography, index, g in worn dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 25739-01..............................£8.00

Dustjacket marked. Previous owner name on endpaper. text clean and unmarked. A biography of group Captain Leonard Cheshire, VC. Cheshire was the outstanding bomber leader of the RAF in WWII, commanding the famous 617 Squadron. In 1944 he was awarded the Victoria Cross after completing a hundred bombing missions on heavily defended targets in Nazi Germany. Cheshire was chosen as the official British observer of the atomic attack on Nagasaki. After the war he dedicated his life to maintaining world peace and founded the famous Cheshire Homes charity for disabled people.

1957, Reprint Society, , ,< J-01>,384pp, portrait, index, , ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 25739-02..............................£6.00

The biography Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, DSO, DFC. One of the outstanding bomber pilots of RAF Bomber Command in WWII. Cheshire was an official British observer of the Atomic attack on Hiroshima

1954, Evans Brothers, , ,< J-01>,217pp, 34 illustrations, Good in chipped and rubbed dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 13381-01..............................£6.00

The life and military career of General of the Army, Omar Nelson Bradley. He was one of the leading US Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during World War II, and a General of the Army of the United States. He was the last surviving five star officer of the United States. Signs of use, marks on page edges,but useful study copy.

1983, Simon & Schuster (US), , 0671410237,< J-01>,752pp, 20 illustrations, , , CARD
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 20060-03..............................£8.00

Biography of Air Vice-Marshal Donald Bennett. Seconded to the RAF from the Royal Australian Air Force, he ferried American aircraft across the Atlantic for delivery to the RAF early in WWII. He was promoted to the rank of Air Vice-Marshal at 32 and put in charge of the Pathfinder Force which greatly enhanced the effectiveness of Bomber Command.

1985, Airlife Publishing, , 0906393450,< J-01>,166pp, 42 illustrations, index, Good in dw, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 29130-01..............................£8.00

Essays, reflections, and letters 1933-1947 describing how Brandt left his native Germany to continue his fight against Nazism abroad. Born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm he fled to Norway and then Sweden during the Nazi regime and worked as a left-wing journalist. He took the name Willy Brandt as a pseudonym to avoid detection by Nazi agents, and then formally adopted the name of Brandt in 1948. Brandt was originally considered one of the leaders of the right wing of the SPD, and earned initial fame as Governing Mayor of West Berlin. He served as Foreign Minister and as Vice Chancellor in Kurt Georg Kiesinger's cabinet, and became chancellor in 1969.

1971, Oswald Wolff, , 0854961208,< J-01>,264pp, Good in faded d/w, ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 37991-01..............................£8.00

Pages browning, Good in creased d/w. The life of Major-General Sir Stewart Menzies, "Churchill's Spymaster", who was considered to be the role model for Ian Fleming's 'M' in his James Bond novels.

1988, Michael Joseph, , 0718127455,< J-01>,830pp illustrations, , ,
Subject...Political & Biographies - General
Web No. 3224-03..............................£8.00