PETERBOROUGH WAR MEMORIAL

JUTLAND - The German Perspective by V E Tarrant. A hardback book and dustjacket consisting of 318 pages with illustrations and maps. The book tells the story of the 1916 Battle of Jutland from the German view. In addition to the story of the battle, researchers are assisted by a number of appendices at the back of the book. These include the organisation of the fleets, numbers of shells and torpedoes fired and German and British casualties. The book and dustjacket, published in 1999 by Brockhampton Press, are in very good condition. Price £8.00, UK P&P £3.20

AIR WAR SOUTH ATLANTIC by Jeffrey Ethell and Alfred Price. A hardback book and dustjacket consisting of 260 pages with photographs and maps. The book tells the story of the air actions which took place during the Falklands conflict of 1982. To assist the researchers there are a number of appendices at the rear of the book. These include combat air units of both sides, aircraft losses of both sides and ships lost or damaged from both sides. The book, a third edition published in 1986 by Sidgwick & Jackson, is in very good condition. Price £6.00, UK P&P £3.20.

OPERATION CORPORATE - The Story of the Falklands War, 1982 by Martin Middlebrook (signed by the author). A hardback book and dustjacket consisting of 430 pages with photographs. The book tells the story of the British military actions to recover the Falklands Islands and South Georgia after their seizure by Argentinian forces in 1982. In addition to the story, researchers are assisted by the following: Appendix 1: The Task Force Order of Battle and Roll of Honour. Appendix 2: The Argentinian Forces in the Falklands. The book has been signed by the author, Martin Middlebrook. A First Edition published in 1985 by Viking, the book and dustjacket are in very good condition. Price £6.00, UK P&P £3.20.

OFFICERS DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919, Part 1: Old and New Armies. Part 2: Territorial Force. A softback book consisting of 262 pages which lists all officers who died in the First World War. The book is a third edition published in 1979 by Samson Books. The bottom of the spine is frayed and worn and there are several pages which have come loose from the spine. The book is however clean and complete and very suitable for research purposes. Price £5.00, UK P&P £2.70.

THE MAYOR’S ROLL OF HONOUR, CITY OF PETERBOROUGH - Containing the Names of Citizens who are Serving in His Majesty’s Services. This is a softback photocopy of the original book, comb-bound with a transparent cover and card back, consisting of 54 pages. Compiled by J W Williamson in May 1915, the Roll of Honour lists the number, rank, name, address and unit, including ship’s names, battalions and regiments. Occasional notes indicate when a man had become a casualty, been wounded, taken prisoner or transferred along with dates. Listed here are 68 men serving in the Royal Navy, 1,200 in the Army and 537 in the Territorial Forces. Almost every regiment in the British Army is represented. Price £8.00, P&P £1.20.

A DAISY FOR DOROTHY - The Love Story of a Family in Wartime, by Pat Reid with an introduction by Leslie Thomas. A hardback book and dustjacket consisting of 24 pages with photographs. The book tells the story of an ordinary couple, George Scragg and Nan Osborne who were from the village of Armitage in Staffordshire. During the Second World War, George Scragg was called up and served with the Scots Guards. During the war the couple wrote to each other almost daily, talking of their hopes and fears and planning for after the war. Their daughter Dorothy was born in 1941. Tragically, just a few days before the end of the war, George was killed in Germany. Pat Read has put the book together using over 2,000 surviving letters and numerous mementoes to give a touching portrait of a marriage so cruelly cut short. An interesting family and social history book. The book, a First Edition published in 1989 by Bloomsbury, is in very good condition. Price £6.00, UK P&P £3.50.

DESPATCHES FROM THE HEART - An Anthology of Letters from the Front. Edited by Annette Tapert. A hardback book and dustjacket consisting of 128 pages with photographs. The book is an anthology of letters written by soldiers, sailors and airmen from the fighting fronts in the First and Second World Wars, none of which had been published before. The book, a First Edition published in 1984 by Hamish Hamilton, is in very good condition. Price £6.00, UK P&P £2.10.