‘Off at Last’: An Illustrated History of the 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers 1939 to 1945 Author Signed

Was £60 now £50

‘Off at Last’: An Illustrated History of the 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers 1939 to 1945
Robert Sigmond
First published by R N Sigmond in 1997
ISBN: 9789081270328

Hard to source and profusely illustrated with many rare and unseen photos.

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Code: 369

WW2, British, RARE, Prophylactic Condom.

Was £85 now £70

Essential for stopping the spread of ‘Venereal Disease’ (VD) throughout the ranks, Prophylactic; a medicine or course of action used to prevent disease, no tunic pocket or wash roll is complete without one.
For example, the rate of venereal VD encountered by the Eighth Army in Italy was more than twenty times that found in Britain. Dire warnings of the dang...  read more

Code: 373

WW2, British, ATS, Lisle Stockings.

Was £55 now £45

Often described as ‘passion killers’ these ATS stockings were warm and serviceable but hardly flattering. Grimly unbecoming, compared to the feminine lingerie available on the civilian market, a token effort had been made in the choice of shades of ‘pink’ as the standard colour.

Spike Milligan stated that the top of these could be called the ‘giggle...  read more

Code: 374

‘The Day the Devils Dropped In’. The 9th Parachute Battalion in Normandy, D-Day to D+6: Merville Battery to the Chateau St Come

Was £40 now £35

‘The Day the Devils Dropped In’
The 9th Parachute Battalion in Normandy
D-Day to D+6
Merville Battery to the Chateau St Come
Neil Barber
First published in 2002 by Pen & Sword (Hardcover)

The Allied assault on Hitler's Fortress Europe began in the dawn of 6 June 1944 with daring airborne landings by men of the P...  read more

Code: 364

‘Pegasus and Orne Bridges’, Very Rare and Hard to Source, Limited & Numbered Edition. Author and Veteran Signed.

Was £120 now £99

‘Pegasus and Orne Bridges’
Very Rare and Hard to Source
Limited & Numbered Edition 3/150
Author and Veteran Signed, via bookplates, with Certificate of Authentication.
First published in 2009 by Pen & Sword (Hardcover)
ISBN: 9781848840416
The glider-borne operation to capture Pegasus Bridge has an established place in th...  read more

Code: 363

‘Without Tradition’: 2 Para 1941-45, Author Signed and Dedicated.

Was £40 now £35

Without Tradition: 2 Para 1941-45.
Robert Peatling
Self-published by Robert Peatling in 1994 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-0952299202
Without Tradition is compelling and essential reading for anyone wishing to know what made parachute troops tick during WW2.
Contents:
1) Enthusiastic Early Days.
2) Into Action - the Brune...  read more

Code: 362

‘When Dragons Flew’. Super Rare & Hard to Source!! An Illustrated History of the 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment, 1939-1945. Second Revised Edition.

Was £120 now £99

When Dragons Flew.
An Illustrated History of the 1st Battalion
The Border Regiment, 1939-1945.
S Eastwood, C Gray & A. Green
First Published by Silver Link Publishing, 2009 (Hardcover)
This new edition is comprehensively illustrated with 388 b/w photographs, illustrations & maps, and 8 colour plates of photographs & maps.
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Code: 361

WW2, British, ‘Durex’, ULTRA-RARE, Prophylactic Condom.

Was £135 now £110

Essential for stopping the spread of ‘Venereal Disease’ (VD) throughout the ranks, Prophylactic; a medicine or course of action used to prevent disease, no tunic pocket or wash roll is complete without one.
For example, the rate of venereal VD encountered by the Eighth Army in Italy was more than twenty times that found in Britain. Dire warnings of the da...  read more

Code: 375

WW2 British, The Triumph and Gem Comic, Jan' 1940.

Was 10 now £8

A nice copy of the popular boys comic, The Triumph and Gem, dated Jan' 1940.

Usual browning and foxing to pages, a rare survivor!!

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Code: 400

WW2 British, The Triumph and Gem Comic, May 1940.

Was £10 now £8

A nice copy of the popular boys comic, The Triumph and Gem, dated May 1940.

Usual browning and foxing to pages, a rare survivor!!

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Code: 398