Biographies from Andrew Barnes Booksellers

New York: Quercus, 2014. 1st edition. As New. octavo. dust jacket 415pp., b/w plates, notes, index, Winston Churchill attracted far more criticism alive than he has since his death. He was, according to Evelyn Waugh, 'always in the wrong, surrounded by crooks, a terrible father, a radio personality'. Whatever one's view of 'the greatest Briton', and despite… Read more about this item

New York: Scribners, 1973. 1st edition. Very Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket 252pp., b/w plates, ep maps, bibliog., index, As war leader Winston Churchill was magnificent, as Prime Minister he was poor, & as Defence Minister, faulty & dangerous

London: Head of Zeus, 2021. reprint. As New. octavo. dust jacket 440pp., colour & b/w plates, index, When Lara Marlowe met Robert Fisk in 1983 in Damascus, he was already a famous war correspondent. She was a young American reporter who would become a renowned journalist in her own right. For the next twenty years, they were… Read more about this item

London: Calder and Boyers, 1967. new edition. Nice Copy. 8vo.. dust jacket 343pp., The autobiography of Wyndham Lewis during his most creative years, the period before and during the Great War. Originally published in 1937. Some small institutional stamps o/w a nice copy

Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2004. 1st edition. As New. octavo. dust jacket ix + 227pp., b/w plates, map, index, Account of a remarkable military life

Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 2001. 1st ed. thus. As New. octavo. stiff wrappers xix + 266pp., b/w plates, appends., bibliog., index, Drawing on hitherto unpublished personal journals, this account of John Lewes's life, tragically cut short on 31 December 1941 during a SAS deep penetration patrol, makes for a compelling read. Brought up in the Australian out back… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Hybrid Publishers, 2020. 1st edition. As New. octavo. stiff wrappers xii + 292pp., b/w plates, maps, bibliog., index, A compelling story of a contemporary of Lawrence of Arabia in the same middle-eastern sphere of engagement. Patterson commanded Jewish Legions both at Gallipoli & the ensuing Palestine Campaign

Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2002. 1st ed. thus. As New. 8vo.. dust jacket xv + 189pp., b/w plates, maps, appendix, The War Memoirs of the Real James Bond; Patrick sailed small vessels among Norwegian coasts & islands between 1939 & 1943. Later between 1944-45 he worked for Ian FlemingÕs Ò30 AUÓ in France & Germany

Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2005. 2nd printing. As New. octavo. stiff wrappers x + 165pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., index, First account of the thrilling operations by the Kent Fortress Royal Engineers, tasked with destroying all the oil reserves stored in

Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 1992. 1st ed. thus. As New. octavo. stiff wrappers xvi + 399pp., b/w plates, maps, bibliog., indexes, Field-Marshal the Viscount Byng of Vimy did not fit into a conventional mould in the Army, as Governor-General of Canada, or as Commissioner of LondonÕs Metropolitan Police. Few officers commanded more widespread affection from their troops… Read more about this item

Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2008. 1st ed. thus. As New. octavo. stiff wrappers xxii + 278pp., b/w plates, maps, notes, bibliog., index, as a founder member of Stirling's SAS and first Commander of the Special Boat Service, he saw plenty of action. A brigadier at 26 with a DSO and MC he liberated Athens as the Germans… Read more about this item

London: Pen and Sword, 2003. 1st ed. thus. As New. octavo. stiff wrappers 383pp., b/w plates, text ills., bibliog., index, Every member of the armed forces who took part in the Falklands Campaign of 1982 can claim that his particular role was unique in that it was experienced by himself alone. But in so far as it… Read more about this item

Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 2003. 1st edition. As New. octavo. dust jacket xiv + 231pp., b/w plates, bibliog., index, 'Shan' Hackett is remembered by his own & succeeding generations for a variety of achievements & attributes. A superb fighting soldier, he served with the Trans-Jordan Force, had fought through North Africa and was involved in the formation of… Read more about this item

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1998. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket xviii + 686pp., b/w plates, maps, bibliog., index, Very positive biography of AustraliaÕs most controversial Commander. Lacks title-page o/w nice copy. Scarce

Kent: Kent State University Press, 1985. 1st edition. As New. small octavo. dust jacket x + 550pp., notes, index, Covers his service of 41 years from the Philippines, Mexico, China, West Point, to New Guinea in World War II

Melbourne: Monash University, 2014. 1st edition / 1st printing. As New. octavo. stiff wrappers xxxiii + 268pp., colour & b/w plates, maps, appends., references, index, ÔFischer asks why John Monash was never promoted to Field Marshal, as international precedent suggested was most appropriate, pointing the finger primarily at Billy Hughes, the Australian prime minister from 1915 to… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Viking, 2017. 1st edition. As New. 8vo.. dust jacket 497pp., b/w plates, notes, bibliog., index, Ôa unique insight into the qualities and style of a man whose political career and primeministership have, until now, been poorly documentedÕ

New York: Quadrangle, 1976. 1st edition. Nice Copy. 8vo.. dust jacket xv + 568pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., index, The youngest ever Chief of Naval Operations. Story of his battle to reform the US Navy

Oxford: Osprey, 2018. 1st edition. As New. 8vo.. dust jacket 448pp., b/w plates, maps, notes, bibliog., index, Following the disastrous Java Sea campaign, the Allies went on the offensive in the Pacific in a desperate attempt to halt the Japanese forces that were rampaging across the region. Hamstrung by arcane pre-war thinking and a bureaucratic mind-set, the… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Melway Publishing, 1975. 1st edition. Very Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket xi + 316pp., b/w plates, maps, index, Biography of a great Australian Commander. Mackay was was captured in Greece in 1941 while commanding troops in the Greek campaign. He spent 4 years in captivity. OwnersÕ label on the front end paper o/w a very nice… Read more about this item