British Intelligence Second World by Howard Michael (30 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st ptg. 271 pp. 6 1/8 x 9 1/8. White and gray wraps. No damage or markings noted.

Softcover. Condition: As New. First Edition; First Printing. full number line. Perfect bound illustrated softcover, sharp and square, As New. Book is firm in its binding, 288 pages include Index. As New. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Condition: As New. LIKE NEW. Very Clean. No writing or tears. Appears Unread.

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1st edition. 8vo. xiii + 271pp. B/w. illustrations. Original boards. Pictorial black d/w. lettered in white and yellow. ISBN 0116309547 US$15.

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) The fifth and final volume of the Official History. This volume covers the remarkable achievement in WWII of British Intelligence's deception activities. Covers Operation Mincemeat; the double agent GARBO; the non-existent US Army Group. These deception plans were co-ordinated by the W committee which was brought into being by the three directors of naval, military and air intelligence without any authorisation, and accountable to no one. Deception was a major factor in the Normandy invasion's successes. (Published: 1990) (Publisher: HM Stationary Office ) (ISBN: 0116309547) (Pagination: 271pp) (Condition: very goood in d/w) UL-XXXXXX.…

Hardcover. Large 8vo. pp xiii, 271. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. ISBN: 0116309547 Considerable pencilled markings in the text with a few written in ink, otherwise sound, very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some shelfwear evident, bumping to corners. A very good copy free of internal markings.

Condition: Good.

guter Zustand. Volume Five: Strategic Deception Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 271p. Folding maps. Jacket priced. Fine/Fine Copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to a black panel on the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper has a small closed tear to the head of the spine but still in near fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This volume and its companions cannot fail to be of exceptional interest in their contribution to the definitive history of the Second World War. All the volumes are bound to stimulate controversy. Doubtless other judgements will be proposed in the independent histories which will follow when most of the archives on which they are based are transferred to the Public Record Office, as they eventually will be. Meanwhile this Official history will be the standard authority on this fascinating subject for many years to come. I am selling all five volumes in this series on this site. Ref ZZ 3.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xiii, [1], 271, [3] pages Volume 5 ONLY. Abwehr, Footnotes. Maps. Appendices. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Some underlining and yellow highlighting noted. Signed and dated by Jeffrey Richelson on fep!!! Sir Michael Eliot Howard OM CH CBE MC FBA FRHistS (born 29 November 1922) is a British military historian, formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War, Honorary Fellow of All Souls College, Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford University, Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University and founder of the Department of War Studies, King's College London. Howard helped found the Department of War Studies and the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives at King's College London. He is currently president emeritus of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, which he also helped to establish, and a fellow of the British Academy. Strategic deception depends for its success upon the availability of good security and good intelligence. Volume 5 explains how this combination of intelligence and security made it possible to deceive the enemy about the strategic intentions of the Allies, and make them greatly overestimate the resources at their disposal. The authoritative story of such classic deception operations as Operation Mincemeat,w which preceded the invasion of Sicily; of the non-existant U.S. Army Group that pinned down an entire German Army in the Pas de Calais until Montgomery's forces had achieved a secure foothold in Normandy; and the amazing spoof played on the German intelligence authorities by the great double-agent GARBO is at last told from official records.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> All surprise rests upon concealment, and 'security' is one of the classi- cal 'principles of war'. But few intelligent commanders have been satis- fied simply with concealing their intentions or their strength. The commander who wishes to impose his will on the enemy which is, after all, the object of all military operations will seek also to deceive him; to implant in the adversary's mind an erroneous image which will not only help to conceal his true capabilities and intentions but will lead that adversary to act in such a way as to make his own task easier. If he is weak he will seek to give an appearance of strength that will deter his adversary from attacking. If an attack is clearly inevi- table he may try to manipulate it by giving a false impression of weakness at a particular point well prepared to defend itself, and of strength at one which is not. If he is taking the offensive he will try to weaken the enemy at the point chosen for the attack by feints at other parts of the front. He will, in shor. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1990. An excellent copy, clean and unmarked throughout, seemingly barely read with page edges crisp, no notable creases or signs of wear, covers firm and secure. Dust jacket has some minor rippling around the ends of the spine but remains very well-presented. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 175 x 260 mm. 270 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 1990s; ISBN: 0116309547. ISBN/EAN: 9780116309549. Inventory No: 56619.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 271p. Folding maps. Fine/Fine Copy. Book.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Neu. eng, 2. impr. (with revisions). XVI, 850 S. : Kt. NEW ! 9780116309341 Werktäglicher Versand. Jede Lieferung m. ordentl. Rechnung und ausgew. MwSt. Der Versand erfolgt als Büchersendung / Einschreiben mit der Deutschen Post bzw. als Päckchen / Paket mit DHL. Die Lieferzeit ist abhängig von der Versandart und beträgt innerhalb Deutschlands 3-5 Tage, in der EU 5 - 12 Tage. KEIN Versand an Packstationen. Körperschaften und juristische Personen werden auf Wunsch per offener Rechnung beliefert. ***ATTENTION U.S. CUSTOMERS: Due to the new tariffs, we are unable to ship packages to the USA at this time. Thank you for understanding.*** Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good .Ships From Multiple Locations. book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcovers. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. nice set; all in very nice dust jackets except jacket on volume 3.2 is very good+ only.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 5 of original 6 volume set (missing vol. 4), hardbound, Vol. 1: 601 pp, 1st (1979), F/none; Vol. 2: 850 pp, 1st (1981), F/none; Vol. 3 (Part 1): 693 pp, 1st (1984), F/F; Vol. 3 (Part 2), 1038 pp, 1st (1988), F/F; Vol. 5: 271 pp, 1st (1990), F/F, NONE EXLIB, all mylar protected. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Complete five volume set comprising six books (volume 3 in 2 parts) uniformly bound in the publisher's dark green hardback bindings, volumes firm and square with strong hinges; complete with original dustjackets, which are very tidy and bright with no tears or chips. Contents sound and clean, not showing any pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Collation: xiii,601; xvi,850; xvi,693; xvi,1038 plus loosely inserted correction slip; xii,408; xii,271pp. A better than very good set.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First editions of all 6 books (5 volumes -- volume 3 is 2 books), All books have an owner stamp on half title pages but are otherwise fine. 5 of the 6 DJs are fine but Vol 3 part 2 has a 3 inch tear. A nice set that will ship for media mail ($4.99) in the US but for cost with priority mail or overseas. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #MC.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. pgs:271. 1979, 5 volume set, in 6 parts, bright clean copies, with dustjackets, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981.

First Edition. Five volumes in six, totalling nearly 4,000 pages, with 25 folding maps (17 coloured), coloured endpaper maps Volumes I-III, correction slip loosely inserted in Volume III Part 2, appendices, bibliography, indices; med. 8vo; green cloth, spines blocked in black and lettered in gilt, top fore-corner of lower board Volume III bruised; dust wrapper to Volume V only; bookplate (Volume I) or label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper free endpapers (Volumes I-III), or upper pastedown (Volumes IV & V), a few leaves lightly creased, top edges of leaves occasionally very faintly foxed; Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1979-1990. First editions. *Comprising: Volumes I-III: Its influence on Strategy and Operations; Volume IV: Security and Counter-Intelligence; Volume V: Strategic Deception. Volume III is in two parts (one volume each). Volume V is by Michael Howard. F. H. Hinsley was an English intelligence officer and historian, who worked at Bletchley Park during World War II. …