North Africa, the Med and Italy

Books that feature activities in the Mediterranean theatre of war 


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World War II memoir

A Boy from Soho

ISBN 1-903953-86-3
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by Frank Gianotti
A London boy's wartime experiences at home and abroad, in the London Blitz and in Italy with the RASC
military memoir

A Diver in the Dark

NEW
ISBN 1-84683-082-6
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by Sydney Knowles BEM
Entertaining memoir of a pioneer Royal Navy Clearance Diver and diving partner of Commander Lionel 'Buster' Crabb

A Long Way from Blandford

ISBN 1-873203-28-4
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by BA Jones


Wartime adventures of a motorcycle dispatch rider and truck driver

World War II memoir

A Tankie's Travels

ISBN 1-84683-021-4
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by Jock Watt
WW2 action with 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (3RTR) in North Africa, Greece & mainland Europe
RAF memoir

A Virginian in Best Blue

ISBN 1-903953-61-8
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by Parke F Smith


Experiences of an American pilot in the RAF 1942-46
RAF memoir

Adventures on the Infinite Highway

ISBN 1-903953-56-1
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by Peter Rivington


The airborne experiences of an RAF and airline pilot 1938-62
RAF memoir

Algiers to Anzio with 72 & 111 Squadrons

ISBN 1-873203-68-3
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by Greggs Farish
and Mike McCaul


A Spitfire Squadron Engineer Officer in Africa and Italy in WW2
RAF memoir

Desert War Diary: 213 Squadron

ISBN 1-873203-59-4
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by John Walton


A Hurricane squadron in North Africa and Cyprus in WW2
RAF biography

Fly High - Fly Low

ISBN 1-903953-55-3
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by Eric Morgan


The three remarkable aviation careers of Leslie R Colquhoun DFC, GM, DFM - WW2  Reconnaissance Pilot; Supermarine Test Pilot and Vickers Hovercraft Pioneer
RAF memoir

From Fiji to Balkan Skies

ISBN 1-873203-47-0
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by Dennis McCaig


The WW2 experiences of this former 249 Squadron Spitfire pilot, in the air and on the ground, make for riveting reading
Military memoir

From Horses to Chieftains

ISBN 1-873203-17-9
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by Richard Napier


From boy soldier to battle-hardened veteran with the 8th Hussars 1935-1959
World War II memoir

Pacifist to Glider Pilot

ISBN 1-873203-53-5
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by Alec Waldron


Raised by pacifist parents the author rebelled and flew gliders at Sicily and Arnhem in WW2
military/civilian memoir

Inside and Out

ISBN 1-903953-91-X
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by Robert Cosh
Entertaining memoir featuring the author's experiences in the wartime Royal Navy and postwar in HM Prison Service
WW2 memoirs

Malta Remembered

ISBN 1-903953-94-4
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edited by Frank Rixon
A collection of stories about the George Cross Island of Malta contributed by military personnel who served there during World War 2
World War II memoir

Operation Ladbroke From Dream to Disaster

ISBN 1-903953-41-3
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by Alec Waldron


The planning, execution and ultimate failure of the glider assault on Sicily in July 1943
RAF memoir

Pathfinder Force Balkans

ISBN 1-873203-39-X
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by Geoff Curtis


WW2 exploits of a 614 (Pathfinder) squadron flight engineer in the air and as a POW in Hungary