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AIRCRAFT AND SUBMARINES
Written by Willis J. Abbot.
Stock no. 1828620
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons.
1st
1918.
Good condition.
The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. Green pictorial endpapers. 8 colour plates plus 100 b/w other illustrations and plates. xiv and 388 pages including index plus publisher ads to rear. Spine worn at top & tail with fraying, a few holes to front edge, faded. Boards a little marked. Lower rear corner of board worn. Text block browned. Joints pulled. A little pencil annotation to contents. A few marks to contents. Hinges a little pulled but binding is tight. Sold with all faults, a good reading copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AIRCRAFT
- AIRSHIPS
- SUBMARINES
- ARTILLERY
ARMIES OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Chris McNab.
Stock no. 1828302
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive guide to all the major armies of the Napoleonic Wars as well as many of the minor powers. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 432 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846034701. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
NAVAL FIREPOWER: BATTLESHIP GUNS AND GUNNERY IN THE DREADNOUGHT ERA
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1828032
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This book outlines in layman's terms the complex subject of fire-control, as it dominated battleship and cruiser design from before World War I to the end of the dreadnought era. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781844157013. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is light rubbed at corners.
MOVING THE GUNS: THE MECHANISATION OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY 1854-1939
Written by Philip Ventham; David Fletcher.
Stock no. 2139407
Published by HMSO.
1st
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Chronicling the story of the mechanisation of the Royal Artillery, following the technical development of the means to move guns in warfare from early experiments through to the beginning of the Second World War. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112904777.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- ARTILLERY
- HISTORY
A TREATISE ON NAVAL GUNNERY 1855
Written by Howard Douglas.
Stock no. 1823561
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st thus
1982.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The only comprehensive English-language work on the armament of warships during the final period of the cast-iron smooth-bore gun - the main weapon of western fighting ships for nearly 450 years. First published in 1817 and expanded in the following decades. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0851772757. 1982 reprint of the fourth edition. Name & address in pencil to front endpaper. Text block slightly grubby. Red pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
ARTILLERY OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS 1792-1815
Written by Kevin F. Kiley.
Stock no. 1322601
Published by Greenhill Books.
1st
2004.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Tracing the use of artillery throughout the Napoleonic period. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 318 pages. ISBN: 1853675830. Light dusty mark to lower edge of rear cover. A few tiny indentations to lower edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- NAPOLEON
- ARTILLERY
- MILITARY
MOVING THE GUNS: THE MECHANISATION OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY 1854-1939
Written by Philip Ventham; David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1819797
Published by HMSO.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition.
Chronicling the story of the mechanisation of the Royal Artillery, following the technical development of the means to move guns in warfare from early experiments through to the beginning of the Second World War. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112904777. Previous owner's name label to inside front cover.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- ARTILLERY
- HISTORY
THE AMERICAN ARSENAL
Written by Ian V. Hogg.
Stock no. 1816067
Published by Greenhill Books.
1st
1996.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
The World War II Official Standard Ordnance Catalog of Small Arms, Tanks, Armored Cars, Artillery, Antiaircraft Guns, Ammunition, Grenades, Mines, Etcetera. Introduction by Ian V. Hogg. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w diagrams and photos. ISBN: 1853672548.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- ARTILLERY
- FIREARMS
- AMERICA
IMPACT: THE HISTORY OF GERMANY'S V-WEAPONS IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Benjamin King; Timothy J. Kutta.
Stock no. 1814315
Published by Spellmount Publishers.
1st
1998.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
An in-depth account of Hitler's V-Weapons, the devastation they caused, and the massive allied countermeasures taken to destroy them. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w plates. ISBN: 1862270244. Blue dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- ARTILLERY
- AVIATION
THE GUNNERS OF AUGUST 1914 BAPTISM OF FIRE
Written by John Hutton.
Stock no. 2123350
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
1st
2014.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Published in association with Firepower - The Royal Artillery Museum. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 9781473823723.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- ARTILLERY
- WORLD WAR I
THE ROYAL ARTILLERY
Written by W.Y. Carman.
Illustrated by Michael Roffe.
Stock no. 1605332
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
1973.
Almost very good condition.
Card wraps. Men At Arms series. 40 pages. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 085045140X. Covers unevenly browned.