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CAVALRY ON THE ROADS TO GETTYSBURG: KILPATRICK AT HANOVER AND HUNTERSTOWN
Written by George A. Rummel.
Stock no. 1829044
Published by White Mane Books. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bringing to life the cavalry actions before Gettysburg. This account shows the importance of the other cavalry commanders in those days leading up to that decisive clash of early July 1863. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 554 pages including index. ISBN: 1572491744. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, faded to spine, lightly scuffed.

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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR CAVALRY
Written by Michael Blake.
Stock no. 1828720
Published by Almark Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A concise and detailed guide to the cavalry troops of both sides, covering organisation, uniforms, equipment and insignia. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour illustrations. 64 pages. ISBN: 0855240989. Boards a little marked and faintly stained. Text block browned. Endpapers grubby. Page edges lightly browned. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is very grubby, browned, stained, repaired to top and tail of spine with clear tape. Musty odour present.

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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.

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BLOODY VERRIERES: THE I. SS-PANZERKORPS' DEFENCE OF THE VERRIERES-BOURGUEBUS RIDGES VOLUME I
Written by Arthur W. Gullachsen.
Stock no. 1827638
Published by Casemate Publishers. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Operations Goodwood and Atlantic, 18-22 July 1944. The first of a two-volume set, a period of five days is examined to illustrate the attritional warfare of the Normandy campaign and cataclysmic battlefield collision of two armies, Panzergruppe West and the British Second Army, practicing entirely different operational doctrines. Black paper boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781636240022. Pale grubby mark to vertical edge of text block else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top edge.

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MONTE CASSINO JANUARY-MAY 1944: THE LEGEND OF THE GREEN DEVILS
Written by Angelos Mansolas.
Stock no. 1826441
Published by Fonthill Media Limited. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Allied attempts to break through the German defences on the rocky hill of Monte Cassino ended up as one of the longest and deadliest engagements ever fought on European soil... Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 9781781556023. Pictorial dustwrapper has minor scuffing.

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SNOW & STEEL: BATTLE OF THE BULGE 1944-45
Written by Peter Caddick-Adams.
Stock no. 1826185
Published by Preface. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book examines Hitler's last great throw of the dice, 'The Battle of the Bulge', launched on 16 December 1944 and fought in the wintry forests of the Ardennes. It also traces the unique legacy of the Battle of the Bulge into the Cold War era, NATO war plans and the Arab-Israeli wars, and assesses its significance in our understanding of the Second World War today. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848094284. Top rear edge of spine bumped and corresponding area of dustwrapper lightly creased. Else a lovely copy.

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THE END OF THE GALLOP: THE BATTLE FOR KHARKOV, FEBRUARY-MARCH 1943
Written by Alexei Isaev.
Stock no. 1826182
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Based heavily on inaccessible Soviet records, this book presents a lively account of a pivotal battle on the Eastern Front. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781911512974. Minor knock to lower edge of front board. Contents fine. Light crease to lower edge of front panel of dustwrapper (caused by minor knock) and light rubbing to corners of dustwrapper.

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MONTE CASSINO JANUARY-MAY 1944: THE LEGEND OF THE GREEN DEVILS
Written by Angelos Mansolas.
Stock no. 1826180
Published by Fonthill Media Limited. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Allied attempts to break through the German defences on the rocky hill of Monte Cassino ended up as one of the longest and deadliest engagements ever fought on European soil... Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 9781781556023. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at base of spine.

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A HAWK AT WAR: THE PENINSULAR WAR REMINISCENCES OF GENERAL SIR THOMAS BROTHERTON, CB
Written by Bryan Perrett.
Stock no. 1825289
Published by Picton Publishing. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Captain Thomas Brotherton of the 14th Light Dragoons, better known as The Hawks because of the Prussian Eagle badge conferred on them by the Duchess of York in 1798. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0948251220. Lower corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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THE CHARGE WHY THE LIGHT BRIGADE WAS LOST
Written by Mark Adkin.
Stock no. 2138382
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Real Reason Why the Light Brigade was Lost. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps and illustrations. ISBN: 0850524695. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. Some page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a faded spine.

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TO HELL WITH HONOR: CUSTER AND THE LITTLE BIGHORN
Written by Larry Sklenar.
Stock no. 2137853
Published by University of Oklahoma Press. 1st USA 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author analyzes and interprets the widely accepted facts underlying the accepted portrayal of Custer's defeat. Grey cloth with blue title to spine. ISBN: 080613156x. Page edge browning. Wrapper spine is a bit faded.

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THE SEVENTH AND THREE ENEMIES
Written by G.M.O. Davy.
Stock no. 2137727
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1952. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Story of World War II and the 7th Queen's Own Hussars. B/w photos. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Front endpaper is creased vertically; some foxspots. Page edges are browned with foxing. Wrapper is edge-creased with some marks; faded to spine.

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