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THE GENTLEMAN'S DAUGHTER
Written by Amanda Vickery.
Stock no. 1325721
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2006.
Nearly fine condition.
Women's lives in Georgian England. Peach decorative cloth. Colour illustrations. Book is fine. Contained in slipcase which is very slightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- GEORGIAN
THE JUBILEE YEARS 1887-1897
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1325717
Published by Folio Society.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Compiled by Hudson. Blue cloth spine, gilt title. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing to corners and scuffing to covers. Contents fine. Slipcase is bumped at corners and faded to edge of front panel, mark to lower edge.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
PANZERGRENADIER
Written by Thomas Anderson.
Stock no. 1826193
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
2021.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The evolution of the armoured infantry force that accompanied the German Panzers across the battlefields of Europe, detailing the specialized vehicles and equipment intended to make the Panzergrenadier a force to be reckoned with. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos, many of tanks. ISBN: 9781472841797. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
THE BATTLE OF PROKHOROVKA: THE TANK BATTLE AT KURSK, THE LARGEST CLASH OF ARMOR IN HISTORY
Written by Christopher A. Lawrence.
Stock no. 1826190
Published by Stackpole Books.
1st thus
2019.
Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
First published in 2015, this is the abridged edition. This book focuses on the fights leading up to the Battle of Prokhorovka, the battle itself, and its resolution. The story of the SS Panzer Corps and the III Panzer Corps against the Fifth Guards Army, Fifth Guards Tank Army, and the Sixty-Ninth Army. Red boards, white title to spine. B/w photos and battle plans. ISBN: 9780811738071. Small stain to vertical edge of text block (coffee?). Lower corner creases to a number of pages (not affecting text).
FROM THE REALM OF A DYING SUN VOLUME II: THE IV. SS-PANZERKORPS IN THE BUDAPEST RELIEF EFFORTS, DECEMBER 1944-FEBRUARY 1945
Written by Douglas E. Nash.
Stock no. 1826189
Published by Casemate Publishers.
1st
2020.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The second of three volumes which together trace the history of the IV. SS-Panzerkorps from its inception in August 1943 until the end of the war. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and battle plans. ISBN: 9781612008738. Base of spine lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAZIS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
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.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- CAVALRY
- HISTORY
- NAZIS
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.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- CAVALRY
- HISTORY
AGENT MICHAEL TROTOBAS AND SOE IN NORTHERN FRANCE
Written by Stewart Kent; Nick Nicholas.
Stock no. 1826181
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
British SOE Agent Michael Trotobus was captured on his first mission and led a mass break-out from Mausac Internment Camp and eventually returned to England where he immediately volunteered to return and established a resistance group around Lille and the Pas de Calais for a year... Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781473851634. A few minor marks to front board and text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has the remains of a label at top of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- ESPIONAGE
- HISTORY
- NAZIS
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.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- CAVALRY
- NAZIS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
HITLER'S PARATROOPERS IN NORMANDY
Written by Gilberto Villahermosa.
Stock no. 1826176
Published by Frontline Books.
1st
2019.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The German II Parachute Corps in the Battle for France, 1944. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848327719. Top & tail of spine shelf worn. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAZIS
- HISTORY
- AVIATION
TENNESSEE'S WAR 1861-1865 DESCRIBED BY PARTICIPANTS
Written by Stanley F. Horn.
Stock no. 1826163
Published by Tennessee University Press.
1990.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Compiled and edited by Stanley F. Horn, longtime student of the Civil War in Tennessee. Firsthand impressions made by the war on observant individuals - civilian, military, and political; men and women; Northerners and Southerners. Green cloth boards, black title block with gilt title to spine, gilt vignette to front. Maps to endpapers. ISBN: 0874020190. Fifth printing. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
PANZERS FORWARD: A PHOTO HISTORY OF GERMAN ARMOR IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Robert J. Edwards.
Stock no. 1826162
Published by Stackpole Books.
1st
2018.
Nearly fine condition.
Stackpole Military Photo Series. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780811737708. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- NAZIS
- HISTORY