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THE GREAT WAR OF 189-: A FORECAST
Written by P. Colomb; Archibald Forbes; Charles Lowe; Christie Murray; F. Scudamore; J.F. Maurice; F.N. Maude.
Illustrated by F. Villiers.
Stock no. 1828050
Published by William Heinemann.
2nd
1895.
Almost very good condition.
Second Edition. This work originally appeared in the pages of Black and White, the work being the outcome of consultations between some of the most eminent authorities upon modern warfare and international politics. The story has been carefully revised and reprinted. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black & brown title to front. Lower and vertical text block untrimmed. B/w illustrations. 308 pages. Spine browned and lightly worn at top & tail. Damp stain to rear board. Cloth worn to vertical edge of boards, possible nibbled at. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some foxing present.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MILITARY
WARFARE IN THE MEDIEVAL WORLD
Written by Brian Todd Carey.
Stock no. 1828041
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Pioneering survey of warfare from the Dark Ages to the Thirty Years' War. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps. ISBN: 1844153398. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- MILITARY
CRUSADER WARFARE VOLUME II: MUSLIMS, MONGOLS AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE CRUSADES 1050-1300 AD
Written by David Nicolle.
Stock no. 1828039
Published by Hambledon Continuum.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This second volume of Crusader Warfare focuses on those non-Christian cultures that were most directly involved in the crusades. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781847251466. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- CHRISTIANITY
- CRUSADES
- MILITARY
- ISLAM
RENAISSANCE ARMIES 1480-1650
Written by George Gush.
Stock no. 1828037
Published by Patrick Stephens.
1983.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition: revised, corrected and updated. Detail of the organisation, equipment, uniforms, flags and tactics of the armies of the Renaissance period of European history. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 0850596041. Reprint. Tape marks to boards and pastedowns. Else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut and lightly scuffed.
SHADOWS IN THE DESERT: ANCIENT PERSIA AT WAR
Written by Kaveh Farrokh.
Stock no. 1828036
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A comprehensive history of Persia's wars with East and West from the 6th century BC, and an insight into the exchange of ideas and culture that occurred during these clashes in military technology, the arts, medicine, religion and science. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846031083. A lovely copy.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- ASIA
- PERSIA
- MILITARY
UNIFORMS OF THE PENINSULAR WAR
Written by Arthur Kipling.
Illustrated by Frank Wilson.
Stock no. 1828035
Published by Charles Knight & Co. Ltd..
1st
1972.
Very good condition.
This book will be invaluable to the wargamer and collector, and of fascinating interest to anyone attracted to things military. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 47 pages. ISBN: 0853140987. Base of spine rubbed. Price-label to rear board. Contents clean.
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- MILITARY
- UNIFORMS
- PENINSULAR WAR
- COLLECTING
- GAMES
MEDIEVAL WARFARE SOURCE BOOK VOLUME 2: CHRISTIAN EUROPE AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
Written by David Nicolle.
Stock no. 1828034
Published by Arms & Armour Press.
1st
1996.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Campaigns; The Weaponry; The Warriors; The Commanders; The Sources; Miscellanea. This volume covers Byzantines, Persians & Muslims; Christian-Muslim Confrontation; Turks, Mongols and the Rise of Russia; Crusade, Reconquista and Counter-Crusade; China, the Far East and India. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 185409307X. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. Else a lovely copy.
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- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- CHRISTIANITY
- BYZANTINE
- PERSIA
- CRUSADES
- CHINA
- INDIA
- ASIA
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.
THE GREAT WAR AT SEA: A NAVAL HISTORY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Lawrence Sondhaus.
Stock no. 1828014
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
2014.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A naval history of the First World War, revealing the decisive contribution of the war at sea to Allied victory. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps and illustrations. ISBN: 9781107036901. Light scuffing to black pictorial dustwrapper else a lovely copy.
THE ART OF RENAISSANCE WARFARE
Written by Stephen R. Turnbull.
Stock no. 1828013
Published by Greenhill Books.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
From the Fall of Constantinople to the 30 Years War. The story of the knight in the Renaissance. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1853676764. Very slight fading to dustwrapper spine else a lovely copy.
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- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- RENAISSANCE
THE HEAVY CRUISER TAKAO (THE ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Janusz Skulski.
Stock no. 1327731
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Anatomy of the Ship series. B/w photos and technical line diagrams. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0851776280. Small mark to lower edge of front cover. Small bump to top of spine. Dustwrapper is slightly worn at top of spine.
THE DESTROYER THE SULLIVANS (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Al Ross.
Stock no. 1327726
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1988.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Anatomy of the Ship series. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. 119 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0851774768.