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CONWAY'S ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1906-1921
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1828012
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 2002. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete listing of all the significant warships built, or projected, between the epoch-making Dreadnought and the Washington Treaty. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 439 pages. ISBN: 0851772455. Reprint. A lovely copy. Green dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, is a little scuffed and laminate is peeling with loss at top and bottom edge of rear panel.

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FROM HASTINGS TO THE MARY ROSE: THE GREAT WARBOW
Written by Matthew Strickland; Robert Hardy.
Stock no. 1828008
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In 1979, divers excavating the wreck of the Tudor warship the Mary Rose discovered numerous yew longbows in remarkable condition, some still in their packing chests. This led to a major new study of the medieval longbow at war... Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0750931671. Narrow band of white marking to vertical edges of covers, rear pastedown is misplaced during binding process, leaving a small chip to pastedown, lower half of page 371/372 is creased, else a lovely copy. Dustwrapper slightly faded to spine.

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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: JET FIGHTERS SINCE 1950
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1828006
Published by Midland Publishing. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A unique insight into a secret world where the public had little idea of what was going on, while at the same time presenting a coherent picture of British fighter development and evolution. Large format. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos, and b/w diagrams. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 9781857800951. Reprint. Spine & corners lightly bumped & rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-creased.

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F-4 PHANTOM
Written by Tim McLelland.
Stock no. 1828000
Published by Ian Allan Publishing; Classic. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. 320 pages. ISBN: 9781906537333. Spine & corners lightly bumped. Contents clean.

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THE INFLUENCE OF SUB-STATE ACTORS ON NATIONAL SECURITY: USING MILITARY BASES TO FORGE AUTONOMY
Written by Minori Takahashi.
Stock no. 1327671
Published by Springer. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Springer Polar Sciences series. This book sheds light on the process in which the sub-state actor of Greenland has expanded its autonomy and strengthened its de jure participation in the national security of Denmark. Due to the accelerated melting of sea ice and the increase in the accessibility of natural resources and water lanes, the security situation in the Arctic has been changing rapidly, and this book helps meet the need for understanding the political and military factors behind those changes. Green glazed boards. ISBN: 9783030016760. Minimal bumping to spine and slightly rubbing to corners. Contents fine.

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GEOLOGY AND WARFARE: EXAMPLES OF THE INFLUENCE OF TERRAIN AND GEOLOGISTS ON MILITARY OPERATIONS
Written by Edward P.F. Rose; C. Paul Nathanail.
Stock no. 1827824
Published by The Geological Society. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by Rose and Nathanail. Bringing together military applications of geology across a broad time frame and multi-national boundaries. While this work demonstrates the geological constraints on best use of ground for military purposes from a historical perspective, the principles are just as applicable today. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 1862390657. Spine faded else nice, clean copy.

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THE INFLUENCE OF SUB-STATE ACTORS ON NATIONAL SECURITY: USING MILITARY BASES TO FORGE AUTONOMY
Written by Minori Takahashi.
Stock no. 1827822
Published by Springer. 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Springer Polar Sciences series. This book sheds light on the process in which the sub-state actor of Greenland has expanded its autonomy and strengthened its de jure participation in the national security of Denmark. Due to the accelerated melting of sea ice and the increase in the accessibility of natural resources and water lanes, the security situation in the Arctic has been changing rapidly, and this book helps meet the need for understanding the political and military factors behind those changes. Green glazed boards. ISBN: 9783030016760. This is a physical print on demand copy printed by Printforce, Netherlands. Boards slightly scuffed. Contents fine. Appears unread.

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SOLDIER OF THE RAJ
Written by William Magan.
Stock no. 1327555
Published by Michael Russell (publishing) Ltd. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Life between the wars as an Indian Cavalry officer, before the outbreak of the Second World War saw him transferred to Intelligence. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 223 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0859552756. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Yellow dustwrapper is lightly sunned to spine and a little edge creased.

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STALINISM AND THE SOVIET-FINNISH WAR, 1939-40
Written by Malcolm L.G. Spencer.
Stock no. 1327554
Published by Palgrave Macmillan. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Crisis Management, Censorship and Control. St. Antony's Series. Red pictorial boards. 229 pages. A physical Print On Demand book printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 9783319946467. Slight rubbing to corners. Barcode label to rear cover.

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GOOSEPOOL: THE HISTORY OF RAF AND RCAF MIDDLETON ST. GEORGE AND TEESSIDE AIRPORT
Written by Stanley D. Howes.
Stock no. 1827807
Published by Stanley Books. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. 365 pages. ISBN: 0954542703. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to dedication page. Corners & edges lightly rubbed. Some light scuffing to covers. Contents clean.

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HUMAN NATURE AND THE CAUSES OF WAR
Written by John David Orme.
Stock no. 1827784
Published by Palgrave Macmillan. Circa 2018. Nearly fine condition.

This book examines the effects of six types of regime on foreign policy, monarchy, republic and sultanistic, charismatic and military and totalitarian dictatorship.Light brown pictorial boards. ISBN: 9783319771663. Lower corners lightly rubbed. Still in original shrinkwrap which is starting to split on spine.

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THE VITAL GUIDE TO FIGHTING AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II
Written by Karen Leverington.
Stock no. 1327486
Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Specifications, Profiles and Summaries of the Major Combat Aircraft of WWII. White glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos, colour illustrations. ISBN: 1853105864. Spine is slightly faded. Contents fine.

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