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COURAGE WITHOUT GLORY: THE BRITISH ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT 1915
Written by Spencer Jones.
Stock no. 1829783
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A fresh and insightful evaluation of the experience of the British Army through a sereies of 15 thematic essays examining the strategic, operational, tactical and logistical problems that shaped the fighting. Edited by Spencer Jones. Burgundy cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 448 pages including index. ISBN: 9781910777183. Glue has dried visibly during binding process to gutter edge of front pastedown, less visible to rear pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel. Else a lovely copy.

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THE BATTLE OF THE SELLE: FOURTH ARMY OPERATIONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT IN THE HUNDRED DAYS 9-24 OCTOBER 1918
Written by Peter E. Hodgkinson.
Stock no. 1829782
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

This book considers a relatively unknown series of actions of the victorious Hundred Days of 1918: the operations at the River Selle. A detailed account of the fighting and infantry tactics deployed, and an analysis as to why the Fourth Army's 'weapons system' struggled to be effective. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 328 pages including index. ISBN: 9781911512639. A lovely copy!

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A TASTE OF SUCCESS: THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE SCARPE 9-14 APRIL 1917
Written by Jim Smithson.
Stock no. 1829781
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

The Opening Phase of the Battle of Arras, 9-14 April 1917. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and maps, a few colour photos. 309 pages including index. ISBN: 9781911096405. A lovely copy!

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MOST UNFAVOURABLE GROUND
Written by Niall Cherry.
Stock no. 1329497
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The Battle of Loos 1915. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 378 pages (including index). ISBN: 1874622035. A super copy, looks unread.

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THE HERTFORDSHIRE BATTERIES, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 1908-1920
Written by J.D. Sainsbury.
Stock no. 1829771
Published by Hart Books. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial cardwraps. 3 colour plates. B/w photos and illustrations. x and 116 pages. ISBN: 0948527048. Light scuffing to rear cover. Contents clean.

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THE RFC/RNAS HANDBOOK 1914-18
Written by Peter G. Cooksley.
Stock no. 1829763
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in World War I. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. viii and 208 pages including index. ISBN: 0750921692. Minor remains of price label to front panel of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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THE LIGHT TRACKS FROM ARRAS
Written by T.R. Heritage.
Stock no. 1329486
Published by Plateway Press. 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Narrow Gauge at War 3. Second edition (originally published 1931). A descriptive account of the activities of the 19th & 31st Light Railway Companies, Royal Engineers during the World War. Cardwraps. 79 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1871980569. Reprint. Minimal rubbing at corners. Top corner of front cover is slightly curved. Looks unread.

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THE BATTLE-CRUISER HMS RENOWN 1916-1948
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1329480
Published by Pen & Sword Maritime. 1st 2008. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781844157457.

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A BATTLE TOO FAR: ARRAS 1917
Written by Don Farr.
Stock no. 1329455
Published by Helion & Company Ltd. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. 352 pages. B/w maps, some colour photos. ISBN: 9781912174928. Glue from the binding process is visible through the joints, otherwise this is a fine (unread) copy. Dustwrapper has a very small closed tear to top edge of front panel.

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DREADNOUGHT GUNNERY AND THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND: THE QUESTION OF FIRE CONTROL
Written by John Brooks.
Stock no. 1829703
Published by Routledge. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Cass Series: Naval Policy and History. Digitally printed. New and revisionist accounts of the Dreyer/Pollen controversy, and of the gunnery at Jutland. Cardwraps. xiv and 321 pages including index. ISBN: 9780415407885. A lovely, clean copy.

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MUD, BLOOD AND DETERMINATION
Written by Simon Peaple.
Stock no. 1329408
Published by Helion & Company Ltd. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of the 46th (North Midland) Division in the Great War. How the ordinary Tommies of the 46th Division learnt to fight more effectively and ultimately stormed the Hindenburg Line. Green boards, silver title to spine. 216 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781910294666. Glue from the binding process is visible through the paper at both joints, else a fine copy in a fine wrapper.

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WAR OVER THE TRENCHES
Written by E.R. Hooton.
Stock no. 1329407
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Air Power and the Western Front Campaigns 1916-1918. The result of extensive research conducted in archives around the world, using material that has never before been published. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 9780711034150. A fine copy, looks unread.

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