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CHALLENGE OF BATTLE: THE REAL STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN 1914
Written by Adrian Gilbert.
Stock no. 1815534
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2014. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

An authoritative and well-paced campaign narrative, re-evaluating the Army's leadership, organization and tactics. The problems faced by commanders, grappling with the brutal realities of 20th century warfare, and how the British infantry's famed marksmanship has to be set against the inexperience and tactical shortcomings of the BEF as a whole. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. 304 pages including index. ISBN: 9781849088596.

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CHARLEY'S WAR 1 AUGUST 1916 - 17 OCTOBER 1916
Written by Pat Mills. Illustrated by Joe Colquhoun.
Stock no. 2123458
Published by Titan Books. Circa 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Volume 2 in the Series. B/w comic strips. Also includes a feature on the development of the first tanks and a commentary on the strips from creator Pat Mills, and an afterword by acclaimed comics creator Garth Ennis. ISBN: 9781840239294. 3rd printing.

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STEMMING THE TIDE OFFICERS AND LEADERSHIP IN THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 1914
Written by Spencer Jones.
Stock no. 2123419
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2013. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Maps and b/w photos. Wolverhampton Military Studies No. 1. ISBN: 9781909384453.

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THE GUNNERS OF AUGUST 1914 BAPTISM OF FIRE
Written by John Hutton.
Stock no. 2123350
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2014. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Published in association with Firepower - The Royal Artillery Museum. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 9781473823723.

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FLYING MEMORIES
Written by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 1609232
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth. B/w illustrations. Covers unevenly darkened. Possibly has frontis missing. Endpapers foxed; scattered foxspots to contents. Book has tobacco smell.

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BOMBING COLOURS BRITISH BOMBER CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS 1914-1937
Written by Bruce Robertson.
Stock no. 1813952
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1972. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The development of the bomber as a weapon of war during the First World War and as an instrument for keeping the peace in the years that followed. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0850590930. White pictorial dustwrapper is browned to edges and red title to spine has faded to yellow.

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ARCHANGEL 1918-1919
Written by Edward Ironside.
Stock no. 1813812
Published by Constable. 1st 1953. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Field Marshal's account of the twelve months of his command in North Russia. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w plates. Blue dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn, rear panel grubby.

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THE WESTERN FRONT FROM THE AIR
Written by Nicholas C. Watkis; Jane Carmichael.
Stock no. 2122724
Published by Wrens Park Publishing. 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Foreword by Carmichael. Glazed pictorial boards. In this unique contemporary bird's-eye view of the Western Front battlefields, aerial photographs are used to illustrate seven major battlefields of the First World War immediately before, during and after the action. ISBN: 0905778499. Some light edge-creasing to wrapper.

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ATTACK ON THE SOMME HAIG'S OFFENSIVE 1916
Written by Martin Pegler.
Stock no. 1608425
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 2006. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Campaign Chronicles series edited by Christopher Summerville. Tactics and weaponry pioneered in the campaign. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xii and 180 pages including index. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1844153975.

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THE FIRST WORLD WAR THE WAR TO END ALL WARS
Written by Peter Simkins; Geoffrey Jukes; Michael Hickey.
Stock no. 2121483
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781472808301. Heavy bump to lower front corner, slight bump to top of spine. Contents fine. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased.

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HULL PALS
Written by David Bilton.
Stock no. 1608009
Published by Pen & Sword Books. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 10th, 11th, 12th & 13th (Service) Battalions of East Yorkshire Regiment in the first world war. ISBN: 0850526345.

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THE DOVER PATROL 1914-18
Written by Roy Humphreys.
Stock no. 2118196
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Inspiring stories of derring-do in the war at sea by the men of the Dover Patrol, relating the many acts of heroism and bravery, leavened with the occasional glimmers of humour. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750919671. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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