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BETRAYAL OF AN ARMY: MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1916
Written by N.S. Nash.
Stock no. 1829908
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A forensic yet thoroughly readable examination one hundred years on of the circumstances and personalities that combined to create one of the most disastrous chapters in British military history. Grey cloth boards, red title to spine. B/w photos. xii and 300 pages including index. ISBN: 9781473843769. A superb copy, looks unread!

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BATTERY ACTION! THE STORY OF THE 43RD (HOWITZER) BATTERY, CANADIAN FIELD ARTILLERY 1916-1919
Written by Hugh R. Kay; George Magee; Finlay MacLennan.
Stock no. 1329621
Published by Cef Books. 1st thus 2002. Fine condition.

Originally published in 1921. Cardwraps. 158 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1896979319. A super copy, looks unread.

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THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND (CAMBRIDGE MILITARY HISTORIES)
Written by John Brooks.
Stock no. 1829877
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st thus 2018. Nearly fine condition.

A major new account of the Battle of Jutland, the key naval battle of World War I in which the British Grand Fleet engaged the German High Seas Fleet off the coast of Denmark in 1916. Pictorial cardwraps. xxi and 571 pages including index. A physical print on demand copy (Lightning Source UK Ltd). ISBN: 9781316604502. Minor mark to front cover. Looks unread!

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THE FLYING CAMELS: THE HISTORY OF NO 45 SQN, RAF
Written by C.G. Jefford.
Stock no. 1829863
Published by C G Jefford. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

First formed in 1916, No. 45 Sqn has has as colourful and varied a career as any squadron in the RAF. Large format. Blue cloth boards, no title to boards, gilt vignette to front board. B/w photos. ISBN: 0952629003. A lovely copy, appears unread!

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BLUEPRINT FOR VICTORY: BRITAIN'S FIRST WORLD WAR BLITZKRIEG AIR FORCE
Written by Greg Baughen.
Stock no. 1829849
Published by Fonthill Media Limited. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A picture of how air power developed in Britain before and during the First World War. Detailing the fierce battles as rival factions fought for control. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 9781781553923. A lovely copy, looks unread!

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BLACK SWAN: A HISTORY OF 103 SQUADRON
Written by Sid Finn.
Stock no. 1829848
Published by Newton. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards, white title to spine. 348 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872308007. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes) to front endpaper. Boards are lightly scuffed. Previous owner's embossed stamp to title page else contents clean.

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BRITISH ARTILLERY ON THE WESTERN FRONT IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Sanders Marble.
Stock no. 1829842
Published by Ashgate Publishing; Routledge. 1st thus 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Ashgate Studies in First World War History. Blue cardwraps. xvii and 285 pages including index. ISBN: 9781138270466. Printers smudge to fly-leaf. Else a lovely copy, looks unread!

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"GREEN BALLS": THE ADVENTURES OF A NIGHT BOMBER (VINTAGE AVIATION LIBRARY)
Written by Paul Bewsher.
Stock no. 1829835
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st thus 1986. Nearly fine condition.

Vintage Aviation Library 12. A lyrical, evocative descriptive account of an Observer flying Handley-Page's with the RNAS. Blue cardwraps. 287 pages. ISBN: 0947898328. A lovely copy, appears unread!

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WORLD WAR ONE BRITISH ARMY (BRASSEY'S HISTORY OF UNIFORMS)
Written by Stephen Bull. Illustrated by Christa Hook.
Stock no. 1829829
Published by Brassey's. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A thorough analysis of the uniforms, weapons and equipment employed by British forces between 1914 and 1918. Large format. Black cloth spine, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 1857532708. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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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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