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Written by Max Arthur.
Stock no. 1818765
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Final Word from our First World War Soldiers. Beige paper boards, red title to spine. Endpapers are photographs of WWI scene. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780297846444. Clear plastic protecting dustwrapper stuck to verso with clear tape.

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WAR BY THE IRISH
Written by John McCann.
Stock no. 1818562
Published by The Kerryman. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Bringing to life many stirring incidents in Ireland's Fight for Independence during the years following the lighting of the Easter Fires of 1916. Black cloth spine with blue title. Blue paper boards. B/w photos. Front board completely faded, rear board faded at top. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. A few marks to endpapers and browning to text block.

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THE ASSASSINATION OF THE ARCHDUKE
Written by Greg King; Sue Woolmans.
Stock no. 1818461
Published by MacMillan. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Sarajevo 1914 and the Murder that Changed the World. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781447245216.

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TIN-POTS AND PIRATE SHIPS: CANADIAN NAVAL FORCES AND GERMAN SEA RAIDERS 1880-1918
Written by Michael L. Hadley; Roger Sarty.
Stock no. 1818370
Published by McGill-Queen's University Press. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The authors shed new light on Canadian and German history - and on Canada's naval defences in particular - by exploring the naval operations and politics of both nations between 1880 and 1918. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w photos. xvi and 391 pages including index. ISBN: 0773507787. Boards lightly bowed. A few minor foxspots mainly to prelims and text block. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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THE ZEEBRUGGE RAID
Written by Philip Warner.
Stock no. 1818294
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718300564. Blacked out inscription to front pastedown (neat). Minor foxspots to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is crinkled and repaired to rear with clear tape.

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THE DOVER PATROL
Written by J.J. Bennett; H.W. Wilson.
Stock no. 1818282
Published by Grant Richards Ltd.. 1st 1919. Very good condition.

The Straits: Zeebrugge: Ostend including a narrative of the operations in the spring of 1918. Blue cloth boards, dark blue titles. Written by 'Jackstaff' and an introduction by H.W. Wilson. B/w plates. Boards grubby, spine browned. Browning to endpapers.

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AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR: REFLECTIONS, HOPES AND ANXIETIES AT THE CLOSING OF THE GREAT WAR, 1918
Written by Hugh Cecil; Peter Liddle.
Stock no. 1818273
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1998. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Written by historical scholars from all over the world and edited by Cecil & Liddle. This volume draws on their specialist expertise and from original letters, diaries, public records and newspapers, to chart and analyse reactions at the close of the Great War in particular countries. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xxxv and 412 pages including index. ISBN: 0850526094.

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BARREN VICTORIES: VERSAILLES TO SUEZ THE FAILURE OF THE WESTERN ALLIANCE 1918-1956
Written by Basil Collier.
Stock no. 1818267
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc.. 1st 1964. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A concise, engrossing, and comprehensive re-capitulation of modern history, together with the author's own outspoken appraisal of the deplorably divergent courses of the Western democracies. Beige cloth boards, black title to spine. Neat name & date in pencil to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small closed tears and chips.

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OSCAR DANBY, V.C.
Written by Rowland Walker. Illustrated by Ernest Prater.
Stock no. 1317896
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A tale of the Great European War. Red pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. 255 pages. 4 b/w plates. Spine bumped. Slight fading to spine. Heavy foxing to contents and some light browning to endpapers.

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THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN 100 OBJECTS
Written by Gary Sheffield.
Stock no. 2131034
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. White pictorial covers. B/w photos. Colour photos. The Story of the Great War Told Through the Objects That Shaped It. ISBN: 9781780973968. Bumping to top and tail of spine and a couple of corners.

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THE ARTS IN BRITAIN IN WORLD WAR I
Written by John Ferguson.
Stock no. 1317547
Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd.. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Includes art, poetry, literature and more. ISBN: 085249548X. Light foxing to endpapers else a fine copy in dustwrapper which has light scuff marks and small nick at lower edge of front panel.

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BLOODY APRIL... BLACK SEPTEMBER
Written by Norman L.R. Franks; Russell Guest; Frank W. Bailey.
Stock no. 2127939
Published by Grub Street. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An exciting and detailed analysis of the two deadliest months in the air in World War One. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1898697086. SIGNED by Norman Franks to title page. Pale browning to page edges. Wrapper has slightly sunned spine.

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