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THE FIGHTING TANKS FROM 1916 TO 1933
Written by Ralph E. Jones; George H. Rarey; Robert J. Icks.
Stock no. 1828478
Published by We, Inc.
1st thus
1969.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
First published in 1933 and reissued in 1969. Yellow cloth boards, black titles. B/w photos. Top rear corner of board bumped. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge rubbed with a few small closed tears (no loss), rear panel is a little scuffed and grubby.
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- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- HISTORY
THE BOILERPLATE WAR
Written by John Foley.
Stock no. 1828477
Published by Frederick Muller Limited.
1st
1963.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of tanks in the first World War, and particularly some of the people who manned them. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge orange. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine & corners with slight loss.
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- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- WORLD WAR I
THE BATTLE FOR NORMANDY
Written by Eversley Belfield; H. Essame.
Stock no. 1828476
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1965.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
This account of the Battle for Normandy runs from 7 June, D+1, to 22 August, when the Falaise Gap was finally closed. B/w photos. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, edge-worn and creased, clear tape strengthening corners to verso.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE COWARD OF MINDEN: THE AFFAIR OF LORD GEORGE SACKVILLE
Written by Piers Mackesy.
Stock no. 1828462
Published by Allen Lane.
1st
1979.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Lord George Sackville was court-martialled for disobedience at the battle of Minden in 1759 and pronounced to be 'unfit to serve His Majesty in any military capacity whatsover'. What caused him to disobey the orders of his German Commander-in-Chief to bring up the cavalry? Was it cowardice? Or incompetence? Or a determination to be awkward? Or was he an unlucky victim of circumstance? Yellow cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713908513. Small black mark to front endpaper. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Top edge of text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is a little scuffed.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
- MILITARY
WAR IN SHANGRI-LA: A MEMOIR OF CIVIL WAR IN LAOS
Written by Mervyn Brown.
Stock no. 1828448
Published by The Radcliffe Press.
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Mervyn Brown and his time as deputy to the British Ambassador in the 1960s. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1860647359. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has slight surface paper loss at top of spine.
SERVICE HISTORY OF THE GLOSTER JAVELIN MARKS 7 TO 9R
Written by Roger Lindsay.
Stock no. 1828422
Very good condition.
Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 32 pages including front & rear cover. Undated. Light scuffing to covers, contents clean.
A BATTLEFIELD ATLAS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Written by Craig L. Symonds.
Stock no. 1828386
Published by Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company Of America.
1st
1986.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A visual and narrative overview of the principal military engagements of the American war for independence. Light tan cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and maps. ISBN: 0933852533. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has a small stain to spine and is a little scuffed/grubby.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
- ATLAS
- CARTOGRAPHY
"HERMANN GORING": FROM REGIMENT TO FALLSCHIRMPANZERKORPS
Written by Roger James Bender; George A. Petersen.
Stock no. 1828369
Published by R. James Bender.
1st
1975.
Very good condition.
Black pictorial boards, green titles. B/w photos plus a few colour flags. ISBN: 0912138122. Boards a little marked. Top of spine lightly worn. Text block browned. Tape marks to endpapers. Some page-edge browning.Slight musty odour present.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- GERMANY
- NAZIS
- BIOGRAPHY
BRITISH CRUISERS TWO WORLD WARS AND AFTER
Written by Norman Friedman.
Illustrated by A.D. Baker; John R. Dominy; Alan Raven; Paul Webb.
Stock no. 1327994
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Seeking to comprehend the full policy background, from which a different and entirely original picture emerges of British cruiser development. Large, heavy format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 432 pages including index. B/w photos and ship plans. ISBN: 9781848320789. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine. Tiny indentation to lower edge of front cover. Small, light mark to rear cover. Minimal creasing to dustwrapper edges and some fading to spine edge and top edge of rear panel. A super copy.
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- MILITARY
- NAVY
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
- MARITIME
- WARSHIP
ALLIED COASTAL FORCES OF WORLD WAR II VOLUME 1: FAIRMILE DESIGNS AND US SUBMARINE CHASERS
Written by John Lambert; Al Ross.
Stock no. 1327992
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Dealing comprehensively with the technical detail of these boats. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and extensively detailed diagrams. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775195. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- SHIP BUILDING
- MARITIME
U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: AN ILLUSTRATED DESIGN HISTORY
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1327990
Published by Arms & Armour Press.
1st
1983.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 427 pages. ISBN: 0853685762. The dustwrapper has been covered in clear adhesive film and stuck down to the pastedowns of the book. Dustwrapper spine is slightly sunned. Contents of book are fine.
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- MILITARY
- NAVY
- MARITIME
- USA
- AIRCRAFT CARRIER
WARLORDS: ANCIENT CELTIC MEDIEVAL
Written by Tim Newark.
Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 1828334
Published by Arms & Armour Press.
1st
1996.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
An omnibus edition of three volumes. The real story of a tough, battle-ridden world where power came with military might and disappeared with weakness and defeat. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1854093495. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- MILITARY