GO STRONG INTO THE DESERT: THE MAHDIST UPRISING IN SUDAN 1881-85
Written by Mike Snook. Illustrated by Michael Perry.
Stock no. 1828171
Published by Perry Miniatures. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

A military history and uniform guide. Following the string of disasters which befell the Egyptian military in the Sudan from 1881-1884, the Mahdist Uprising obliged a relctant London government to deploy an array of distinguished officers and regiments. The ensuing string of battles proved to be herculean struggles encompassing some of the most fascinating episodes in nineteenth century military history. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780956184214. A few minor marks to rear cover else a lovely copy.

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THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR VOLUME I TRIAL BY BATTLE
Written by Jonathan Sumption.
Stock no. 1828163
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1992. Very good condition.

Softback Preview Edition. Beginning with the funeral of Charles IV of France in 1928, following up the war to the surrender of Calais in 1347. Pictorial cardwraps. xi and 659 pages including index. ISBN: 0571166970. Corenrs lightly creased. Edges rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Cotnents clean.

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SAMURAI INVASION: JAPAN'S KOREAN WAR 1592-98
Written by Stephen Turnbull.
Stock no. 1828140
Published by Cassell & Co.. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A lively account of the two sixteenth-century Japanese invasions of Korea, untold before in such detail, and a vital period in the history of samurai culture. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0304359483. Rear panel of dustwrapper slightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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THE SAMURAI SOURCEBOOK
Written by Stephen R. Turnbull.
Stock no. 1828139
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work of reference on samurai history and culture. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1854093711. Dustwrapper spine slightly faded else a lovely copy.

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FRENCH BATTLESHIPS 1922-1956
Written by John Jordan; Robert Dumas.
Stock no. 1828115
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The battleships of the Dunkerque and Richelieu classes were among the most radical and influential designs of the interwar period. This is a study of these important and technically interesting ships. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781848320345. Base of spine lightly rubbed. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (title has gone from red to pink).

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FOR THE KING'S SERVICE RAILWAY SHIPS AT WAR
Written by A.J. Mullay.
Stock no. 1327798
Published by Pendragon Publishing. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

In two World Wars nearly 200 railway-owned ships were converted to operate as troop carriers, hospital ships, minesweepers and seaplane-carriers, while others carried on normal sailings in a world suddenly more dangerous than before. Railway ships took part in many battle, one in three of them failed to return. This book tells their story. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 127 pages. ISBN: 9781899816163. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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WARRIOR TO DREADNOUGHT: WARSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1860-1905
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1828109
Published by Caxton Editions. 1st thus 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The technological changes which transformed warships from the fully-rigged broadside ironclads of the mid-nineteenth century, through the centre battery ships, early turret vessels and barbette ships, to the turbine-powered Dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers which were to fight in the First World War. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 1840675292. Minor mark to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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FRENCH DESTROYERS: TORPILLEURS D'ESCADRE & CONTRE-TORPILLEURS 1922-1956
Written by John Jordan; Jean Moulin.
Stock no. 1828104
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Between the wars, the French produced some of the larges and fastest destroyers in the world. This volume blends technical and historical analysis. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781848321984. Corners lightly rubbed else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly faded to spine.

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FRENCH ARMOURED CRUISERS 1887-1932
Written by John Jordan; Philippe Caresse.
Stock no. 1828103
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book has as its subject the French armoured cruisers built from the late 1880s until shortly before the outbreak of the Great War, beginning with the revolutionary Dupuy-de-Lome, the world's first modern armoured cruiser, and ending with the impressive six-funnelled Edgar Quinet and Waldeck-Rousseau. The primary focus is on the tgechnical characterstics of the ships. Large format. Blue boarfds, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781526741189. Light rubbing to corners else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean and bright.

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BRITISH CRUISERS OF WORLD WAR TWO
Written by Alan Raven; John Roberts.
Stock no. 1828099
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. B/w photos. 444 pages including index and appendices. A detailed account of the design, construction and technical history of the cruisers that served in the Royal Navy during the second world war. 121 cruisers are described with over 60 sets of detailed plans. ISBN: 0853683042. Board edges lightly rubbed. Contents have been bound a little too low in the boards so the lower text block edge is level with the lower board. Text block browned. Name & number in red ink to front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, faded to spine, lightly edge-worn.

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LORDS OF THE LAKE: THE NAVAL WAR ON LAKE ONTARIO, 1812-1814
Written by Robert Malcolmson.
Stock no. 1828089
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Naval War Between the United States and the British Provinces in Canada 1812-1814. Yellow cloth boards, navy title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx + 411 pages. ISBN: 1861761120. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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AGAINST GREAT ODDS
Written by C.N. Barclay.
Stock no. 1828066
Published by Sifton Praed & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the first offensive in Libya in 1940-41 - the first British victory in the Second World War. Red cloth boards, black tittle to spine. B/w photos. Fold-out map to rear. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine and corners, lightly scuffed and grubby.

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