WORLD WAR I
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GREAT UNCLE FRED'S WAR AN ILLUSTRATED DIARY 1917-1920
Written by Alan Pryor; Jennifer K. Woods.
Stock no. 1329692
Published by Pryor Publications.
1st
1985.
Very good condition.
A simple, direct percipient account of Great Uncle Fred's experiences during the first world war when soldiers were forbidden to keep diaries. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. xv and 97 pages. Endpapers are maps of the Outward Journey and Homeward Journey. ISBN: 0946014043. Spine bumped, rubbed and faded. Fading to top edge of rear cover. Pale browning to textblock else contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- DIARY
THE TANKS AT FLERS VOLUME 2 - MAPS
Written by Trevor Pidgeon.
Stock no. 1329666
Published by Fairmile Books.
1st
1995.
Fine condition.
An account of the first use of tanks in war at the Battle of Flers-Coucelette the Somme 15th September 1916. Large format. White glazed pictorial boards. This is volume 2 only containing 12 maps (6 fold-out maps printed double-sided) contained in two folders. ISBN: 0952517515. A super copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- WORLD WAR I
LANDSHIPS: BRITISH TANKS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1829935
Published by HMSO.
1992.
Nearly fine condition.
The tank was conceived as an answer to a specific problem, the mass slaughter and stalemate of the trenches. Its development is the subject of this book. Every type of tank built for the British Army during this period is illustrated and described against the background of the battles in which they fought and the organization which supported them. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 60 pages including index. ISBN: 0112904092. Second impression. A lovely copy, appears unread!
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- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- WORLD WAR I
DIARY OF A NIGHT BOMBER PILOT IN WORLD WAR I
Written by Clive Semple; A.J. Mawby.
Stock no. 1829931
Published by Spellmount Ltd..
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Based upon the diary of Leslie Semple, found by his son after his death in 1971, and detailing his life between July 1917 and April 1919. Charting his life through training for the Royal Naval Air Service to his posting in France and his daring bombing raids. Edited by Wing Commander Mawby. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Over 200 b/w photos. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781862274525. A lovely copy, looks unread!
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- AVIATION
- DIARY
BRITISH BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR ONE
Written by R.A. Burt.
Stock no. 1829930
Published by Arms & Armour Press.
1st
1986.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era, from 1905 to 1918. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and technical diagrams. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 0853687714. A lovely copy, looks unread! Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut.
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- WARSHIP
- NAVY
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
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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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- ARMY
JUTLAND 1916: DEATH IN THE GREY WASTES
Written by Nigel Steel; Peter Hart.
Stock no. 1829904
Published by Cassell.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
An account of the only fleet action of the First World War. Navy blue cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 480 pages including index. ISBN: 0304358924. A superb copy, looks unread!
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- MARITIME
- NAVY
THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS 1902-1918
Written by Michael Young.
Stock no. 1829895
Published by Leo Cooper.
1st
2000.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An entirely fresh and detailed perspective on the role of what was then a relatively unknown and undervalued Corps. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. x and 406 pages including index. ISBN: 0850527309. SIGNED by the author (with personal dediation) to half-title page. Base of spine worn with a couple of tiny tears (no loss). Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased at base of spine and a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- ARMY
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.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- WORLD WAR I
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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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- NAVY
- HISTORY
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!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- RAF
- GENEALOGY
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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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- AIR FORCE
- AVIATION
- HISTORY