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LOST VICTORIES
Written by Erich Von Manstein; Anthony G. Powell.
Stock no. 1828371
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The war memoirs of Hitler's most brilliant general. Edited and translated by Powell. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps. ISBN: 085368555X. Spine is cocked. Text block is browned. Tape marks to pastedowns and front dustwrapper flap. Previous bookseller's address label to front pastedown. Contents otherwise clean. Some foxing to verso of dustwrapper which is also lightly rubbed at corners and has a small closed tear (no loss) to lower front spine edge.

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THE U-BOAT
Written by Eberhard Rossler.
Stock no. 1828358
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st UK 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large, square format. The evolution and technical history of German submarines. 384 pages. B/w photos and technical diagrams. ISBN: 0853681155. A few minor marks to rear board. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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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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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.

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U.S. DESTROYERS: AN ILLUSTRATED DESIGN HISTORY
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1828320
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st UK 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the U.S. destroyer development based on the internal, formerly classified papers of the U.S. Navy. Dark grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and profile drawings. ISBN: 0853685215. Text block slightly browned. Mark to verso of front endpaper (minor). Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and slightly faded to spine.

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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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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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MEDIEVAL WARFARE SOURCE BOOK VOLUME 2: CHRISTIAN EUROPE AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
Written by David Nicolle.
Stock no. 1828034
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Campaigns; The Weaponry; The Warriors; The Commanders; The Sources; Miscellanea. This volume covers Byzantines, Persians & Muslims; Christian-Muslim Confrontation; Turks, Mongols and the Rise of Russia; Crusade, Reconquista and Counter-Crusade; China, the Far East and India. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 185409307X. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. Else a lovely copy.

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BLITZKRIEG: ARMOUR CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS 1939-1940
Written by Steven J. Zaloga.
Stock no. 1828007
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Describing the camouflage painting and markings used by the modestly sized tank and armoured train force of the Polish Army. Large format. 96 pages. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0853683344. Reprint. A few minor marks to dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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WARSHIPS OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY 1869-1945
Written by Hansgeorg Jentschura; Dieter Jung; Peter Mickel.
Stock no. 1327484
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams. B/w photos. 284 pages. ISBN: 1854095250. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly marked (marks also to wrapper spine on verso). Contents fine. Wrapper edge rubbed.

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WORLD BAYONETS: 1800 TO THE PRESENT
Written by Anthony Carter.
Stock no. 1826612
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 4th 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Revised and Expanded edition. An illustrated reference guide for collectors. Includes more advice to novice collectors on the international marketplace, the basis for selecting items for collections, means of renovating and restoring bayonets and methods of storage and display. Over 270 b/w photographs of bayonets. Red boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1854093444. Boards clean. Foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is very clean.

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UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA OF THE LUFTWAFFE VOLUME 1: 1933-1940
Written by Brian L. Davis.
Stock no. 1824585
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first volume of a two-part work that provides a comprehensive and authoritative study yet published of the badges, insignia, uniforms and accoutrements of Germany's air force during the era of the Third Reich. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1854091069. Reprint. A few score marks to rear board. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is chipped to lower edge of rear panel and repaired with clear tape, rear panel also has a closed tear in the middle which has also been repaired with clear tape.

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