DANIELL, DAVID SCOTT

Regimental History the Royal Hampshire Regiment. Vol. 3: 1918

Aldershot, Hampshire: Gale & Polden, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Map Endpapers. Dust jacket chipped and discolored with 1 inch tear down top fore edge, a 1 inch strip of damp stain down front board, top fore corners bumped. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt insignia on front board and gilt titles on spine. B&W photographs and maps throughout. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 294 pages; "It commences with the story of faithful service in the twenty years of uneasy peace between the wars (in Turkey and Ireland among other places) and then follows the path of the six battalions the Regiment put into the field in the Second World War. These battalions, by their service in Malta, North Africa, Sicily, Italy and North-West Europe, in addition to other theatres, added their share to the varied service of the Regiment, and in doing so won three Victoria Crosses." jacket blurb. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 16070

Catalogue: Militaria::Regimental History::UK

Keywords: WWII UK Great Britain regimental history Militaria

LOCKHART, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

Marines Were There; Story of the Royal Marines in the Second World War

London, UK: Putnam, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket chipped with short tears and a little yellowed ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A tight solid book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 229 pages; Rather than being a full history of the Roayal Marines of Great Britain, the author has given the highlights of theit exploits in WWII. In 1939 their strength was 12,000 and by the end of the war it was nearly 80,000. Along the way they served in the Battle of the Rive Plate, in the Norwegian campaign and the Lowlands as well as other actions.. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 11744

Catalogue: Militaria::Regimental History::UK

Keywords: WWII netherlands norway River plate Royal Marines Militaria

LUNT, JAMES

Scarlet Lancers the Story of 16th/5th the Queen's Royal Lancers 1689

London: Leo Cooper, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0850523214. Price clipped dustjacket shows light edge wear, gift notation on front free end paper ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.3 X 6.1 X 1.1 inches; 278 pages; "Raised as the Royal Dragoons of Ireland, and more recently playing a leading role in the Gulf War, the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers are held, by all those who have been connected with the Regiment, in high esteem.This is their story from 1689 to 1992 as yet another chapter in their 300 year hisotry draws to a close when they merge with the 17th/21st Lancers to form a new regiment to be known as The Queen's Royal Lancers". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 19354

Catalogue: Militaria::UK::Regimental History

Keywords: 0850523214 scarlet lancers Militaria

MACKSEY, KENNETH

A History of the Royal Armoured Corps and Its Predecessors, 1914

Dorset, England: Newtown Publications, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0950853607. DJ shows some shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W plates and maps ; 9.2 X 6.3 X 1.1 inches; 229 pages. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20224