LOW, SIDNEY, SIR; STUDER, PAUL; ALADIN, ALEXIS; HAMELIUS, PAUL; SETON-WATSON, R. W. ; LONGFORD, JOSEPH H.

The Spirit of the Allied Nations (Signed By One Author)

London, A & C Black Ltd. 1915, First Edition. Hard Cover, 7.5 x 5.25 inches. Inscribed by Joseph H Longford in 1915 on front end paper. No other marks. No creasing to covers or to sunned spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards, dusty page edges, tanned end papers and no bumping to corners. 216pp. Six essays associated with war and culture, ideals, habits, character and history - on France, Russia, Belgium, the Serb, Japan and the British Empir plus an Appendix on France in war time. Extremely scarce first edition of 1915. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 027784

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: War, Diplomacy, Politics, Strategy, Culture, Ideals, Habits, Character and History Psychology

MACBRIDE, SEAN

Is Nuclear Survival Possible ?

Bradford University, School of Peace Studies. 1977. Soft Cover, 8.25 x 6 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight booklet with bright unmarked very slightly foxed boards and no bumping to corners. 10pp. Address on the occasion of the Award of an Honorary Degree, 4th May, 1977. Fine.

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Book number: 010464

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Peace Studies Psychology

MACKSEY, KENNETH

From Triumph to Disaster : The Fatal Flaws of German Generalship from Moltke to Guderian

London, Greenhill Books. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 1853672440) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with faint creasing. 240pp. The mighty German armed forces were twice forced from the brink of victory to defeat in the twentieth century. This book considers whether this was inevitable, given their structure, leadership and history. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 004363

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Leadership Generals Germany_history, Military, World War 2, World War 1 1853672440

MANNING, IAN

Nottingham's War : A Celebration of 50 Years of Peace

Nottingham, T Bailry Forman Ltd. 1995, First Edition. Soft Cover, 11.75 x 8.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 119pp. Nottingham during World War Two. Fine.

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Book number: 012316

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Second World War, Local History, Nottingham Local History

MARCH, PETER R

Royal Air Force Yearbook 1992

Fairford, Gloucestershire, Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund. 1992. Soft Cover, 11.75 x 8.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright slightly marked front board, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 91pp. A review of recent activities in 1991 by the RAF and the Falklands 1982/92, Gulf War review, RAF Regiment, Farewell to the Phantom and much more. Very Good.

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Book number: 024040

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Aircraft, Airplanes, Military, Raf, Transport - Air

JAMES MARCHINGTON (EDITOR)

The Encyclopedia of Handheld Weapons

London, Brassey's (UK) Ltd. 2002, First Edition. (ISBN: 1857533607) Hard Cover, 10 x 7 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 418pp. A comprehensive international guide with over 350 entries giving full details on background, operation, specification and performance of the weapons including guns, rifles, machine-guns, shotguns and knives. Fine.

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Book number: 020435

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Guns, Weapons, Military, Knives 1857533607

MARWICK, ARTHUR

Women at War 1914-1918

Fontana Paperbacks. 1977, First Edition. (ISBN: 0006344968) Soft Cover, 9.75 x 7 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, small ink mark to lower page edges and no bumping to corners. 176pp. An account of how, In the First World War, the women of Britain volunteered in increasing numbers to run the trains and trams, to nurse the wounded, to maintain law and order, to turn the wheels of heavy industy and to keep the country fed. Very well illustrated. Near Fine.

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Book number: 028149

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: First World War, Women Social History Gender Studies 0006344968

LUCINDA HERSEY; CATHERINE MASON (EDITORS)

The West Country at War

Bristol, Broadcast Books. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 1874092710) Soft Cover, 9.5 x 7.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 182pp. Reminiscences from refugees, evacuees and the home front in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall during the Second World War. Very Good (+).

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Book number: 020303

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: World War 2, Pows, Resources, Military Social History 1874092710

MAYER, S. L.; TOKOI, MASAMI

'Der Adler' : The Luftwaffe Magazine

London, Bison books. 1977. (ISBN: 0853681120) Hard Cover, 11.75 x 9 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very minor bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased and signs of storage. Unpaginated. pp. A unique collection of articles and photographs from German magazine De Adler which was published before and during World War II by the German Air Force. It was designed to publicize the growing might and power of the new Luftwaffe for the attention of the ranks of the Air Force, throughout Germany and the world. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 011016

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Second World War, German Airforce, Flying, Airplanes, Transport - Air 0853681120

MCLOUGHLIN, SQUADRON LEADER JAKE (EDITOR)

Royal Air Force 92: No. 4

Bracknell, Berks, RAF Staff College. 1992. Soft Cover, 11.75 x 8.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 69pp. A review of the RAF in action and at home in 1991. Fine.

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Book number: 024041

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Military, Aircraft, Airplanes, Raf Transport - Air

MARK R. MCNEILLY

Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare

New York, Oxford University Press Inc. 2001. (ISBN: 0195133404) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Name/phone no to front ene paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very slight creasing to edges and minor traces of storage. 304pp. The author has taken the 2,000 year old principles of warfare of Chinese writer Sun Tzu and made them accessible to a modern audience for modern military situations. His 'acme of skill' was 'to subdue the enemy without fighting'. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 019338

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Strategy, War, China, Bc, Principles Philosophy 0195133404

MERCER, NEIL

Fleet Air Arm

Shrewsbury, Airlife. 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 1853104086) Soft Cover, 10.5 x 9 inches. Ill.: Chris North (photographer). Pencil date on ffep. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp tight copy with bright covers and no bumping to corners. pp. Lavishly illustrated with superb photographs. Fine.

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Book number: 001842

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Military, Aircraft, Airplane, Chris North 1853104086 Chris North (Photographer)

JACK MEREWOOD

To War with the Bays: A Tank Gunner Remembers, 1939-1945 (Signed by Author)

Cardiff, Wales, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 0952214113) Hard Cover, 9.25 x 6.5 inches. Signed 'Jack Merewood' on title page. No other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor indentation to front. 209pp. A very well considered book drawing on the author's time as a tank gunner in North Africa and Italy in WW2 including the minutiae of army life. He was awarded the Military Medal after the Battle of the Mareth Line. Also tucked in is a letter from the author to the book purchaser. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 019343

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Second World War, Military, North Africa, Italy, Mareth Line Biography - Military 0952214113

MEYNELL, W

Aunt Sarah & the War : A Tale of Transformations

London, Burns & Oates Ltd. 1915, First Edition. Soft Cover, 7.25 x 4.5 inches. Name/date in pencil to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, creasing to spine. A clean very tight copy with bright lightly tanned unmarked boards and page edges and no bumping to corners. 94pp. A vivid personal little drama of the First World War in fictional letters written to and from British civilians, including Aunt Sarah, and soldiers and others in war-torn France and Belgium. Good.

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Book number: 028153

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: First World War, Letters, Communications Social History

BORIS MOLLO

The British Army from Old Photographs

London, J M Dent & Sons Ltd. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0460042106) Hard Cover, 9.75 x 7.5 inches. Small name stamp to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small tears to front corners with a few nicks and sunned spine. Unpaginated. pp. This photographic study depicts everyday life in the army up to 1914, from recruitment to burying the dead after battle. The changes which occurred are all highlighted over the period from the late 1840s. With 193 photographs, many full page. Very Good (+)/Very Good (-).

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Book number: 022278

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Military, Everyday Life Social History 0460042106