BRISTOW, BRIGADIER R. C. B.

MEMORIES OF THE BRITISH RAJ. A Soldier In India.

London. Johnson, 1974, 208 pages. 16 b./w. photographs and 2 maps. Near fine but corners slightly bumped, and previous owner's name on f.e.p. Near fine d./w., except tear on front top corner, and small tear on back bottom corner. Priced £3.50. 8.75" x 5.5". 1974

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Book number: 6080

Catalogue: Biography / Military history

Keywords: India Raj Dogra Regiment Waziristan Punjab

CALTHORPE, LT. COL. SOMERSET J. GOUGH

CADOGAN'S CRIMEA.

London. Book Club Associates, Hamish Hamilton,1979., First published 1855 in 2 volumes by John Murray under the title "Letters From Headquarters." by "A Staff Officer". This is an abridged version, illustrated by Colonel the Hon. Sir George Cadogan, who not only fought in battles, he also painted watercolours of the scenery & fighting. 288 pages including index. Many illustrations in colour & b./ w. Near fine but top & bottom of spine slightly bumped. Near fine d./w. but front top edge slightly bumped. 9.75" x 7.75". 1979

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Book number: 3390

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Cadogan Crimea Calthorpe Raglan Sebastapol Inkermann General James Simpson Balaklava

CAREW, TIM.

FALL OF HONG KONG.

London. Anthony Blond, 1960., Ex. Library. No d./w. Library binding with ref. # bottom of spine, some minor marks on f.e.p. from date-stamp & where label removed. 227 pages and 29 b.& w. photographs on 16 pages. Contents clean. Edges of pages slightly grubby but library binding is firm, strong and apart from library stamps its very good. 8¼" x 5¼ 1950

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Book number: 1551

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Hong Kong 2nd W./W. Repulse Bay military Tanaka Lt.-Gen. Sakai Macpherson Kowloon Singapore Sergeant Marable Corporal Goddard Private Milroy Middlesex Regiment

CHAMBERLAIN, PETER AND GANDER, TERRY

HEAVY ARTILLERY.

London. Macdonald & Jane's, 1975, Paperback. "World War 2 Fact Files." The "Heavy Artillery" included here are guns between 106mm and 210mm. 64 pages. Many black & white photographs, most pages are illustrated, & on some pages there are pictures of 5 or 6 guns. Contents near fine apart from slight bumping of corners, but the top & bottom of spine are worn, corners of the card cover are curled or creased. 10½" x 8". ISBN 035608230X. 1975

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Book number: 2621

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: artillery guns howitzer field gun gun carriage war armament 2nd World War zxc bbb

CLARK, ALAN.

Barbarossa." The Russian-German Conflict 1941-1945.

London. Phoenix, 1997., Paperback. Reprint, 2nd impression. 522 pages. 23 b./w. photographs. 15 maps & 4 charts. Cover slightly soiled. priced on back £10.99. 21.75cm. x 14cm. ISBN 1857992504. 1997

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Book number: 8316

Catalogue: Military history

Keywords: world war 2 2nd world war Nazis Barbarossa Wehrmacht

COLLIER, RICHARD.

TEN THOUSAND EYES.

London. Collins, 1958., True account of French resistance in the 2nd W./W. 320 pages. 12 b./w. photographs. Endpapers illustrated with a map & a chart. Top edge slightly rubbed, and top of spine slightly bumped. D./w. worn and torn on edges & corners. 8.5" x 5.5". 1958

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Book number: 5425

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Gestapo Wall French Resistance De Gaulle Todt Organization River Orne Caen w./w.2 Nazis

DAVID, PETER (TEXT).

Triumph In The Desert.

London. Century, 1991., The Definitive Illustrated History of the Gulf War." Foreword by General Powell. In 1990 Iraq, under their leader Saddam Hussein, invaded the small country of Kuwait. The U.N. gave Saddam orders to withdraw within 30 hours but he ignored them. This is an account of the following 7 months when the U.S. troops & their allies battled to liberate Kuwait & her 2 million people. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. which isn't price clipped. (£17.99) 209 pages, with 150 colour photographs by some of the leading photojournalists. Paintings, maps & diagrams in colour by artists of the US Forces.11" x 9¼". ISBN 0712652280. 1991

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Book number: 3007

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Gulf War Saddam Hussein George Bush General Schwarzkopf Kuwait General Powell

DORLING, H.TAPRELL.

RIBBONS And MEDALS.

London. George Philip, 1974., Reprint, new enlarged edition. 359 pages. Pages 13 to 36 illustrated with the World's ribbons in colour. The medals throughout the rest of the book are b./w. Near fine, no inscription except previous owner's bookplate (Frank Y. Molyneux) on f.e.p. Newspaper cuttings included. Dark brown cloth cover, with gilt lettering is near fine. Near fine d./w., priced £5. 23cm. x 18cm. SBN 054007120X. 1974

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Book number: 6413

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: medal ribbon award militaria

EGGENBERGER, DAVID.

A Dictionary Of Battles. From 1479 B.C. To The Present.

London. George Allen & Unwin, 1967., Ex Library. 'Accounts of 1,560 Battles.' Has probably been rebound by library, using the dustwrapper. A few library stamps & damage on f.e.p. where label has been removed, o./w. very good. 526 pages including 4 pages of suggested further reading & index. About 100 maps of battlefields by Donald T. Pitcher. 10" x 7½".Heavy. ISBN 04900008 X. 1967

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Book number: 1477

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Battles War battlefields conflicts

FEATHERSTONE, DONALD

THE BOWMEN OF ENGLAND. The Story of the English Longbow.

Barnsley, Yorks. Pen & Sword Books, 2005., Paperback, irst published 1968 by Potter. A study of the longbow from the 12th to 17th century, & an account of how it was used in France in 1940. 200 pages including bibliography. 13 b./w. illustrations. 3 maps. 7.75" x 5". Near fine. ISBN 0850529468. 2005

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Book number: 2609

Catalogue: Military History / .History

Keywords: longbow arrow archery bowmen war-bow crossbow

FERGUSON, ALDON.

CHESHIRE AIRFIELDS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

Newbury, Berks. Countryside Books, 2008., Softback. 256 pages. Illustrated with about 145 black & white photographs and maps. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine stiff card cover, priced on back £12.99. 21cm. x 15cm. ISBN 9781853069277. 2008

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Book number: 7770

Catalogue: Military history

Keywords: Cheshire Chester airfield aviation planes

FUNCKEN, LILIANE ET FRED.

L'UNIFORME ET LES ARMES DES SOLDATS DU PREMIER EMPIRE. Book 1.

Belgium. Casterman, 1968., Hardback. Preface de S.A.I. le Prince Louis-Napoleon. 1. Des Regiments de ligne Francais, aux troupes Britaniques, Prussiennes et Espagnoles. Contents clean, no inscription or marks. Cover is illustrated board cover is very good, but on the back edge of spine the transparent 'skin' covering cover is peeling off. 157 pages, illustrated in full colour with over 70 pages of soldiers in uniforms from the French, British, Prussian & Spanish armies. 25cm. x 20.75cm. 1968

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Book number: 9099

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Prussian military soldiers uniforms France regiments

FUNCKEN, LILIANE & FRED.

L'UNIFORME ET LES ARMES DES SOLDATS DU PREMIER EMPIRE. BOOK 2.

Belgium. Casterman, 1969, Hardback. "De la Garde Imperiale aux Troupes Alliees, Suedoises, Autrichiennes et Russes." 157 pages. Over 70 pages of military uniforms illustrated in full colour, of the Imperial Guard, the German troops, and the Swedish, Austrian & Russian troops. 25cm. x 20.75cm. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Cover is very good but back top corner and ends of spine are slightly worn, 1969

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Book number: 9100

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: uniforms army French soldiers troops militiary

GELB, NORMAN

DESPERATE VENTURE. The Story of Operation Torch, the Allied Invasion of North Africa.

New York, USA. William Morrow & Company, 1992., About the invasion of North Africa in November 1942. 366 pages, including endnotes & bibliography. 28 b./w. photographs & 2 maps. 24cm. x 16cm. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced $25.00. ISBN 0688098835. 1992

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Book number: 7660

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Winston Churchill Eisenhower General Omar Bradley General Patton President Roosevelt General Marshall

GIDDINGS, ROBERT.

IMPERIAL ECHOES. Eye-Witness Accounts of Victoria's Little Wars.

London. Leo Cooper, 1996., Eyewitness accounts from campaigns & minor wars, such as Maratha, Gurkha, Burmese, Ashanti, Opium, Afghan, Maori, Sikh, Kaffir, Persian, Abyssinian, Zulu, Boer, Egyptian, Sudanese and Matabele. 260 pages including select bibliography & index. 32 b./w. photographs & old prints on 16 pages. Near fine but previous owner put 2 labels on front f.e.p., presumably to cover something ! Near fine d./w. but top edge slightly bumped, priced £18.95. 24cm. x 16cm. ISBN 085052394X. 1996

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Book number: 5586

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: wars