Books - "history"
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Infantry Operations & Weapons Usage in Korea
Super octavo, white heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, XIX + 151pp, illus/photos, VG+ in d/w, Near Fine (loose protective cover) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books 1988
KEYWORDS: army Korea american history war
The Heisler Locomotive 1891-1941
Imperial octavo, maroon red heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, loosely enclosed related ephemera to fep, illus/photos/diagrams, VG+ in d/w, VG+ (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Benjamin F G Kline, Jr 1982
KEYWORDS: trains locomotives Heisler mechanics engineering history
The Climax Locomotive
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, illus/photos/tables, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Oso Publishing 2002
KEYWORDS: First Edition trains locomotives history mechanics engineering Climax
On the Trail of the Indian Tiger
Super octavo, orange leather boards, black lettering to spine, loosely enclosed related ephemera to fep, illus/photos, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Safari Press 2009
KEYWORDS: hunting history India tigers safari
The Elephant Hunters of the Lado
Super octavo, purple heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, XXI + 311pp, illus/photos/maps, VG+ in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Safari Press 2007
KEYWORDS: elephants hunting Lado Enclave Africa history safari
Shots Fired in Anger
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, beige heavy boards, gilt red lettering to spine, illus eps, illus title page and prelims, XX + 535pp, loosely enclosed related ephemera to fep, Near Fine in d/w, VG (minor chipping to upper edges of wrappers, minor creasing to base of spine, minor 1.5cm loss to lower edge of rear wrapper) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: National Rifle Association of America 1981
KEYWORDS: First Edition military american history Burma
Development of the P-51 Long-Range Escort Fighter Mustang
Quarto, navy blue heavy boards, gilt silver lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (loose protective cover) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Classic 2003
KEYWORDS: Mustang military aviation planes mechanics engineering history
The American Steel Navy: A Photographic History of the U.S. Navy from the introduction of the Steel Hull in 1883 to the Cruise of the Great White Fleet, 1907-1909
Quarto, red heavy boards, gilt silver lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: American Heritage Press 1972
KEYWORDS: american military navy history photography mechanics engineering
Battle Over Barvaria: The B-26 Marauder Versus the German Jets - April 1945
Quarto, navy blue heavy boards, gilt silver lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Classic 1998
KEYWORDS: Bavaria Germany german jets B-26 american military aviation history mechanics engineering tactics
Battleships: Axis and Netural Battleships in World War II
Quarto, dark mint green heavy boards, gilt silver lettering to spine, illus/diagrams/photos, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press 1985
KEYWORDS: navy military World War 2 WWII ships history Axis
Submarine: Design and Development
Super octavo, dark navy blue, gilt lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, VG+ in d/w, VG+ (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Conway 1984
KEYWORDS: submarines military navy history mechanics engineering
U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An Illustrated Design History
Imperial octavo, midnight blue heavy boards, glossy silver lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams/tables, Near Fine in d/w Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press 1994
KEYWORDS: submarines military navy history mechanics engineering american
Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines
Imperial octavo, heavy black boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (loose protective cover) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Potomac 2004
KEYWORDS: submarines military navy history mechanics engineering american Soviet Union Cold War
U.S. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History
Imperial octavo, denim navy blue textured heavy boards, glossy silver lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, VG+ (slight damage to rear hinge) in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press 1983
KEYWORDS: american navy military history aviation carriers mechanics engineering
Steam on the Veld
Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt silver lettering to spine, illus/photos, VG+ (lacks title page, slight damage to base of rear hinge) in d/w, VG+ (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Ian Allan 1972
KEYWORDS: steam trains locomotives history mechanics engineering
The European Right: A Historical Profile
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, red staining to upper page edges, VG+ in d/w, VG (minor scuffing and chipping to edges of wrappers and head and base of spine, minor 2cm open tear to lower edge of rear wrapper) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1965
KEYWORDS: politics Europe conservatives history
The Deserters
Octavo, illus light card wrappers, dark blue lettering to front wrapper and spine, illus title page and prelims, 107pp, VG+ (minor previous owner's markings to front wrapper and fep) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: AMHS 1984
KEYWORDS: military navy settlers history Australia New Zealand war
Rough Riders at War
Quarto, illus light card wrappers quarter bound in black heavy boards, black lettering to front wrapper, illus title page and prelims, 204pp, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Richard Stowers 2002
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history war military
The Business of Tanks: Help Britain Finish The Job
FIRST EDITION, octavo, yellow heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 338pp, Near Fine in d/w, VG+ (loose protective cover)
PUBLISHER: Arthur H Stockwell 1976
KEYWORDS: First Edition tanks history military british World War 2 WWII mechanics engineering
The Tank Debate: Armour and the Anglo-American Military Tradition
Very tidy Ex Library, super octavo, illus heavy boards, black, white and dark grey lettering to front board, black and dark grey lettering to spine, VIII + 201pp, VG+ (minor adhesion marking to base of spine, minor Ex Library labelling to front eps and rear pastedown, minor Ex Library marking to lower page edges) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Harwood Academic Publishers 2000
KEYWORDS: tanks history military british american mechanics engineering