Books - "military"
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With Stanley's Rear Column
second edition 361pp+ads.ills.[b/w,incl.fold-out map at front] VG- (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards shaky w.separation starting at fep gutter,eps sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to prelim.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky w.separation starting at some sections)
PUBLISHER: chapman and hall london 1890
KEYWORDS: history politics military stanley j.rose troup
Vietnam
FIRST EDITION 106pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.cocked) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed w.spine sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition mary mccarthy vietnam military history
The Life of Admiral Mahan
naval philosopher
first edition 359pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned spine,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.,owner's sign.faded to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,ink pen underlining to introduction,spine cracked and sl.shaky,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1920
KEYWORDS: history nautical military biography admiral mahan charles carlisle taylor
With the Battle Cruisers
reprint 296pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out maps] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.browned spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,amateur internal reinforcements to head/foot of spine,paste action to prelims.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed/soiled w.some sl.foxing to contents,cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1921
KEYWORDS: nautical history military battle cruisers filson young
Navies and Nations
a review of naval developments since the great war
first edition 285pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges v.sl.foxed o/w contents clean)
PUBLISHER: constable london 1927
KEYWORDS: military history nautical hector c.bywater navy
Blue Pencil Admiral
the inside story of the press censorship
216pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: sampson low,marston london [nd]
KEYWORDS: military history nautical censorship george p.thomson
The Real Navy
first edition 288pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.bubbling to cloth on lower board,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.w.sl.chipping to head/foot of spine,dealer's label to front pastedown,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1932
KEYWORDS: military history nautical navy
Signals and Instructions 1776-1794
new impression 403pp VG+ (green cloth,minor bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,te green,edges sl.soiled) in NF d/w (sl.sunned spine w.sl.bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: conway maritime press 1971
KEYWORDS: history military nautical signals julian s.corbett
Famous Fighters of the Fleet
glimpses through the cannon smoke in the days of the old navy
first edition 323pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.browned,untrimmed edges sl.foxed,cocked)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1904
KEYWORDS: military history nautical navy edward fraser
Reputations
ex-lib first edition 327pp VG- (blue cloth,dealer's label to cover,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,ugly tape repair to fep gutter,rear board shaky w.separation at rep gutter,prelims.and edges mod.foxed,libr.label to rear pastedown,spine cracked and sl.shaky,cocked)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1928
KEYWORDS: military history biography b.h.liddell hart
Cruise of a Corsair
the 'alabama'
first edition 207pp VG+ (green cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,edges sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.minor bumps to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1963
KEYWORDS: military history nautical warren armstrong corsair
The Shoshoni Frontier and the Bear River Massacre
vol.1 in the utah centennial series
first edition 285pp ills.[b/w] NF (burgundy cloth,minor bumps to corners,gum stain to ffep) in VG+ d/w (sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.some minor closed tears)
PUBLISHER: univ.of utah press salt lake city 1985
KEYWORDS: history american indians military utah shoshoni bear river brigham d.madsen
AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS
A Self-teaching Study Guide to Accompany American Political and Social History
ex lib, minimal markings, 581pp illus, VG(paperback, v sl wear to extrems with v sl soiling & sunning)
PUBLISHER: Oxford Book Co 1945
KEYWORDS: history america politics military
The British Fleet
the growth,achievements and duties of the navy of the empire
ex-lib first edition in half-leather 560pp ills. VG+ (marbled paper boards w.red half-leather,gilt bands/titling/libr.stamp to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled w.some minor surface losses,spine sl.sunned and mod.stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,libr.stamp to ffep o/w no other marks,sl.paper separation at fep gutter,contents clean,edges speckled and sl.rubbed,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: george bell london 1894
KEYWORDS: history nautical military britain navy charles n.robinson
Fighting Instructions 1530-1816
new impression 366pp NF (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,te green,ribbon marker) in NF d/w (minor bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: conway maritime press london 1971
KEYWORDS: history military nautical julian s.corbett
The Germans in England 1066-1598
first edition 262pp+ads.[fold-out map] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,amateur internal reinforcements to head/foot of spine,paste action to eps,minor insect hole to ffep,map sl.browned,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: the national review office london 1915
KEYWORDS: history germany england military geography ian d.colvin
Uneasy Oceans
first edition 382pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps at rear] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.browned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,maps and paste action to eps,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,amateur internal reinforcements to head/foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: george routledge london 1939
KEYWORDS: military history nautical kenneth edwards
The Evolution of Sea-Power
first edition 288pp VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and stained w.spine browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1912
KEYWORDS: military history nautical p.a.silburn
Danger Zone
the story of the queenstown command
first edition 437pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,amateur internal reinforcements to head/foot of spine,maps to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: rich & cowan london 1934
KEYWORDS: history nautical military e.keble chatterton queenstown
The Londons of the British Fleet
how they faced the enemy on the day of battle and what their story means for us to-day
first edition 455pp+ads.ills[b/w] VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.contents sl.foxed,owner's stamp throughout,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: john lane bodley head london 1908
KEYWORDS: history military nautical edward fraser