Books - "military"
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The War with Spain: A Complete History of the War of 1898 Between the United States and Spain
FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey buckram boards with blue lettering and silver stamped motif to spine, silver stamped lettering and coloured flag motif to front board, frontispiece, 383pp, illus, VG+ (light mould staining to spine, sl. creasing to spine extrems, light mould staining to front board extrems, light bruising to board corners, v.sl. foxing to page edges, light cracking to front gutter)
PUBLISHER: J.B. Lippincott Company 1899
KEYWORDS: military history war Spain USA America
The History of The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers: Volume I 1749-1939 and Volume II 1936-1946
2 VOL. SET, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards with gold lettering to spine, Vol. 1 with green lettering and motif to front board, Vol.2 with gold lettering and motif to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xx+389pp(Vol. 1), xix+713pp (Vol.2), illus & folding maps, both volumes VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling and rubbing to boards, light to moderate bruising of board corners, sl. foxing to page edges, sl. tanning to eps and paste downs old pricing/notation in pencil to verso of fep and recto of ep) in d/ws scruffy (moderate tanning to spines, moderate foxing and tanning to covers, repaired and unrepaired minor chipping to edges, large tear with loss on Vol 2 front cover lower corner (approx 4 cm), several patches of damp staining on Vol 1 front cover and spine)
PUBLISHER: The Military Engineers Association of Canada 1962 (Vol.1) and 1966 (Vol.2)
KEYWORDS: military history Canada engineers illustrated maps
The Campaign in Mesopotamia 1914-1918 Volumes I-IV
4 VOL SET, super octavo, red buckram boards with gilt lettering and decorative rule to spines, xv+402pp (Vol.1), xiv+581pp (Vol.2), xii+460pp (Vol.3), xvi+447pp (Vol.4), illus, folding maps at front and rear, Nr FINE (v.sl. creasing to spine extrems, sl foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Imperial War Museum 1997
KEYWORDS: military history Mesopotamia ww1 Great War maps illustrated
History of The 1st & 2nd Battalions:The Sherwood Foresters Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1740-1914: Volumes 1 & 2
2 VOL SET, imperial octavo, green buckram boards half bound with maroon buckram, gilt lettering to spines and gilt motif to front boards, frontispiece, xix+370pp (Vol.1) & xi+396pp (Vol.2), plates, Both VG (light fading and damp staining to spines, moderate bruising to spine extrems, light rubbing to boards and bruising to board corners, Vol 2 has some heavier scuffing to boards with crack in rear spine hinge, moderate foxing and tanning to first few and last few pages, moderate foxing to page edges, gutter cracking in occasional places)
PUBLISHER: Butler & Tanner Ltd 1929
KEYWORDS: military history England Nottinghamshire Derbyshire Sherwood Forest illustrated
The Dao Of The Military - Liu An's Art Of War
Super Octavo hardcover, cream heavy card boards, red lettering to boards and spine, illus title page, xiii + 157pp., VG+ (mild bruising to board corners, sticker to rear board, moderate soiling to rear board)
PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press 2012
KEYWORDS: treatise war military history philosophy china
Cassell's Picturesque Australasia Vol. II
This volume only (volume 2); quarto red coth boards, gilt lettering to front and spine, blind stamp emblem to rear board, vii+308pp+maps of Australia at rear., G+ (text block partially detached; moderate soiling scuffing and rubbing to boards, moderate fading to spine, light waterstaining within, moderate tanning and foxing)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1889
KEYWORDS: travel history geography cassell cassell's picturesque australasia new zealand australia mount cook goldfields south sydney perth maori military history govenor george grey illustrated
The Buccaneers of America
Super ocavo brown/red cloth boards, gilt lettering and figure to spine, illus., xxxv+508pp., VG (moderate scuffing and rubbing to boards, light tanning and occasional light foxing within)
PUBLISHER: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1898
KEYWORDS: buccaneers jamacia west indies tortuga caribbean america american history pirates naval maritime piracy captain sir henry morgan buccaneer lolonois francis privateer privateers anglo-spanish war military
The Memoirs of Captain Liddell Hart (2 volume set)
2x vol. set; octavo olive green heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, vol. 1: 433pp / vol. 2: 334pp, VG+ (light creasing to spines, light tanning within, prev. owner's name in pen to pastedowns) in d/w's VG (light scuffing and soiling, price-clipped (closed tears (small) and more scuffing to vol. 1))
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1965
KEYWORDS: captain liddel hart memoir autobiography military history world war two second 2 ww2 blitzkrieg
Partisan
FIRST EDITION, small octavo brown cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 186pp, VG (light tanning, prev. owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w VG (moderate scuffing and rubbing, fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Collins n/d [c. 1945]
KEYWORDS: john denver new zealand corporal yugoslav brigadier yugoslavia partisans world war two second ww2 2 military history
Svejk in the Protectorate
Reprinted from an illegal pamphlet in occupied Czechoslovakia; small octavo black red & white illus. light card stapled wrappers (Svejk's mug with a city skyline with Nazi flag), 32pp, G+ (covers detached with moderate scuffing and chipping, moderate tanning and foxing within)
PUBLISHER: The Czechoslovak n/d c. 1940's
KEYWORDS: good soldier svejk czech literature scarce world war one first great ww1 1 military comedy humour satire czechoslovakia
Reminiscences of the War in New Zealand
Facsimile reprint, octavo faux leather boards, illus., xiii+372pp, nr. FINE in d/w (nr. FINE, a touch of light scuffing)
PUBLISHER: Southern Reprints 1986
KEYWORDS: new zealand history military wars land maori colonialism gudegeon facsimile raupatu
The Foxes of the Desert: The Story of the Afrika Korps
FIRST EDITION, octavo red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus., 370pp., VG (moderate scuffing and rubbing, fading, to boards, light tanning and foxing to edges and within, prev. owner's inscription in ink to fep.) in d/w VG (moderate scuffing and creasing, with moderate chipping and small segments lost to spine (unobtrusive), light soiling (mostly to reverse))
PUBLISHER: Macdonald & Co. 1960
KEYWORDS: desert korps rommel africa north african world war two ww2 2 second military history afrika armour german
Official History of the Operations in Somaliland, 1901-04, Vol. I
This vol. only; octavo red cloth boards, folding maps in rear pocket, illus., adverts to eps., 333pp, VG- (a split to rear hinge of spine is the main fault; otherwise, generally tidy: light scuffing to boards, light tanning foxing and occasional soiling within and to maps also)
PUBLISHER: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1907
KEYWORDS: anglo somali anglo-somali war dervish somalia horn africa east eastern offical history operations british military army scramble colonialism colonial empire
Mac's Memoirs: The Flying Life of Squadron-Leader McGregor
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR (signed twice: once (with inscription) on the fep, and also on numbered page denoting limited exta-illustrated deluxe edition); octavo blue faux leather boards, blind stamp lettering to front, gilt lettering to spine, 159pp, illus., VG (moderate scuffing and rubbing to boards, light tanning foxing and soiling within, prev. owner's occasional pencil annotations (interesting in their own right); with some loss to rear pastedown (minor))
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed [n/d, c. 1937]
KEYWORDS: squadron leader mcgregor mac moth new zealand royal airforce air force military history aviation combat memoir biography great war first world one ww1 1
The History of the Sikh Pioneers (23rd, 32nd, 34th.)
Super octavo red cloth boards, gilt emblems to front, gilt lettering and figure to spine, illus. endpapers (maps), illus. (incl. both folding maps present), xvi+560pp., VG (light scuffing and soiling to boards, light fading to spine, light tanning and light foxing to edges and within)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co.
KEYWORDS: military history sikh pioneers 23rd 32nd 34th regimental india indian mutiny dehli field force flying columns lucknow china umbeyla expedition abyssinia second afghan war frontier gilgit chitral tirah waziristan tibet world war one first 1 ww1 third afghan war aden sinai palestine british empire
The Invisible Air Force: The Story of the CIA's Secret Airlines
Octavo green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 319pp, VG (light foxing to edges and occasionally within, prev. owner's catalogue number in ink to fep. (unobtrusive)) in d/w VG+ (sl. soiling, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1979
KEYWORDS: military aviation espionage spy spies intelligence cia central south latin america asia china vietnam tibet cold war central agency
British Military Policy Between the Two World Wars
Octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv+419pp., nr. FINE (sl. tanning to pages) in d/w nr. VG+ (price clipped, otherwise nr. FINE)
PUBLISHER: Clarendon Press [Oxford] 1980
KEYWORDS: british military history diplomacy diplomatic foreign policy affairs imperial empire army war ministry government politics political
Enigma: The Battle for the Code
Super octavo hardover (VG+) in slipcase (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 2005
KEYWORDS: folio society code breakers cryptology military history intelligence espionage enigma world war two second 2 ww2
Intelligence at the Top: the Recollections of an Intelligence Officer
Octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii+271pp., illus., VG- (heavy soiling to boards, light foxing and soiling within) in d/w VG (light scuffing and soiling)
PUBLISHER: Ginger / Cassel & Companyl 1968
KEYWORDS: sir kenneth strong intelligence espionage spy spies troubles british irish world war two 2 second ww2 military history
Brief Glory: The Story of A.T.A.
Octavo maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to front and spine, 248pp., illus., VG (light scuffing rubbing and fading to boards, light soiling and foxing to edges and within, prev. owner's catalogue number in ink to fep. (unobtrusive), lacks d/w)
PUBLISHER: Harborough Publishing 1946
KEYWORDS: air transport auxiliary aviation ata a.t.a. a t royal air force british military history cheesman scarce flight world war two second ww2 2