Books - "military"
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Jane's Fighting Ships 1943-4
[corrected to july,1944]
first edition thus 582pp ills.[b/w] G+(rebacked w.original spine laid down,blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,new eps w.original ads.still on pastedowns,missing ads.pp2-5,repairs to fore-edge of some prelims.,some minor soiling to contents w.sl.wear to edges,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: sampson low london [1944]
KEYWORDS: nautical military transport jane's fighting ships
The Mechanism of Men-Of-War
being a description of the machinery to be found i
first edition 286pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth w.blind stamps,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,content edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: george bell london 1896
KEYWORDS: history nautical military men-of-war transport reg
Foo a Japanese-American Prisoner of the Rising Sun
the secret prison prison diary of frank 'foo' fuji
first edition, ills (b/w), 371pp G+ (beige cloth, minor bumps to extrems, minor water damage to lower front board, spine sl faded, small owners adhesive to front paste down, authors signature to tp, rear ffep has letter from fellow pow pasted in, rear paste down has list of fellow roomates in camp pasted in.) in VG+ d/w (minor bumps and creases to extrems, small tape repairs to internal spine.)
PUBLISHER: university of north texas, texas, 1993
KEYWORDS: frank foo fujita japan history military biography
TIMES OF STRESS
first edition, blue cloth with gilt title to spine & dec to front, whitcombe & tombs book club label to ffep & stamps to prelims, vi 320pp illus, VG-( v sl cocked, sl bruised corners, sl edgewear, v sl soiled front board, sl foxing throughout, ep's v sl soiled, edges browned & foxed, sl internal seperation at rear hinge) d/w VG-(sl wear to extrems with tears to spine head & foot, sunned spine, price clipped, foxing with v sl soiling & sunning, corners sl scuffed)
PUBLISHER: John Murray London 1929
KEYWORDS: history military liau-yang russia red revolution p
I Sank the Royal Oak
196pp, ills (b/w) VG (black cloth, minor bumps to extrems, owners inscription to ffep, paste action to prelims, sl foxing to foredges and eps,ink date to rear paste down, sl cocked.) in G+ d/w (minor tears and losses to some extrems, sl creasing, moderate soils, hole punch at front flap.)
PUBLISHER: the grays inn press, london, 1954
KEYWORDS: gunther prien wwii military history
The Army Book for the British Empire
a record of the development and present compositio
612pp+two fold out maps, G+ (red cloth with gold decortaive stamps, bumps, sl soils and wear, upper half of spine present but barely attached, binding seperating at ffep gutter, owners inscription to ffep & tp, contents sl foxed and browned, binding cocked and shaky.)
PUBLISHER: her majesty's stationery office, london, 1893
KEYWORDS: w h dalton goodenough military history
THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEN
ITS POLITICAL AND STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
ex lib, minimal markings, unissued, 256pp, VG (v sl edge wear, v sl sunned soiled & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Praeger Publishers, New York, 1974
KEYWORDS: western mediterranean naval bases military usa ara
Mad,Is He?
the character and achievement of james wolfe
ex-lib first edition 304pp [map at rear] VG+ (blue cloth,d/w glued at pastedowns,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps,spine cracked) in VG d/w (attached at pastedowns,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,chipping to extrems.w.some closed tears,rear flap trimmed)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1963
KEYWORDS: history biography military james wolfe duncan grin
Mustang Pilot
ex-lib first edition 176pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (v.sl.creased w.tape stains to flaps,upper/lower edges and rear flap trimmed)
PUBLISHER: william kimber london 1970
KEYWORDS: military history biography aviation mustang richar
Adventures in Wars of the Republic and Consulate
first edition 300pp+ads. VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1920
KEYWORDS: military history a.moreau de jonnes
The Philosophy of Conflict
and other essays in war-time second series
first edition 299pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,insect hole to prelim.gutter,eps and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled w.label remains to front cover,spine browned,chipping to extrems.w.sl.loss to foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: constable london 1919
KEYWORDS: military history havelock ellis
Robert Blake
sometime commanding all the fleets and naval force
first edition 308pp VG (black cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: edward arnold london 1935
KEYWORDS: military history robert blake biography roger beadon
A Greater then Napoleon Scipio Africanus
fourth impression 281pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown w.owner's inscr.to ffep,content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: william blackwood edinburgh 1930
KEYWORDS: military history biography b.h.liddell hart
The German Army From Within
third edition 192pp. VG (red cloth,black titles to spine and front board,mod.soiled,spine browned,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.,paste-action to eps.,owner's sign.to front paste-down,mod.foxing to edges and prelims.,sl.foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: hodder london 1914
KEYWORDS: german british military history
THE FUTURE OF SINGAPORE
ex lib, minimal markings, 119pp, G+ (library rebacked with stiffened boards taped spine and new eps, rear board trimmed, sl sunned soiled & rubbed, internal separation at front hinge repaired with transparent tape)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, London, 1972
KEYWORDS: singapore history dick wilson politics military economy
Germany the Aggressor
throughout the ages
288pp, 1 foldout with 2 maps, VG (red cloth, minor fading to upper hinge extrem, v minor bumps, paste action to feps, sl foxing to prelims, foredges and some contents,sm closed tear to map hinge not affecting map, sl cocked.) in VG d/w (minor creasing and wear to extrems, moderate soils amd foxing.)
PUBLISHER: chambers, london, 1940
KEYWORDS: f j c hearnshaw german history military
England at War
first edition 49pp.illus.(col.and b/w) VG(white decor.paper boards,mod.soiled and foxed,sl.creased with mod.shelf wear to extrems.,mod.foxing to eps.,inscribed by author and dated 1943 at ffep.) in VG- d/w(heavy foxing,mod.soiled,small tears and chips to spine and extrems.)
PUBLISHER: chiswick press london nd
KEYWORDS: rosie newman world war two military history photography film
THE SECOND REVOLUTION IN CUBA
first ed, grey cloth, ex lib, minimal markings, 173pp, VG+ (v sl gum stains to eps and boards, v sl rubbed) d/w in plastic VG+ (v sl soiled)
PUBLISHER: Monthly Review Press, New York, 1962
KEYWORDS: cuba j p morray castro figueres urrutia diaz lanz hubert matos unions labor federation neutralism oil military opposition press revolution catholicism socialism embargo us marx lenin anibal escalante
MAN'S MEANS TO HIS END
ex lib, minimal markings, 221pp, VG+ (v sl gum stains to eps & boards) d/w in plastic, VG+ (rear flap trimmed, v sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: Heinemann, London, 1962
KEYWORDS: philosophy sir robert watson watt nuclear warfare military science
Chien Cu
war material used by the viet cong in south vietna
184pp, ills (col), VG- (soft paper wraps, soils to front and rear and extrems of first few pages, minor creasing to covers and some contents, contents in english and vietnamese, sl discolouring to contents.)
PUBLISHER: [ u.s army, 1966]
KEYWORDS: chien cu vietnam war military history