Books - "military"
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Wine, Women and Song: A Spitfire Pilot's Story
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Stayer 2011
KEYWORDS: first editions military history fighter pilots Doug Brown biography letters correspondence spitfire New Zealand
War Dogs
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) page edges tanned; 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: Century 1996
KEYWORDS: military British mercenaries Bosnia armed forces defence defense soldiers
The Road to Ulundi: The Water-Colour Drawings of John North Crealock (The Zulu War of 1879)
LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, oblong folio, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, frontispiece, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning to eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & tearing to spine & cover edges- tape repairs, light chafing & soiling, minor foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: University of Natal Press 1969
KEYWORDS: art history military Zulu war watercolours John North Crealock
Flying Aces: Aviation Art of World War II
Oblong quarto, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 144pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing & fading to board edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine & cover edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Freidman/Fairfax Publishers 2000
KEYWORDS: aviation art military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Classic Aircraft in Aviation Art
Oblong quarto, blue heavy boards, red gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus title page, 96pp, VG+ (sl adhesive marks to front board, prev. bookseller's label to rear pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine & cover edges)
PUBLISHER: Howell Press 1993
KEYWORDS: military aviation art classic aircraft
Robert Taylor: Air Combat Paintings, Volume IV
THIS VOL ONLY, oblong quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, frontispiece, 128pp, illus, VG+ (light chafing & curling to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 2003
KEYWORDS: military combat aviation art paintings Robert Taylor
Supermarine Attacker: The Royal Navy's First Operational Jet Fighter
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 80pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, light tanning to top & base of front cover, sl tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Dalrymple & Verdun Publishing 2007
KEYWORDS: military Royal Navy naval aviation jet planes fighter jets design
The Auckland Regiment, being an Account of the Doings on Active Service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment
Octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 323pp, illus/folding maps- all folding maps present, VG- (heavy bruising to spine, moderate chipping to spine extrems, minor rubbing & bruising to board edges & corners, moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor water staining to top edges of prelims, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, foreword pages detached but re-fixed with tape, heavy crack to front gutter)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1922
KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZEF military history Auckland regiment 1st 2nd 3rd battalions
The Relief of Tobruk (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)
LACKS D/W, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 566pp, illus, folding maps- all present, VG (moderate scuffing to spine extrems & board edges, moderate soiling to rear board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Gov't Printer 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand official history series histories ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Tobruk military
A Soldier's Rest
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 123pp, illus, VG+ (sl chafing & curling to covers, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to title page)
PUBLISHER: A D W Muirhead / XLibris 2022
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history McLeod family A D W Muirhead
Battle of the Atlantic, 50th Anniversary (1943-1993) Official Souvenir Brochure and Programme of Events
Quarto softcover (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Brodie Publishing 1993
KEYWORDS: military history brochures Battle of the Atlantic souvenirs celebrations commemorations
Artillery (Modern Military Series)
Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Octopus Books 1975
KEYWORDS: military history warfare artillery weaponry development
Spitfire at War
Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Ian Allan 1977
KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter planes spitfires spitfire raf royal air force British armed forces
Spitfire at War: 2
Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Ian Allan 1985
KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter planes spitfires spitfire raf royal air force British armed forces
Aeronautics, March 1944, Vol 10 No 2
Imperial octavo softcover (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Aeronautics 1944
KEYWORDS: aeronautics magazine past issues military aviation
Famous Aircraft: The P-51 Mustang
Imperial octavo softcover, stapled (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Arco Publishing 1963
KEYWORDS: military aviation history p-51 Mustang design engineering fighter planes
Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G) jacket scruffy with extensive archival tape repairs; 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Harleyford Publications 1960
KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter planes ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 aircraft the great war
The Dardanelles: Colour Sketches from Gallipoli
Imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blue lettering & gilt nautical illus to front board, teg, deckled page fore-edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, viii + 118pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (light bruising & moderate rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light soiling & rubbing to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light to moderate tanning to eps, prev. owner's label to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, old newspaper clipping of 1939 London Anzac Day to rear pastedown, sl cracking to gutters, occasional minor foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1915
KEYWORDS: military history Gallipoli Anzac Dardanelles Norman Wilkinson art sketches
Kiwi Saga: Memoirs of a New Zealand Artilleryman
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, sm octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 319pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, light rubbing to extrems, sl staining to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name & scribble in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- some minor loss, moderate fading to spine, light tanning & soiling to covers, prev. owner's creative attempt at reinforcement to internal sides with old calendar page!)
PUBLISHER: Collins 1943
KEYWORDS: signed Martyn Uren military history New Zealand Zealanders ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
A Spy in Damascus
Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, unpaginated prelims + 248pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to board & spine extrems, sl scuffing to spine, minor chafing/soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional light cracking to gutters, minor foxing sporadcially throughout) in d/w, G+ (front flap messily price clipped- both corners, v heavy creasing & tearing to spine & edges- some loss with spine flapping, moderate tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co N/D
KEYWORDS: military history secret spies espionage Norman Vange secret service agents autobiography