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$37.50
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Instructions for Armourers 1931


COMMAND FO THE ARMY COUNCIL

Octavo hardcover (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: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1931

KEYWORDS: military guide books armoury weapons weaponry firearms historical

$50.00
2w5/18

Coomasie and Magdala: The Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa


STANLEY, HENRY M

TIRED/SCRUFFY COPY! Super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, gilt & black illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xiv + 510pp, illus, folding map to prelims, G (v heavy scuffing to board corners, moderate scuffing & chipping to spine extrems, heavy rubbing/chafing to spine & boards, moderate tanning to page edges, ffep missing, v heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- binding loose & boards shaky, heavy cracking to gutters throuhgout- some page segments partially detached, closed tearingt o folding map)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle 1874

KEYWORDS: Africa British campaigns history war military Coomasie Magdala

$45.00
2w5/21

The Fighter Aces of the RAF 1939-1945


BAKER, E C R

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 208pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine & board edges, sl soiling & discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light tanning to spine, light to moderate soiling & foxing)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber and Co 1962

KEYWORDS: military history British armed forces RAF Royal Air Force ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 fighter pilots

$100.00
2w5/22

Stolen Journey


PHILPOT, OLIVER

LACKS D/W, AUTHOR'S SIGNATURE TIPPED IN TO FULL TITLE PAGE, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, frontispiece with tissue guard, maps/illus to eps, 412pp, illus, VG (minor rubbing to extrems, moderate fading/discolouration to spine, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, frontispiece partially detached but present, moderate foxing to rear eps & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1950

KEYWORDS: signed Oliver Philpot military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 RAF Royal Air Force pows prisoners of war Stalag Luft III escapees autobiography memoir

$245.00
2w5/24

London to Ladysmith via Pretoria


CHURCHILL, WINSTON SPENCER

FIRST EDITION, REBOUND, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, folding map/frontispiece, xiv + 498pp, folding maps- all 3 present, VG (light rubbing to spine & extrems, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing with moderate soiling also to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, moderate foxing & minor closed tearing to front folding map, sm gouge to pg xiv of prelims, prev. owner's name in ink to pg1)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green & Co 1900

KEYWORDS: first editions military history Winston Churchill Africa African war

$65.00
2w5/27

The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej (2 Vol Set)


SMITH, Sir HARRY & SMITH, G C MOORE (Ed)

2 VOL SET, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt military insignia to front boards, teg, deckled page fore-edges, frontispieces with tissue guards, vol 1- xxiv + 382pp, vol 2- ix + 434pp, illus, VG (light to moderate fading/tanning & soiling to spines, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, minor soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, ex-libris plates to front pastedowns, moderate cracking to gutters of vol 2- boards sl shaky, minor cracking to other gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1902

KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Lieutenant General Sir Harry Smith history military

$75.00
2w5/30

The Hun Hunters: Cautionary Tales from the Trenches


YOUNG, DESMOND (Text) & McKENNA, JUSTIN (Sketches)

REPRINT (SEPTEMBER 1916), oblong imperial ocatvo, illus heavy boards, blue lettering to blue buckram spine, unpaginated, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy bruising to board corners/edges, moderate to heavy soiling & discolouration to boards- minor chafing also, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's pencil annotation to prelims, minor foxing sporadically throughout, light cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Grant Richards 1916

KEYWORDS: military history anecdotes sketches verse literature ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war

$37.50
xxefc217676

Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway


PARSHALL, JONATHAN B & TULLY, ANTHONY P

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Potomac Books 2007

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 famous battles Midway naval navy warfare Japanese Japan

$32.50
xxetd217837

Naseby: The Decisive Campaign


FOARD, GLENN

Super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Military 2004

KEYWORDS: Glenn Foard battle of Naseby battles military history combat warfare Cromwell Charles I 1st first English Civil War wars

$16.50
xxetd217840

Greece 1940 - 1941


CRUIKSHANK, CHARLES

Ex-library 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Davis-Poynter 1976

KEYWORDS: Charles Cruikshank history world war II two 2 WWII WW2 Greece military campaigns warfare combat

$27.50
xxevd217859

The DC-3 The Story of a Fabulous Airplane


GLINES, CARROLL V & MOSELEY, WENDELL F

Super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: J B Lippincott 1966

KEYWORDS: DC-3 airplane aeroplanes airmen & aircraft aviation history civil military gooney bird WWII Korean war Vietnam World War Two WW2 2

$40.00
2w4/4

The Luftwaffe War Diaries


BEKKER, CAJUS & ZIEGLER, FRANK (Trans & Ed)

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 399pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems & edges, minor tanning & staining to page edges, light tanning to eps, binding sloppy, occasional staining throughout) in d/w, G+ (in plastic protective cover, v heavy tearing & chipping/loss to edges & spine extrems- only minor loss, moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Macdonald & Co 1967

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 luftwaffe German aviation bombers aerial combat warfare

$47.50
2w4/19

Tiger: The History of a Legendary Weapon 1942-45


KLEINE, EGON & KUHN, VOLKMAR & JOHNSTON, DAVID (Trans)

Quarto, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, ix + 261pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate fading to spine & front board, light to moderate bruising & rubbing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sm ex-libris label to full title page)

PUBLISHER: J J Fedorowicz Publishing 1989

KEYWORDS: military history armoured armored vehicles tanks Tiger ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 panzer German

$68.50
2w4/20

Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS 1943-45 (Illustrated Edition)


FEY, WILL & HENSCHLER, HARRI (Trans)

ILLUSTRATED EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus ffep, frontispiece, v + 372pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising to spine & board extrems, light scuffing to spine, minor chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning to spine, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: J J Fedorowicz Publishing 1996

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 armoured armored tanks vehicles Waffen-SS warfare battles

$40.00
2w4/21

Panzer Aces


KUROWSKI, FRANZ & JOHNSTON, DAVID (Trans)

ILLUSTRATED EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, v + 265pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, prev. owner's ex-libris label to full title page)

PUBLISHER: J J Fedorowicz Publishing 1992

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 armoured armored tanks vehicles panzer German

$100.00
2w3/4

The Russo-Japanese War: Reports from British Officers Attached to the Japanese and Russian Forces in the Field, Vol I


N/A

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, red speckling to page edges, printed eps, xxiv + 682pp, VG- (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, sl cracking to front hinge, light chafing & heavy soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims, prev. bookseller's ink price to ffep, numerous officer's club ink stamps throughout- mostly to prelims, sl cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1908

KEYWORDS: military history British reports officers Russo-Japanese war Russia Japan historical

$16.50
xx2pol218184

The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966


ATKINSON, RICK

Super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: HoughtonMifflin Company 1989

KEYWORDS: military history Army US America American armed forces West Point training 60s sixties 1960s

$19.50
xx3pol218201

Soldiers of Destruction: The SS Death's Head Division 1933-1945


SYDNOR Jr, CHARLES W

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1990

KEYWORDS: military history German nazi Germany SS ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 campaigns

$25.00
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The Destruction of the Bismarck


BERCUSON, DAVID J & HERWIG, HOLGER H

Super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Overlook Press 2001

KEYWORDS: military history naval warfare German navy Bismarck warships ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$25.00
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Wearing of the Gray; Being Personal Portraits, Scenes and Adventures of the War


COOKE, JOHN ESTEN & VAN DOREN STERN, PHILIP (Ed, Intro & Notes)

Octavo hardcover (Near FINE); 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: Kraus Reprint Co 1990

KEYWORDS: military history soldiers US America American civil war

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