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19457953London: Jonathan Cape 1945. New Enlarged Edition. Eighth Printing. fair to good. 491 illus. fold-out maps ink name & bookplate inside front flyleaf boards somewhat scuffed spine discolored. Jonathan Cape hardcover
193010072New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1930. Third Printing. fair to good. 456 frontis illus. fold-out maps sources index some soiling to fore-edge bds & spine somewhat scuffed & stained & edges worn. Liddell Hart considered General Sherman the dominant military genius of the Civil War; to prove his point he traced Sherman's military campaigns. Dodd, Mead & Company unknown
195080473London: Cassell and Company Ltd 1950. First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Format is 5 inches by 7.5 inches. viii 2 390 pages. Index Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart 31 October 1895 - 29 January 1970 commonly known throughout most of his career as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart was a British soldier military historian and military theorist. In the 1920s and later he wrote a series of military histories that proved influential among strategists. He argued that frontal assault was a strategy that was bound to fail at great cost in lives as happened in the First World War. He instead recommended the "indirect approach" and reliance on fast-moving armored formations. In his writings on mechanized warfare Liddell Hart had proposed that infantry be carried along with the fast-moving armored formations. He described them as "tank marines" like the soldiers the Royal Navy carried with their ships. He proposed they be carried along in their own tracked vehicles and dismount to help take better-defended positions that otherwise would hold up the armored units. That contrasted with J.F.C. Fuller's ideas which put heavy emphasis on massed armored formations. Liddell Hart foresaw the need for a combined arms force with mobile infantry and artillery which was similar but not identical to the make-up of the panzer divisions that Heinz Guderian developed in Germany. In 1954 Liddell Hart published his most influential work Strategy. The book was largely devoted to a historical study of the indirect approach and in what ways various battles and campaigns could be analyzed using that concept. Still relevant it was a factor in the development of the British maneuver warfare doctrine. The author deals with some basic problems of the human search for security against aggression. Part I of the book analyzes some of the principal puzzles of World War II. Derived from a Kirkus review: A serious well-informed military analyst and historian considers the military situation of Western Europe with appraisals and recommendations for its defense in a war with Russia. The book falls into five parts. Part I deals with blunders of the last war French military orthodoxy leading up to the 1940 collapse failure to clean up in Africa in 1941 much of this based on interviews with German generals Germany's lack of tank transport in Russia the policy of unconditional surrender and fostering resistance movements.Part II titled "Tomorrow" considers the next war and here the author recommends a minimum land force to check the Russian spearheads with preponderant effort concentrated on air strength. Part III surveys Russia's forces today and describes the unused airborne forces as the "ace up Stalin's sleeve". Part IV considers unification the future of armored forces conscription and the Army reorganized for greater flexibility. Finally Part V reviews such problems as an international police force disarmament and limitations of war. There are enough issues addressed to make it of enduring interest to the military strategist and historian. Cassell and Company Ltd hardcover
19507952New York: William Morrow & Co 1950. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 2 x 335 5 pages. Occasional footnotes. Index. DJ worn torn soiled and chipped. Book is slightly cocked. Some page discoloration and soiling. Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart 31 October 1895 - 29 January 1970 commonly known throughout most of his career as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart was a British soldier military historian and military theorist. He wrote a series of military histories that proved influential among strategists. Arguing that frontal assault was bound to fail at great cost in lives as proven in the First World War he recommended the "indirect approach" and reliance on fast-moving armored formations. His pre-war publications are known to have influenced German World War II strategy. He worked as the military correspondent of The Times from 1935 to 1939. In the mid-to-late 1920s Liddell Hart wrote a series of histories of major military figures through which he advanced his ideas that the frontal assault was a strategy bound to fail at great cost in lives. He argued that the losses Britain suffered in the Great War were caused by its commanding officers not appreciating that fact of history. He believed the British decision in 1914 of intervening on the Continent with a great army was a mistake. He claimed that historically "the British way in warfare" was to leave Continental land battles to her allies intervening only through naval power with the army fighting the enemy away from its principal front in a "limited liability" commitment. In his early writings on mechanized warfare Liddell Hart had proposed that infantry be carried along with the fast-moving armored formations. Liddell Hart foresaw the need for a combined arms force with mobile infantry and artillery which was similar but not identical to the make-up of the panzer divisions that Heinz Guderian developed in Germany. According to Liddell Hart's memoirs in a series of articles for The Times from November 1935 to November 1936 he had argued that Britain's role in the next European war should be entrusted to the air force. The ideas influenced Neville Chamberlain then Chancellor of the Exchequer who argued in discussions of the Defence Policy and Requirements Committee for a strong air force rather than a large army that would fight on the Continent. Becoming prime minister in 1937 Chamberlain placed Liddell Hart in a position of influence behind British grand strategy in the late 1930s. Liddell Hart gained an introduction to the Secretary of State for War Leslie Hore-Belisha. Through July 1938 the two had an unofficial close advisory relationship. Liddell Hart provided Hore-Belisha with ideas which he would argue for in Cabinet or committees. On 20 October 1937 Chamberlain wrote to Hore-Belisha "I have been reading in Europe in Arms by Liddell Hart. If you have not already done so you might find it interesting to glance at this especially the chapter on the 'Role of the British Army'". Hore-Belisha wrote in reply: "I immediately read the 'Role of the British Army' in Liddell Hart's book. I am impressed by his general theories". Derived from a Kirkus review: A serious well-informed military analyst and historian considers the military situation of Western Europe with appraisals and recommendations for its defence in a war with Russia. The book falls into five parts. Part I deals with blunders of the last war French military orthodoxy leading up to the 1940 collapse failure to clean up in Africa in 1941 much of this based on interviews with German generals Germany's lack of tank transport in Russia the policy of unconditional surrender and fostering resistance movements.Part II titled "Tomorrow"" considers the next war and here the author recommends a minimum land force to check the Russian spearheads with preponderant effort concentrated on air strength. Part III surveys Russia's forces today and describes the unused airborne forces as the "ace up Stalin's sleeve". Part IV considers unification the future of armored forces conscription and the Army reorganized for greater flexibility. Finally Part V reviews such problems as an international police force disarmament and limitations of war. Dated by the swift passage of history with the Korean War nonetheless there are enough basic issues to make it of interest to the armchair strategist. William Morrow & Co hardcover
19802090502113713302Not Available 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1959048874N.Y.: Praeger. nice set but a couple of pages have highlighting; volume one is on WWI and the interwar period and volume two is on WWII . Very Good. Hardcover. First. 1959. Praeger hardcover
1934208198New York: Dodd Mead & Co 1934. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Owner name on FEP. Dodd, Mead & Co hardcover
1934101438New York: Dodd Mead & Co 1934. Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Scuffing to page edges and to panels. Wear to crown and heel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Dodd, Mead & Co hardcover
19261822Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons Ltd 1926. fair ex-lib. 281 maps bibliography discolor ins bds lib bkplate ins fr bd bds weak bds scuffed & worn lib call no. on spine. William Blackwood & Sons Ltd unknown
19362064London: Faber and Faber Limited 1936. First U.K. Edition. fair to good. 259 maps some fold-out index bookplate inside front flyleaf boards scuffed spine worn along edges. Faber and Faber Limited hardcover
19361834London: Faber and Faber Limited 1936. First U.K. Edition. fair. 259 maps some fold-out index discolor ins bds foxing on fore-edge bds scuffed and soiled. Faber and Faber Limited unknown
19331391154London: Faber & Faber 1933. Hardcover. 12mo 83 pages. In Fair minus condition with a Fair minus dust jacket. Spine is tan with blue print. Dust jacket is yellow with blue print. Edgewear with tears at spine ends and flap corners toning to spine peripheral toning. Price unclipped: “2s.6d. netâ€. Boards in red cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners damp stain overall warping. Text block has spotting to edges damp stain to pastedown edges occasional foxing within. Series title from dust jacket.<br /> <br /> NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. 1391154. FP New Rockville Stock. Faber & Faber hardcover
19461391158London: Faber and Faber 1946. Hardcover. Octavo 99 pages. In Good minus condition. Ex-library with white ink call number on spine library stamps to front endpapers and title page.Spine is green with red print. Boards in green cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners toning to spine peripheral toning. <br /> <br /> NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. 1391158. FP New Rockville Stock. Faber and Faber hardcover
1959500051462Cassell 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. <br/> <br/> Cassell hardcover
1970Q-0304935646Cassell 1970-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Cassell hardcover
19341235New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1934. Fourth Printing. good. 382 illus. maps index discoloration inside boards lettering on spine faded. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover
1930138Boston: Little Brown and Company 1930. Second Printing. good. 508 maps bibliography index slight wear to top and bottom edges of spine. Little, Brown, and Company unknown
195610071New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1956. First American Edition. good good. 480 illus. maps index slight discolor ins bds some foxing to fore-edge ink name & date ins fr bd DJ somewhat scuffed & soil. Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown
19461109London: Faber and Faber Ltd 1946. First U.K. Edition. fair to good ex-lib. 99 index spine faded bds scuffed lib plate & stamp ins fr bd lib stamp on p. 4 text clean. Faber and Faber Ltd unknown
1993Q-1853671320Greenhill Pr 1993-03-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Greenhill Pr hardcover
195945373London: Cassell 1959. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. dust jacket xix 462 frontis. b/w plates maps fldg. maps & plans indexes Vol I : 1914-1939. Ex-library copy dust jacket laid-down & with usual stamps & labels o/w VG copy of a very scarce title Cassell unknown
1948054595N.Y.: Morrow. nice copy; name on endpaper; based on the author's interviews with high-ranking German generals after the war . Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 1948. Morrow hardcover
1938014021N.Y.: Random House. nice copy in dust jacket; dust jacket very nice with a few tiny chips . Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 1938. Random House hardcover
19991-0306809125Da Capo Pr 1999. Paperback. New. 766 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.50 inches. Da Capo Pr paperback
1982Q-0306801574Da Capo Press 1982-03-22. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Da Capo Press paperback
