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The Story of 98th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry Q.M.R) RA (TA) and 144th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) RA (TA) 1939-1946. With Maps drawn by John Flower. [Preface by C.G. Cubitt]. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY

8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece,8 full-page maps, 13 large folding maps and pictorial endpapers; original regimental cloth, badges blocked in gilt on upper board, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one small nick at front panel and unevenly faded at rear panel. A presentation copy from the author with his long signed holograph inscription on front free endpaper verso. The 98th served in France, North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Holland; the 144th served in Africa, Sudan, Abyssinia, Eritrea, Egypt, Libya, Cyrenaica, Persia, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Notable actions include Alamein, the Sangro, Cassino, Gothic Line, Keren, Tobruk, CRUSADER and Gazala. Includes ROH, honours and awards, glossary and bibliography. Scarce, especially in this condition. Not recorded by Enser.

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The Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War - Part 91, Vol. 7, May 16, 1916 - Artillery, Construction and Use

Numerous black and white photographs. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - From Preface. Contents: Chapter CXXII - Artillery, Construction and Use. Includes Table of Contents for Volume VII (laid in) plus index and list of maps and plans, illustrations and places. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Magazine

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The Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War - Part 167, October (Oct.) 30, 1917. Victoria Crosses of the War (III.)

Front cover photo of the King and an Australian V.C. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photos. Contents: The Daring Deeds of Captian Ball; The Honourable Artillery Company Crosses for the Fighting Fifth; Succouring the Wounded; A cross won in the bush; more posthumous awards; Gallant officers; Canadian Exploits; Machine Gun Acts; An Airman's Rescue; Presentation by the King; Colonial Heroes; Cruel Treatment of a V.C. POW; Death of Captain Chavasse, V.C. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Please note: it is recommended that the following two issues be read in conjuction with this: Part 118 - Victoria Crosses of the War (I); Part 148 - Victoria Crosses of the War (II). Magazine

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Correspondents of The TimesMareMagnum

The Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War, Part 249, May 27, 1919 The American Army in Europe

Great black and white photos. Topics include: America's Contribution; Military Unpreparedness; Conscription of the Nation; The American Divisions; Transport of the Army; The First Troops in France; Reorganization of the French Ports; Vast Work of Transport and Supply; Horses, Staffs, Artillery, Aeroplanes; Training; First Operations; Cantigny; Chateau-Thierry; The Allied Offensive; The Marne; July 18, 1918; St. Mihiel; Advance in the Argonne; March on Sedan; The Armistice; America's Achievement. Average wear. Staples rusty. Covers almost loose from staples. Bit of writing on front cover else unmarked. Magazine

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The Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War, Part 83 (Eighty-Three), March (Mar.) 21, 1916: Cover Illustration of Heavy French Gun in Action

Pages 161-200. Includes the chapter "The Dardanelles Campaign (IV) - Sari Bair and Suvla Bay. Photos and illustrations include: Transporting French shells, Major-Gen. W. Douglas, Lieut.-Col W.J. Millar, Suvla Bay gun position, British cavalry and artillery horses, amazing one-page photo of hillside at Suvla Bay with hundreds of British troops preparing a bivouac - with many ships visible in the distance, Brig.-Gen. A.H. Baldwin, Indian troops at the Dardanelles, a 'great bomb' used by the Allies at Gallipoli, map of the Anzac area, One-page photo compilation of V.C. recipients Captain R.R. Willis, Sergt. Richards, Corporal W. Cosgrave, Capt. Percy H. HAnsen, Lieut. Forshaw and Alfred Potts, General Sir Ian Hamilton and staff at the Dardanelles, British dugouts, Hon. Sir F. Stopford, Frederick Hammersley, Sir Bryan T. Mahon, P.A. Kenna. Nice back cover ad for the Ingersoll Radiolite watch. Average external wear. Unmarked. Three-hole punched. Covers free of staples but present. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine

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The War Illustrated - 12 May 1917: No. 143

Illustration Features: Heroic Middy of H.M.S. Broke; The Battle of the Coastwise Lights - how Swift and Broke beat odds of 3 to 1 - article; Nelson's spirit led them in the Channel Fight; Artillery behind the Arras Advance; Victory near Arras and the Aisne; Victors of Vimy on Ground they had Rewon; Victorious Canadians who Captured Vimy Ridge; King Albert's Men as I know them - by Basil Clarke; Scenes in the Storied Battle area of Artois; Mesopotamia and its future - article by Captain George Lloyd, M.P.; Hindenburg's Handiwork in France and Flanders; The lighter side of camp life in Egypt; West Point and Kitchener - An Anglo-American Reminiscence (article); Save or Starve - a talk about food economy; and more. Staples disintegrated. Above-average wear. Book

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Hammerton, J.A.: EditorMareMagnum

The War Illustrated - A Picture-Record of Events By Land, Sea and Air, 19th February [Feb] 1916, No. 79, Vol. 4

24 pages. Consolidating British Positions in the Balkans; Photos of flame attacks by night and day; Photos of British troops in respirators walking through poison gas from their own bombs; Photo of a French artillery commander's hardened headquarters; Photo of French troops and their gun which fires 220lb shells - such guns helped the French win at Champagne in 1915; Roadside photo of German troops killed and wounded by a French bombardment of howitzers; Photo of a floating bridge being constructed across the Tigris by Indo-British Pioneers; Photo of dozens of British sailors pulling a naval gun across a Mesopotamian desert; Photos of belligerents carrying goods in Cameroon; Photo of Russian machine guns and gunners on the bessarabia front; Good Bye to Gallipoli! - the last scenes - four photos and one two-page illustration (which is loose but present); Records of the Regments in the War - XI - The Dorsets; Photos of mascots; Before, during, and after photos of the German demolition of the church of Lampernisse; Three photos of Damage in Paris after a Zeppelin bombing raid; Photos of 17 brave British sons decorated for Valour. Lacking outer wraps. Last page loose but present. Appears to have been disbound from a hardcover volume. A rough but worthy reference copy. Book

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The War Illustrated, No. 184 - 23 February 1918

Four photos of Canadians at work in the snow in France. Arms and Apparatus for Night-Flying Airmen - 5 photos plus inset photo of Lieut. Dostier, one of Germany's crack airmen. Remarkable photo of the raid by Gothas on Paris in January 30th. Avengers of Arras Advance Their Artillery - Two Photos. Pitiful Plight of the Little Country Places - 3 photos. 'Butoire' - how in fighting one foe he conquered another, by Henry Barbusse. Trench cookhouses. Valuable war-time village vegetable industry - 6 photos. Activity of shipways and gunworks in America - 6 photos including 2 of Hog Island. Wartime wastage of the navy - a heartening contrast with the Napoleonic war, by Percival A. Hislam. French contrivances and fortitude - 5 photos. Critique of the book 'Englishman, Kamerad!'. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. Still a worthy copy. Book

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The War Illustrated, No. 186 - 9 March 1918

Full page illustration of the new chief of the Imperial General Staff, Lieut.-General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson. Some Lighter Aspects of a Fleet Action - by 'Bartimeus'. Preaching and Practising Prudent Economy - 5 photos. An Aeroplane Shoot on the Western Front, by 'O.Pip'. Artillery Preparation Against the Great Attack - 3 photos of a massive British rail-mounted gun and a French shell dump. Amazing photo of French observers serving as part of an anti-aircraft battery. Five photos of kite balloons. Women at work. Tanks and Trimphs from the French Front - 4 photos. From the Forge of Vulcan to the Field of Mars - two illustrations of massive guns. The U Boats and the U.S. - a confident view of the Transatlantic Transport (article). At Army Headquarters, article by Hamilton Fyfe. Arresting Attila's Advance to the Adriatic - 5 photos. New Laws for New Conditions - how the Australian Commonwealth Set the Example. Photos of decorated soldiers. Adventures of an ensign, article by 'Vedette'. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. Sound copy. Book

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Engle, Eloise; Paananen, LauriMareMagnum

The Winter War: The Russo-Finnish Conflict, 1939-40

176 pages including index, bibliography and appendices. Black and white illustrations. Maps. "For months the Finns, who received scant help from an admiring world of sympathizers and avowed allies, held on. Yet the holding could only last until the Russians gathered themselves. When that happened and Red wheel-to-wheel artillery attacks and new hordes of troops and tanks again took their toll, the Finns bowed to the inevitable defeat... Describes the big picture and relates the stories of many individual Finns and Russians in combat. The result is a fascinating and moving book." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Worthy reading copy. Book

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TITRE X : INSTRUCTION GENERALE SUR LE TIR DE L'ARTILLERIE - / REGLEMENT DE MANOEUVRE DE L'ARTILLERIE - DEUXIEME SERIE (TIR) - approuvée le 7 aout 1946.

CHARLES LAVAUZELLE ET CIE. 1951. In-8 Carré. Cartonné. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 343 pages augmentées de nombreuses figures en noir et blanc dans le texte et planche depliante.

Le-Livre / Le Village du Livre · SABLONS, FR39,80 €

HART PeterMareMagnum

To the Last Round. The South Notts Hussars 1939-1942. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Includes detailed coverage of KNIGHTSBRIDGE and ROH

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True West Magazine, February 1980

Features: Deputy Marshal Johnson Breaks a Long Silence - Boone Marlow Killed; The Vigilante Years - Colonel George Hunter; Bathhouse John Coughlin's Colorado Come-Down - amusement park and zoological gardens in Colorado; Me - An Old-Timer? - Hosstail's 'Small Talk'; Ma-Si... Alias Apache Kid; Artillery has never been given its due in the winning of the west; "Tell the Boys I Died Game" - Fleming Parker; The Spinnin' Horse and the Montana Kid - Leonard Stroud; Indian Georgie - Most famous guide and scout of the Panamint Tribe; Wild Old Days!. A quality copy. Book

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CASEY Powell A.MareMagnum

Try Us: The Story of the Washington Artillery in World War II. [with] Louisiana Casualty Lists WWII. NEAR FINE COPY

Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy.

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Try Us: The Story of the Washington Artillery in World War II. [with] Louisiana Casualty Lists WWII. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Sm. folio, First Edition, with title-vignette and numerous photographs in the text; red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter sunned at backstrip. This copy was donated to the Dade Public Library System by the Washington Artillery Veterans Association. It carries the library's small neat stamp on top edge only.

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LEONARD HERBERTMareMagnum

TUPOLEV, LE TU-2 ET LES PROTOTYPES DERIVES

ISBN : 2840481162. EDITIONS HEIMDAL. 1998. In-4 Carré. Relié. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 112 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs et noir et blanc dans et hors texte.

Le-Livre / Le Village du Livre · SABLONS, FR29,80 €

CHEETHAM A.M.MareMagnum

Ubique. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON FRONT INNER WRAPPER. SCARCE.

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DOHERTY RichardMareMagnum

Ubique. The Royal Artillery in the Second World War. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Thakeham, GB38,67 €

SMITHERMAN P. H.MareMagnum

Uniforms of the Royal Artillery 1716-1966. With a Foreword by General Sir Robert Mansergh, the Master Gunner. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Tall folio, First Edition, with 20 full-page coloured plates; maroon cloth, upper board blocked with RA badge in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, mildly sunned dustwrapper.

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COLLECTIFMareMagnum

USIAS, L'INDUSTRIE AERONAUTIQUE ET SPATIALE FRANCAISE

USIAS. 1971. In-4 Carré. Relié. Etat d'usage. Couv. convenable. Mors fendus. Intérieur frais. 166 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins et photos en couleur et en noir et blanc. Texte en français et en anglais. Union Syndicale des Industries Aéronautiques et Spatiales. Pour situer l'Industrie aéronautique et saptiale française. L'éventail de ses programmes...

Le-Livre / Le Village du Livre · SABLONS, FR19,80 €

Moogk, Peter N. (Signed); Stevenson, Major R.V. (Signed)MareMagnum

Vancouver Defended: A History of the Men and Guns of the Lower Mainland Defences, 1859-1949

128 pages. Abundantly illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Bibliography. Footnotes. Index. "...Recounts the trials and traumas of the British Columbia soldier, from 'Early Beginnings at New Westminster' to 'Going Yorkey' during the second world war... comments on the military defences and equipment, as well as the moral fortitutde and integrity of those involved in the devense of the Coastal area.' - from dust jacket. Neatly signed by both authors upon title page. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A nice copy. Book

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(British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Cotterell, Captain AnthonyMareMagnum

WAR: And What Did They See?, No. 36, January (Jan) 23rd, 1943 - Maritime Artillery

12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada February, 1943. Contents: The part played by Maritime Artillery; Routine convoys in a destroyer and in a collier - with diagrams; Prisoners Quiz (with answers). Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book

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BLITTERSDORF, Frhr. v. :MareMagnum

Wernigks Taschenbuch für die Feldartillerie. 27. Jahrgang 1914/15.

Kriegsausgabe. ca. 14,5 x 9,5 cm. XV, 364 S. Original-Leinwand mit reliefgeprägtem Deckeltitel. Mit Stiftlasche und Kapitalband. Einband leicht fleckig und bestoßen. Schnitt etwas stockfleckig. Mit einigen Anstreichungen. Mit Stempel einer Buchhandlung und Vermerk auf Titelseite. Sonst guter Zustand. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen im Text und Kalender.

Schwarz und Grömling GbR. · Berlin (-Tiergarten), DE28,00 €

FRASER-TYTLER N.MareMagnum

With Lancashire Lads and Field Guns in France 1915-1918.

8vo., First Edition, with folding maps; original red cloth, backstrip sunned, covers lightly age-marked else a very good, clean copy. Includes actions at Frise, the Somme, Arras, Messines and Passchendaele. The original edition of this classic account is very scarce. Scarce. Enser, p.80.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Thakeham, GB147,85 €

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