Chadderton, H. CliffordMareMagnum
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189 pages. Black and white illustrations. Author has signed bookplate affixed inside front cover. "A memoir of an officer who commanded an infantry company of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles (Canadian Army) in Normandy." - subtitle. (Schicklgruber was Hitler's birth name). Unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
240 pages including glossary. Author reveals the story of his life as an infantry lieutenant on the ground in Vietnam. If some soldiers, barely out of high school, might die there, others might find hidden steel in themselves and grow. Author was one who grew, also one who fought, one who killed, and one for whom the helicopter finally came to take away a shattered body. A book of truth and power which stands proudly with the best books written about men in combat. Prior owner's bookplate upon front endpaper, else unmarked. Light wear to clean book. Several tiny tears to dust jacket which shows light wear. Very nice copy. Book
271 pages. Although based on fact, and the reminiscenses of the author, the characters in this book are fictional. "It all began in 1936 when I joined the famous band of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) in Winnipeg.... As the band drove into liberated Hilversum, we were overrun by tearful and cheerful Dutch because we had liberated them. Others would follow but we were the first. 'We are not soldiers,' we explained. 'But you have liberated us.' " Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
470 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Author interviewed 150 men who fought alongside him on the Dutch polders. Their revelations are frank and disturbing... This important true story of nineteen- and twenty-year-old soldiers, many of whom died misereably on the sodden polders of Zeeland, deserves to be read again and again." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Book
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and maps in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. Horrocks called 50 Div 'the most experienced battle-fighting division in the British Army'; its 'Tyne Tees' badge became a watchword from France to Sicily and onward through North-West Europe. This detailed account covers Sicily and NW Europe with numerous appendices listing OOB, ROH, awards and much other useful data. A valuable complement to Clay's standard history of 1950. VERY SCARCE.
8vo., Second Edition, with portrait frontispiece; green cloth, upper board blocked in regimental badge in silver, backstrip lettered in silver, black endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy. Considerably enlarged version of the original edition of 1917. Sutcliffe, p. 447; White, p.134.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a portrait frontispiece, 41 plates on 16 and 3 folding maps, some light soiling throughout; original regimental cloth, battalion badge in gilt on upper board, gilt back, covers moderately age-marked else a good, sound copy. Includes register of officers and personnel. This territorial battalion served in Malta, Alexandria, Mudros, Gallipoli (October 1915-January 1916) and Rouen. It was disbanded in June 1916 and replaced by 3/4th battalion which then took its name. SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.62; White, p.201
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; original photographic covers, a near fine copy. Published to commemorate the history of the Regiment from 1945. Covers Regular and TA units of King’s Own and Border Regiments up to 1959 and King’s Own Royal Border Regiment from 1959-2006. Detailed appendices include ROH, honours & awards, and key personalities.
4to., First and Sole Edition, with a mounted coloured plate, 2 sepia-toned plates, and very numerous illustrations, cartoons and plans (several full-page) in the text; original wrappers printed in red and black, additional colour plate mounted in frame on front wrapper, wire-stitched as issued, yapped edges, extremities lightly dust-soiled else a very good, clean copy. The 38th (Welsh) Division served with great distinction on the Western Front throughout WWI. Major engagements included Albert, Pilckem, Langemarck, Bapaume, Havrincourt and Cambrai (where the division captured Villers-Outreaux). The four plates (by Capt. A. St. John MacCall RBA) depict 'Rue Sadi Carnot, Armentieres', 'Albert, August 1918', 'St. Remy, Dieppe' and 'Street in Dieppe'. Essentially a collection of reminiscences, light-hearted anecdotes and articles, cartoons and poems (including a few in Welsh). A rare survival, especially in this condition.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean in lightly dust-soiled dustwrapper. Published in Cooper's concise Famous Regiments series, edited by Lt.-General Sir Brian Horrocks. Sutcliffe, p.312.
8vo., First Edition, with 4 maps (one double-page); green cloth, upper board lettered and blocked with regimental badge in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. The recipient is Drum-Major Nosworthy. An important post-war history covering as it does both the Malayan Emergency and Mau-Mau in Kenya before service with BAOR. Includes honours & awards, casualties and officers. Sutcliffe, p.82.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout and coloured endpaper maps; green cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in silver, case a litle shaken else a very good, bright, clean copy. VERY SCARCE.
40 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1980. Features: The Royal Scots Greys; The Japanese Army of 1904-1905, Part 2; The Seventh New York National Guard 1861; The Uniiform of the 21st (Empress of India's ) Lancers; Zulu War 1879, Infantry Officers; Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. Bit of writing on front cover. A sound reference copy. Book
40 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1975. Contents: Peninsular Papers, part 3; The Sea Cavalier, part 2; The Field Service Uniform of the Imperial German Army, 1914-1915; Colonel Percy H.S. Barrow CB, CMB. - the 19th Hussars in the Sudan; The Dress of the French Infantry, Part 1; British Campaign Medals - the Naval General Service Medal, 1793-1840; Iron Laughter in Andalus, Part 1; Interesting Guns - Hand Guns of the German Army; French Cuirassiers, Part 6; The Bersaglieri; British General Officer c. 1743; The War Game, Part 18. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. Contents clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
83 pages. Features: Nahanni; A Short History of Vietnam; A View From the Khyber Pass; Canadian Army Staff College; Regimental Depot; First Battalion Report; Second Battalion Report - 1963; The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 PPCLI); The Rifle Brigade Letter; Sharp-shooters in Bottle Green; Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Association; 2483 Esquimalt (Princess Patricia's) Cadet Corps. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Some yellowing to contents. Book
Roy. 8vo., Second Edition, on laid paper, with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette, coloured and monochrome plates, maps and plans; green cloth, upper board with regimental badge blocked in silver, gilt back, a near fine copy. First volume of one of the great regimental histories. This volume was first published in 1901. A second volume followed in 1903, a third volume in 1939, and fourth, fifth and sixth volumes by Falls (1958), Miles (1961) and A.D. Gardyne (1972). Sutcliffe, p.389; White, p.120.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 32 plates on 22, 7 maps (one double-page) in the text and endpaper maps; cloth, gilt back, covers moderately worn and faded else a good, sound copy of an uncommon unit history. The British 3rd Division landed near Caen, linked up with the 6th Airborne and fought right through to the Surrender. Not recorded by Enser.
Berger-Levrault et Cie, 1905. Fort in-8 broché, couverture rouge de X + 920 + 80 pages. Dos de couverture abimé (sans manque), sinon bon état
8vo., Second Edition, with photographs, illustrations and maps in the text; pale blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in in 1977. VERY SCARCE.
138 p. + 30 Full page plates, many double and some folding. Includes a full page of musical scores for Rifle Bugle Signals. Age stain. 185 mm. Original full leather binding, very worn. Spine perished. Boards detached. XLib stamp of PA Military College, Chester PA, on rear of title page and last page. Printed small broadside signed by Ad. General Geo. Cowly. Printed ownership label of A.H. Holley, Salisbury, CT. Manuscript penciled inscription to the Brigade Major at the inspection 6th Brigade Cont. Militia H. Holly from Charles F. S.? Aug. 1830? Published by the Department of War, under the Authority of an Act of Congress of the 2d of March, 1829. Alexander Hamilton Holley (1804-1887) was an industrialist and politician who served as the 40th Governor of Connecticut. S&S/AI 3801. Hardbound. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 2
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 September, 1943. This issue discusses two actions which were part of the attack on Tunis: Tanks in Support - Battle for Point 174; Infantry Action - Attack and Counter-Attack; Naval Quiz. Includes 3 maps. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
86 pages. Reproductions of many black and white photos. An annual journal published at the home station and devoted to the interest of all serving and former members of the regiment. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
170 pages. Index. Footnotes. Nominal Roll, Irnzir, 8 May 1964. Black and white reproductions of photos. "This valuable monograph is above all a tribute to the traditional qualities of the Kiwi soldier at all levels - responsible, resourceful, compassionate and professionally competent. New Zealanders can be proud of what is recorded here, as well as grateful for the way it is presented." - Foreword. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
Illustration Features: a couple of Spahis (Algerian Cavalry) on patrol; The epic story of Lieven and Lagnicourt - article on how the Australians broke the Prussian Guard; 'Tanks' at work on British and French fronts; Work and play behind the lines in the West; Vandal Passion and British Phlegm under fire; Conquerors of Courcy - Russians in Champagne; Forward with the Tricolour North of Soissons; What Italy's Navy is doing - article be Dr. James Murphy; Ships that keep watch and ward in the Adriatic; Ousting the Hun from the shelter of Oppy Wood; The Serbian as I know him - article by H. Charles Woods; One Trawler that tackled 4 U-boats at once; Courageous women nurses; Fokker and Albatros and some of their fallen flyers; Prussia's ruthless havoc in the Somme Valley; The Seventh (7th) Australian Infantry. Above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. Book
Features: The Story of the Growth of the Admiralty War Staff (story and photos); The Queen of the Adriatic and the Holy City; Venice Preserved and Jerusalem Delivered; Intervals of play in the wearying work of war; Duty and Piety from Dieppe to the Piave; American Ardour at home, abroad and afloat; The Vision of a New Europe (story); Vain German Rain of Bombs and shine of armour; Labour that paves the way for further progress; Theft and 'Protectsie' in Russia - Some Evils of the Old Regime as I saw them, by Hamilton Fyfe; Side Shows in the Panorama of War; Kaiser Wilhelm Gloats over Italy at Gorizia; Where Allies are Aiding the Intrepid Italians; Destroyers and their doings (story); New signs in the sky of coming air activity; U Boat Outrage on a Helpless Hospital Ship; Scarred Heroes Reach the Sanctuary of Home; The Somerset Light Infantry (story). Above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. Book
