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261 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 304pp. Detailed study of warfare in mountains and in Arctic regions, covering the history of these conflicts and then the major campaigns of the twentieth century. Well illustrated.
Sur la création d'un établissement chargé de veiller à la fourniture et à l'entretien des voitures et chevaux nécessaires aux déplacements des troupes.
Book shows light wear to cover, age-toned pages. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind save previous owner's name and sticker in front section of the book. 175 pages, the glue in this perfect bound book is over 50 years old and is likely fragile. True first ed.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 5 5/8"w x 7 7/8"h. 192 pages.
8vo., First Edition, with 19 plates on 12 and 4 maps in the text; cloth, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The conception and establishment of the first 'commandos'. Good background on the birth-pains caused by a powerful military Establishment which frowned on their very existence
412 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Text in French. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Appears unread. An excellent copy. Book
239 pages. Index. "The secret history of World War II in Europe... The stories of the spies and counterspies and double-agents, who, under cover of code names such as Hedgehog, Zigzag and Tricycle gathered information behind German lines and passed misinformation to Nazi intelligence... Tells the story of how the British spy Intrepid and a four-man Norwegian team prevented the Germans from manufacturing an ingredient needed in the atom bomb. An how a team of Czech nationals assassinated the Nazi leader of their country." - from dust jacket. Black and white illustrations. Recommended reading list. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound reference copy. Book
48 pages. Illustrated in color and black and white. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
128 pages. Features: The Female Gaze; A continuing look at gangs and the media; Cultural amnesia; The visionary physics of Tom Dean; Tracing personal and cultural history with Irene F. Whittome; Photographer and book designer Michael Torosian; Medrie MacPhee's industrial poetics; Stan Douglas does battle with the armies of the modernist night; The furniture of sculptor John McKinnon; Jack Goldstein - epiphany as white noise, by Douglas Coupland; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
67 pages. Selected bibliography. Black and white illustrations. "Translated from German sources and embelished with uniform and other data to provide a more complete overview of the armies of these two nations." - Introduction. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
L'ordonnance défend aux soldats en garnison de « faire Cabaret, vendre aucun Vin, ni aucune Viande de Boucherie, même d'en tuer pour leur propre usage ». Selon J. Salvaing, il n'y a pas eu de dragonnade à Béziers. Les troupes suisses stationnées participaient-elles à la construction où au contrôle de la construction du canal ? Nombreux noms de contrevenantes locales citées comme Dame Pascal, la veuve de Foulerand, etc...
428p. Hardcover Good condition Authors include: U.S. - Merritt Wesley; Gt. Brit. - Wolseley, Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st viscount; Germany - Exner, Moritz; France - Lewal, Jules-Louis; Austria - Kuhn, Franz, freiherr von Kuhnenfeld; Italy - Goiran, Giovanni; Mexico - Janvier, Thomas Allibone. & an anonymous Russian General
Very Good French Modern cloth bdg. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In French. 2 volumes set: ([2], 390 p.; [2], 476 p.), no maps. Etude synthetique des principales campagnes modernes. 2 volumes set. Vol. 1: 1674-1807. Vol. 2: 1808-1914. 7th Edition.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous tables in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, housed in publisher's cloth slip-case. EDITION LIMITED TO 750 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (THIS COPY NO. 229). A major study and the standard reference for battle honours. Includes short notes on actions.
Cover illustration depicts a Belgian and Briton meeting at Ostend - free after four years in Hun hands; Through the Tunnel at Last! - by Lovat Fraser; Cambrai Rescued from the Wrecker's Clutches; The Doom of Sergeant Ramroad, by Hamilton Fyfe; Canadian Chariots Gathered to Capture Cambrai; Deliverance & Trophies from Tunnels & Dug-outs; With Belgium's Armies Advancing to Bruges; Freeing the Soil of France of the Invader - Following up the Line of German Retreat; Sending propaganda pamphlets via balloon; Some of the quarter million taken since July - German Prisoners; Hardy Albanian Highlanders help the Allies; The Lighter Side of Flying, by Night-hawk; Where Saint George Smote the German Michael; Woman and the New Society, by W.L. George; Learning and Mercy as Victims of Vile 'Kultur'; Republic or Limited Monarchy? by Frederic William Wile; Shakespeare and the War. Average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. A worthy copy. Book
Contents: The War By Land - article by F.A. McKenzie; With the Flag in France and Flanders - three photos; Four Photos of British Horse and Foot Moving to the Firing Line; With the Devoted workers of the R.A.M.C. - four photos; Boer and Briton unite against the Teuton - two photos; B.E. Africa contests Germany's place in the sun - three photos; King Albert's New Army in the Making - six photos; The Decisive Cruiser Action in the North Sea; The Blucher Before & After Meeting the Lion - Three photos; Centerfold illustration of the naval victory in the North Sea - Triumph of British Gunnery and Seamanship; Photos of Ships and Guns that made the Germans fly; The War by Sea - article by Commander Carlyon Bellairs; Five photos of Warlike Preparations in Peaceful Holland; Five photos of Belin in Wartime; Barget9wn-on-Seine - photos of war victims housed in barges; Religious duties amid the din of war - photos of troops from three nations and their religious observances; Photos of five elusive snipers; Photos of three war scenes in the Forest of Argonne; Photos of Domesticities near the Battle Line; Photos of Old Boys who will soon fight with New Armies; Names and photos of Britain's heroes and lost men. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. All pages present. A sound copy. Book
411 pages. Map endpapers. Generously illustrated in black and white plus several colour plates. "Commences with the setting up of the defences of the trading posts of the Honourable East India Company in Sumatra and then follows the progression of the Company's rule in the East Indies. The formation and defences of the settlements of Penang, Malacca and Singapore are covered and details are given of the units which formed the garrison troops of these settlements." - dust jacket. Book clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket, now protected in archival-grade Brodart, shows moderate wear and light sunning along spine. A quality copy of this informative work. Book
Features: Cover portrait of General Robert Nivelle, Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the North and East in France. Includes final portion of the chapter entitled "The Thrust Towards Bapaume". Also includes first portion of Chapter CLIV - The Great British Battles of the Somme - V. - Check near Bapaume and Victory on the Ancre. Many excellent black and white photos. Several smaller black and white maps. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. A sound reference copy. Book
Please note: Coloured map of Central European Nationalities not included. Cover photo portrait of Lieut.-General Sir C.H. Burtchaell, K.C.B., C.M.G., Director-General Medical Services, British Armies in France. Includes final portion of the chapter "The Rumanian Blunder". Chapter CCC - The Wonderful Work of the Royal Army Medical Corps (R.A.M.C.) and the Marvels of Preventative Medicine. Interesting centerfold medical-related photos. Water damage to pages at top corner of spine. Text unaffected. Somewhat above-average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. A worthy reference copy. Book
Hand-numbered 123 of 250. x, xiii, 159 pages. Reprint of the 1816 first edition. Fold-out map inside back board. "Author was a Prussian officer who, as a colonel, served as Blucher's Subchief of Staff during the Waterloo Campaign. He was Prussian liaison officer joined to Wellington's staff over the critical days, and was instrumental in bringing in General Thielmann's corps to reinforce the Allied left wing at the last crisis of the battle of Waterloo." - copyright page. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A nice copy. Book
Cover portrait of M. Poincare, President of the French Republic. The Battles of the Ourcq, Morin, and Marne Rivers. Centerfold - On the Heights above Lenharee. Photos and illustrations include: Zouaves on the march; Diagrammatic bird's-eye view of the advance of the German armies across the plains of France to the turning point on the Marne. Wreck of Red Cross Train near Lizy; Driving the Teutons beyond the Marne; and more. One inch puncture to front cover else unmarked with average wear. Book
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 CXXXII - The Churches and the Armies. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Magazine
Great black and white photos. Topics include: Mr. Lloyd George as War Premier; Caporetto and the Rapallo Conference; The German Offensive of March 21; The Campaign for the Channel Ports; Unity of Command; The Strategy of Marshal Foch; The Allied Counter-Offensive; The Achievements of the British Army; THe Contributions to Victory of the Canadian and Australian Armies; The Armistice; Sir Douglas Haig's Review of the War. Average wear. Staples rusty. Covers almost loose from staples. Bit of writing on front cover else unmarked. Magazine
Front cover illustration of Major-General E.H.H. Allenby, the brilliant Cavalry Leader. Later phases of the Great Retreat. With the Northern French Armies during the Great Retreat. The Course of Events from Mons to Lemberg. Photos and illustrations include: The Grand Duke Nicholas - Generalissimo of the Russian Armies; with our French Allies - horse, foot, and artillery - in the field; Big Guns employed by the Allies against heavy artillery of the Germans; Buses converted to Lorries in France; and more. Average wear. Sound and unmarked copy. Book
