Books - "military"
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The History of The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers: Volume I 1749-1939 and Volume II 1936-1946
2 VOL. SET, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards with gold lettering to spine, Vol. 1 with green lettering and motif to front board, Vol.2 with gold lettering and motif to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xx+389pp(Vol. 1), xix+713pp (Vol.2), illus & folding maps, both volumes VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling and rubbing to boards, light to moderate bruising of board corners, sl. foxing to page edges, sl. tanning to eps and paste downs old pricing/notation in pencil to verso of fep and recto of ep) in d/ws scruffy (moderate tanning to spines, moderate foxing and tanning to covers, repaired and unrepaired minor chipping to edges, large tear with loss on Vol 2 front cover lower corner (approx 4 cm), several patches of damp staining on Vol 1 front cover and spine)
PUBLISHER: The Military Engineers Association of Canada 1962 (Vol.1) and 1966 (Vol.2)
KEYWORDS: military history Canada engineers illustrated maps
History of The 1st & 2nd Battalions:The Sherwood Foresters Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1740-1914: Volumes 1 & 2
2 VOL SET, imperial octavo, green buckram boards half bound with maroon buckram, gilt lettering to spines and gilt motif to front boards, frontispiece, xix+370pp (Vol.1) & xi+396pp (Vol.2), plates, Both VG (light fading and damp staining to spines, moderate bruising to spine extrems, light rubbing to boards and bruising to board corners, Vol 2 has some heavier scuffing to boards with crack in rear spine hinge, moderate foxing and tanning to first few and last few pages, moderate foxing to page edges, gutter cracking in occasional places)
PUBLISHER: Butler & Tanner Ltd 1929
KEYWORDS: military history England Nottinghamshire Derbyshire Sherwood Forest illustrated
The Dao Of The Military - Liu An's Art Of War
Super Octavo hardcover, cream heavy card boards, red lettering to boards and spine, illus title page, xiii + 157pp., VG+ (mild bruising to board corners, sticker to rear board, moderate soiling to rear board)
PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press 2012
KEYWORDS: treatise war military history philosophy china
Cassell's Picturesque Australasia Vol. II
This volume only (volume 2); quarto red coth boards, gilt lettering to front and spine, blind stamp emblem to rear board, vii+308pp+maps of Australia at rear., G+ (text block partially detached; moderate soiling scuffing and rubbing to boards, moderate fading to spine, light waterstaining within, moderate tanning and foxing)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1889
KEYWORDS: travel history geography cassell cassell's picturesque australasia new zealand australia mount cook goldfields south sydney perth maori military history govenor george grey illustrated
The Buccaneers of America
Super ocavo brown/red cloth boards, gilt lettering and figure to spine, illus., xxxv+508pp., VG (moderate scuffing and rubbing to boards, light tanning and occasional light foxing within)
PUBLISHER: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1898
KEYWORDS: buccaneers jamacia west indies tortuga caribbean america american history pirates naval maritime piracy captain sir henry morgan buccaneer lolonois francis privateer privateers anglo-spanish war military
Svejk in the Protectorate
Reprinted from an illegal pamphlet in occupied Czechoslovakia; small octavo black red & white illus. light card stapled wrappers (Svejk's mug with a city skyline with Nazi flag), 32pp, G+ (covers detached with moderate scuffing and chipping, moderate tanning and foxing within)
PUBLISHER: The Czechoslovak n/d c. 1940's
KEYWORDS: good soldier svejk czech literature scarce world war one first great ww1 1 military comedy humour satire czechoslovakia
The Foxes of the Desert: The Story of the Afrika Korps
FIRST EDITION, octavo red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus., 370pp., VG (moderate scuffing and rubbing, fading, to boards, light tanning and foxing to edges and within, prev. owner's inscription in ink to fep.) in d/w VG (moderate scuffing and creasing, with moderate chipping and small segments lost to spine (unobtrusive), light soiling (mostly to reverse))
PUBLISHER: Macdonald & Co. 1960
KEYWORDS: desert korps rommel africa north african world war two ww2 2 second military history afrika armour german
Official History of the Operations in Somaliland, 1901-04, Vol. I
This vol. only; octavo red cloth boards, folding maps in rear pocket, illus., adverts to eps., 333pp, VG- (a split to rear hinge of spine is the main fault; otherwise, generally tidy: light scuffing to boards, light tanning foxing and occasional soiling within and to maps also)
PUBLISHER: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1907
KEYWORDS: anglo somali anglo-somali war dervish somalia horn africa east eastern offical history operations british military army scramble colonialism colonial empire
Enigma: The Battle for the Code
Super octavo hardover (VG+) in slipcase (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: Folio Society 2007
KEYWORDS: folio society code breakers cryptology military history intelligence espionage enigma world war two second 2 ww2
Intelligence at the Top: the Recollections of an Intelligence Officer
Octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii+271pp., illus., VG- (heavy soiling to boards, light foxing and soiling within) in d/w VG (light scuffing and soiling)
PUBLISHER: Ginger / Cassel & Companyl 1968
KEYWORDS: sir kenneth strong intelligence espionage spy spies troubles british irish world war two 2 second ww2 military history
Brief Glory: The Story of A.T.A.
Octavo maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to front and spine, 248pp., illus., VG (light scuffing rubbing and fading to boards, light soiling and foxing to edges and within, prev. owner's catalogue number in ink to fep. (unobtrusive), lacks d/w)
PUBLISHER: Harborough Publishing 1946
KEYWORDS: air transport auxiliary aviation ata a.t.a. a t royal air force british military history cheesman scarce flight world war two second ww2 2
LeMay: A Biography
Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (NF) : 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: Palgrave, 2007
KEYWORDS: military history war usa american biography
Doolittle: Aerospace Visionary
Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (NF): 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: Brassey's, 2003
KEYWORDS: usa american military history biography world war 1 2 II I second first airforce
Silent Invaders: Combat Gliders of the Second World War
Super octavo (NF) 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: Fonthill, 2014
KEYWORDS: world war 2 II second two military history british uk
The Sign Of The Double 'T' - The 50th Northumbrian Division July 1943 To December 1944
Super Octavo softcover, illus light card covers, white lettering to covers and spine, viii + 228pp., maps, illus, VG+ (moderate curl to front top cover corner, moderate fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Sentinel Press 2008
KEYWORDS: history military war ww2 wwii
Mercenary's Manual II
Super Octavo softcover, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine and covers, frontispiece, 325pp., illus, VG (moderate creasing and curling to covers and spine, moderate scuffing to cover edges, moderate foxing to page edges and prelims)
PUBLISHER: Unit Nine 1977
KEYWORDS: manual guide resource mercenary military war
Douglas Badler: A biography of the legendary World War II Fighter Pilot
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: Airlife, 1995
KEYWORDS: military history airforce second II 2nd world war battle of britain raf royal air force disability
Spreading my Wings: One of Britain's top woman pilots tells her remarkable story
Super octavo (NF) 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: Patrick Stephens, 1994
KEYWORDS: military history airforce second II 2nd world war battle of britain raf royal air force
Lightning: The operational History
Super octavo (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: Airlife, 1995
KEYWORDS: military history airforce british raf bomber royal air force
Dive Bomber!
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: Moorland Publishing, 1982
KEYWORDS: military history airforce second II 2nd world war berlin blitzkreig bomber fighter planes