Warfare

An overview of the peoples of the Congo and the violent struggle for independence from Belgian colonialism.

A remarkable collection of courageous stories of resistance within wartime Germany.

PUBLISHERHutchinson of London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little general wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Fold out maps are all intact. Small previous owner's name sticker on flyleaf.
DUST JACKETSome wear and creasing around edges, especially...

An important addition to the Gallipoli archive, this eye witness account by a young midshipman reveals the courage, waste, muddle and triumph of the campaign.

"Adventures of the well-known Belgian Ace," Major the Chevallier Willy Coppens de Houthulst, DSO, MC etc.

PUBLISHERSketchbook Press, New York
BINDINGOatmeal cloth boards with gilt lettering, in yellow card slipcase. Coloured maps on endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONSome discolouration and spotting to boards, but printed pages remain clear and little marked. Colours bright.
DUST JACKETIntact, but has general wear and scuffing, with some stain marks...

PUBLISHERTiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandium, Innsbruck.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little general wear to covers. Slight yellowing to pages, but otherwise text and images remain clear and little marked.
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EDITION1954.
DESCRIPTIONA catalogue of the museum's 1954 exhibition of plate armour, with 94 monochrome plates...

A detailed manual of its period for all aspects of amateur gunsmithing.

PUBLISHERRupert Hart-Davis, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear and slight fading at edges. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. Mostly faint foxing and browning throughout the volume, although mainly affecting block edges and outer leaves. Fold out map intact. Previous owners name...

A Handbook to the Munitions Acts as relating to employers and workmen, which were part of the huge amount of emergency legislation necessitated by war. 

PUBLISHERG.P. Putnam's Sons, New York.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little shelf wear to very edges of boards. Binding tight. Slight yellowing / foxing to outer leaves but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome wear...

PUBLISHERMcLaren and Son Limited.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and red eagle design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, spine very faded. Hinges weakened but binding feels secure. Some browning to leaves, but text and images remain clear and little marked. Small newspaper clipping about regimental...

A shocking yet darkly humorous autobiography and apologia. Sparked by the Allies' questionnaire Issued to all suspected Germans after WWII, which was designed to root out war crimes.

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PUBLISHERThe Hogarth Press.
BINDINGYellow cloth boards with red title patch on spine and gilt lettering. Red top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONCorners bumped and a little...

A most thorough and detailed history of the Royal Navy, written with the full co-operation of the Admiralty and use of its archives

PUBLISHERPublished for the Arakan Forces Reunion Comittee by O.A. Goulden, Andover.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are a little worn, with some faint marking and discolouration. Binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
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EDITION1987.
DESCRIPTIONA first hand account of...

PUBLISHERAbbey Gate House, Mass. USA.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little general shelf wear to edges, and some marking / discolouration.
DUST JACKETCreasing and some tearing at edges. Scuff marks and some discolouration. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION1992.
DESCRIPTIONThe Life and...

PUBLISHERCollins, London.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn and a little faded around edges. Some browning / foxing affecting outer leaves, but text and images remain largely clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with scuffing, tearing and discolouration. Price clipped. Preserved in removable...