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.

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...

PUBLISHERLloyd's Register of Shipping, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA little general shelf wear and a few marks to boards. Bindings secure. Printed pages remain clear with few noticeable marks. Small previous owner's address stickers. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1969.
DESCRIPTIONA comprehensive dictionary with...

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PUBLISHERJohn Murray, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn around edges. Corners bumped and spine slightly faded. A few marks on back cover....

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

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. 

PUBLISHEREvans Brothers Limited, London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGeneral shelf wear and slight fading to edges. Some browning and light foxing to outer leaves and block edges, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with tearing, creasing and...

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

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...

A history of submarine warfare during WWI, in a French edition.

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PUBLISHERJohn Murray, London.
BINDING
Leather bound. Banded spine and embossed design. Red title patches, gilt lettering and decoration. Attractive marbled block edges. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards...

The volumes we have are listed below, all priced at £10 each. Please contact the shop to order individual books. Vol III, The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931 - April 1942.   Vol IV, Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, May 1942 - August 1942.  Vol V, The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 - February 1943.  Vol VI, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, 22 July 1942 - 1 May 1944.  Vol VII, Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, June 1942 - April 1944.  Vol VIII, New Guinea and the Marianas, March 1944 - August 1944.   Vol XII, Leyte, June 1944 - January 1945.   Vol XIII, The Liberation of the Philippines, 1944 - 1945.  Vol XIV, Victory in the Pacific, 1945

PUBLISHERWarehouse Publications.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little shelf wear to edges, corners bumped. A couple of marks on endpapers, but otherwise printed pages and images are clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome creasing at very edges, fading to spine. 
EDITION1995.
DESCRIPTIONThe story...