Warfare

PUBLISHERFaber & Faber Limited.
BINDINGIllustrated paper covered boards, with dust jacket, in an illustrated card slipcase. Gilt top block edge. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. Boards have a little wear to edges. Binding secure. Uneven opened page edges. Printed pages and images remain clear and...

PUBLISHERLongmans, Green, and Co. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn , with some scuffing and bumped corners. Several marks and scratches, especially on vol. II. Bindings feel secure. Both volumes are affected throughout by foxing, although the text remains...

A history of the role of mercantile shipping during WWI.

A history, based on the unique experiences of individual seamen, of the role of the Merchants' Service during WWI.

PUBLISHERAirlife Publishing. The United States Naval Institute.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards. Charts on endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, slight wear to very edges of boards. A little browning / foxing to block edges. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight creasing around edges, spine a...

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PUBLISHERThe Beresford Library Limited, Guernsey.
BINDINGQuarter bound with brown cloth over spine and paper covered boards, gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear, especially...

The personal account of a surgeon with the Red Cross serving in Belgium, who was arrested and held captive by the invading German army, contrary to previous rules of engagement.

PUBLISHERRobert Hale Limited, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear at edges, a few patches of scuffing. Some foxing and browning mostly affecting outer leaves and block edges. Text and images remain clear and little marked. Ex W.H. Smith library edition, one sticker inside front...

The memoires of an officer in Napoleons army, from his enlistment aged 16. A fascinating and lively picture of that army in victory and defeat.

The story of the role the New Zealand Shipping Company's merchant vessels played during the six years of WWII, the largest maritime war the world had ever seen.

PUBLISHERSeeley and Co. Limited, London.
BINDINGRusset cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general wear and a few marks commensurate with age. Front hinge partially split, but binding feels secure. Some browning and foxing mainly affecting outer leaves. Otherwise printed pages and images remain largely...

PUBLISHERReynal & Hitchcock, New York.
BINDINGCream / tan cloth boards with red and blue lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are rather worn, corners bumped. General fading / discolouration and some foxing and other small marks. Binding secure. There is a little browning to pages throughout, although mainly affecting endpapers and...

The autobiography of Australian born Air Vice Marshall Bennett, including his experiences of bombing raids and piloting flying boats.

An examination of the association between British Liberals and Woodrow Wilson during WWI, and the influence on subsequent US policy.

A biographical essay followed by historical papers left by Sir Herbert Richmond, considered one of the ablest men ever to serve in the Royal Navy. Dating from 1909, through WWI until 1920.

A biography of T.E. Lawrence, from his student days at Oxford and his early interests and travels before his remarkable military career.

Introduction by Winston Churchill. A detailed account focusing on the year 1917 during WWI, and on the endurance and courage of British and French soldiers before the tide finally began to turn towards eventual victory.