Warfare

L.A. Sawyer and W.H. Mitchell
£16.00

The Liberty Ships

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PUBLISHERDavid and Charles, Newton Abbot.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear and slight fading to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome creasing at edges, a small patch of delamination at top of spine. A little faint scratching...

Henry Cadogan
£35.00

The Road to Armageddon, The Life and Letters of Lieutenant Henry Cadogan, RWF (1868 - 1914)

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Written and compiled by his Grandson, following the career of a typical infantry officer in the late-nineteenth century, through his letters home to his large family. Often stationed far from home across the Empire, Henry Cadogan rises to command the 1st Batallion, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Ill prepared for modern warfare, they are posted to Belgium in 1914.

Paul G. Halpern (Editor)
£20.00

The Royal Navy in the Mediterranean, 1915-1918

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A detailed history of the lesser known activities of the Royal Navy during WWI, in the Mediterranean area. One of a series by the publishers.

Asher Lee
£18.00

The Soviet Air Force

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Written in the aftermath of WWII, a history of the development of the Soviet Air Force and it's part in the war, leading to the imposition of the Iron Curtain and uncertain future relations.

George McDonald Fraser
£35.00

The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers

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PUBLISHERHistory Book Club, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards. Maps on endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little shelf wear and slight fading to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Fold out map is intact and well preserved.
DUST JACKETWorn at edges, with...

Roger Evans
£30.00

The Story of the Fifth Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards

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A History of the fifth Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards and its parent regiments, written by a former colonel.

Colonel W.N. Nicholson
£22.00

The Suffolk Regiment: 1928-1946

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PUBLISHERThe East Anglian Magazine, Ipswich.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt lettering and emblem.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn at edges, spine quite faded. Hinges weakened but binding feels secure. Block edges and outer leaves are affected by foxing, but text and images remain mostly clear and little marked. 
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The Times
£20.00

The Times War Atlas and Gazetteer

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Produced by The Times Newspaper, a fascinating record of contemporary maps.

E.N. Poland
£30.00

The Torpedomen: HMS Vernon's Story 1872-1986

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A history of the now gone Portsmouth naval base of HMS Vernon, with particular attention to it's role as a training school for the operation of torpedos.

James Byrom
£80.00

The Unfinished Man

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PUBLISHERChatto & Windus, London.
BINDINGSky blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally a little worn and faded at edges. Binding secure. some foxing and browning...

Captain F.J. Wylie (Editor)
£12.00

The Use of Radar at Sea

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PUBLISHERNaval Institute Press.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight wear to edges, spine a little faded, a few scuff marks. 
EDITIONFifth revised edition 1978.
DESCRIPTIONThe standard...

A.F.L. Bacon
£38.00

The Wanderings of a Temporary Warrior

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The memoires of a Captain in the Hampshire Regiment; from his service in India, the Middle East and the First World War.

Captain S.W. Roskill
£45.00

The War at Sea 1939-1945 (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERHer Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with black title patch on spine and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn and a faded at edges. Hinges slightly weak but binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear with just the odd small foxing mark. 
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Major Arthur Griffiths
£22.00

The Wellington Memorial: Wellington, His Comrades and Contemporaries

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A biography or Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, written some time after his death and presented as a memorial of his achievements and character.

W.D. Croft
£20.00

Three Years with the 9th (Scottish) Division

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A History of WWI in France and Belgium from the perspective of a former brigade commander of the Lowlanders

A.O. Temple Clarke
£60.00

Transport and Sport in the Great War Period

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A personal memoir of of the authors service especially relating to horse transportation in forward areas during the Great War. Also included are many details of mens and animals rations and care, and how organised sport continued throughout the period.

S. Theodore Felstead
£20.00

Under the German Heel: Revelations of Life in Belgium Under the German Occupation, 1914 - 1918

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A detailed account of conditions in Belgium during the Great War. Starvation, death, transportation and robbery; but also the brave resistance activities of many brave men and women.

Richard H. Minear
£30.00

Victors' Justice: The Tokyo War Crimes Trial

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The first comprehensive account, in English, of the background, proceedings and verdict of the trial for war crimes against 28 Japanese leaders, in the aftermath of WWII.

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