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TULLIBARDINE (Marchioness of)
A Military History of Perthshire 1660-1902.
1st Ed., xxiii+634pp., 4to., 54 plates, 2 maps. Perth: R.A. & J. Hay.
1908
#65477
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Comprehensive history of regular, militia, fencibles & volunteer forces, also the services of distingusihed officers such as Adml. Duncan, Lord Lynedoch, Sir John Campbell, Sir Hope Grant &c. Also some notes on Jacobite Perthshire & battles such as Killiecrankie 1689 & Sheriffmuir 1715. Deluxe edition, full red calf, gilt to front & sp., sp. little marked o/w excellent copy of this rather fine superior edition. See illustrations on our website.
£145
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The Lead Swinger: The Bivouac Journal of the 1/3rd West Riding Field Ambulance. Vol. I, September to December 1915.
Approx. 160pp., 4to, sketches &c. throughout. Sheffield: Northend Printers.
1916
#65475
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The first six numbers (+ Christmas 1915 Supplement) of superior unit journal of 'trench newspaper' originally locally printed & circulated within the unit on the Western Front & here reproduced in volume form. The Editor's introduction explains: "The articles were written & the sketches drawn in the trenches, the dressing station or the field hospital." Two further volumes were published 1916-19 & reprinted in the same form as this (scarcer first volume) in 1921. Orig. printed boards with cloth backstrip, somewhat worn, about VG. See illustration on our website.
£90
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ROBSON (Brian)
Crisis on the Frontier: The Third Afghan War & the Campaign in Waziristan 1919-1920.
1st Ed., xviii+318pp., 19 photos., 14 maps. VG in dw. Spellmount.
2004
#65473
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Detailed account of the final major NWF campaign, which has not previously been studied in depth such as this. Outline order of battle &c. appended. Very useful history & most elusive. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£35
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BROWNE (Capt. D.G., MC)
The Tank in Action.
1st Ed., x+517pp., frontis., 20 photos., sketch maps. Blackwood.
1920
#65472
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Valuable contemporary account by an officer who won the MC with the 7th Bn. Contains detailed accounts of a large number of tank actions, including, from personal experience, the Cockcroft, Cambrai, Bourlon Wood, 1918 battles &c. "...his best chapters are those of an eye-witness. He is at times severely critical & perhaps even unjust, though he has obviously tried not to be. For the reader who contemplates tackling one book only on tanks in the War this is probably the best, for Captain Browne is a lucid & entertaining writer." - Falls. Orig. blue cloth, sp. tanned/faded o/w VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£225
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WILLCOCKS (Gen. Sir James, GCB)
The Romance of Soldiering & Sport.
1st Ed., xiv+342pp., 21 photos. Cassell.
1925
#65471
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Indian Army from 1878: various Frontier campaigns inc, Chin-Lushai, Tirah, NWF 1908 &c., also Nigeria 1898, Ashanti 1900 & command of the Indian Corps in France 1914-15. Orig. red cloth, gilt, stain to rear board o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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KNIGHT (Ian)
By the Orders of the Great White Queen: Campaigning in Zululand through the Eyes of the British Soldier, 1879.
1st Ed., 272pp., 17 illus. VG in dw. Greenhill.
1992
#65470
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Anthology of personal experiences. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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Journal of the Royal United Service Institution. Vol. XXXVI. 1892.
Vol. XXXVI consisting of four quarterly editions published during 1892, 1434pp., in all, + plates, maps & sketches (many fldg.). RUSI. Contemp.
#65469
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The premier forum of its time for articles on campaigns & theory, Naval & Military Notes, announcements of new publications, book reviews, notes on military manoeuvres &c. The volume offered here includes articles on a wide range of issues & technical developments in the British & other armies inc. articles such as The Miranzai Expeditions, 1891 (with fldg. panoramic sketch & map); Military Ballooning; The telephone At Home & In the Field; Magazine Rifles, Their Latest Developments & Effects, &c. Contemp. half morocco, somewhat rubbed & worn, generally sound. See illustration on our website.
£30
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Journal of the Royal United Service Institution. Vol. XXXIV. 1890-91.
Vol. XXCIV consisting of four quarterly editions published during 1890-91. 1095pp., in all, + plates, maps & sketches (many fldg.). RUSI. Contemp.
#65468
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The premier forum of its time for articles on campaigns & theory, Naval & Military Notes, announcements of new publications, book reviews, notes on military manoeuvres &c. The volume offered here includes articles on a wide range of issues & technical developments in the British & other armies inc. articles such as The Royal Navy Artillery Volunteers; Medical Services in Modern War; The Drill & Training of Volunteer Infantry; A System of Signalling between Men-of-War & Merchant Vessels; The Transport of Troops by Rail within the United Kingdom, &c. Contemp. half morocco, somewhat rubbed & worn, generally sound. See illustration on our website.
£30
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OATTS (Lt.-Col. L.B.)
Proud Heritage: The Story of the Highland Light Infantry. Vol. III: 1882-1918.
1st Ed., xi+404pp., col. frontis., 7 plates, 8 maps. VG in dw. Grant.
1961
#65467
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Regular, TF & Service Bns., inc. Malakand Field Force, Boer War (Magersfontein &c.), WW1 Western Front, Gallipoli, Palestine & Mespot. campaigns. Scarce. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£50
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GODFREY (Capt. E.G.)
The "Cast-Iron Sixth" A History of the 6th Bn. London Regiment (The City of London Rifles).
1st Ed., xvi+280pp., 62 plates, 17 maps. Stapleton (for the regimental OCA).
1938
#65466
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The 1/6th & 2/6th both served on the Western Front & between them all the principal operations are represented. Detailed & very rare history with Roll of Hon. (1050 fell), awards &c. + hundreds of portraits & other photos. Orig. dec. rexine cloth, gilt, VG. See illustrations on our website.
£85
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