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A Short History of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards from the Regimental Records, Army Despatches & Othe Papers Connected with The History of the Regiment from its Formation in 1685 to 1929. 1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., 66pp., portrait frontis. Aldershot: G&P. 1931  #64214
[HLMainPic] The 1st KDG did not publish a WW1 history so this work has value for its concise but informative account of the regiment's services in France & Flanders with the Lucknow Cavalry Brigade 1914-17, with much on 1915. The regiment returned to Meerut at the end of 1917 & participated in the 3rd Afghan War 1919. Appendices include a statement of "Dates & Places in Which The Regiment was Billeted, Camped, Bivouacked, or In Trenches, From November 12th, 1914, up to October 26th, 1917" also a Great War Roll of Hon. (listing those killed & wounded), WW1 awards roll, plus similar listings for Afghan War 1919. Little chipped, VG ex-IWM with minor stamps inc. 'Withdrawn' stamp inside rear cover. Uncommon. See illustration on our website.   £45
Operations in Waziristan 1919-1920. Compiled by the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India. 1st Ed., x+187pp., 31 plates (many fldg.), 8 fldg. panoramas, 3 fldg. maps in text, 3 fldg. maps in end-pocket. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing. 1921  #64034
[HLMainPic] The scarce CONFIDENTIAL official account (including operations 1860-1920, with considerable detail on the little-known 1917 campaign) with valuable orders of battle &c. Individually numbered "Serial No. 301" but total no. produced is unknown to us. Orig. three-qtr. calf, green cloth, claret sp labels, gilt, the leather a little rubbed, stained & worn as always but overall VG, good copy & complete, with contemp. ink ownership inscrip. of "J.C.R. Gannon Major AMS Personal to C in C." (Note: Gannon appointed AMS [Personal] to Lord Rawlinson of Trent, 21/11/1920. He served in the Waziristan Campaign & was Mentioned in Despatches). See illustration on our website.   £350
Operations in Waziristan 1919-1920. (Second Edition). Compiled by the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India. 2nd Ed., viii+194pp., 31 plates (many fldg.), 8 fldg. panoramas, 4 fldg. maps in text, 3 fldg. maps in end-pocket. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing. 1923  #66211
[HLMainPic] The second & very much scarcer edition of this official account, which "cancels the previous (1921) edition, copies of which should be destroyed." As background the work includes operations 1860-1920, with considerable detail on the little-known 1917 campaign, with valuable orders of battle &c. The edition here offered is presumably amended &/or corrected, as its supersedes the original edition. It should not be confused with the cheaper edition issued without most of the maps & plans. Modern blue cloth, gilt title to sp., complete with all maps & plans (one additional to the 1st Edition) including 3 in endpocket. See illustration on our website.   £250
Records of No. 3 Mountain Battery R.A. 1st Ed., [iii]+78pp. Allahabad: Pioneer Press. 1909  #66168
[HLMainPic] Very rare history (not in Perkins) recording the history of the regiment from raising in 1759 & its subsequent services in the Peninsular War (Corunna &c.), 2nd Afghan War with the Kabul Field Force (Kandahar &c.), Zhob Valley Field Force 1884, Burma 1886-87, Sikkim 1888, Miranzai FF 1891, Relief of Chitral 1895, Mohmand 1897 &c. Much interesting detail on these campaigns, also on the organisation of the unit & notes on British officers' services. Orig. red full morocco, gilt title to front, very nice example. See illustration on our website.   £325
The Story of the 1st & 2nd Battalions, 41st Dogras, Volume I. October 1900 to December 1923 & October 1917 to March 1922. Compiled from the Digest of Services & Other Sources by Officers of the Regiment. 1st Ed., [ix]+146+xpp., portrait frontis., 10 plates, 5 fldg. maps. Printed by Thacker & Co. Ltd, Bombay, For Private Circulation Only. nd (c.1935). 1935  #64620
[HLMainPic] 41st Dogras raised 1900: served in China then with Indian Corps on the Western Front 1914-15, then in Mesopotamia, Afghan War 1919, Aden, Somaliland &c. 2nd Bn. raised 1917 served in Afghan War 1919, Mahsud campaign 1920 & Wana Column 1921. On IA reorganisation in 1922 the 1st B. became 3/17th Dogras & the 2nd Bn. the 10th (Training) Bn. Rare history with much interesting detail, composite photos. of COs & Subedars-Major, &c. "This is a handsome book, a pleasure to handle, & full of facts. The appendices are exceptionally good. The H&A appendix, for example, includes details of all IOM & IDSM awards, foreign awards, full citations where appropriate, & details of Recommendations." - Perkins. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG & rare. See illustrations on our website.   £375
AHMED (Maj. Gen. Rafiuddin) History of the Baloch Regiment 1820-1939. The Colonial Period. 1st Ed., xxi+269pp., num. photos. & maps. VG in dw. Abbottabad: Baloch Regimental Centre. 1998  #64876
[HLMainPic] Including campaigns in Persia, Indian Mutiny, Abyssinia 1868, second Afghan War, several minor campaigns & WW1 (France then East Africa). Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG in dw. Original hardback edition. See illustration on our website.   £30
ALDER (G.J.) British India's Northern Frontier 1865-95: A Study in Imperial Policy. 1st Ed., xiii+392pp., 3 maps. Published for The Royal Commonwealth Society by Longmans. 1963  #66883
[HLMainPic] The Northern Frontier being Turkestan, Kashmir, the Upper-Oxus Frontier of Afghanistan, &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.   £45
ANGLESEY (Marquess of) A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919. Vol. III: 1872-1898. 1st Ed., 478pp., 61 illus., 18 maps. VG in dw. Cooper. 1982  #64386
[HLMainPic] The now standard history of British Cavalry, this vol. includes Zulu & Transvaal Wars, 2nd Afghan Wars, Egypt & the Sudan, &c. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.   £35
APPLEYARD (Maj.-Gen. F.E., CB) Incidents & Occurrences during my Thirty-Four Years' Service. 1st Ed., 38pp., portrait frontis. Printed for Private Circulation Only. nd (c.1905).  #66142
[HLMainPic] Second instalment of Appleyard's rare privately printed memoirs of service: he explains that: "Regret has been expressed by some old brother officers that [the first part of] my reminiscences... were curtailed, has induced me to add a few episodes..." 80th Ft. in 1850, transfer to the Royal Fusiliers (with whom he served in the Crimea) in 1853 then 85th K.L.I. from 1861. Campaigns included Burma 1852-53, Crimea inc. all main battles. Commanded the 3rd Brigade in the 1st Division of the Peshawur Vallery Field Force under Sir Sam Browne in the 2nd Afghan War, 1878-79. This part includes recollections of the Crimea (in which he was several times wounded) & includes a roll of the officers of the Royal Fusiliers who were wounded during the campaign, with nature & place of wound. Orig. plum cloth, VG with appealing author inscrip. in ink to ffep: "From Col. F.E. Appleyard CB to Major General Ed. Musgrave Beadon 85th The King's Shropshire Lt. Infty." Orig. purple cloth, gilt to front & sp., somewhat unevenly faded & marked, sound & rare. See illustrations on our website.   £225
DEELEY (Graeme) Never No Ready: The History of the RAF Regiment Parachute Units 1942-2012. 1st Ed., orig. laminated wraps., 652pp., num. col. & b/w illus. & maps. Barny Books (ie., the author). 2012  #64155
[HLMainPic] Substantial history inc. service in MEF, Albania & Greece, Far East &c. in WW2, then Cyprus, Malaya, Borneo, Oman, &c., up to recent ops. in Iraq & Afghanistan. Orig. dec. laminated wraps., VG & signed by author. See illustration on our website.   £20

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