ATKINSON (C.T.)
The History of the South Wales Borderers 1914-1918.
1st Ed., xi+614pp., 63 maps & plans. Medici.
1931
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Excellent history inc. Tsing-Tau, Gallipoli (2nd Bn. in 29th Division: landed on 'S' Beach on the first day; battles of Krithia, Suvla &c., until the evacuation), Western Front (mostly), Mespot &c. Roll of Hon., awards. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£95
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ATKINSON (C.T.)
The South Wales Borderers 24th Foot 1689-1937.
1st Ed., deluxe version, [xxii]+601pp., 52 plates & sketch maps (some col.), illus. in text & 4 fldg. maps + ep maps. Cambridge Univ. Press for the Regt.
1937
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Excellent history & very well illustrated (inc. uniform plates, battle paintings, sketches &c.). Includes Peninsula War, 2nd Sikh War, Indian Mutiny, Zulu & Boer War, WW1 &c. Much detail on Isandhlwana & Rorke's Drift, with maps & plates. Officers' service roll. Handsome deluxe binding, full green morocco, gilt title to sp. & regimental devices to sp. & front, VG throughout, nice copy. See illustration on our website.
£165
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LLOYD (T.)
The Blazing Trail of Flanders.
1st Ed., 254pp., 16 illus. VG in sl. chipped dw. Heath Cranton.
1933
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Excellent personal memoir: author joined Brecknockshire Bn., SWB, 1914 & served in Aden, then commissioned 15th (S) Bn. Cheshire Regt., 35th Div., Western Front from 1916 & contains much of interest on fighting in the Ypres Salient 1917-18: most absorbing & highly recommended. Orig. dec. cloth, VG in sl. chipped dw & scarce, especially in dw. See illustration on our website.
£145
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