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Regimental History Regimental and divisional histories including the Great War 1914-1918   647 Books
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The 116th Battalion [Canadian Expeditionary Force] in France. By the Adjutant. 1st Ed., 111pp., 49 photos. (inc. portraits of Fallen Officers &c.). Toronto: Hunter-Rose. 1921  #64603
[HLMainPic] Served in France/Flanders from Feb. 1917 inc. Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele & Cambrai. Roll of Hon. Perkins states "a bare statement of facts & events with little attempt at comment or analysis." He adds that the author was probably E.P.S. Allen, under whose name the work is copyrighted Orig. wheat cloth, gilt to sp. & front + unit patch to front board. VG. See illustration on our website.   £65
From Otterpool to the Rhine with the 23rd Battery Canadian Field Artillery. 1st Ed., 48pp., fldg. plate, one other photo. Printed by Charles & Son, London. nd (c.1920).  #66062
[HLMainPic] D/23rd Batt., 5th C.F.A. Brigade raised & trained in UK, F&F from Jan. 1916 with 4.5-inch Hows. inc. ops. at Ypres, Somme, Vimy, Passchendaele, Cambrai, Final Advance &c. Contains rolls of casualties plus nominal rolls of all ranks with service details. Orig. blue cloth, gilt to boards, little marked & worn, generally VG & rare. "This is a very brief record, but the basic facts are presented clearly & many individuals are named in the narrative." - Perkins. See illustrations on our website.   £95
89th County of Lancaster (Liverpool) Battalion Home Guard. 1st Ed., 52pp., 42 photos. Printed & Published by T.W. Gornall & Co., Exchange St. East, Liverpool. 1947  #64094
[HLMainPic] Rare locally produced HG history. Men of the unit were active during the Liverpool blitz, included a bomb disposal unit by 1942 & provided guards on the Mersey tunnel &c. A number of interesting, if grainy, photos. of combat training &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt title & badge to front board, VG. See illustration on our website.   £65
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
Historical Records of the XXX. Regiment. 1st Ed., ix+283pp. Clowes. 1887  #64337
[HLMainPic] East Lancashire Regt. Campaigns include Egypt 1800, Peninsular War, Waterloo 1815, India 1819-28 inc. siege of Asseerghur &c., Crimean War, &c., "as far as possible made up of the narratives of officers & others who actually served in the operations they describe..." Officers' services details. Orig. yellow cloth, gilt, soiled o/w VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.   £145
IX Corps Narrative of Operations 18th September to 11th November 1918. 1st Ed., orig. brown printed wraps., 35pp. Printed by Albert Flach, Euskirchen, Germany. nd (c1919).  #70463
[HLMainPic] Braithwaite's Corps in the Final Advance inc. 46th Division's epic talking of the Hindenburg Line at Ricqueval Bridge, &c., plans of attack, narrative of operations inc. Artillery, Machine Guns, Tanks, &c. VG & rare.   £145
The Thirty-Ninth: The History of the 39th Battalion Australian Imperial Force. 1st Ed., 371pp., 36 photos., 11 fldg. maps. Melbourne: Green & Sons. 1934  #70459
[HLMainPic] France & Flanders 1917-18 inc. Messines, Passchendaele, Somme 1918, Amiens, & Final Advance over the Hindenburg Line & St. Quentin Canal. Nominal roll noting those killed, wounded, &c. "An exceptionally fine history. It covers the adventures of the Bn from its formation at Ballarat in early 1916 though to the Armistice. The narrative is fluent & full of detail, being based on edited transcripts... conducted after the war with former brother officers & many of the other personnel. The result is reliable & authoritative in every way..." - Perkins. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG but for a little marking to sp. & boards, stamp of 2nd Dorset Regt.   £185
The Parachute Regiment: Presentation of Colours to the First, Second & Third Battalions by His Majesty The King, Queen's Parade, Aldershot, 19th July 1950. 1st Ed., [16]pp., 2 col. plates of Colours, diagram of parade. Gale & Polden, Wellington Press, Aldershot. 1950  #64489
[HLMainPic] Details of the ceremony, list of regular & TF battalions ( & their COs), list of units on parade (inc. principal officers & warrant officers, subalterns carrying the Colours, &c.), brief history of the regiment. Orig. maroon cloth, gilt title & regimental device to front, VG with several related newspaper clippings loosely inserted. See illustration on our website.   £35
Further Recollections of 107th Field Coy. R.E. 1st Ed., 228pp., 42 photos., 3 fldg. maps. Darlington: Wm. Dresser & Sons. 1920  #63948
[HLMainPic] The second of two volumes recording the unit's services in Macedonia/Salonica: This part contains the main historical narrative "Three Years in the Balkans" preceded by a very short account of early days in England & France. Roll of awards, fldg. map of Doiran Sector, texts of several Special Orders of the Day, &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. Very scarce & useful contribution of the literature of the campaign in Salonika. See illustration on our website.   £125
A History of Number 16 Squadron (known as "A" Naval Squadron) Royal Naval Air Service, Renumbered 216 Squadron Independent Force Royal Air Force: Being a Diary of the Bombing Operations carried out against German Towns during the period October, 1917 & 11th November, 1918. With a Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir H.M. Trenchard. 1st Ed., 69pp., 4to. Printed by H.W. Hill & Son, Printers. 1923  #70450
[HLMainPic] Very rare squadron history containing detailed accounts, in diary form, of numerous bombing operations, flying Handley-Page machines (& naming crews flying on each mission), var. details of awards &c., complete roll of officers who served with sqdrn. &c. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG.   £325

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