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I.D. 1217. A Handbook of the Uganda Protectorate.
Prepared by the Geographical Section of the Naval Intelligence Division, Naval Staff, Admiralty. viii+447pp., fldg. map. HMSO.
1920
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In the authoritative 'Naval Handbook' series: contains geography, history, ethnography, communications, transport & navigation, &c. "The material in this book was collected during the Great War, but owing to the dispersal of the Section a few months after the Armistice, the work of putting the collected information into book form was suspended..." Orig. blue cloth, gilt to sp., VG ex-lib., nice copy thus, scarce & complete. See illustration on our website.
£100
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Cavalry Training (Horsed) 1937.
Orig. yellow cloth covd. printed boards, xii+217pp., 43 plates/diagrams. HMSO.
1937
#69116
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Sword & Lance Exercises, Drill, Field Operations, Employment of Cavalry, Reconnaissance, Armoured Troops in Co-Operation With Cavalry, &c. At this time the British Army was becoming largely mobilised but the principle tractical lessons would later apply to armoured forces. VG with contemp. ownership inscrip. of Lorne H. Hitchins. See illustration on our website.
£25
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Animal Management. 1908. (Reprinted 1916).
Prepared in the Veterinary Dept. for the General Staff, War Ofice. 370pp., 4 lge. fldg. tinted litho. plates in end-pocket. HMSO.
1917
#69019
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Official Copy. Largely horses & saddlery; also mule, donkey, camel & ox. The plates depict a variety of grasses, herbage & weeds. This printing dates from March 1917. Orig. printed paper covd. boards with cloth backstrip, VG with contemp. ownership inscrip. of A.W. Hodges, Capt. R.F.A. See illustration on our website.
£25
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Field Service Regulations. Volume I: Organization & Administration. 1930. Reprinted with Amendments (Nos. 1-11) 1939.
xxiv+425pp., 12mo. War Office.
1939
#69015
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Orig. red cloth, titled in black, little serviceworn, generally VG. See illustration on our website.
£25
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Field Service Regulations Vol. II. Operations. 1920. Provisional.
Orig. blue printed wraps., 326pp. HMSO.
1920
#69014
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The first post-war revision of doctrine. Somewhat serviceworn, VG. See illustration on our website.
£30
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Field Service Regulations Part I. Operations. 1909. (Reprinted, With Amendments, 1914.) General Staff, War Office.
302pp., 12mo. HMSO.
1914
#69012
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Orig. red cloth, gilt. Somewhat serviceworn o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£25
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Notes on Military Railway Engineering. Published under the Authority of the Quartermaster General. Part I- (Survey) 1940.
vi+126pp., 28 sketches, maps & diagrams (some fldg.). War Office.
1940
#67941
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Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Field Artillery Training. 1906.
xi+294pp., 12mo, 39 plates in text. HMSO.
1906
#69916
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Gunnery Drill, Fire Discipline, &c. Orig. red cloth cov. boards, gilt. VG.
£25
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Military Engineering (Vol. IV) Demolitions & Mining. 1934.
279pp. followed by 86 plates (photos. & diagrams). HMSO.
1934
#67938
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Including theory of explosives, descriptions of types used, methods of firing, preparation & calculation of charges, demolitions in the field, undergound construction, military mining (offensive, defensive, &c.), mine gas & rescue work, &c., supplemented by many interesting diagrams & photos. Various amendment slips tipped-in. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Signal Training Volume IV. 1927. Construction & Maintenance of Lines.
Orig. buff printed paper covd. boards with cloth backstrip, [ii]+vii+171pp., 4 fldg. plates/diagrams at end, num. figs. in text. HMSO.
1927
#52960
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Construction of air lines, cable lines (buried & otherwise), &c. VG ex-IWM. See illustration on our website.
£25
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