Turner Donovan Military Books - The world’s finest selection of rare and out-of-print books on British military history from 1800 to 1945
  Stock last updated on 29 March 2025
 
   

Regimental History Regimental and divisional histories including the Great War 1914-1918   426 Books
<<   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10    >>
Memoirs & Services of the Eighty-Third Regiment, County of Dublin, From 1793 to 1907, including The campaigns of the Regiiment in The West Indies, Africa, The Peninsula, Ceylon, Canada, & India. 1st Ed., 99pp. Hugh Rees. 1908  #64641
[HLMainPic] Exceptionally rare history of the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regt., later 1st Bn. Royal Irish Rifles. Peninsula war Battle Honours included Talavera, Busacao, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudrad Rodrigo, Badajos, Salamanca, Vittoria, Nivelle, Orthes, & Toulouse, while service in the Indian Mutiny in Central India was rewarded with that Battle Honour. Rolls of the officers of the regiment, including those killed or wounded in various campaigns, with other remarks. Based on Orderly Room records, &c. Orig. red cloth, gilt title to sp., regimental device to front, last few leaves & rear cover dampstained o/w VG throughout. See illustration on our website.   £225
Historical Record of 125 Heavy Battery, R.G.A., in France. Bound photocopy of unpublished typescript history, 8pp., foolscap. nd (compiled c.1920s)  #63215
[HLMainPic] A good account of service in France from April 1916 to the armistice, including Battle of the Somme 1916, Final advance near Cambrai 1918, &c., plus much work in the line in between major events. Casualties & awards, to all ranks, noted with some detail in the text. Recent plain blue cloth, VG. See illustration on our website.   £35
A Diary of The First-Fourth Battalion The Buffs, East Kent Regiment - Territorial Force 1914-1919, 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., [iii]+42pp.  #66130
[HLMainPic] A detailed diary record which includes the comings & goings of numerous officers, NCOs, &c. Several rolls of officers. The battalion served in India 1914-15, Aden July 1915-Jan. 1916 (& much involved in operations there), India 1916-19. Orig. dec. wraps., one corner of front wrap. torn away o/w VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.   £125
A History of the Sixty-Sixth Field Artillery Brigade American Expeditionay Forces, Composed of the 146th & the 148th Field Artillery; National Guard Troops from the Western States of Colorado, Wyoming, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, New Mexico. 1st Ed., 379pp., 105 photos., 7 fldg. maps. Denver: Smith-Brooks. nd (c.1919)  #61173
[HLMainPic] Lavish & well-illustrated but sadly lacks two maps. Orig. cloth, rather worn, sound. See illustration on our website.   £20
The Northamptonshire Regiment 1914-1918. 1st Ed., [ix]+366pp., fldg. map. Aldershot: G&P. nd (c.1925).  #67208
[HLMainPic] Mostly Western Front from Mons onwards, also Gallipoli & Palestine. Roll of awards. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, minor wear, generally VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.   £100
The 54th Infantry Brigade 1914-1918: Some Records of Battle & Laughter in France. 1st Ed., xi+207pp., 15 plates. For Private Circulation. 1919  #67209
[HLMainPic] 18th Div. (12th Middx., 2nd & 7th Beds., 11th RF & 6th Northants). Detailed on the raising of the Brigade & subsequent services inc. Trones Wood, Thiepval &c. Orig. red cloth, titled in black, VG. See illustration on our website.   £60
Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War 1914-19. Water Supply - Egypt & Palestine. 1st Ed., vii+64pp., 6 photos., 10 sketches &c. (some fldg.), further sketches in text, 7 fldg. maps. Chatham: RE Institution. 1921  #63621
[HLMainPic] Typically detailed & well-illustrated survey of a crucial aspect of the advance. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG & rare but sp. chipped & worn with loss. See illustration on our website.   £120
Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War 1914-19. Miscellaneous. 1st Ed., [v]+372pp., num. photos., fldg. drawings, diagrams, sketches & maps. Chatham: RE Institution. 1927  #63620
[HLMainPic] Superb volume contains The Organisation & Expansion of the Corps, 1914-18; Engineer Intelligence & Information; Camouflage Service; Concrete Defence Works & Factories; Forward Communications; AA Searchlights &c. Typically detailed & well-illustrated with many interesting subjects inc. photos. & sectional drawings of observation post trees & other forms of OP, pillbox designs (the Moir & others). Just 600 copies printed of this valuable volume. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. See illustrations on our website.   £225
A Record of the 2nd Bucks Battalion T.F. 1914-1918. Presented to the Bucks TF Assoc. by Lord Anslow, CB, Chairman of the Association. 1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., 24pp., 4to. No imprint/date. nd (c.1919).  #66120
[HLMainPic] Not to be confused with the battalion history by Swann, this is a souvenir "To commemorate the patriotism, the bravery & the sacrifice of this Battalion during the great European War..." It contains a brief history, Rolls of Honour (noting date of death & in the case of other ranks their home town), rolls of awards to all ranks (some with citations), lists of officers who served overseas or at home with the battalion. See illustrations on our website.   £75
The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918. 1st Ed., [x]+250pp., 24 plates, 3 fldg. maps in end-pocket + 6 in text. Glasgow: Printed for Private Circulation. 1921  #67253
[HLMainPic] Gallipoli 1915 & Palestine campaigns, inc. battle of Gaza &c. then France in 1918, 52nd (Lowland) Div. Roll of Hon., awards, officers & NCOs. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.   £75

<<   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10    >>




View Order/Checkout


 

 



Terms & Conditions  - Links  - Contact Us  - Newsletter
Turner Donovan Military Books, Flat 1, 22 Florence Road, Brighton BN1 6DJ