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British Army Manuals (ex 1914-18) British Army Manuals, Text Books and Handbooks (excluding 1914-1918)   16 Books
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The German Army in Pictures. Prepared by the General Staff. Orig. buff printed wraps., 33pp., photos. throughout. War Office. 1941  #53426
[HLMainPic] Photos. of troops, vehicles, arms, &c. VG ex-IWM. See illustration on our website.   £15
Field Exercise 1862. Pocket Edition. By Authority. xxii+538pp., illus. HMSO. 1862  #47531
[HLMainPic] Orig. red leather, gilt, VG with brass catch, little rubbed but nice example. See illustration on our website.   £45
Territorial Army Officers Conditions of Service 1933 [Bound with:] Supplementary Reserve of Officers Conditions of Service 1935. 24 & 20pp. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO. 1933/1935 19331935  #51961
[HLMainPic] Bound in later blue cloth, gilt to front, each part retaining orig. wraps. VG. See illustration on our website.   £15
Examination of Army Officers for Promotion. Papers set in October, 1936. With Remarks by the Examiners. 1st Ed., orig. blue printed wraps., 117p., fldg. map in end-pocket. HMSO. 1936  #52929
[HLMainPic] Includes Notes for the guidance of Candidates taking Examinations followed by the various papers & schemes, including one on the Gallipoli campaign & another on Mesopotamia from Oct. 1915 to the taking of Baghdad in March 1917. Both of these contain interesting comments on the operations & sources to be employed for study. The final section is Papers for Officers of the Indian Army. Orig. printed wraps., somewhat serviceworn, faint oval ink stamp to front of the HKSRA, & later ownership inscrip. of the writer Alan Sillitoe. See illustration on our website.   £20
Manual of Elementary Drill (All Arms) 1935. viii+98pp., 11 plates. HMSO. 1935  #25936
Squad Drill, Guards & Sentries, &c., with diagrams (fixing bayonets, presenting arms, &c.). VG.   £10
Signal Training Volume IV. 1927. Construction & Maintenance of Lines. Orig. buff printed paper covd. boards with cloth backstrip, [ii]+vii+171pp., 4 fldg. plates/diagarms at end, num. figs. in text. HMSO. 1927  #52960
[HLMainPic] Construction of air lines, cable lines (buried & otherwise), &c. VG ex-IWM. See illustration on our website.   £25
Instruction Militaire du Roi de Prusse, Pour ses Generaux. Traduite d'Allemande. vi+147pp., 13 maps/diagrams on 4 flldg. leaves. Paris: Anselin et Pochard. 1821  #56240
[HLMainPic] French translation of 18th Century Prussian Army manual of strategy, formations &c. Contemp. half red morocco, VG ex-Royal Engineers lib. See illustration on our website.   £75
Handbook of The Locator, Sound, Mark III** 1937. 1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 17pp., 7 photos., fldg. dagram. War Office. 1937  #60316
[HLMainPic] The 'Sound Locator' was a machine for locating by sound the position of aircraft. This early model was mounted on a tripod & controlled by hand. Includes description of the equipment, use & maintenance, with excellent photos. & diagrams. VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.   £25
Army Book 14. Ready Reckoner for Field Rations. 115pp. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO. March 1901  #62008
[HLMainPic] Contains Instructions for Issuers & Others regarding weights & calculations of rations + tables of quantities required for varying numbers of men. Orig. red cloth, gilt to front. VG. See illustration on our website.   £30
Signal Training Volume II. Part I. Theory of Electricity & Magnetism As Applied to Telegraphy & Telephony. 1923. Orig. buff printed wraps., 172pp., several diagrams. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO. 1923  #52959
[HLMainPic] Somewhat worn. See illustration on our website.   £10

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