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Danien, Elin C. (Ed. )
THE WORLD OF PHILIP AND ALEXANDER A Symposium on Greek Life and Times
University Museum Public Forum Series 1; 9.2 X 5.1 X 0.3 inches; 124 pages
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Huxley, G. L.
EARLY SPARTA
Upper corners a bit bumped. Else minor shelfwear. ; An account of the Spartans' political and military achievements from the time of the great migrations until the beginning of the Persian wars before 490 BC; 164 pages
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Munn, Mark H.
THE DEFENSE OF ATTICA The Dema Wall and the Boiotian War of 378-375 B. C.
Minor shelfwear to DJ. DJ spine a bit sunned. ; 259 pages; The enigmatic three-mile-long Dema wall in the countryside outside ancient Athens has perplexed archaeologists and historians for decades. When was it built and what role did it play in Greek military history? In a tour de force of archaeological and historical argument, Mark H. Munn establishes the place of the Dema wall in the defense of Athens and offers a completely new perspective on the Boiotian War. Since no ancient reference to the wall survives, scholars have contested the date and purpose of the wall's construction, placing it anywhere between the Geometric Age and Hellenistic eras. While directing the excavation of a watchtower above the wall, Munn's chance discovery of a datable sherd in the wall's remains fixed the date of the wall's construction at 378 B. C. , the onset of the three-year Boiotian War. Munn offers an absorbing narrative account of the war, and his descriptions and effective use of literary extracts render a vivid portrayal of the opposing generals, military tactics, and battle scenes.
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Lawrence, A. W.
GREEK AIMS IN FORTIFICATION
Light tanning to pages. Faint crease to ffep. DJ has very minor shelfwear. ; “This study explores a neglected aspect of history: the precautions upon which depended the existence of city-states, great and small, and even of a few rustic communities. Social as well as political stresses impelled the ancient Greeks to build innumerable fortifications of astonishing diversity; the book refers, merely for points of special interest, to hundreds of remains still visible in the homeland, many along the Turkish and the Italian coasts, and some in countries as remote as Spain and Afghanistan. ”; 552 pages
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Recke, Matthias
GEWALT UND LEID Das Bild Des Krieges Bei Den Athenern Im 6. Und 5. Jh. V. Chr.
Lower corners bumped. Else minor shelfwear. ; In German with a detailed summary in Turkish. The work examines the literary and archaeological works in order to understand a view on the violence in war in Athens of 6th and 5th centuries BCE. The study starts with the depictions of the Iliad and Iliupersis, which are found extensively in the Attic vase pictures. Due to the increase in the number of finds recently, it is now possible to use statistical methods. The study has yielded that the depiction of war - in the pictures and in evaluation - is not the same at all times. The same point is valid for the other warriors and civilians - the victims of war. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 322 pages
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Lawrence, T. E.
REVOLT IN THE DESERT
First 3 pages have browning and foxed. Else minor shelfwear. ; 335 pages
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Steadman, Geoffrey
COLLEGE CAESAR Latin Text with Facing Vocabulary and Commentary
10.0 X 7.0 X 0.3 inches; 120 pages
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Lissarrague, François
L'AUTRE GUERRIER Archers, Peltastes, Cavaliers Dans L'Imagerie Attique
Images à L'Appui, 3; 326 pages
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Payne, Robert
THE ROMAN TRIUMPH
Scholar's name to inner cover (J. B. Clinard). Else minor shelfwear. DJ has some chipping, small tears and a bit of colour loss. ; 256 pages
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Giannelli, Giulio
ROMA NELL'ETÀ DELLE GUERRE PUNICHE Storia Di Roma II
Scholar's name in pencil to ffep (M. E. White). Pages tanned/browned. 1 corner bumped. ; Istituto Di Studi Romani. Storia Di Roma II; 370 pages
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Gomme, A. W. ; A. Andrewes & K. J. Dover
A HISTORICAL COMMENTARY ON THUCYDIDES [5 VOLUME SET] Vol. I: Introduction and Commentary on Book 1; Vol. II: the Ten Years' War Books II-III; Vol. III: the Ten Years' War Books IV-V.24; Vol. IV: Books V25-VII; Vol. V: Book VIII
Volumes 1 has light bumping. DJ has some tears to spine ends and some spotting to DJ spine. Vol. 1: small tear to front panel of DJ (1 cm). Vol 2: minor chipping and browning to DJ. Vol 3: DJ has some spotting to DJ spine. A few small tears. Vol 5: old price to inner cover in pen. DJ spine a bit sunned. Very slight edgewear. Books range from VG to NF. Djs from VG- to VG+; V. 1: (1966) 480 pgs. ISBN: 0198141262; V. 2: 1962 edition 436 pgs ISBN: 0198140037; V. 3: 1966 edition pages 437-748. V. 4: 1970 edition 502 pgs ISBN: 0198141785; V. 5: 1981 edition 502 pgs. ISBN: 019814198X. ; 5 Volume Set COMPLETE; Vol. 1/5/2022
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Gomme, A. W. ; A. Andrewes & K. J. Dover
A HISTORICAL COMMENTARY ON THUCYDIDES [5 VOLUME SET] Vol. I: Introduction and Commentary on Book 1; Vol. II: the Ten Years' War Books II-III; Vol. III: the Ten Years' War Books IV-V.24; Vol. IV: Books V25-VII; Vol. V: Book VIII
Volumes 1 has former owner's name to ffep in pen. Vol. 1: tears to ends of DJ and lower front corner. DJ has a bit of spotting. Vol 2: a few tiny tears to DJ. DJ is price-clipped. Vol 3: minor creasing to foreedge of ffep. DJ has a couple of tears to head of spine. DJ is price-clipped. DJ has chipping to lower corners. Vol 4: a bit of bumping along upper edge of front board and corner. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Pages tanned. DJ is price-clipped. Vol 5: bumping to corners. Spotting to textblock. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ spine is a bit sunned. Very slight edgewear. Books range from VG to NF. Djs from VG- to VG+; V. 1: (1971) 480 pgs. ISBN: 0198141262; V. 2: 1969 edition 436 pgs ISBN: 0198140037; V. 3: 1969 edition pages 437-748. V. 4: 1978 edition 502 pgs ISBN: 0198141785; V. 5: 1981 edition 502 pgs. ISBN: 019814198X. ; 5 Volume Set COMPLETE; Vol. 1/5/2022
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Mayor, Adrienne
THE POISON KING The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy
Very minor shelfwear. ; The Poison King describes a life brimming with spectacle and excitement. Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates inherited a wealthy Black Sea kingdom at age fourteen after his mother poisoned his father. He fled into exile and returned in triumph to become a ruler of superb intelligence and fierce ambition. Hailed as a savior by his followers and feared as a second Hannibal by his enemies, he envisioned a grand Eastern empire to rival Rome. After massacring eighty thousand Roman citizens in 88 BC, he seized Greece and modern-day Turkey. Fighting some of the most spectacular battles in ancient history, he dragged Rome into a long round of wars and threatened to invade Italy itself. His uncanny ability to elude capture and surge back after devastating losses unnerved the Romans, while his mastery of poisons allowed him to foil assassination attempts and eliminate rivals. ; 448 pages
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Tatum, James
THE MOURNER'S SONG War and Remembrance from the Iliad to Vietnam
Very faint bump to 1 corner. Faint shelfwear. ; No matter when or where they are fought, all wars have one thing in common: a relentless progression to monuments and memorials for the dead. Likewise all art made from war begins and ends in mourning and remembrance. In The Mourner's Song, James Tatum offers incisive discussions of physical and literary memorials constructed in the wake of war, from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the writings of Stephen Crane, Edmund Wilson, Tim O'Brien, and Robert Lowell. ; 9.5 X 6.3 X 0.8 inches; 240 pages
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Hammond, N. G. L. & G. T. Griffith
A HISTORY OF MACEDONIA Volume II: 550-336 B.C.
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Minor shelfwear. ; Deals with the development of the Macedonian State and the struggle for survival as well as the Reign of Philip the Second. Includes 10 maps, 3 plates. ; Volume 2 Only; 780 pages
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Hart, Liddell
COLONEL LAWRENCE The Man Behind the Legend
Front hinge cracked. Spine dulled and dampstained. Tear to head of spine cloth (strip 1 cm). Shelfwear. ; 382 pages
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Warry, John
WARFARE IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons, Warriors and Warfare in the Ancient Civilisations of Greece and Rome
A few indents to rear board. Minor shelfwear. ; This superbly illustrated volume traces the evolution of the art of warfare in the Greek and Roman worlds between 1600 B. C. And A. D. 800, from the rise of Mycenaean civilization to the fall of Ravenna and the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. John Warry tells of an age of great military commanders such as Alexander the Great, Hannibal, and Julius Caesar - men whose feats of generalship still provide material for discussion and admiration in the military academies of the world. The text is complemented by a running chronology, 16 maps, 50 newly researched battle plans and tactical diagrams, and 125 photographs, 65 of them in color. ; 224 pages
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Ward-Perkins, J. B.
THE ROMAN WEST AND THE PARTHIAN EAST
Small tear to base of spine. Institution stamp to front wrap. No other markings. Former owner's name on ffep. ; Offprint Pages 175-199, pl xlix-LX. From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume LI; From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume LI; 24 pages
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Snodgrass, Anthony M.
ARMS AND ARMOUR OF THE GREEKS
Minor shelfwear. ; Aspects of Greek & Roman Life Series; 151 pages; Traces the development of Ancient Greek armaments from the Mycenae period to Macedon, and discusses the role that military events played in the history of the Greeks. 60 illustrations.
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Worley, Leslie J.
HIPPEIS The Cavalry of Ancient Greece
DJ spine a bit sunned. Faint shelfwear to DJ. Lower corners edgeworn. ; History And Warfare; 9.1 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 241 pages
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Ducat, Jean
SPARTAN EDUCATION Youth and Society in the Classical Period
DJ spine a bit sunned. ; 9.2 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 362 pages
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Cartledge, Paul
SPARTAN REFLECTIONS
Book is fine. DJ has very light shelfwear; The complex and distinctive Spartan tradition has been a prominent theme in western thinking from antiquity to today. Sparta is also one of a handful of ancient Greek cities with enough existing evidence for historians to create a realistic social portrait. Over the past quarter-century Paul Cartledge has established himself as the leading international authority on ancient Sparta. Spartan Reflections is a superb collection of his essays—two are published here for the first time, and the rest, often difficult to locate, have been revised and updated for publication in book form. Giving us a real sense of what Sparta was like as a culture, these essays constitute a fascinating introduction to and overview of ancient Spartan history and its reception. This collection, unique in breadth and scope, will be an essential source for anyone interested in this idiosyncratic society. Cartledge brings us up to date on what is known about the most important and intriguing aspects of Sparta: its military development, questions of gender and sexuality, and the difficult problem of artistic and literary aspects of Sparta. We learn about the institutions that distinguished Sparta from other city-states, including its religion, education process, degree of literacy, secret service, unusual system of servitude, and institutionalized pederasty. Throughout, Cartledge also makes important comparisons with Athens, helping us grasp what is really striking about Sparta. Cartledge's writing is clear and engaging as he draws from myriad sources both ancient and modern, as well as from political and cultural theory. These essays, together with their magisterial bibliography, demonstrate his remarkable scholarly and intellectual range. Spartan Reflections will be an important source on the most significant issues in Sparta scholarship today as well as a fascinating look at this culture for general readers. ; 358 pages
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Sidebottom, Harry
ANCIENT WARFARE A Very Short Introduction
Greek and Roman warfare was unlike that of any other culture before or since. The key difference is often held to be that the Greeks and Romans practiced a "Western Way of War," in which the aim is an open, decisive battle--won by courage instilled, in part, by discipline. Here, Harry Sidebottom looks at how this Western Way of War was constructed and maintained by the Greeks and Romans and why this concept is so prevalent today. All aspects of ancient warfare are thoroughly examined--from philosophy and strategy to the technical skills needed to fight. Sidebottom examines war in the wider context, showing how wars were able to shape classical society, and how an individual's identity was sometimes constructed by war, as in the case of the Christian soldier fighting in God's name. He also explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict: Can a war be just? Why was siege warfare particularly bloody? What role did divine intervention play in the outcome of a battle? Taking fascinating examples from the iliad, Tacitus, and the Persian Wars, Sidebottom uses arresting anecdotes and striking visual images to show that any understanding of ancient war is an ongoing process of interpretation. ; 166 pages
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Hanson, Victor Davis
WARS OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS
Very Light shelfwear. ; This brilliant account covers a millennium of Greek warfare. With specially commissioned battle maps and vivid illustrations, Victor Davis Hanson takes the reader into the heart of Greek warfare, classical beliefs, and heroic battles. This colorful portrait of ancient Greek culture explains why their approach to fighting was so ruthless and so successful. Development of the Greek city-state and the rivalries of Athens and Sparta. Rise of Alexander the Great and the Hellenization of the Western world. Famous thinkers—Sophocles, Socrates, Demosthenes—who each faced his opponent in battle, armed with spear and shield. Unsurpassed military theories that still influence the structure of armies and the military today. ; Smithsonian History of Warfare; 240 pages
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Hanson, Victor Davis; John Keegan (Intro. )
THE WESTERN WAY OF WAR Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
Minor shelfwear to book. DJ has a couple of small tears and very light chipping. ; 244 pages; Second Edition. The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics--that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens--but also the central act of Western warfare, the decisive infantry battle. Instead of ambush, skirmish, maneuver, or combat between individual heroes, the Greeks of the fifth century b. C. Devised a ferocious, brief, and destructive head-on clash between armed men of all ages. In this bold, original study, Victor Davis Hanson shows how this brutal enterprise was dedicated to the same outcome as consensual government--an unequivocal, instant resolution to dispute. The Western Way of War draws from an extraordinary range of sources--Greek poetry, drama, and vase painting, as well as historical records--to describe what actually took place on the battlefield. It is the first study to explore the actual mechanics of classical Greek battle from the vantage point of the infantryman--the brutal spear-thrusting, the difficulty of fighting in heavy bronze armor which made it hard to see, hear and move, and the fear. Hanson also discusses the physical condition and age of the men, weaponry, wounds, and morale. This compelling account of what happened on the killing fields of the ancient Greeks ultimately shows that their style of armament and battle was contrived to minimize time and life lost by making the battle experience as decisive and appalling as possible. Linking this new style of fighting to the rise of constitutional government, Hanson raises new issues and questions old assumptions about the history of war.
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Van Wees, Hans (Ed. )
WAR AND VIOLENCE IN ANCIENT GREECE
Faint creasing to 1 corner of wraps. ; The study of Greek warfare should involve much more than reconstructing the experience of combat or revisiting the great wars of the classical period. Here, a distinguished international cast of scholars explores beyond the usual thematic and chronological boundaries. Ranging from the heroes of Homer to the kings and cities of the Hellenistic age, the contributors set war in the context of other forms of Greek violence, private and public. At every turn they challenge received ideas about the causes and conduct of war, its development and its place in Greek society and culture. ; 320 pages; Isbn: 1905125348
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Hanson, Victor Davis (Ed. )
HOPLITES The Classical Greek Battle Experience
Minor shelfwear with creasing to spine. ; 304 pages; Incorporating research found in ancient literary, iconographic, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, this book explores the experiences of the soldiers who conducted battle on the small plains of ancient Greece. The volume, which draws on the accumulated expertise of nine American and British scholars, emphasizes the actual techniques of fighting and practical concerns as the use of commands, music in warfare, the use of "dog-tags", and ritual on the battlefield.
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Hanson, Victor
A WAR LIKE NO OTHER How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War
Very Light shelfwear. Faint creasing to rear upper corner. ; One of our most provocative military historians, Victor Davis Hanson has given us painstakingly researched and pathbreaking accounts of wars ranging from classical antiquity to the twenty-first century. Now he juxtaposes an ancient conflict with our most urgent modern concerns to create his most engrossing work to date, A War Like No Other. ; 416 pages
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Psychoundakis, George & Xan Fielding
THE CRETAN RUNNER The Story of the German Occupation
Creasing to spine. Minor yellowing to pages. ; 6.9 X 4.4 X 1.0 inches; 352 pages
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Bevan, Robert
THE DESTRUCTION OF MEMORY Architecture At War
9.1 X 6.1 X 0.7 inches; 240 pages
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Krentz, Peter
THE BATTLE OF MARATHON
Minor wear to corners of wraps. ; Yale Library Of Military History; 9.2 X 6.1 X 0.7 inches; 256 pages
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Mayor, Adrienne
GREEK FIRE, POISON ARROWS & SCORPION BOMBS Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
Small stain to top of textblock. Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. ; Weapons of biological and chemical warfare have been in use for thousands of years, and Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs, Adrienne Mayor's exploration of the origins of controversial weaponry, draws extraordinary connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, the accounts of Herodotus and Thucydides, and modern methods of war and terrorism. Drawing on sources ancient and modern, Mayor describes ancient recipes for arrow poisons, booby traps rigged with plague, petroleum-based combustibles, choking gases, and the deployment of dangerous animals and venomous snakes and insects. She also explores the ambiguous moral implications inherent in this kind of warfare: Are these nefarious forms of weaponry ingenious or cowardly? Admirable or reprehensible? ; 319 pages
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Foster, Patricia
GREEK ARMS & ARMOUR
Creasing to spine. Minor rubbing. Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). ; 22 pages
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Foster, Patricia
GREEK ARMS & ARMOUR
Creasing to spine. Minor rubbing. Signed to ffep "with the author's compliments".; 22 pages
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Young, A. J.
THE SWORDS OF THE BRITONS A Military Review
Straining to inner hinges. 1 corner rounded. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; 201 pages
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Walbank, F. W.
ARATOS OF SICYON
Minor edgewear/rubbing to boards. Light shelfwear. Corners a bit rounded. Spine slightly sunned with light spotting. ; Looks at the military and political career of Aratos of Sicyon. ; Thiriwall Prize Essay 1933; 222 pages
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CARLIER CLAUDE - BERGER LUC
DASSAULT 1945-1995. 50 ANS D'AVENTURE AERONAUTIQUE. Tome 1 : L'ENTREPRISE Tome 2 : LES PROGRAMMES
P., Chêne, 1996. Deux volumes in-4 reliés toile avec jqauette et étui illustré, 199 et 359 pages. Parfait état
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LEONARD HERBERT
LES AVIONS DE CHASSE RUSSES ET SOVIETIQUES 1915-1950
Heimdal "Album historique", 1995. In-4 cartonné, 479 pages, illustrations en noir et blanc. Envoi de l'auteur sur la page de garde. Accroc minime sans manque à la coiffe inférieure, sinon excellent état.
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LEONARD HERBERT
LE TOUPOLEV TU-2. "TU-2, TU-6, TU-8, TU-10, TU-12" et le sprototypes dérivés
Heimdal "Album historique", 1998. In-4 cartonné, 112 pages, illustrations en noir et blanc et en couleurs. Bon état
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PIET-LESTRADE Capitaine
ETUDE SUR L'ORDINAIRE PAR BATAILLON
P., Charles-Lavauzelle, 1912. In-8 broché, dos renforcé, 82 pages. Petit manque de papier en angle, petites salissures à 2 pages.
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CLAUSEWITZ
CAMPAGNE DE 1815 EN FRANCE
P., Champ Libre?,1973. In-8 oblong, broché couverture illustrée rempliée, 209 pages.
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MOSKOWA LE PRINCE DE LA
LE SIEGE DE VALENCIENNES épisode de l'histoire militaire du 17° siècle
P., Librairie nouvelle, 1855. In-12 relié plein maroquin noir (rel. d'époque), dos à nerfs, plats à la Du Seuil, dos orné, roulette intérieure, toutes tranches dorées, 69 pages-un plan dépliant en couleurs. rousseurs assez prononcées.
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CHATTERTON E. KEBLE
LES COUREURS DES MERS. Le Dresden, le Karlsruhe, le Wolf, le Kronprinz Wilhem, le Prinz Eitel Friedrich, le Moewe
P., Payot "collection de mémoires, études et documents pour servir à l'histoire de la Guerre Mondiale", 1931. In-8 relié demi basane, dos à nerfs, 280 pages. Très bon état.
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MELEGARI VEZIO
GRANDS SIEGES DE L'HISTOIRE MILITAIRE
P., Flammarion "International library", 1970. In-8 cartonné, 127 pages, abondamment illustré. Très bon état.
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LA GUERRE RACONTEE PAR L"IMAGE D"APRES LES SCULPTEURS LES GRAVEURS ET LES PEINTRES
HACHETTE ET C° 1903 ;Un volume in-4 reliure éditeur chagrin maroquiné marron clair, dos long encadré de triple filets dorés et orné d'attributs militaires , double jeux de filets dorés encadrant le premier plat avec motif dans les angles; le centre des deux plats est orné d'un motif à froid représentant une épée, un bouclier..... ,le papier des pages de garde est également illustré de motifs militaires. Les tranches sont dorées. IV + 414 pages. L'ouvrage est illustré de 20 photogravures en hors texte et de nombreuses illustrations dans le texte. Magnifique publication de Hachette, imprimée par Lahure. Les textes sont de différents historiens. L'ouvrage a été offert comme récompense de prix d'exellence
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MACINTYRE DONALD &W. BATHE BASIL adaptation française de HENRI et FRANCINE LE MASSON
LES NAVIRES DE COMBAT à travers les âges.
Stock, 1971. In-4 à l'italienne, relié toile rouge avec jaquette, 266 pages, nombreuses illustrations. Très bon état.
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CHRISTIENNE Général CHARLES , LISSARRAGUE Général PIERRE, FACON PATRICK et HODEIR MARCELIN
HISTOIRE DE L'AVIATION MILITAIRE. L'ARMEE DE L'AIR 1928-1981
P., Lavauzelle, 1981. In-4 broché, 310 pages abondamment illustrées en noir et blanc, quelques hors-textes en couleurs. Très bon état.
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DUTAILLY CAPITAINE HENRY
QUELQUES ASPECTS DU RECRUTEMENT DES ZOUAVES (1830-1852)
Chateau de Vincennes 1972. In-4 broché, texte ronéotypé, 50 pages. Intéressantes remarques historiques, politiques et sociales. Publié par le Service Historique de l'Armée de Terre.
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ROCHE PAUL-LOUIS
POPOTE D.C.A.
Une auréole en bas du dos.
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LAMING TIM & FLACK JEREMY
80 ANS DE COMBAT AERIEN
P., ETAI, 1998. In-4 cartonné avec jaquette, 222 pages , très illustré.
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