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MONTGOMERY Field-Marshal Bernard Law
The Memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
8vo., First Edition, with fine portrait frontispiece and 65 plates and maps (a number full-page) on 39; original red cloth, gilt back, red top (lightly faded as often), a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. One of the key military memoirs of the twentieth century, this is as much an autobiography as a soldier's account of war. Written entirely by 'Monty' himself (in pencil, as so many of his official communications were composed), this characteristically straightforward (and often politically outspoken) account covers boyhood, early service with the Warwickshires, WWII and beyond (notably, about a third of the work covers his post-war career as CIGS and after). For technical military detail we look to the author's other works; here we find the simple account of a 'soldier who kept the faith'. A great read from one of the unforgettable leaders of his times. SIGNED COPIES ARE VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Baxter 268; Enser, p.277.
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EDWARDS Denis
British Army Proficiency Badges. [Second and Best Edition, with Supplementary Information] FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., Second Edition, with coloured frontispiece and very numerous monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. First published in 1984, this remains the definitive study of the development of the many trade, skill-at-arms, appointment and instructors' badges for use in the British Army. It includes photographs, around 250 in total, of virtually all the known examples, many of them rare and otherwise undocumented. The present edition includes much supplementary information. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
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SLIM Field-Marshal William
Defeat into Victory. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 21 maps (the majority folding), some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, top lightly dust-soiled; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with loss at head of front panel and backstrip. Personal account of the war in Burma by the Commander-in-Chief British forces, and now generally recognised as one of the great military memoirs of all time. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS SCARCE. Graham & Cole, B20; Enser, p.91.
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BRYANT Arthur
The Turn of the Tide [with] Triumph in the West. A Study based on the Diaries and Autobiographical Notes of Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke. SIGNED PRESENTATION SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispieces, 9 maps in the text, and front and rear endpaper maps in the second volume; cloth (black/red respectively), gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in unclipped dustwrapper, the wrappers lightly chafed and soiled at backstrips. A PRESENTATION SET SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE OF FIRST VOLUME. Comprises: The Turn of the Tide 1939-1943. A Study based on the Diaries and Autobiographical Notes of Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke. (1957); Triumph in the West 1943-1946. Based on the Diaries and Autobiographical Notes of Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke. (1959). By common consent the greatest CIGS in the history of the British Army, Alanbrooke occupied a unique position at the heart of Britain's efforts in WWII. Scarcely a man to pull punches, he provides a blow-by-blow account of how the war was waged and won, sparing no-one from politicians to generals of virtually every Allied nation. SIGNED COPIES ARE VERY SCARCE. Enser, pp.199, 474 respectively.
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PITT Barrie
The Crucible of War. Western Desert 1941 [with] Year of Alamein 1942. [Complete set.]. NEAR FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Editions, with very numerous plates and maps, and tinted front and rear endpapers maps in each volume; cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Superb history of the war in the Western Desert by an acknowledged master. Reissued variously in book club editions and most recently in paperback format with (confusingly) altered titles, but never to these production standards. Enser, pp.74,165.
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LUNT James
The Scarlet Lancers. The Story of the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers 1689-1992. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with coloured portrait frontispiece, 15 coloured plates on 12 and very numerous monochrome photographs (a number full-page) in the text; green regimental cloth with badge blocked in gilt on upper board, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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EVANS Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey
Slim as Military Commander. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with fine portrait frontispiece, 48 plates on 22, 4 folding maps in red and black, 15 full-page maps, and front and rear endpaper maps; armorial cloth gilt, gilt back, blue top, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. 'I consider Slim was the finest general World War II produced' (Earl Mountbatten). General Evans fought under Slim as a divisional commander in Burma and has also provided (with Anthony Brett-James) the definitive account of Imphal, Slim's greatest victory against the Japanese. Increasingly elusive in this condition. Enser, p.406; Graham & Cole, L5.
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ROMMEL Field-Marshal [Erwin]
The Rommel Papers. Edited by B. H. Liddell Hart. With the Assistance of Lucie-Maria Rommel, Manfred Rommel and General Fritz Bayerlein. Translated by Paul Findlay. [First English Edition]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO
8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, 28 plates on 14, 22 maps (several full-page) in the text, 2 large folding maps and coloured front and rear endpaper reproductions of sketch-maps by Rommel; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, in custom-made-slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. 'No commander in history has written an account of his campaigns to match the vividness and value of Rommel's'. Hart was in no doubt about the responsibility of his task, the more so since much of this unique material had to be painstakingly reassembled from its various hiding-places safe from Hitler's eyes. Half a century later, the brilliance of Hart's achievement is undimmed. An outstanding record from one of the greatest commanders of the war. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.374.
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ROMMEL Field-Marshal [Erwin]
The Rommel Papers. Edited by B. H. Liddell Hart. With the Assistance of Lucie-Maria Rommel, Manfred Rommel and General Fritz Bayerlein. Translated by Paul Findlay. [First English Edition]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, 28 plates on 14, 22 maps (several full-page) in the text, 2 large folding maps and coloured front and rear endpaper reproductions of sketch-maps by Rommel, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; red tweed cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chafed at head of backstrip and with one short closed tear on rear panel. 'No commander in history has written an account of his campaigns to match the vividness and value of Rommel's'. Hart was in no doubt about the responsibility of his task, the more so since much of this unique material had to be painstakingly reassembled from its various hiding-places safe from Hitler's eyes. Half a century later, the brilliance of Hart's achievement is undimmed. An outstanding record from one of the greatest commanders of the war. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.374.
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FISHER Daniel
British Airborne Headdress. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
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POLLENDINE Chris
Campaign 1914. Volume 1. Uniforms and Equipment of the British Soldier in the First World War. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
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POLLENDINE Chris
Campaign 1915. Volume 2. Uniforms and Equipment of the British Servicemen in the First World War. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
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LOCK Oliver
British Airborne Insignia. Volume 1. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
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LOCK Oliver
British Airborne Insignia. Volume 2. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
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BECKHURST Kevin
WWI British Battle Insignia. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
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LOCK Oliver
British Painted Steel. Steel Helmets of the British Forces in WWII. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
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LOCK Oliver
Stahlshutzhelme. The German Steel Combat Helmet 1915-1918. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
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BRITISH ARMY.
Infantry Training (4-Company Organization). 1914. BRIGHT, CRISP COPY OF THE GREAT WAR ISSUE
Sm. 8vo., with numerous plates (a number folding), illustrations and diagrams in the text; original red cloth, covers framed in blind, gilt back, radial corners, a very good, bright, clean copy. Publication code 40/2052. The standard Great War issue, with 23pp advertisements on red stock at front and rear. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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WILSON Bruce
Denison. British Airborne Specialist Clothing from WWII to the Present Day. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with plates; pictorial boards, a near fine copy. Produced in association with the Airborne Assault Museum, this is the first detailed history of the iconic garment, covering all British airborne smocks from the very earliest models to the present. Lavishly illustrated; many of the photographs appear here for the first time.
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SUTCLIFF Rosemary
The Eagle of the Ninth [with] The Silver Branch [with] The Lantern Bearers. [The Roman Britain trilogy complete.]. Introduced by Kevin Crossley-Holland, Julia Eccleshare and Penelope Livley respectively. Illustrated by Roman Pisarev. THE ROMAN BRITAIN TRILOGY COMPLETE IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASES
3 vols., 8vo., Mixed Impressions, with frontispieces, plates and maps in the text; pictorial cloth (green/grey/brown respectively), upper boards and backstrips blocked in gilt and colours, green endpapers, all near fine copies in publisher's board slip-cases. The set comprises: The Eagle of the Ninth (sixth impression 2011); The Silver Branch (second impression 2009); The Lantern Bearers (first impression 2011). COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SCARCE.
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KIPLING Arthur L.
Head-Dress Badges of the British Army. Vol One: Up to the End of the Great War; Vol. Two: From the End of the Great War to the Present Day. [Complete set.]. [Mixed Impressions.] 'KIP & KING' COMPLETE; SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS
2 vols., roy. 8vo., Mixed Impressions, with very numerous plates (several full-page) depicting hundreds of badges, neat inscription on front paste-down of first volume; blue cloth, gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in very lightly age-soiled dustwrapper, the wrapper to first volume with small loss at bottom edge of front panel. FIRST VOLUME SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. 'Kip & King' is the standard reference; this is a bright, clean set comprising: Volume One: 1978 (second and heavily revised version of the first edition of 1973); Volume Two: 1979 (first edition). COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SCARCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN SIGNED.
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WHITING Charles
Patton's Last Battle. [First US Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous plates; red boards blocked in gilt, black cloth back lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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MONTGOMERY Field-Marshal Bernard Law
El Alamein to the River Sangro. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with coloured map as frontispiece and 16 coloured maps on 8 folders; red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, fore-edge faintly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with loss at upper edge of front panel and backstrip. With personal bookplate on front free endpaper. The author's personal account of the campaign in North Africa, and a fitting companion to his 'Normandy to the Baltic' (1946). Baxter, 266; Enser, p.296
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SLIM Field-Marshal William
Defeat into Victory. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 21 maps (the majority folding), some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, top lightly dust-soiled; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one small loss (just affecting lettering) at head of backstrip. Personal account of the war in Burma by the Commander-in-Chief British forces, and now generally recognised as one of the great military memoirs of all time. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Graham & Cole, B20; Enser, p.91.
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SLIM Field Marshal Viscount
Defeat into Victory. Introduction by Max Hastings. FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, 40 pages of monochrome plates and 21 maps; green cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, green endpapers, a fine copy in publisher's pictorial board slip-case.
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PENDOLINO Giuseppe
Esploratori (third division american serving)
In 8, pp. 187 + (1b). Dedica autogr. dell'A. al fr. Intonso. Lievi mancanze al dorso e al p. ant. Br. ed. Dall'introduzione: 'Pur attraverso l'apparente frammentarieta' delle impressioni, balza una complessa e viva immagine della guerra vissuta in tutta la concreta molteplicita' di aspetti e in una delle fasi piu' salienti: dallo sbarco di Salerno alla battaglia di Anzio...'. Durante la II guerra mondiale la Terza Divisione dell'esercito americano fu in Europa per trenta mesi partecipando a 553 giorni di combattimento. Durante la battaglia di Anzio, 995 furono gli uomini uccisi o feriti, il piu' alto numero di vittime all'interno di una singola divisione cadute in un solo giorno (23 maggio 1944).
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Rodgers, H.C.B.
The British Army : Today and Tomorrow
4to, 160 pages, illustrated. eng
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Webster, Graham
The Roman army : an illustrated study
1st edition. VG pbk. 16992. eng
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Curtis, Nicky
Faith and Duty
1st edition. 8vo, 302 pages, illustrated. Fine condition hardback in very good condition dust jacket. 39464. eng
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Circolare per la circolazione dell’esercito britannico
In-4°; pp. (4). circolare che regola il passaggio dell’esercito britannico nello stato pontificio, l’imbarco da civitavecchia e l’organizzazione del vitto e dell’alloggio per i militari.
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PioVII
Privilegi esenzioni e grazie concesse dalla santità di nostro signore Pio Papa VII ai soldati delle nuove truppe provinciali dello stato ecclesiastico
IN-4°; pp. 6, 1 cb.
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Articoli militari per la truppa civica
IN-4°; pp. 4. 24 disposizioni che regolano il comportamento e gli obblighi dell’esercito composto dai volontari cittadini a difesa della città.
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Editto sull’annuo arruolamento volontario per conservare al completo i corpi di truppa pontificia
In-4°; pp. 7, foglio intonso. Al frontespizio stemma pontificio di Pio VII inciso su rame.
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Andrea Guarini
Origine e fondatione di tutte le religioni e militie di cavallieri con le croci e segni usati da quelle erette da prencipi diversi in vari tempi
Edizione originale. In-4°; pp. 31, Marca tipografica incisa su legno al frontespizio, e 26 legni nel testo (uno a piena pagina) che illustrano le croci e i simboli dei più importanti e più antichi ordini di cavalleria, tra cui i cavalieri di san Giovanni, i Templari, i cavalieri di Malta, l’ordine del Toson d’Oro, e i cavalieri dell’Ordine del redentore. L’opera è dedicata a Don Gio. Andrea Angelo Flavio Comneno, Gran Maestro dei cavalieri di San Giorgio. Legatura in cartonato moderno. Una leggera gora di umidità alle prime carte. cavalleria milizia cavalieri croce cross cavalry chivalry knight cavalier army religione religion
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MacArthur, Douglas
Reminiscences
438p. illus. Hardcover Very good conditon in good d.j. good
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Ballentine, George
Autobiography of an English Soldier in the United States Army. Edited by William H. Goetzmann Lakeside Classics 84
354p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
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Lewis, Lloyd
Sherman, Fighting Prophet
690p., illus. Hardcover Good condition
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Levine, Isaac Don
Mitchell: Pioneer of Air Power
420p., illus. Hardcover Good condition in tattered d.j., marginal damp stain last few leaves fair
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Frye, James Albert
Fables of Field and Staff
211p. Wright 2062. Inscribed by the author's father James N. Frye Hardcover Very good condition
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Lowe, John T. Carr
A collection of letters written to his family while on active duty with the A.E.F., Aug. 1918 - April 1919
38 holograph & typed letters, plus typed transcript by family, ca.1950. Addressed to Antoinette S. Carr, Saratoga Springs, NY Unbound Good condition
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Hamilton, Nigel
Monty: The Making of a General, 1887-1942
871p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Knight, Clayton & K. S.
The Real Book about our Armed Forces
215p., illus. Hardcover Good condition in good d.j. good
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Burr, Frank A. & Hinton, Richard J
Little Phil and His Troopers. The Life of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, Its Romance and Reality ...
445p., illus. Hardcover Good condition
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Taylor, William O.
With Custer on the Little Bighorn [A newly discovered first - person account]. Foreword by Greg Martin
206p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition very good d.j. good
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Fraser, David
Knight's Cross: A Life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
601p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Atkinson, Rick
The Long Gray Line
592p., illus. The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966 Hardcover Very good condition good
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Mills, Fred
Great Uncle Fred's War: An Illustrated Diary. Researched & edited by Alan Pryor and Jenifer K. Woods
97p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
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U.S. Army. Medical Department. Historical Unit
Internal Medicine in World War II: Vol. III, Infectious Diseases and General Medicine
778p., illus. Series: U.S. Army in World War II Hardcover Very good condition
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Lawton, Ted W.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Edited by Robert Considine
221p., illus. Hardcover Good condition
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Ambrose, Stephen E.
Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945
528p., illus. Hardcover Very good condtion very good d.j. good
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