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CAVALRY UNIFORMS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
Written by P.H. Smitherman. Illustrated by P.H. Smitherman.
Stock no. 1819981
Published by Hugh Evelyn. 1st 1962. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format, cloth spine. Cardwraps. Full page colour plates of the uniforms. Text block lightly browned, contents clean. Dustwrapper is stuck to the inside of covers. There is a sickly, sweet odour present which is why we have graded an otherwise nice book at VG-.

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A DICTIONARY OF MILITARY UNIFORM
Written by W.Y. Carman.
Stock no. 1819854
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Includes much fascinating background information on the origin and evolution of various pieces of uniform, how they were made and worn, and with what variation according to rank and nationality. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0713401915. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, faded to spine. Musty odour present.

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JOURNAL OF A REGIMENTAL OFFICER DURING THE RECENT CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN UNDER LORD VISCOUNT WELLINGTON
No author listed.
Stock no. 1819770
Published by Ken Trotman Publishing. 1st thus 1981. Fine condition.

Facsimile of the original text 1810. Limited edition of 225 numbered copies. Red cloth spine with gilt title, grey cloth boards. Folding battle plan. ISBN: 0853684073. Copy number 64 of 225.

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NAPOLEON'S ARMY 1807-1814
Written by Guy C. Dempsey.
Stock no. 1819699
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. The army as depicted in the prints of Aaron Martinet. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1854093479.

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A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH CAVALRY 1816-1919 VOLUME I: 1816-1850
Written by The Marquess Of Anglesey.
Stock no. 1819676
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

After a prologue in which the origins and early development of mounted warfare are discussed, covers the period from 1815 to 1850. During those years the cavalry were employed in action chiefly in India, which therefore provides the setting for much of this volume. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. ISBN: 0850521122. SIGNED (no dedication) by the author to title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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THE SCORPION FAMILY (MODERN COMBAT VEHICLES: 5)
Written by George Forty.
Stock no. 1819672
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Examines in detail the development, in-service history and physical characteristics of the British Army's front-line reconnaissance vehicles. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0711011753. Corners of boards bumped. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and slightly browned at edges.

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THE GERMAN ARMY ON VIMY RIDGE 1914-1917
Written by Jack Sheldon.
Stock no. 1819532
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9781844156801. Small initials in ink to front endpaper else a fine copy.

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THE GERMAN ORDER OF BATTLE INFANTRY IN WORLD WAR II
Written by George Nafziger.
Stock no. 1819332
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Identifies each infantry unit operating between 1939 and 1945, and details the organisation and precise composition of the formation. 591 pages. ISBN: 1853673935. Text block very slightly grubby. Black dustwrapper is scuffed.

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NAPOLEON'S MERCENARIES
Written by Guy C. Dempsey.
Stock no. 2132898
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Foreign Units in the French Army Under the Consulate and Empire 1799 to 1814. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1853674885. Small white name label stuck to front pastedown.

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THE JUNGLE, THE JAPANESE AND THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ARMIES AT WAR, 1941-45
Written by T.R. Moreman.
Stock no. 1818633
Published by Frank Cass. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

Cass Series: Military History and Policy. Focusing on the British Commonwealth armies serving in SE Asia during the Second World War that, following the disastrous Malayan and Burma campaigns, had to hurriedly re-train, re-equip and re-organise their demoralised troops to fight a conventional jungle war against the Imperial Japanese Army. Matt pictorial boards. ISBN: 0714649708.

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THE WEHRMACHT AND GERMAN REARMAMENT
Written by Wilhelm Deist.
Stock no. 1818626
Published by University Of Toronto Press. 1st 1981. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

An attempt to provide an answer to the question: how is it possible in barely six and a half years to create a Wehrmacht which, even before the outbreak of war, was regarded as the strongest military power in Europe? Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Red endpapers. ISBN: 0802024238.

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THE IMPERIAL ROMAN ARMY
Written by Yann Le Bohec.
Stock no. 1818262
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A look in detail at the structure and development of the army in the first three centuries AD, examining its organization, training and role in Roman Society, to see why it has always been accorded with such a prominent position in Rome's history and whether that view is justified. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713471662. Name in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut.

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