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FAIREY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by H.A. Taylor.
Stock no. 1327945
Published by Putnam.
1988.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 450 pages. ISBN: 037000065X. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased and faded to spine.
JET JOCKEYS: FLYING THE RAF'S FIRST JET FIGHTERS
Written by Peter Caygill.
Stock no. 1327924
Published by Airlife.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The first RAF pilots to experience turbojet-powered aircraft were confronted with an utterly new concept of propulsion. The book describes the aeroplanes, their advantages, faults and quirks. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 184037313X. Minimal bumping to spine of both book and wrapper.
THE KILLING SKIES: RAF BOMBER COMMAND AT WAR
Written by Simon Read.
Stock no. 1327923
Published by Spellmount Ltd..
1st
2006.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Bomber Command's role in the ultimate Allied victory of the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1862273294. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper has a small nick to front edge of spine and a couple of tiny marks at base.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AIR FORCE
- AVIATION
- WORLD WAR II
CLASSIC WWI AIRCRAFT PROFILES VOLUME TWO
Written by Edward Shacklady; Terry C. Treadwell.
Stock no. 1828231
Published by Cerberus.
1st
2002.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Bristol Fighter, Albatros Fighters, Nieuport Scouts, Pfalz Scouts, Sopwith Snipe, Caproni Bombers, LFG Roland. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations & b/w photos. ISBN: 1841451029. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- AIR FORCE
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
INFANTRY TACTICS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Stephen Bull; Gordon Rottman.
Stock no. 1327877
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
2008.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A crucial study of infantry tactics for all the major armies of the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, colour illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846032820. Spine bumped. Wrapper slightly edge rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- INFANTRY
- ARMY
ARMORED THUNDERBOLT: THE U.S. ARMY SHERMAN IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Steven Zaloga.
Stock no. 1327870
Published by Stackpole Books.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Illustrated with b/w photos throughout. 360 pages including index. ISBN: 9780811704243. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
GO STRONG INTO THE DESERT: THE MAHDIST UPRISING IN SUDAN 1881-85
Written by Mike Snook.
Illustrated by Michael Perry.
Stock no. 1828171
Published by Perry Miniatures.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition.
A military history and uniform guide. Following the string of disasters which befell the Egyptian military in the Sudan from 1881-1884, the Mahdist Uprising obliged a relctant London government to deploy an array of distinguished officers and regiments. The ensuing string of battles proved to be herculean struggles encompassing some of the most fascinating episodes in nineteenth century military history. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780956184214. A few minor marks to rear cover else a lovely copy.
THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR VOLUME I TRIAL BY BATTLE
Written by Jonathan Sumption.
Stock no. 1828163
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st thus
1992.
Very good condition.
Softback Preview Edition. Beginning with the funeral of Charles IV of France in 1928, following up the war to the surrender of Calais in 1347. Pictorial cardwraps. xi and 659 pages including index. ISBN: 0571166970. Corenrs lightly creased. Edges rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Cotnents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MILITARY
SAMURAI INVASION: JAPAN'S KOREAN WAR 1592-98
Written by Stephen Turnbull.
Stock no. 1828140
Published by Cassell & Co..
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A lively account of the two sixteenth-century Japanese invasions of Korea, untold before in such detail, and a vital period in the history of samurai culture. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0304359483. Rear panel of dustwrapper slightly scuffed else a lovely copy.
FOR THE KING'S SERVICE RAILWAY SHIPS AT WAR
Written by A.J. Mullay.
Stock no. 1327798
Published by Pendragon Publishing.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
In two World Wars nearly 200 railway-owned ships were converted to operate as troop carriers, hospital ships, minesweepers and seaplane-carriers, while others carried on normal sailings in a world suddenly more dangerous than before. Railway ships took part in many battle, one in three of them failed to return. This book tells their story. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 127 pages. ISBN: 9781899816163. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
- MARITIME
- WARSHIP
WARRIOR TO DREADNOUGHT: WARSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1860-1905
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1828109
Published by Caxton Editions.
1st thus
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The technological changes which transformed warships from the fully-rigged broadside ironclads of the mid-nineteenth century, through the centre battery ships, early turret vessels and barbette ships, to the turbine-powered Dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers which were to fight in the First World War. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 1840675292. Minor mark to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.
FRENCH DESTROYERS: TORPILLEURS D'ESCADRE & CONTRE-TORPILLEURS 1922-1956
Written by John Jordan; Jean Moulin.
Stock no. 1828104
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Between the wars, the French produced some of the larges and fastest destroyers in the world. This volume blends technical and historical analysis. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781848321984. Corners lightly rubbed else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly faded to spine.