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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AIRFIELDS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Graham Smith.
Stock no. 1825292
Published by Countryside Books.
2004.
Nearly fine condition.
Northamptonshire has been associated with military aviation from the earliest days. This book describes the history of each airfield and highlights the major operations and raids carried out from them. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1853065293. Reprint. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block just slightly marked. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- WORLD WAR II
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
A HAWK AT WAR: THE PENINSULAR WAR REMINISCENCES OF GENERAL SIR THOMAS BROTHERTON, CB
Written by Bryan Perrett.
Stock no. 1825289
Published by Picton Publishing.
1st
1986.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Captain Thomas Brotherton of the 14th Light Dragoons, better known as The Hawks because of the Prussian Eagle badge conferred on them by the Duchess of York in 1798. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0948251220. Lower corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- PENINSULAR WAR
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- CAVALRY
I-400 JAPAN'S SECRET AIRCRAFT-CARRYING STRIKE SUBMARINE: OBJECTIVE PANAMA CANAL
Written by Henry Sakaida; Gary Nila; Koji Takaki.
Stock no. 1825227
Published by Hikoki Publications.
1st
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
In mid-1944, the General Staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy tasked the I-400 and its sister boats with a secret mission to attack American cities and to destroy the Panama Canal... Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781902109457. Horizontal edges of boards lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- SUBMARINES
- AIRCRAFT
- WORLD WAR II
- JAPAN
- PANAMA
TIGER: THE HISTORY OF A LEGENDARY WEAPON 1942-45
Written by Egon Kleine; Volkmar Kuhn.
Stock no. 1825180
Published by J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing, Inc..
1st thus
1989.
Very good condition.
The downfall of the legendary Tiger tank. Originally published in German as: Tiger: Die Geschichte einer legendaren Waffe 1942-45. This is the English edition. Large format. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0921991061. Board corners rubbed, top & tail of spine worn, a few small knocks to board edges, rear board a little grubby and with a small piece of yellow surface paper missing caused by removal of a label. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- WORLD WAR II
1ST THE QUEEN'S DRAGOON GUARDS: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT 1959 TO 2009
Written by Basher Brace.
Stock no. 1825163
Published by 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.
1st
2009.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
In celebration of 50 years of service. Blue boards, silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9780952214120. Board corners bumped, a few knocks to board edges. Contents otherwise fine. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and has a small closed tear (no loss) to lower edge of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
HUEY: A HELICOPTER LEGEND (OSPREY MILITARY AIRCRAFT)
Written by Salvador Mafe Huertas.
Stock no. 1825117
Published by Osprey Publications Ltd.
1st
1993.
Very good condition.
An icon of the Vietnam War, the UH-1 Huey has served more time in battle over the past 30 years than any other military helicopter. Square format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 1855322722. Lower front corner lightly rubbed, top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Spine lightly faded. Boards scuffed. Slight crinkling to contents else clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- AVIATION
- HELICOPTERS
1ST THE QUEEN'S DRAGOON GUARDS: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT 1959 TO 2009
Written by Basher Brace.
Stock no. 1324874
Published by 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.
1st
2009.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
In celebration of 50 years of service. Blue boards, silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9780952214120. Spine bumped, a couple of small dents to top cover edges. Small, light mark to front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is creased at edges.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
THE BATTLESHIP
Written by Walter Wood.
Illustrated by Frank H. Mason.
Stock no. 1825032
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd..
1st
1912.
Good condition.
Being the Story of the Greatest Naval Weapon From the First Ship-of-the-Line to Present-Day Leviathans. Green pictorial boards, gilt titles. 8 tissue guarded colour plates plus numerous b/w engravings, plans and photographs. Top edge gilt. Spine slightly cocked. Board corners lightly rubbed. Front pictorial board is nice and bright. Joints cracked but binding tight. Neat name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.
OF RED EAGLES AND ROYAL CROWNS
Written by William E. Hamelman.
Stock no. 1824966
Published by Matthaus Publishers.
1st
1978.
Very good condition.
A modern English translation of Der Preussische Rothe-Adler-Orden und der Konligliche Kronen-Orden in Urkunde und Bild by F.W. Hoftmann, 1878. A modern translation of the statutes of the Prussian Red Eagle Order and the Royal Crown Order. Blue cloth boards with silver titles. B/w illustrations. Limited edition of 500. Corners of boards rubbed. Text block browned. Not numbered (of 500).
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
- MILITARY
- MEDALS AND BADGES
- LIMITED EDITION
NAPOLEON & WELLINGTON
Written by Andrew Roberts; Alistair Horne.
Stock no. 1824902
Published by Folio Society.
Circa
2015.
Nearly fine condition.
Introduced by Horne. Silver decorated boards. Colour plates. Unread. Still in original shrinkwrap with minor knock to one vertical closed edge of slipcase.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MILITARY
- NAPOLEON
YANGTZE SHOWDOWN: CHINA AND THE ORDEAL OF HMS AMETHYST
Written by Brian Izzard.
Stock no. 1824876
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2015.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The dramatic story of the Communist Chinese attack on the British frigate HMS Amethyst in the Yangtze in 1949. Navy blue boards, yellow title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848322240. Boards marked, a few tiny knocks to lower edges of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
BRITISH AVIATION WIDENING HORIZONS 1930-1934
Written by Harald Penrose.
Stock no. 1824578
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
1st
1979.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Fourth volume of history of British aviation. Dark blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112902979. A nice, clean copy, blue pictorial dustwrapper clean.