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THE MILITARY LEADERSHIP OF MATILDA OF CANOSSA 1046-1115
Written by David J. Hay.
Stock no. 1823482
Published by Manchester University Press. 1st 2008. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Gender in History series. An account of the entire 40-year military career of one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. Challenging the boundaries between military and gender history, it explains how one famous noblewoman rose to the defence of the reforming papacy, defeated the Holy Roman Emperor and turned the tide of the first great war between Church and state. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780719073588.

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UNDER THE DEVIL'S EYE: BRITAIN'S FORGOTTEN ARMY AT SALONIKA 1915-1918
Written by Alan Wakefield; Simon Moody.
Stock no. 1823477
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the British Salonika Force. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0750935375. A very nice copy.

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THE QUEEN'S AMERICAN RANGERS
Written by Donald J. Gara.
Stock no. 1823472
Published by Westholme Publishing. 1st thus 2016. Nearly fine condition.

The story of a Loyalist unit that fought alongside the British army against the American Patriots. Named in honour of Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 9781594162565. A nice, clean copy.

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TIGRIS GUNBOATS THE FORGOTTEN WAR IN IRAQ 1914-1917
Written by Wilfred Nunn.
Stock no. 2136698
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

On the outbreak of the War in 1914 Wilfred Nunn was the commander of the gunboat Espiegle on the East Indies station. His ship was sent to the Arabian Gulf to defend British oil interests, and he thus became the senior naval officer on the Tigris river throughout the Iraq campaign, up to the capture of Bagdad in 1917. ISBN: 9781861763082. Book IOPERATIONS LEADING TO THE CAPTURE OF BASRA AND KURNAI. WAR WITH TURKEY COMMENCESII. THE LANDING IN MESOPOTAMIAIII. THE KURNA OPERATIONSBook IIOPERATIONS LEADIDNG TO THE SURRENDER OF AMARAIV. MINOR OPERATIONSV. THE VICTORY OF SHAIBA AND SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS ON THE KARUNVI. OUR ADVANCE UP THE TIGRIS IN 1915Book IIIFROM THE CAPTURE OF NASIRIYA TO THE INVESTMENT OF KUTVII. THE CAPTURE OF NASIRIYAVIII. OUR FIRST CAPTURE OF KUTIX. THE BATTLE OF CTESIPHONX. THE RETREAT FROM CTESIPHONXI. THE INVESTMENT OF KUTBook IVOPERATIONS FOR THE RELIEF OF KUTXII. THE ATTEMPTS TO RELIEVE KUTXIII. UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORTSXIV. THE SURRENDER OF KUTBook VOPERATIONS LEADING TO THE CAPTURE OF BAGHDADXV. EVENTS AFTER THE FALL OF KUTXVI. REORGANISATIONXVII. THE ADVANCE OF KUTXVIII. THE CAPTURE OF BAGHDADXIX. EVENTS AFTER THE OCCUPATION OF BAGHDAD

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SCHARNHORST: THE FORMATIVE YEARS, 1755-1801
Written by Charles Edward White.
Stock no. 2136687
Published by Helion & Company. Circa 2020. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w maps. From Reason to Revolution 1721-1815 No. 57. ISBN: 9781913118990. Light edge-wear.

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THREE GERMAN INVASIONS OF FRANCE
Written by Douglas Fermer.
Stock no. 1322541
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Summer Campaigns of 1870, 1914 and 1940. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 273 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781781593547. Corners slightly bumped.

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WAR ALONG THE BAYOUS THE 1864 RED RIVER CAMPAIGN IN LOUISIANA
Written by William Riley Brooksher.
Stock no. 1322540
Published by Brassey's. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The compelling story of the largest military operation west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 287 pages. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 1574881396. Minimal bumping to spine.

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THE HISTORY OF VARTAN, AND OF THE BATTLE OF THE ARMENIANS
Written by Elisaeus; C.F. Nuemann.
Stock no. 1322539
Published by Darf Publishers Ltd. 1st thus 1987. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

"Containing an account of the religious wars between the Persians and Armenians". Translated by Nuemann. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 111 pages. ISBN: 1850771561. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper has a small white address label to front flap and a tiny knick at top edge of front panel.

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JAPANESE AIRCRAFT 1910-1941
Written by Robert C. Mikesh; Shorzoe Abe.
Stock no. 2136564
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

American edition. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. This work covers nearly 400 types of Japanese aircraft. ISBN: 1557505632. A few knocks to cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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PARACHUTE WINGS
Written by R.J. Bragg; Roy Turner.
Stock no. 2136546
Published by Peter A. Heims Limited. 1985. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Colour photos. ISBN: 0950642622. A couple of pages appear stuck together at edge (possibly from print during publishing).

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REPUBLIC P-47B-D RAZORBACK
Written by Robert Peczkowski. Illustrated by Zbigniew Kolacha.
Stock no. 1823331
Published by Stratus. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Mushroom Model Publications. The story of the early 'Razorback' versions of the Thunderbolt, from the P-47B to the P-47D-22. Scale plans, photographs and original drawings from technical manuals, colour illustrations of camouflage and markings. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. ISBN: 9788363678845. Top of spine lightly bumped, corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine.

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TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS VOLUME LXII
Written by R.W. Dana.
Stock no. 2136444
Published by Institution Of Naval Architects. 1920. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Spine is faded with a few chips and nicks at edges. Marks and some scuffing to covers. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins. Both joints have been professionally reinforced.

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