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STRONG BY NIGHT 'FORTIS NOCTE'
Written by John Johnston; Nick Carter.
Stock no. 1329383
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

History and Memories of No.149 (East India) Squadron Royal Air Force 1918/19 - 1937/56. Large format. Blue pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851303137. Minimal bumping to spine. An unread copy.

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THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by C.N. Barclay.
Stock no. 1829631
Published by William Clowes & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This history of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers covers the period between the wars, in outline, when for most of the time it was a normal infantry regiment, and in greater detail the war years from 1939 to 1945, when it was a machine-gun regiment. Red cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. Many fold-out b/w maps. xxii and 241 pages including index. Light rubbing to base of spine and lower corners. Else boards clean and bright. Text block browned. Pink scuff marks to front endpaper. Contents generally clean, perhaps one or two minor marks. Price-cut dustwrapper is grubby and worn at corners with some slight loss.

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HISTORY OF THE WELSH GUARDS
Written by C.H. Dudley Ward.
Stock no. 1829619
Published by The London Stamp Exchange. 1st thus 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Welsh Guards in the first world war. Facsimile edition of the 1920 edition. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. B/w maps. 505 pages. ISBN: 0948130121. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is faded to spine and edge-creased across the top.

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THE HISTORY OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT 1919-1952
Written by C.N. Barclay.
Stock no. 1829578
Published by William Clowes & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Battalions of The Duke of Wellington's Regiment have taken part in war and battle in many lands; but never with greater distinction than in the campaigns of the Second World War. This book is the story of Regular and Territorial Battalions in the years between the wars (1919-1939), and of all active Battalions of the Regiment during the Second World War. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. Colour frontis and folding maps. xxi and 398 pages including index. Small marks to rear board. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is edge-worn, faded to spine and scuffed to rear panel.

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THE GLOSTERS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF A COUNTY REGIMENT
Written by Christopher Newbould; Christine Beresford.
Stock no. 1829373
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Gloucestershire Regiment was formed nearly 300 years ago, and is perhaps best known as the only regiment of the British Army which is permitted to wear its badge at the back of the cap as well as the front. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. vii and 143 pages including index. ISBN: 0750900415. Front joint pulled but binding tight. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and is lightly scuffed.

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THE FIGHTING FIFTY-SECOND RECCE
Written by Carl Shilleto.
Stock no. 1829248
Published by Eskdale Publishing. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The 52nd (Lowland) Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment RAC in north-west Europe September 1944-March 1946. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0953867714. A very nice copy. Green dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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1ST DERBYSHIRE YEOMANRY SCRPBOOK 1939-1947
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828522
1st 1947. Very good condition.

A reminder to those who were with the Regiment during the years 1939-1946 of some of the more exciting and in some cases amusing incidents that filled those years. A collection of essays by various members. Blue cloth boards, gitl title to front, no title to spine. B/w photos, colour maps, some folding. xii and 183 pages. A few minor marks to front board. A couple of score marks to rear board and light scuffing. Minor foxing to front free-endpaper. Else contents clean.

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OPERATIONS OF EIGHTH CORPS: ACCOUNT OF OPERATIONS FROM NORMANDY TO THE RIVER RHINE
Written by G.S. Jackson.
Stock no. 1826805
Published by St. Clements Press, Ltd.. 1st 1948. Good condition.

The part 8 Corps played in the invasion of Normandy. Light blue/grey cloth boards, red titles. 3 colour survey maps in pocket at rear of book. Cloth boards browned at edges and spine, base of spine worn. Small knock to vertical edge of boards. Name in ink to front pastedown. What looks like a browned damps stain running vertically at edges (margins) of prelims. A few margin marks to contents but generally clean. All colour maps present and in good condition.

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THE HISTORY OF THE RIFLE BRIGADE IN THE WAR OF 1914-1918 (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Reginald Berkeley.
Stock no. 1826616
Published by The Naval & Military Press Ltd.. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Originally published between 1926 and 1936. This is a modern reprint, printed and bound by Lightning Source. Pictorial cardwraps. Volume 3 is an appendix of Honours & Awards. ISBN: 1847346987. A nice set.

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HOLDING TO THE HEAVENS: THE HISTORY OF SIXTY SQUADRON RAF 1916-2016
Written by Paul Hickley.
Stock no. 1826597
Published by Aviation History Press. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Varied and interesting history of RAF Sixty Squadron. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781526201645. SIGNED and dated by the author to half-title page. Includes a letter from the author to Geoff Moores, also signed by the author. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faintly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE KING'S THUNDERBOLTS: NO 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Alan White.
Stock no. 1825891
Published by Tucann. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

An Operational Record and Roll of Honour 1917-1982. From defending London against air attack in the First World War to bombing Stanley Airfield in the Falklands War, this book tells the stories of No 44 Squadron aircrew and ground crew who took parth in 20th Century aerial warfare. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781873257852. Some minor crinkling to contents. Rear cover lightly scuffed.

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MAILED FIST: 6TH ARMOURED DIVISION AT WAR, 1940-1945
Written by Ken Ford.
Stock no. 1825795
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Eyewitness accounts, Unit war diaries, and unpublished sources combine to provide a first history of the British 6th Armoured Division. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750935154. Text block slightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly scuffed to rear panel and has a tiny nick in surface paper to lower spine edge of front panel.

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