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ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH: POETS OF THE GREAT WAR
Written by Lyn MacDonald.
Stock no. 1330363
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2000. Fine condition.

Edited and introduced by Lyn MacDonald. Green pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Printed on pale green paper. A fine copy in slipcase which is slightly faded at open edges and has a small mark to one side.

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"BIRD UP" A TALE OF WARTIME ARCHIE
Written by Spotter.
Stock no. 1830402
Published by Alexander Ouseley Ltd.. Circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

Absorbing Incidents in the Trail of the Anti-Aircraft Forces. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w frontis of a Zeppelin in the air. 317 pages. Spine browned, boards a little marked. Corners and spine edges lightly worn. Text block browned. Front joint cracked. Large blank sticker to front endpaper (probably covering an old inscription). A few pale foxspots mainly to endpapers and prelims. Small damp stain to top margin of frontis.

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WAR EXPERIENCES IN RURAL GERMANY 1914-1923
Written by Benjamin Ziemann.
Stock no. 1830293
Published by Berg. 1st thus 2007. Very good condition.

World War I was a uniquely devastating total war that surpassed all previous conflicts for its destruction. But what was the reality like on the ground, for both the soldiers on the front-lines and the women on the homefront? This book paints a vivid picture of the dynamics of total war on rural communities, from the calling up of troops to the reintegration of veterans into society. First published in 1997 as Front und Heimat: Landliche Kriegsfahrungen im sudlichen Bayern 1914-1923. Matt pictorial boards. xiii and 302 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845202446. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Lower horizontal edge of boards lightly knocked. Rear board a little scuffed. A few minor marks to vertical edge of text block. Contents clean.

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THE GAMBARDIER
Written by Mark Severn.
Stock no. 1830046
Published by Leonaur. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Experiences of a Battery of Heavy Artillery on the Western Front During the First World War. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 184 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 9781846772214. A lovely copy in a clean dustwrapper.

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TO PLAY A GIANT'S PART: THE ROLE OF THE BRITISH ARMY AT PASSCHENDAELE
Written by Robert Alan Perry.
Stock no. 1329900
Published by The Naval & Military Press Ltd.. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

A full and accurate account of the Battles of Ypres 1917. Large format. Cardwraps. 598 pages. B/w photos, tables and maps. ISBN: 9781783311460. A super copy.

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ABOVE THE TRENCHES
Written by Christopher Shores; Norman Franks; Russell Guest.
Stock no. 1329899
Published by Grub Street. 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A complete record of the fighter aces and units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0948817194. Small price label to front panel of wrapper else a super copy.

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NAVAL ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS AND GUNNERY
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1329891
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Chronicling the growing aerial threat from its inception in the First World War and the response of each of the major navies down to the end of the Second, highlighting in particular the widely underestimated danger from dive-bombing. Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 399 pages. ISBN: 9781848321779. Spine very slightly shelf bumped. Slight creasing to top of spine wrapper.

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UNDER THE GUNS OF THE KAISER'S ACES
Written by Norman Franks; Hal Giblin.
Stock no. 1829987
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Bohme, Muller, Von Tutschek and Wolff. The Complete Record of Their Victories and Victims. All four aces were unit leaders at different times. All four were destined to die in actions against the Royal Flying Corps. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1904010024. A lovely copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed.

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GREAT UNCLE FRED'S WAR AN ILLUSTRATED DIARY 1917-1920
Written by Alan Pryor; Jennifer K. Woods.
Stock no. 1329692
Published by Pryor Publications. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

A simple, direct percipient account of Great Uncle Fred's experiences during the first world war when soldiers were forbidden to keep diaries. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. xv and 97 pages. Endpapers are maps of the Outward Journey and Homeward Journey. ISBN: 0946014043. Spine bumped, rubbed and faded. Fading to top edge of rear cover. Pale browning to textblock else contents fine.

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LANDSHIPS: BRITISH TANKS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1829935
Published by HMSO. 1992. Nearly fine condition.

The tank was conceived as an answer to a specific problem, the mass slaughter and stalemate of the trenches. Its development is the subject of this book. Every type of tank built for the British Army during this period is illustrated and described against the background of the battles in which they fought and the organization which supported them. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 60 pages including index. ISBN: 0112904092. Second impression. A lovely copy, appears unread!

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DIARY OF A NIGHT BOMBER PILOT IN WORLD WAR I
Written by Clive Semple; A.J. Mawby.
Stock no. 1829931
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Based upon the diary of Leslie Semple, found by his son after his death in 1971, and detailing his life between July 1917 and April 1919. Charting his life through training for the Royal Naval Air Service to his posting in France and his daring bombing raids. Edited by Wing Commander Mawby. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Over 200 b/w photos. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781862274525. A lovely copy, looks unread!

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BRITISH BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR ONE
Written by R.A. Burt.
Stock no. 1829930
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era, from 1905 to 1918. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and technical diagrams. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 0853687714. A lovely copy, looks unread! Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut.

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