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THE DEVONSHIRE AND DORSET REGIMENT 1958-2007: 11TH, 39TH, AND 54TH OF FOOT
Written by Trustees Of The Military Museum Of Devon And Dorset.
Stock no. 1831500
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of the many and varied achievements of all parts of the Regimental Family - the 1st Battalion, the Territorial Army, the Cadet Forces, the Regimental Associations and their families - during forty-eight momentous years. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 256 pages. ISBN: 9781844155538. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

THE SERJEANT-MAJOR
Written by James Leasor.
Stock no. 1831415
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The life-story of R.S.M. Ronald Brittain, M.B.E., Coldstream Guards - "The man with the loudest voice in the Army". Foreword by Sir Oliver Leese. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 191 pages. A few minor marks to boards. Gilt title to spine has dulled. Text block a little grubby. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots to margins else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and creased, sligth loss to edges, a little grubby to rear panel.

CROMWELL'S ARMY (UNIVERSITY PAPERBACKS)
Written by C.H Firth.
Stock no. 1831222
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1967. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition. A history of the English soldier during the Civil wars, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate. This book describes the main features of Cromwell's military system and the character of the army which he organized. Ford Lectures delivered in the University of Oxford 1900-01. Cardwraps. xvi and 432 pages including index. ISBN: 0416678904. Reprint. Reading creases and rubbing to spine. covers are foxed. Text block grubby and browned. Some foxing to last few pages else contents clean.

WELLINGTON'S ARMY: THE UNIFORMS OF THE BRITISH SOLDIER, 1812-1815
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite. Illustrated by Charles Hamilton Smith.
Stock no. 1830853
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st thus 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Full colour illustrations of British Military Uniforms from the the Peninsular War and Waterloo, drawn from life and completed in 1814, covering all the branches of service, including general officers and staff of the army; line infantry; light infantry and rifles; heavy and light cavalry; artillery and engineers; cadets and veterans; and foreign regiments. Very large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1853675016. Rubbing to base of spine. A few tiny white marks to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is damp stained.

MILITIAMEN AND SAPPERS
Written by Graham Watson.
Stock no. 1830802
Published by J.H. Hooper; E.D. Smeeden; R.J. Pope. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia), the senior regiment of Britain's Reserve Army, 1539-1996. Green leatherette covers. B/w photos. 233 pages including index. ISBN: 0952810204. Top edge of text block heavily foxed. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper has laminate covering which is taped to the verso and also on the flaps - the laminate is a little scuffed/grubby.

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.

UBIQUE: THE ROYAL ARTILLERY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Richard Doherty.
Stock no. 1830014
Published by The History Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A look at the wide-ranging role of the Royal Artillery during the Second World War, examining its state of preparedness in 1939, the many developments that were introduced during the War, including aerial observation and self-propelled artillery, the growth of the regiment and its effectiveness in its many roles Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 9781862274921. A lovely copy!

BETRAYAL OF AN ARMY: MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1916
Written by N.S. Nash.
Stock no. 1829908
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A forensic yet thoroughly readable examination one hundred years on of the circumstances and personalities that combined to create one of the most disastrous chapters in British military history. Grey cloth boards, red title to spine. B/w photos. xii and 300 pages including index. ISBN: 9781473843769. A superb copy, looks unread!

A NEW BATTLEFIELD: THE ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES IN KOREA 1950-51
Written by David R. Orr; David Truesdale.
Stock no. 1829868
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book follows the Battalion as it prepares for the first major conflict fought by Britain since the defeat of the Japanese in 1945. Limited edition to 500 Numbered copies. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 326 pages including index. ISBN: 9781907677199. Half title page which should have copy number and author's signature is NOT numbered or signed. Else a lovely copy, appears unread.

WORLD WAR ONE BRITISH ARMY (BRASSEY'S HISTORY OF UNIFORMS)
Written by Stephen Bull. Illustrated by Christa Hook.
Stock no. 1829829
Published by Brassey's. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A thorough analysis of the uniforms, weapons and equipment employed by British forces between 1914 and 1918. Large format. Black cloth spine, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 1857532708. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

COURAGE WITHOUT GLORY: THE BRITISH ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT 1915
Written by Spencer Jones.
Stock no. 1829783
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A fresh and insightful evaluation of the experience of the British Army through a sereies of 15 thematic essays examining the strategic, operational, tactical and logistical problems that shaped the fighting. Edited by Spencer Jones. Burgundy cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 448 pages including index. ISBN: 9781910777183. Glue has dried visibly during binding process to gutter edge of front pastedown, less visible to rear pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel. Else a lovely copy.

THE BATTLE OF THE SELLE: FOURTH ARMY OPERATIONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT IN THE HUNDRED DAYS 9-24 OCTOBER 1918
Written by Peter E. Hodgkinson.
Stock no. 1829782
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

This book considers a relatively unknown series of actions of the victorious Hundred Days of 1918: the operations at the River Selle. A detailed account of the fighting and infantry tactics deployed, and an analysis as to why the Fourth Army's 'weapons system' struggled to be effective. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 328 pages including index. ISBN: 9781911512639. A lovely copy!