ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS: THE STORY OF BRITISH MILITARY BRIDGING
Written by J.H. Joiner.
Stock no. 1829812
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The use and development of British military bridging from Edward I's invasion of Wales in 1282 to up-to-the-minute operations such as support for the United Nations' intervention in the Balkans. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xix and 476 pages including index. ISBN: 0850527880. A lovely copy!

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ORDEAL BY ICE: SHIPS OF THE ANTARCTIC
Written by Rorke Bryan.
Stock no. 1829810
Published by Sheridan House. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Antarctica is surrounded by some of the world's most hazardous seas and wass first sighted less than three centuries ago. Since then, ships have been of vital importance in Antarctic exploration. This is the story of these ships - some specially designed, some plucked from obscurity - and the critical role they played in opening up the continent. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, line drawings. vii and 536 pages including index. ISBN: 9781574093124. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and corners. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and lightly scuffed.

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ROMAN AQUEDUCTS & WATER SUPPLY
Written by A. Trevor Hodge.
Stock no. 1829805
Published by Duckworth. 2nd 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second edition. A comprehensive study that ranges through the Roman aqueducts of France, Germany, Spain, North Africa, Turkey and Israel. Pale green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations. viii and 504 pages including index. ISBN: 0715631713. Text block slightly grubby. Name & date in ink to half-title page. Contents clean.

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DOUBLE LIVES: STALIN, WILLI MUNZENBERG AND THE SEDUCTION OF THE INTELLECTUALS
Written by Stephen Koch.
Stock no. 1829804
Published by Harpercollins Publishers. 1st UK 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The secret tale of the twentieth century, a tale steeped in fanaticism, betrayal and the blood and dreams of the innocent and the guilty. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w photos. xii and 419 pages including index. ISBN: 0002555166. Light shelf wear to base of spine. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.

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A FREEDOM DEARLY BOUGHT
Written by Ernest Ackroyd.
Stock no. 1829803
Published by Ernest Ackroyd. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

In 1939 the 122 (West Riding) Field Regiment Royal Artillery TA was formed and on February 15, 1942, it ceased to exist with the fall of Sinapore. Only 13 members of the regiment were killed in action; more than 200 members who formed the regiment were to die a cruel and agonising death at the hands of their Japanese captors. The author was one of those young men who suffered but survived to tell the story. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. xiii and 136 pages. Covers lightly creased, lightly rubbed at corners. Contents clean.

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THE MAKING OF THE ELIZABETHAN NAVY, 1540-1590: FROM THE SOLENT TO THE ARMADA
Written by David Loades.
Stock no. 1829798
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

A thorough account of the development of the English navy, showing how the formidable force which beat the Spanish Armada was created. Pictorial glazed boards. ix and 244 pages including index. ISBN: 9781843834922. Rear hinge is a little pulled but binding is tight and appears unread!

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THE FLEET AIR ARM AND THE WAR IN EUROPE 1939-1945
Written by David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1829797
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of how naval air operations evolved into a vital element of the Royal Navy's ability to fight a three-dimensional war against both the Kreigsmarine and Luftwaffe. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. XII and 340 pages including index. ISBN: 9781526799791. Light scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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THE MAKING OF A NAZI HERO: THE MURDER AND MYTH OF HORST WESSEL
Written by Daniel Siemens; David Burnett.
Stock no. 1829796
Published by I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.. 1st UK 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Originally published in German in 2009. This is the English translation, translated by David Burnett. Horst Wessel, was a young and ambitious member of the SA, shot point-blank at his home in Berlin in 1930. This is an account of the background to Horst Wessel's murder, uncovering how and why the Nazis made him a political hero. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and 316 pages including index. ISBN: 9781780760773. A lovely copy!

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GEORGE III: THE LIFE AND REIGN OF BRITAIN'S MOST MISUNDERSTOOD MONARCH
Written by Andrew Roberts.
Stock no. 1829786
Published by Allen Lane. 1st 2021. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Grey paper boards, black title to spine. Cream pictorial endpapers depicting a hunting scene. Colour & b/w illustrations. xiii and 758 pages including index. ISBN: 9780241413333. Base of spine and lower corners lightly bumped. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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GENESIS, EMPLOYMENT, AFTERMATH: FIRST WORLD WAR TANKS AND THE NEW WARFARE, 1900-1945
Written by Alaric Searle.
Stock no. 1329505
Published by Helion & Company Ltd. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Modern Military History series no.1. Black boards, silver title to spine. 244 pages. Some b/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9781909982222. Top of spine bumped. A lovely copy, looks unread.

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MOST UNFAVOURABLE GROUND
Written by Niall Cherry.
Stock no. 1329497
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The Battle of Loos 1915. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 378 pages (including index). ISBN: 1874622035. A super copy, looks unread.

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CHEPSTOW PARISH RECORDS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1329492
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Limited to 1245 copies. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. SIGNED by C. Gordon Jolliffee (writer of foreword) by means of a lengthy inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed.Some light brown marks to gutter of front endpaper. Textblock is slightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss to top of spine and is faded to spine.

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