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TANK TRACKS 9TH BATTALION ROYAL TANK REGIMENT AT WAR 1940-45
Written by Peter Beale.
Stock no. 1329503
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

What it was like to live and fight as a member of a British heavy tank battalion during the second world war. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 238 pages. ISBN: 0750908807. A super copy, looks unread.

BRITISH MILITARY TRUCKS OF THE COLD WAR
Written by Les Freathy.
Stock no. 1829775
Published by Tankograd Publishing. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Manufacturers, Types, Variants and Service Trucks in the British Armed Forces 1945-79. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. 183 pages. ISBN: 9783936519426. Rear panel of dustwrapper is a little scuffed, else a lovely copy!

THE LIGHT TRACKS FROM ARRAS
Written by T.R. Heritage.
Stock no. 1329486
Published by Plateway Press. 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Narrow Gauge at War 3. Second edition (originally published 1931). A descriptive account of the activities of the 19th & 31st Light Railway Companies, Royal Engineers during the World War. Cardwraps. 79 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1871980569. Reprint. Minimal rubbing at corners. Top corner of front cover is slightly curved. Looks unread.

"EVERYTHING WORKED LIKE CLOCKWORK"
Written by Roger E. Salmon.
Stock no. 1329482
Published by Helion & Company Ltd. 1st 2016. Fine condition.

The Mechanization of British Regular and Household Cavalry 1918-1942. An important book not just for cavalry mechanization but for British defence policy in the inter-war years. Glazed pictorial boards. bw/321 pages (including index). Wolverhampton Military Studies No.18. ISBN: 9781910777961. A super copy, looks unread.

SEAPLANES - FELIXSTOWE
Written by Gordon Kinsey.
Stock no. 1329454
Published by Terence Dalton Limited. 1st thus 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Air Station 1913-19636. Revised edition (originally published in 1978). White boards, gilt title to spine. 228 pages including index. B/w photos. ISBN: 0861380398. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Text to front panel and front flap of wrapper has 'bled' behind the laminate.

THE ROLLS-ROYCE 'B' SERIS' ENGINE IN NATIONAL SERVICE
Written by Pat Ware.
Stock no. 1329442
Published by Warehouse Publications. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the development of the standardised Rolls-Royce 'B' Series' petrol engines, and the first generation of post-war British military vehicles for which they were designed. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Over 200 period b/w photos and nearly 50 full-colour pictures. 204 pages, including index. ISBN: 0952556308. Base of spine is very slightly bumped. Contents look unread.

TUGS OF WAR
Written by Pat Ware.
Stock no. 1329441
Published by Warehouse Publications. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Heavy Recovery Vehicles, Tank Transporters, and Artillery Tractors of the British Army, 1945-1965. Includes AEC Matador and Militant, Albion, Diamond T Leyland FV1000, FV1100 Martian, and FV1200 Scammell Pioneer, Constructor and Explorer and Thornycroft Antar. B/w photos. Colour photos. 172 pages. Large format. Pale brown boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0952556316. A super copy, looks unread.

A DIRECTORY OF POST-WAR BRITISH MILITARY VEHICLES
Written by Pat Ware.
Stock no. 1329437
Published by Warehouse Publications. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Military vehicle design and the fvrde 1946-1981. Pale blue cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 248 pages (including index). ISBN: 0952556391. The tiniest hint of creasing to lower corner of front cover and prelims else a fine, unread copy.

MILITARY LAND ROVER: DEVELOPMENT AND IN SERVICE
Written by Pat Ware.
Stock no. 1329394
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780711031890. Appears to be an unread copy.

AFVS OF WORLD WAR ONE (ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES OF THE WORLD VOLUME ONE)
Written by Duncan Crow.
Stock no. 1828497
Published by Profile Publications. 1st 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Title to spine is: Armoured fighting Vehicles of World War One Volume 1. Tanks of the first holocaust called the Great War. Includes a section in colour on the uniforms of the men who fought in the Tanks. Black cloth spine, gilt title, yellow & black mottled boards. B/w photos. Base of spine lightly worn. Text block lightly foxed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

ARMOUR ON WHEELS TO 1942 (OLYSLAGER AUTO LIBRARY)
Written by Bart H. Vanderveen.
Stock no. 1828494
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Armoured vehicles including scout cars, reconnaissance cars, personnel carriers, observation posts and command vehicles. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 072321848X. Board edges lightly browned. Text block lightly foxed & browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby.

THE BOILERPLATE WAR
Written by John Foley.
Stock no. 1828477
Published by Frederick Muller Limited. 1st 1963. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of tanks in the first World War, and particularly some of the people who manned them. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge orange. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine & corners with slight loss.