Authors starting with L from Hylands Bookshop

California USA: Aero Publishers, Inc., 1984 190 pages b/w photos . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. ... more information

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New York USA: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006 huge book 307 pages index prof ill colour and b/w photos biblio - This is the first in-depth examination of the fascinating subject of the armour and weapons of Tibet, a country that throughout the centuries was the scene of dramatic artistic, cultural, and political developments involving Tibetan, Mongol, Chinese, Nepalese, and other Himalayan states. Many of these cultures left behind helmets, armour for men and horses, saddles, swords, archery equipment,... more information

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Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 2007 206 pages index biblio b/w photos - The Galloping Ghost recounts the life and career of one of the Navy's most illustrious heroes. Fluckey revolutionized submarine warfare, sinking more enemy tonnage than any other skipper during the Pacific War. Postwar, he was involved in the development of the submarine-launched Regulus missile system and the Polaris and Trident systems that today are the bulwark of the Navy's deep-seas nuclear deterrent. T... more information

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Hudson, WI, U.S.A.: Iconografix, Incorporated, 2000 126 pages b/w photos. Reprint. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. ... more information

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Hudson, WI, U.S.A.: Iconografix, Incorporated, 1999 126 pages prof ill b/w photos. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. ... more information

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Stroud, United Kingdom: Sutton Publishing, Limited, 1994 314 pages . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ... more information

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South Yorkshire England: Pen & Sword, 2007 274 pages, index, bibliography. John Laband's classic work is the first history of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 to examine in full the complexities of the Zulu response to the British invasion of their kingdom. He does more than substitute a Zulu perspective of the campaign for the British one. He gives a fascinating insight into the social, political and military traditions of the Zulus which made it so difficult for them to withstand the invaders. His compe... more information

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Solihull, United Kingdom: Helion & Company, 2000 197 pages . Reprint. Hard Cover. New/New. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1996 385 pages b/w illustrations maps. Reprint. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. ... more information

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Shrewsbury, United Kingdom: Airlife Publishing Limited, 1991 276 pages b/w photos maps. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ... more information

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Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing Limited, 2002 276 pages b/w photos maps etc. Reprint. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. ... more information

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Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 2007 267 pages index b/w photos maps - Over time the impression has grown that the 2003 invasion of Iraq met with little resistance and that, with few exceptions, the Iraqi army simply melted away. As this book clearly shows, nothing could be further from the truth. In its drive to capture Baghdad, the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division was in nearly constant combat for twenty-one days. While Americans were watching Saddam's statue being torn down o... more information

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Herndon, Virginia, U.S.A.: Potomac Books Inc, 2005 242 pages index biblio notes b/w photos . First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. ... more information

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Herndon, Virginia, U.S.A.: Potomac Books Inc, 2007 242 pages index biblio notes b/w photos - The Sixth Marine Division holds a unique place in US Marine Corps history, because it was retired after one great battle. The division was formed on Guadalcanal in September 1944, its ranks filled with battle-hardened veterans and untested replacement troops. The Sixth Division fought its only action on the island of Okinawa from April to June 1945 but entered the fight with more combat experience overall than any o... more information

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McCrae Australia: Slouch Hat Publications, 2005 303 pages nominal roll - roll of honour - biblio - b/w photos - One of the Australian battalions to be captured at the fall of Singapore, NO LOST BATTALION recounts the stories of the men and their lives through enlistment, training, the fighting in Malaya, capture, and life at Changi and as slaves on the Burma Railway. A poignant and very readable account of the 2/29th’s war against Japan.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. ... more information

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Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 2009 241 pages, index, black & white photographs. Faithful Warriors is a memoir of World War II in the Pacific by a combat veteran of the 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. Written with award-winning author Steven Weingartner, Ladd's book chronicles his experiences as a junior officer in some of the fiercest fighting of the war. His recollections and descriptions of life—and death—on the far-flung island battlefronts of the Pacific... more information

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California USA: Harry Ladd, 1976 123 pages approx 100 hand drawn maps. Third Edition. Spiral Bound Plastic. Good/No Jacket. ... more information

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London, United Kingdom: Book Club Associates, 1983 The history of the Special Boat Squadron from World War Two to the present 283 pages b/w photos. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. As New/As New. ... more information

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London, United Kingdom: Arms and Armour Press A&AP, 1984 A pictorial history from World War Two to the present. 160 pages prof ill b/w photos. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ... more information

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London, United Kingdom: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Limited, 1978 288 pages b/w photos price clipped. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ... more information

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