Military - Regiments

Pitkin Pictorials, London, 1969.. 24 pp, 9" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs and reproductions. "The Regiment is the oldest infantry regiment of Wales and this brief account tells something of its history and of its customs. and traditions so long cherished and jealously preserved...." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - a few small soft creases on front cover, very light rubbing on rear cover, light wear on spine. Very Good. more information

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Pilgrim Press, n.p., 1976.. Unpaginated (approx. 16 pp.), oblong (5 1/2" H x 7 15/16" D), soft cover (stapled in wraps). B&w illustrations. Contents: An Account of the Museum; A short history of The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) by The Colonel of The Regiment (including . Nomenclature and Regimental Marches); Battle Honours; Conclusion. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear - light on spine. Very Good+. more information

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N/A.. 18 pp, 8 1/4" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Interior - very light browning to pages, very light cigarette odor, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light browning on covers, small bump to bottom of spine. and at top/bottom corners. Very Good. more information

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Printed by John Jennings, Gloucester, 1991.. 73 pp, 8 1/4" H, soft cover. B&w and colour illustrations. Contents: The Raising of the Regiment; Early Years of the Regiment; The Conquest of Canada; The West Indies, the American War of Independence, early years of the 61st Regiment; The French . Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815; India and the Sikh Wars; The Crimean War; The Indian Mutiny; The South African War; The First World War; Between the Wars; The Second World War; Amalgamation of the 1st (28th) and 2nd (61st) Battalions; T. he War in Korea; Keeping the Peace; Appendices: The Regimental Family Tree; Where the Regular Battalions have served in Peace and War; Colonels & Commanding Officers; The Regimental Calendar; Victoria and George Crosses; Brief Accounts of Famous B. a t tles; The Regimental Colours; Regimental Traditions; Regimental Nicknames; Sporting Successes of the Regiment; The Regimental Association. Light cigarette odor, minor wear at top of spine. Very Good+. more information

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Leo Cooper, London, (1995).. 284 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w maps, color and b&w photos. "The Scots Guards have been as involved as any other regiment in the events of the past forty years. In describing the Regiment's role and pa. rticipation Major General Naylor has sought to provide an account of events which records what happened and why in a way which will allow those who were there readily to identify with what took place, whilst giving those who were not present a sn. a p s hot of what life was all about. Conscious from the beginning that any history must accurately and truthfully portray events as they happened, he has been equally concerned to ensure that the resulting account is one that should be both unders. to od a nd enjoyed by all who read it." Small faint sticker mark on inside surface of front flap. VG+/VG+. more information

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Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, (1987).. 269 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. 16 pages of b&w photographs. ISBN 0297790641 "This is the story of a fighting force. It recounts the story of the Commando units of the Royal Marines, during the first forty years of their. existence, from the bloody baptism of 40 Commando on the beaches of Dieppe, in 1942, to the day when 45 Commando yomped into Stanley at the end of the Falklands War, in May 1982...In this book, the story of the Royal Marines Commando is told in . t h e words of the men who served in them, from brigadier to rifle troop marine. We see the battles and campaigns through their eyes, a view from the sharp end, much of it extraordinarily vivid..." Page lightly browned - mainly in margins, small . te ar w ith crease at bottom of gutter of pages 117-120, edges of textblock browned, small corner bump at bottom of rear board, light wrinkling st top/bottom of spine, minor rubbing. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-. fol ds, sm all tear at top/bottom of rear hinge, minor edge wear, light edge browning on rear panel minor edge wear, light rubbing. VG/VG. more information

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Country Life / George Newnes, London, 1915, first edition.. 224 pp + ads, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover (ivory vellum with gold lettering on spine, gold border & badge on front board) - no dust jacket. Top edge gilt. B&w plates, maps/battle plans, drawings, 2 color plates (uniform studies). One of the . "Country Life" Series of Military Histories. Chapter Headings: With Wolfe at Quebec, 1741-1759; Fall of French Empire in Canada, 1759-1764; American War of Independence, 1765-1782; Fighting in East and West Indies, 1782-1799; Sir John Moore and the. Light Infantry, 1799-1808; The Peninsula: Vimiero to Corunna, 1808-1809; The Peninsula: Talavera to Fuentes D'Onor, 1809-1811; The Peninsula: Ciudad Rodrigo to Salamanca, 1812; The Peninsula: Vittoria to the Nive, 1813; Close of Peninsular Campa. i g n , 1814; The American War, 1815; Waterloo, 1815; The Indian Mutiny, 1809-1859; New Zealand, Tirah, and South Africa, 1859-1914; The Great War, 1914; Appendices: Introduction; A List of Regimental Officers Serving on August 31, 1915; The Regimen. ta l Ro ll of Honour (Officers Killed, Wounded, Prisoners of War and Missing in the Great War): Made up to August 31, 1915; Index. Faint erased pencil marks on free front endpaper, book cracked at four places - pages holding firmly, light browning . to fo re- edge and bottom of textblock, moderate foxing/rubbing marks and moderate discoloration to vellum covered boards. G+. more information

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McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1967, first edition.. 478 pp, large 8vo (9 13/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w photographs, reproductions, maps/battle plans, fold-out colour maps. "Volume I of Colonel Nicholson's definitive work traces the story of Canadian gunners from the days . when the French used transformed naval guns against hostile natives to the intricately planned artillery barrages of the First World War. Having provided some fascinating background information on the development of guns and gunners, the story move. s through four vividly depicted centuries of military history - the period of the Ancien Regime, the American War of Independence, the War of 1812, the Fenian Raids, and the Boer War to the climatic, tragic years of the Great War....the text is gre. a tly enhanced by many lively first-hand quotations from letters, documents and diaries. The author also provides a comprehensive list of the valiant individuals who created the distinguished record of the Royal Canadian Artillery up until 1918." . Li ght wrinkling at bottom of spine and on rear hinge, light browning to edges of text block, light soiling on bottom of text block. Dust jacket has moderate edge wear - mainly on spine and flap-folds, several small tears (archivally taped) and chi. ps, light rubbing, wrinkling and slight fading on spine. Very Good/Good. more information

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Self-published, 1966.. 333 pp, large 8vo (9 15/16" H), hard cover (red cloth with gold lettering on spine, gold badge represented on front board) - no dust jacket. Color plates, b&w photographs, fold-out maps. Contents: Sedgemoor to the Treaty of Utrecht, 1685-1714; Th. e Jacobite Rebellions and the Seven Years' War, 1715-1789; The Napoleonic Wars and Their Aftermath, 1799-1830; Industrial Troubles, The Crimean War and the Consolidation of the British Empire, 1831-1899; The South African War to the Outbreak of th. e First World War, 1899-1914; The First World War, 1914-1918; Amalgamation, Mechanisation, The Second World War, and Postscript, 1919-1965; Appendices: The 25th Dragoons; The Natal Carbineers; The Windsor Regiment (Royal Canadian Armoured Corps); C. ol o nels of the Regiment; Lieutenant-Colonels in Command; Uniforms and the Standard; Regimental Music; Casualties, Honours and Awards; Regimental Collect. Minor browning to edges of pages and edges of textblock, light shelf soiling on bottom of t. ext bl ock, slight cigarette odor, light edge wear, light wrinkling to bottom of spine. Very Good. more information

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Ward Lock, London, 1973.. 518 pp, large 8vo (9 15/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 706310012 B&w photographs, reproductions, maps, colour plates. "....the story of two Cavalry regiments, the 14th and 20th Light Dragoons, which were eventually amalgamated after the . First World War to form the 14th/20th King's Hussars. Colonel Oatts has written a fascinating and often amusing story of the two Regiments in peace and war, deftly intertwined, and presented against a background of the history of Europe and the dev. elopment of the British Empire. He takes us from the Jacobite Rebellions through the long struggle with Napoleon, the Indian Wars, with both Regiments fighting the Boers in South Africa at the turn of the nineteenth century. The horrors and dis. c o m forts of the Great War in France and Mesopotamia are fully described. With the rise of Hitler's Germany the horse gave way to the tank and the amalgamated Regiment went through its frustrating period of the Second World War and the post-war p. er io d as part of the Royal Armoured Corps. The Author takes us up to 1970, with the first visit to the Regiment of the newly appointed Colonel-in-Chief, H.R.H. The Princess Anne. Part of the Regiment was shortly destined to serve, for the first . tim e, in the Far East and after 1971 play its part in turbulent Ulster....The title of the book is the nickname of the 14th dating from 1813 when the Regiment captured the silver chamber-pot, originally owned by Napoleon, from King Joseph Bonapart. e's car ria ge after the battle of Vittoria. It has since been a valued possession of the Officers' Mess." Cigarette odor, minor browning in page margins, very light browning to edges of textblock, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, very ligh. t ed ge w ear, light fading to top 1" of boards and spine, small corner bumps on boards, minor soiling to bottom of textblock. Dust jacket has been lined with stiff paper (glued on), light browning to edges and spine, moderate edge wear/wrinkling,. a fe w sma ll te ars/creases. Good+/Fair. more information

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Robert M. McBride, New York, 1929.. 287 pp, 8vo (8 1/4" H), hard cover (red cloth with white lettering on spine and front board, Scottish soldier in black and white on front board), in dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers, b&w illustrations. Chapter headings: The Origin of the Regiment;. The Valor of Some British Regiments; Regimental Glories of Napoleon and France; Famous Regiments of the United States; The Regiments of Old Prussia and United Germany; The Intrepid and Picturesque Russians; Some Regiments of the Dual Monarchy; T. h e Dashing Bersaglieri and Other Italian Regiments; Sweden's Cavalry and the Yellow Regiment; The Colonial Regiments of Canada and India; The "Ever Victorious Army" and Other World Famous Regiments; Outstanding Regiments of the Great War of 1914. . P re v ious owners bookplate on front pastedown, light foxing/browning on preliminary pages, small waterstain at top edge of preliminary pages, very light browning to pages, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, one small corner bump, minor edge . wea r, sm all shallow bump and small waterstain at top edge of front boards, light scuffs to top of textblock, a few pages with a tiny corner crease, the dust jacket has kept boards bright. Dust jacket has chips and edge creases, darkening to spine. , mo der ate edge wear, is price clipped, has light soiling, a small light waterstain on front panel, now in mylar sleeve. VG-/Poor. more information

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Picton, Chippenham, 1984, first edition.. 151 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, reproductions, uniform studies. "Throughout their long history, which dates from 1715, the Hawks have prided themselves on being good at their job, placing such emphasis on high i. ndividual standard of service that the Regiment awards its own medal in appropriate circumstances. Typically, the three battles of which it is proudest, Ramnuggur (1848), Ramadi (1917) and Medicina (1945) were all hard fights won against tremend. o u s odds. The Regiment was formed from an amalgamation of the 14th and 20th Hussars, whose combined history spans every one of the world's major continents and includes such campaigns as the Peninsula, the Indian Mutiny, the Sudan, the South Afr. ic an W ar, the Western Front, Mesopotamia and Italy, to name but a few. Its first gallantry award was the rare commemorative medal struck for the victory of Preston in 1715, and it is the proud possessor of two Victoria Crosses, both won for the . res cue of comrades in the most desperate circumstances. Since World War II the Regiment has served in Libya, Cyprus, the Far East, Ulster and Gemany. It is presently equipped with Chieftain tanks and recently its efficiency led to its being cho. sen to c arry out troop gunner trials with the devastatingly accurate Improved Fire Control System. Bryan Perrett's immensely readable text rightly makes full recognition of the fact that a regiment's reputation is the sum total of its members' in. divi dual effor t..." Faint cigarette odor, very light browning to edges of textblock. Dust jacket has very minor edge wear/wrinkling, light browning along top edge. VG/VG. more information

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Leo Cooper, London, 1970, first edition.. 120 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850520347 B&w photographs, reproductions. "Raised at Reading in 1688 the 16th were to see action one year later at Walcourt. Throughout Marlborough's campaigns they distinguished themselve. s as steady, reliable fighting troops, and by the end had earned themselves five battle-honours. The long list of foreign stations includes Canada, America, India, Chitral, South Africa, where the Regiment's mounted infantry company played a larg. e part in the final surrender of the Boers; and so up to the Great War. Twenty-two battalions were raised by the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, battalions who saw action from Flanders to Gallipoli, from Egypt to Jerusalem. The Second Wa. r b rought the Regiment glory at Dunkirk, in Singapore they lost a whole battalion, their skill as part of General Orde Wingate's Chindits was a source of bewilderment to the enemy; from North Africa to Italy they were an omnipresent menace to whoev. er t ried to stop them. These, then, are the men of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, brave, thorough and skilled, and this book is worthy of them." Includes music of the Regimental March. Slight cigarette odor, minor browning to page. s, bro wning to edges of textblock, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, one tiny corner bump. Dust jacket has been price clipped, has moderate edge wear/wrinkling, small chips and tears, browning and water stains on spine and flap-folds, light . wat er s tains at top edge. Very Good-/Fair. more information

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The Regiment, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978.. 59 pp, 83 pp, 52 pp, 64 pp + advertisements, 4to (11 1/8" H), hard cover (four soft cover issues bound in dark blue cloth with gold lettering on spine). The lettering states: BLUE & ROYAL / 1974-77 (should read 1975-78) and at the bottom of the sp. ine: TPR. PETER AIKEN. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, advertisments, colour photographs on front covers. Annual journals of The Household Cavalry Regiment (The Blues and Royals). A few advertisement pages are light browned, previuo. s owner's name at top of front cover of 1976 issue, light liquid stains along bottom of front endpapers and at bottom of front cover of 1975 issue, very light wrinkling at bottom of spine, a few tiny soiling and rubbing marks on boards. Good+. more information

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Hamish Hamilton, London, 1968, first edition.. 151 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, reproductions. Includes music for the Regimental March (Prince Albert's March). "Jellalabad, good story though it is, tends to eclipse the other achievements of a regiment which . stood firm at Killiekrankie, of whose 4th Battalion in 1944-5 it was said that 'they never had a failure, and never lost an inch of ground', and which, between these two particular campaigns, marched invariably beneath the star of imperial destiny. . They were more often abroad than not: in the Flanders of Marlborough and the Spain of Peterborough (who turned them into dragoons), in Gibraltar and the West Indies, in Burma and Afghanistan and Africa. Above all, in India. It was fitting that th. eir 1st Battalion should have been the last British troops to leave the country which they had loved and hated for so long...." Light cigarette odor, minor browning in margins of pages, light browning to edges of textblock, book is slightly cocke. d , light wrinkling at top/bottom of spinevery tiny bump to corners of boards. Dust jacket is price clipped, has moderate to heavy browning, light edge wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, one small close tear with crease - ar. ch iv ally taped, very light water stain at top edge of rear panel. Very Good/Good-. more information

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Leo Cooper, London, 1970, first edition.. 126 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850520487 B&w photographs, reproductions. Includes music for the Regimental March. "Throughout the last two wars the Dorset Regiment proved themselves to be one of the toughest and most ef. ficient fighting units in the army. From the sweltering heat of Mesopotamia to the rain-sodden jungle of Kohima Ridge the Dorsets have always held on with skill and verve, with esprit de corps apparent in every nerve fibre of the regimental syste. m . Coolness in adversity has always been one of the Regiment's greatest attributes, as is illustrated by the incident of the 'Sarah Sands' (where the Regiment was instrumental in preventing the explosion of a troopship in the Indian Ocean)....It . is t heir courage and skill in situations like this that have made the Dorsets justly famous. Since their formation in 1702 they have fought in many battles, including the sieges of Gibralatar and Kut-el-Amara (where they lost a whole battalion), . and ha ve always maintained their reputation as a fine fighting regiment." Slight cigarette odor, light browning to edges of textblock, small bump to top corner of both boards, small bump at top of spine with tiny tear, very light wrinkling at bot. tom of s pine. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has a few small chips and small/tiny tears, light rubbingand soiling, light edge wear/wrinkling, faint water stain at top of spine, light browning - mainly on spine and flap-folds. Very Good-/Good-. more information

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Arms and Armour, (London, 1992).. 287 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with b&w photos, reproductions, maps, color plates. "Raised in 1688 as 'Colonel Lutrell's Regiment of Foot' in response to the supplanting of King James II by William of Orange, t. here began three centuries of service to the nation with the regiment becoming one of the finest in the British Army....Here for the first time is the whole story from the raising in 1688 to present day deployment with equal emphasis to all peri. o d s of its service...reveals many fresh aspects of the Green Howard's history, covering new ground in particular on the little covered inter-war and post-1945 decades." Minor scuff on rear board, photocopy of newspaper article about Private Henr. y Ta nd e y VC, taped to front pastedown. Dust jacket has very minor edge wrinkling and is clean and bright. VG+/VG+. more information

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Hamish Hamilton, London, 1968, first edition.. 144 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, reproductions. "This is the story of the Green Howards - the county regiment of that region of infinite variety, the North Riding of Yorkshire....For just short of three hundred y. ears it has been fighting its Sovereign's battles from the Irish and French Wars of Dutch William to the Malayan Chinese and Cypriot guerillas of yesterday. The Green Howards have had their share of failures as well as successes, but failures such . as Fontenoy, Suvla and Gazala brought them nothing but glory. Included in their successes are such famous battles as The Boyne, Alma (where they stormed the Great Redoubt and captured the Russian drums which still are trooped on the anniversary of . the battle, their Regimental Day), First Ypres, Mareth and the assault over the Normandy beaches. In the War of 1914-18, they won twelve Victoria Crosses, a number bettered only by one other regiment which had more than double the number of bat ta. l i ons fighting. But it is the little-known campaigns that are often the most interesting: the way in which they secured Ceylon for the Empire at a cost of 1,500 deaths from battle, disease and massacre; the assault on the cliffs of Belle Isle in . 1761, performed in the manner of a twentieth-century commando raid; Eutaw Springs, the last battle of the American War of Independence and a British victory. This is not the old and often turgid type of regimental history but a lively little book w. hich will appeal not only to the men who have served in the Green Howards - regulars, territorials and national servicemen - but to anyone who is interested in the past of this country. It deals not only with battles, but with the men who fought th. em and the reasons why they fought. And those who do not know the tale already will learn how the regiment gained its colourful name." Cigarette odor, light browning to edges of text block, tiny stain on bottom of text block, minor bump at top/bot. tom of spine. Dust jacket has been price clipped, has cigarette odor, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, light browning - mainly on spine and flap-folds and edges. Very Good-/Very Good-. more information

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National Army Museum, London, n.d.. 32 pp, 8" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). B&w photographs, reproductions. Contents: Preface; Let Tyrants Fear, 1537-1660; With Firm Step and Undaunted Mien, 1660-1793; Liberty Loyalty Property, 1793-1815; Storm! Storm! Riflemen Form!, 1859-1899. ; Gentlemen in Khaki, 1899-1901; His Majesty's Territorial Force, 1901-1914; One Million Volunteers, 1914-1920; We Will Fight in the Streets, 1920-1945; Twice a Citizen, 1945-1973; The Victoria Cross; Territorial Decorations and Medals; Guidons, C. o l ours and Drum Banners; Paintings; Prints; Artillery; Bibliography. Interior - previous owner's small stamp on inside of front cover and on first page, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very minor rubbing, mino. r co rner crease on rear cover. Very Good+. more information

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Osprey, London, (1989), reprint.. 64 pp, large 8vo, soft cover. The Osprey Elite series covers the history, organisation, appearance and equipment of famous fighting men of the past and present...in the same format as the popular 'Men-at-Arms' series, but with extended text and cap. tions, about 50 photographs and diagrams, and 12 full-colour plates." Interior - faint browning to page edges, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear/rubbing, spine flat and uncreased. VG+. more information

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Hart, Welwyn, (1999), Ist edtion.. 290 pp, 4to (11 11/16" H), soft cover. Many b&w photographs, reproductions, 5 color plates. Chapter Headings: Historical Background to the Territorial Artillery, 1920-1945; The Development of Field Artillery Tactics, Organisation and Equipment, 19. 20-1945; Between the Wars, 1920-1939; The Original Unit - 86th Field Regiment, R.A., September 1939-April 1946; The Duplicate Unit - 135th Field Regiment, R.A., September 1939-August 1945; The War-formed Unit - 191st Field Regiment, R.A., Decembe. r 1 942-December 1944; Epilogue - Last Post and Reveille; Appendices - Principal Acts of Parliament and Orders; Battery Establishments and Organisation; Extracts from the Army List, 1922-1939 and List of Officers, 1939-1945; The Defence Force, 1921. ; T he Home Guard, 1940-1944 - Bibliography and Guide to Sources. Small crease at bottom of spine - from manufacturing process. NF. more information

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William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, 1953.. 287 pp, large 8vo (9 15/16" H), hard cover (red cloth with gold lettering on spine, gold insignia on front board) - no dust jacket. B&w photographs, reproductions, maps/battle plans. "This is the tale of an infantryman whose weapon was essentially. a sword, although that sword was fixed on the end of a rifle and designated a bayonet. It is the tale of a Scottish infantryman, who was essentially a clansman with all the glorious traditions, estimable prejudices, and fortunate relationships . o f a clansman. In this particular tale each clan was a regiment with its own chief and its own particular significance of territory. Clan jealousy and clan pride formed the separate strength of each unit, and, by their very divisions, made of al. l th e clans that Unity known as the 51st Highland Division...." Very light browning to pages, light cigarette odor, browning to edges of textblock, light waviness to top of textblock, light edge wear, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, book slight. ly co ck ed, a few light soiling marks on exterior. Good+. more information

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Gale and Polden, Aldershot, 1947, first edition.. 101 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H), hard cover (bright red cloth with black lettering on spine and front board) - no dust jacket. B&w map, reproduction. "This book has been compiled almost entirely from the evidence of original manuscripts and contemporaril. y printed documents, mostly in the Library of the Manx Museum....The reader may find the frequent references to dress and accoutrements a little monotonous, but to the military antiquary and historian they should be of interest....At the end of t. h e book will be found a list of the officers who served in the several Manx Fencible Corps with an indication of the unit in which the officer served." Contents: Preface; The Earliest Manx Fencible Corps; The First Corps of Royal Manx Fencibles;. T he Second Corps of Royal Manx Fencibles; The Third Corps of Royal Manx Fencibles. Previous owner's small stamp on front pastedown, small faint watermark and dye mark at bottom edge of pages 21-23, tiny piece missing from top edge of pages 21-24. , t iny light foxing marks on edges of textblock, small light watermark and dye mark on top/bottom of textblock at spine. Very Good-. more information

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Leo Cooper, London, 1973.. 176 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Ex-library. ISBN 085521130 B&w plates. "To find the origin of the Gurkha soldier we must go back to the year 1814 - a year in which the British Army fought a war agaisnt one of the toughest enem. ies it had ever encountered, before or since: the Gurkhas. Since that year, when they were finally forced to unwilling subjection, the Gurkhas have been 'on our side' in every war fought by Great Britain. One regiment of Gurkhas became ten, and . i n the latter part of the nineteenth century they fought shoulder to shoulder with British soldiers at Bhurtpore, in the Sikh War, in the Indian Mutiny and the Afghan War. In the First World War, Gurkha battalions were to be found wherever the f. ig ht ing was most deadly: in France, at Gallipoli, in Palestine and Mesopotamia. For Gurkha regiments there was no 'peacetime' in its literal sense between the two world wars, for they constantly stood watch on India's North-West Frontier. And in. th e S econd World War Nepal sent nearly a quarter of a million men to fight against Germany and Japan. The end of the war against Japan brought no peace to the Far East; it also produced the partition of India and the inevitable rundown of the In. dian Arm y Gurkha regiments. Great Britain retained the 2nd, 6th, 7th and 10th Gurkha Rifles, while the remaining six regiments remained in the newly consituted Indian Army. Brigadier 'Birdie' Smith - himself a distinguished and much decorated G. urkha offi cer - tells the story of these four regiments, now known as Britain's Brigade of Gurkhas. It is a story of gallantry in battle, of unswerving loyalty and fortitude." Ex-college library copy with old tape marks on boards and light old t. ape ma rks on free endpapers/adjacent pages, presentation label tipped in on free front endpaper, three college stamps inside, light edge wear, two small corner bumps, bump at top of rear hinge/rear board, slight bump on top edge of front board, li. ght bro wning a nd light water marks on top of textblock, slight fading to spine and top/bottom edges of boards. Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling, small piece of old tape and small tape mark on inside, plain white label on spine (covers old la. bel mark ). Good reading copy only.. more information

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Dundurn Press, Toronto, 1987, Ist edition.. 222 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 1550020226 B&w photos, plan, map. "This is the gripping story of how one man's half-century of service and devotion helped build and develop the Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment; and how that regiment played . a vital role in Canada's efforts during the Second World War. Angus Duffy was Regimental Sergeant-Major during the Second World War; commanding officer from 1958 to 1962, and Honorary Colonel from 1976 to 1981, and a man revered and respected for h. is tough but humane approach to leadership, and undying belief that the common foot soldier was more important than the commissioned officer...a detailed, and often touching look at the impact one man had on his regiment, and the incredible sacrif. i c e of those men." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear, minor rubbing. Near Fine. more information

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Collier Macmillan, Don Mills, Ontario, (1983), Ist ed.. 184 pp., 4to. (10 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0029976707 100 year history of the Regiment. Illus., w/photos. Forward by H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Colonel in Chief. Light edge wear to boards, slight cigarette odor, sl. ight fading at top/bottom edges of boards, slight waviness to fore-edge of text block, light browning to edges of text block. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, light edge wrinkling, very light rubbing, minor browning on inside edges. Very Good/Ver. y Good. more information

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London Printing & Lithographing, London, Ontario, 1967.. 420 pp, small 4to (10 3/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w photographs, fold-out maps. "The second volume of the history of The Royal Canadian Regiment describes difficulties of peacetime service during the Depression, three yea. rs in Britain after the outbreak of the Second World War, participation in the Sicilian campaign, the drive up Italy, the heavy fighting on the lower Adriatic front, the battle for Rome, on the Gothic Line and on the river lines of the northern It. a l ian plains; finally, the clearing of Holland and the disarmament of the enemy. After reconstitution in Canada there followed service in three battalions under United Nations command in the Korean campaign and subsequent duties at home and abroa. d. The narrative closes with one battalion in Germany and the other at point of leaving for Cyprus. The story is written not only for this but for the next generation of The Regiment with commentaries and backgrounds which will make events intelli. gib l e in years to come." Boards have faint line indentations at top/bottom of both boards. Dust jacket has very light lne indentations at top/bottom of panels and light waviness on spine. Very Good+/Very Good+. more information

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Secker & Warburg, London, 1984, first edition.. 292 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0436499924 B&w photographs, maps. "(The author) tells how the SAS evolved from an unconventional handful of men, who under David Stirling operated so successfully behind enemy lines in. North Africa in 1941, into the disciplined professionals of today, who apart from their daring and dangerous exploits in the Princes Gate siege and the Falkland Islands, have won 'hearts and minds' in many countries by their perseverence, their me. d ical and language skills, and their courage. In this book we see them operating in large numbers during the latter years of the Second World War, in the numerous post-war security campaigns in the Middle and Far East, and in the difficult circums. ta nces of urban terrorism. Above all, we see how David Stirling's emphasis on The Man has not changed at all. Here indeed are men who dare to excel and in General Strawson they have a worthy chronicler of their remarkable activities both in warti. me and in the 'savage wars of peace'." Minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has been price clipped, has very light rubbing, light edge wrinkling, very small area of glue residue on front panel. Very Good+/Very Good. more information

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Leo Cooper, London, (1972), First edition.. 239 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, color frontispiece, b&w photographs, reproductions. "The 34th of Foot, raised in 1702, and the 55th, raised in 1755, came together in 1881 to form the Border Regiment. The separate. battalions had already seen service in nearly every corner of the globe in which it was the privilege of the British infantryman to freeze, swelter, sicken and die - the heroic deeds of the 34th at Arroyo-dos-Molinos and the honours won by the 5. 5 t h in China being commemorated in the centre-piece of their joint capbadge, surrounded by the Fontenoy laurel wreath of the 34th. As Douglas Sutherland most ably shows the Regiment more than lived up to its glorious past in the two World Wars a. nd m an y a Border soldier found his last resting place in the mud of Gallipoli or Flanders, and later in the heat of the Desert, in Sicily, in Burma and at Arnhem. In 1959 the Border Regiment was amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Regiment and. , a s t he author says, 'for many old soldiers something very dear to them was passing out of their lives for ever'. This book is a tribute to those old soldiers and, hopefully, an inspiration to those who still cherish the 'Border' spirit." A few. sma ll a rea s of light discoloration on boards, very small bump on bottom edge of front board, two small faint stains on fore-edge of textblock. Dust jacket has light edge wear, very light browning to edges and spine, crease and small chip along . botto m edg e of front panel. VG-/G. more information

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Leo Cooper, London, 1969, first edition.. 127 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, reproductions. "Raised separately at the end of the eighteenth century as the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders and the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders, (the Regiments) saw many adventures. before they were merged as one Regiment in 1881. Both saw service in many parts of the world, the 93rd in particular gaining immortal fame as 'The Thin Red Line' at Balaclava and in winning seven V.C.s before breakfast at the relief of Lucknow. Th. ere have been few spheres of military activity in British history over the past 250 years in which the Argylls have not been involved and in the great catastrophes of the 1914-18 and 1939-45 wars they have been in the forefront of the battle, adding. lustre to an already famous name. Commander after commander has paid tribute to the fighting qualities of the Regiment who time and again have proved their worth. In the Second World War, the 2nd Battalion earned undying glory in defeat. They we. re the rearguard of the terrible march out of Malaya and the subsequent fall of Singapore. For a time they ceased to exist until the 15th Battalion assumed their name and honours. Since the war few Regiments have seen more service than the Argylls. . They have been present at every trouble spot from Palestine, through Korea to the famous action in the crater at Aden which focused worldwide attention on them. Now, with the threat of disbandment hanging over them, they soldier on, proud and de. fiant to the last." Includes music for 'The Thin Red Line', 'Highland Laddie', and 'The Campbells are Coming'. Faint cigarette odor, small bump at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling and tiny chips/tears at top/bottom o. f spine and flap-folds, moderate browning on spine and flap-folds, creses on inside edges of flaps. Very Good-/Good-. more information

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Leo Cooper, Barnsley, 1998, first edition.. 448 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850526256 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions, maps, colour plates. "This is the story of one Corps and its Predecessors, which provided the British Army with m. any of the essential elements for its logistic support over 200 years. Although it is primarily concerned with the activities of this one Corps in its varying significant roles, and its regimental life, the book gives an insight into the much wi. d e r picture of overall logistic support by many others necessarily concerned in the complex process of sustaining the Army in peace and war. Within a worldwide military and political framework, with widely contrasting settings, it also highlight. s th e problems in achieving the balance between political constraints and meeting operational requirements. Additionally, it illustrates the extent to which military Commanders' decisions can influence the success or failure of military operations. b y t he right or wrong appreciation, selection and utilization of the appropriate logistic support. Covering the period that it does, it traces the development of logistic support from its simplest forms, to the wide range of sophisticated land,. se a an d a ir facilities required to meet the needs of the modern mobile and high-tech Army. How well the Royal Corps of Transport and its Predecessors met the challenges during their lifetime and played their proud part in helping to develop the. hig hly s ucce ssful logistics system that the British Army now possesses can be judged from their history related in this book." One small corner bump, light wrinkling at bottom of spine, minor soiling on bottom of textblock. Dust jacket very li. ght e dge wr inkli ng - light at top of front flap, light rubbing on rear panel. Very Good+/Very Good. more information

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KTAV Publishing House, New York, 1975.. 280 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover (dark blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board) - no dust jacket. ISBN 0870682709 B&w illustrations. Contents: The World Forgetting, by the World Forgotten; Their Heroism Lies in Their Suffe. ring; We are French Soldiers but Not French Citizens; The Legions Works, the Legions Gets No Pay!; The Right to Plunder; Jews Among the Old-Time Legionnaires; Volunteers for the Defense of France; Engage pour la Gamelle; The Revolt of Carency; Un. i o n Sacre in an Atmosphere of War-Time Antisemitism; Americans in the French Foreign Legion; In the Atmosphere of Muncih; Again in the Foreign Legion; Forced Volunteers; Demobilization for the Antechambers of Death Camps; In North Africa - "This . Ho st il e Place with a Perfumed Name"; Building the Trans-Saharian Railroad; A Most Atrocious Camp; North Africa Liberated - Internees Punished for Hoisting the American Flag; Suffering and Death After the Liberation; Join the Foreign Legion or Go . to Pri son ; The World Will Never Understand; The Joint Commission on Political Prisoners and Refugees; Anything Which Might Offend French Susceptibilities Has Been Omitted; Volunteers Forced Not to Fight; "Incredible" Politics of Compromise; Postsc. rip t; A ppen dix; Notes; Sources; Index. Minor soiling to front endpapers, previous owners small stamp on front pastedown, minor edge wear, minor rubbing. VG+. more information

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1993.. 92 pp, 11 11/16" H, soft cover (magazine format). Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Interior - small soft bump to top corner of textblock, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - soft crease at corners of covers,. very minor edge wear. Very Good. more information

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Shire, Aylesbury, 1973.. 71 pp, 7" H, soft cover. B&w insignia, drawings, battle plans, plates. "....traces the history of the British cavalry, details its regiments, records its traditions, honours some of its captains, and describes two of its actions - recreating the w. orld of the cavalryman before technology rendered the warhorse obsolete." Interior - very light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor soiling, small soft crease on covers, minor wear at . t o p /bottom of spine, slight fading to spine color, small wrinkles on spine, old price label on rear cover. Very Good. more information

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T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1916, first edition.. 288 pp, small 8vo (7 3/4" H), hard cover (dark blue cloth with gold lettering on spine, gold insignia on front board) - no dust jacket. Tissue-covered colour frontispiece, 3 b&w plates. Divided into three sections: The "Boyne" to "Waterloo"; After. Waterloo to the Two-Hundreth Anniversary of the Formation of the Regiment; Hazara, Crete, China, South Africa. Appendices: Title-page of Cannon's "Historical Record"; Title-page of Major R. Broughton-Mainwaring's Continuation of the Record; Des. c r i ption of the Colours of the Regiment; Numerical and Titular Designations of British Foot Regiments. Light browning to endpapers, some pages with light foxing - mainly at front and at rear of book, rear inside hinge ia weakening, edges of text. bl oc k browned, tiny waterstain on top of textblock - migrates slightly into pages, slight bumping to corners and to some edges, front board has light scratches and a small liquid stain, rear board has indentation across it - migrates into last few. pa ges a nd a small light stain, spine has a light fading, small stain, and light wrinkling, light rubbing. Good. more information

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Stackpole, (Harrisburg, PA, 1969), 1st. U.S. Edition.. 84 pp, 8vo (8 5/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. 58 b&w plates, 2 color plates. "...an authoritative introduction, profusely illustrated, to one of the most fascinating and complex periods of military costume...traces, largely through meticulous . research fr om contemporary sources, the history of the French Army from 1786 and the Revolution...This book shows you what (the officer and common soldier) looked like and describes the regiments he served in...(this) authoritative account of the I. mperial and Royal Guards, Infantry and Cavalry is the result of many years's study and research, and for students of military history and costume this is a remarkable work of very real value." Very light browning to pages, light cigarette odor, . l i g ht edge wear, two corners with slight bump, slight wrinkling at top of spine, light browning to edges of textblock. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling, several tiny/small tears, light browning, light rubbing, two tiny marks on inside s. ur fa ce . Very Good/Good+. more information

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The Regiment, n.p., c1963.. 104 pp, 10 1/2" H, soft cover. B&w photographs, advertisements. Additional sheet laid in: Former Honorary Colonel Commandants of The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps / Directors of Ordnance Services 1903-1963. Contents: The RCOC Memoral; Foreword; . Colonel-in-Chief Picture; Colonel-in-Chief Message; Colonel Commandant; Former Director of Ordnance Services; Present Director of Ordnance Services; President of the RCOC Association; The RCOC Badge and Postal Cancellations; Sixty Glorious Years; Hi. storical Synopsis of the RCOC Association; Eastern Command Activities; Quebec Command Activities; Saint Barbara Patron Saint of the RCOC; Jubilee Presentations; Central Command Activities; Western Command Activities; Jubilee Activities in Ottawa; . R C OC Home Station Montreal; 26 Central Ordnance Depot Activities; 27 Central Ordnance Depot Activities; The RCOC Band; 28 Central Ordnance Depot Activities; Project "Ross"; Dateline Jubilee; Celebrations in Europe; Diamond Jubilee in the UNEF; War. ri or s' Day at the C.N.E.; The Fanfare Trumpets; The RCOC Museum; The Unit Quartermaster; Jubilee Scrapbook; Index to Advertisers. Slight rusting to one staple, slight browning on inside hinges, slight cigarette odor, minor edge wear to covers, mi. nor wr inkles and soiling on covers, two small corner creases. Very Good-. more information

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Arthur Baker, London, (1975).. 174 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w maps, photos, reproductions. "...drawing upon contemporary diaries and reports of campaigns ranging from the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimea, South Africa and India to the First and Second World. Wars, (the author) has recreated some of the many acts of heroism performed by the British soldier. Futile though some of them may have eventually proved, such as the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade and the tragic stand at Maiwand, there i. s n o doubting the outstanding courage of their perpetrators. The words of men who were present at the scenes of conflict described here, successful or otherwise, speak more clearly and movingly than any second hand account." Previous owners name. /d a te on free front endpaper. Dust jacket has minor edge wear. VG+/VG+. more information

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Leo Cooper, London, (1989), Ist edition.. 353 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w photos, maps. "To maintain the link of communication between battlefields and HQ, between commanders and soldiers, and between physically distant Corps is the vital job of. the Royal Signals. But the responsibility of the Signals extends beyond the logistical requirements of inter-personal contact. Electronic Intelligence and Electronic Warfare are major departments within the organization, each of which supports. t h e other. (This book) examines these diverse aspects and traces the complex developments in techniques, technology and signals tactics since the Second World War. (It) is more an historical story than an exhaustive tract for reference purposes. al on e, (recording) the growth of the Signals through its people, the 'high quality' ordinary soldier to the odd character, all of whom help to define the Royal Signals. With anecdotes from individual's achievements, both personal and professiona. l , t he history of this essential military branch is presented in an accessible and enjoyable manner." Very light browning to edges of textblock, two small areas of darkening on front board. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling, minor rubbing. V. G+ /VG+. more information

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Spellmount, Staplehurst, 1995, first edition.. 223 pp, 4to (11" H), hard cover in dust jacket. INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE: "BEST WISHES RAY WESTLAKE". ISBN 1873376243 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions, color plates. "....a comprehensive record of campaigns, overseas serv. ices, battles and engagements of the English and Welsh line infantry regiments created following the British Army reorganisations of 1881. From Tangier in 1662 to Bosnia in the mid-1990's, here is a thorough, up-to-date, record of the countries . i n which each regiment served and the year in which they moved....Elements covered are: the details of all campaigns, battles and engagements; listings of titles and designations; nicknames; uniforms with facing colours and dates of any changes; b. ad ge s - all devices worn with their origins; previously unpublished photographs illustrating the badges, insignia and uniforms." Slight bump to bottom of spine - light wrinkling at top, very light cigarette odor. Dust jacket has light edge wrin. kli ng - moderate at bottom of spine. Very good/Very Good. more information

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(Burlington Books, Mississauga, Ontario), [1996].. 346 pp, small 4to (10 1/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0968037704 B&w photos. "Canadians formed the only all-volunteer overseas army of any of the major invading forces. They quickly commanded respect among senior Allied planners and on . D-Day they were assigned Juno Beach.. .From the beach at Bernieres-sur-Mer to Falaise, then up the coast to the channel ports to the Scheldt, Nijmegen, the Rhineland, and ultimately near war's end into heavily defended Holland where the Dutch popula. tion faced starvation, these volunteers pushed forward relentlessly, usually in small sections, a point man in front, covering each other..." Book slightly cocked, a few tiny dints on bottom of boards. Dust jacket has very light edge wear, small . l ight scuff at bottom of spine, minor rubbing. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Leo Cooper, London, (1972), Ist edition.. 110 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. Follows the history of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from its formation in 1914 by Hamilton Gault, through World Wars I and II, in Korea and in their later peacekeeping duties. . Previous owners bookplate on free front endpaper. Dust jacket has very light edge wear, and rubbing. VG+/VG+. more information

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Vanwell, St. Catharines, Ontario, (1995).. 278 pages, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. "Born into a wealthy Montreal family in 1882, Gault was fortunate in having the means to pursue his own desires, of which a taste for adventure figured prominently and was to . take him, as a subaltern in the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles, to fight in the Boer War, and throughout the rest of his life on any number of more or less hazardous expeditions. But the act for which his name will be for ever carved in stone was the . raising at his own expense on the outbreak of the First World War of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry..." Dust jacket has very minor edge wear and is lightly rubbed. NF/VG+. more information

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Mainstream, Edinburgh, 1988, first edition.. 160 pp, large 8vo )9 7/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 185158174X B&w and color photographs, reproductions. "Eschwing the traditional approach to regimental history, wherein battles are dissected and hoary anecdotes repeated, Stephen Wood . tackles the subject from an alternative angle. Appreciating the quality and quantity of the possessions held by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers & Greys), Scotland's only cavalry regiment and one known and respected throughout the world,. he decided to re-tell its story and illustrate it using the accummulated treasures of the three regiments which go to make up The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. It is a story rich in facts and in fable, in myth and in legend, but the reality of the . r egiment as an extended and ancient military family permeates it throughout. The book's subject is military history but its illustrations take it into fields of applied and fine arts, fields never far removed from the subject itself but ones often. r egarded as separate by traditionalists on both sides of the supposed military/arts divide. This is a book which will arouse, charm, annoy and enrapture the reader with its revelations about the history of an exlusive cavalry regiment and its ill. us t rations of the quality of that regiment's possessions." Dust jacket has very minor edge wear/wrinkling, minor rubbing. Fine/Near Fine. more information

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Arms and Armour, London, (1980), first edition.. 208 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN: 0853683549. B&w plates, maps. "This is the 300-year history of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, one of the oldest Scottish regiments and one of only five surviving infantry regiments of t. he line in the British Army to have retained their identity since the days they were raised...The bulk of the book, however, is devoted to the Regiment's history over the past hundred years, through both the small wars and the world wars, and the . a f termath of Empire. A special place is given to the Korean War and its hard-fought 'Guy Fawkes' battle. The demands on the British soldier in a changing world are also presented - 'The combat suit and the chunky jersey convey the new image, th. e mo dern equivalent of the thin red line', says the author, himself an ex-Borderer. His account shows how The King's Own Scottish Borderers serve our country to-day, and draw on a great tradition, so that well do they say: 'Once a Borderer, always. a Bo rderer'." Light cigarette odor, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, light browning to edges of textblock, faint scuffing to bottom corner of front board. Dust jacket is price clipped, has small ghost sticker mark on front flap, a. fe w ar eas of light edge wrinkling, moderate edge browning, heavy fading to spine and top edge of front panel - lettering on spine still very legible. Very Good/Good+. more information

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