Military - Regiments

N.p., (London, Ontario, 1951).. 172 pp, 8vo, soft cover stapled and in wraps. Fold-out map of routes of campaigns in WWII, b&w plate of 'Holy Roller' tank. Covers the regiments history from 1856 to 1945 but mainly focuses on World War II campaigns. Appendices cover: D-D Traini. ng; Honour Roll of First Hussars; Officers who served with First Hussars overseas; Commanding Officers of First Hussars. Small tear to margin of map where it joins textblock (repaired with archival tape), small overglue pulls along gutters (b. e t w e e n textblock and covers), previous owner's name at top corner of front cover, light edgewear, soft creasing along edges. VG. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Regimental Committee, 1986, updated reprint.. 91 pp, 8vo (8 3/8" H), soft cover (stapled in wraps). Contents: Badges, Distinctions and Battle Honours; Victoria Cross Roll; List of Colonels; Notable Sporting Achievements; Table of Chief Events; The Origins of the Regiment; Battle Honours of the. Regiment; The War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-1713; The Seven Years War, 1756-1763; The American War of Independence, 1775-1782; The Napoleonic Wars - Service at Sea, 1797; Egypt, 1801; The Cape of Good Hope, 1806; The Peninsular War, 1808-1. 8 1 4 ; Service in the East, 1805-1825; The American War, 1812-1814; The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 - The First Burma War, 1825-1826; The First Afghan War, 1838-1842; The Second Sikh War, 1848-1849; The Crimean War, 1854-1856; The Andaman Islands, 1867. ; Th e Zulu War, 1879; The Second Burma War, 1885-1887; The South African War, 1899-1902; The First World War, 1914-1918; The Second World War, 1939-1945; Operations after the Second World War; The Reserve Battalion; Amalgamation 1969. Interior - v. er y f ai nt cigarette odor, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light wear at top/bottom of spine, one small corner crease, small watermark and small soiling mark on front cover, minor rubbing. VG-. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

32 pp, 8vo (8 5/8" H), soft cover (stapled in wraps). 4 pages of b&w illustrations. Contents: Battle Honours Emblazoned on the Regimental Colour; Battle Honours Emblazoned on the Queen's Colour; Raising of the Staffordshire Regiments; Badges and F. acings of the Regiment; The Colours; Early History of the 38th and 64th; The American War of Independence; The End of the Eighteenth Century; Early Nineteenth Century; The Peninsula; Peace and War 1815-1850; The Crimean War and Persia; The Indian M. u tiny; The Zulu War; The North and South Staffordshire Regiments; Egypt and the Nile; The South African War 1900-1902; The 1914-1918 War; Between the Great Wars; The 1939-1945 War; Amalgamations. Interior - previous owner's small stamp on first pa. ge , light rusting on staples, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear. Very Good. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Hamish Hamilton, London, (1968), first edition.. 157 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations, march. "A Regiment forms a corporate body which takes on a life of its own, often rising above the weaknesses and inadequacies of its human fabric to perform seemingly superhuma. n deeds such as the 'Immortal Stand' of the 24th Foot at Rorke's Drift during the Zulu War...Since their birth as Dering's Regiment in March 1689, the 24th (which in 1881 became the South Wales Borderers) have participated in nearly all the large. a n d small wars of the past 279 years from Cartagena in South America to Narvik in Arctic Norway. From Saratoga, in America's war of Independence, to Tsingtao in the Far East, where they gained a battle honour unique in the British Army. The Ist. Ba tt alion, over which the shadow of amalgamation now lies, has recently returned from an operational tour of Aden. There they proved that the courage and steadfastness of the Regiment and of its individual sons is as strong as ever. This book i. s a fit ting tribute to them and to one of the greatest Regiments of all time." Faint cigarette odor, light browning to edges of pages/textblock, very light paper pull a top of rea rendpapers, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket is. p ric e cl ipped, has very light browning at edges, light edge wrinkling, two very small closed tears, small ghost sticker mark on front flap, very light rubbing. VG/VG-. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Royal Signals Institution, London, 1970.. 122 pp, 10" H, soft cover. Profusely illustrated in color, b&w, and monotone with photographs, reproductions. Contents: Prior to 1870: Early army signalling; Telegraph Units RE, 1870-1884; The Telegraph Battalion RE, 1884-1899; The South African W. ar, 1899-1902; The Royal Engineer Signal Service, 1902-1914; The Great War 1914-1918: France and Flanders; The Great War 1914-1919: Lesser Theatres; Royal Signals: The first twenty years; The Second World War, 1939-1943; The Second World War, 194. 3 - 1 945; Cold War, Decolonization, & Peace-keeping, 1946-1969; Royal Signals: The second twenty-five years. Interior - a few pages with tiny crease at top corner, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wea. r a fe w tiny pieces of surface paper loss, light rubbing, crease at fore-edge of rear cover, crease down spine. Very Good-. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Nexus, (Hemel Hempstead, April, 1998).. 66 pp, 11 5/8" H, stapled in wraps (magazine). "An invaluable source for historians, hobbyists and model makers." Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photos, reproductions, uniform studies. Contents: The Gloucestershire Regiment 1881-1994. ; The Princess Charlotte of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment 1881-1959; The Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment 1881-1959; The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) 1959-1994; The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wil. t s h ire Regiment since 1994; The Museums. Interior - minor browning to page edges, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - small edge crease on front cover, light edge wear on spine - minor edge wear on covers. VG. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

(Nexus, Swanley, December 1999.). 66 pp, 11 11/16" H, stapled in wraps (magazine). Profusely illustrated with reproductions of vintage b&w photographs. "An invaluable source for historians, hobbyists and model makers." Contents: The Pre 1860 Period; The 1861-1870 Period; The 1871. -1880 Period; The 1881-1890 Period; The 1891-1902 Period. In this departure from the usual format of this publication, there "will be no text other than photographic captions, providing a pictorial record...(this issue features) the British Army. ' s line infantry during Queen Victoria's reign." Interior - minor browning to page edges, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear on spine - minor edge wear on covers, faint soft fold down center of. m ag a zine, a few minor soft creases on covers. VG. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Nexus, (Swanley, September/October 2000).. 66 pp, 11 5/8" H, stapled in wraps (magazine). "An Invaluable Source for Historians, Hobbyists and Model Makers." Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photographs, reproductions, uniform studies. Contents: Soldiers of the Queen 1881-1902; . The Great War Period 1903-1918; Between the Wars 1919-1939; The Second World War 1939-1945; The Post War Year 1946-1969; The Regiment Since 1970; The Volunteers and Territorial Army; Cadets; The Regimental Chapels; The Regimental Association; The Re. gimental Collection. Interior - minor browning to page edges, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear on spine - minor edge wear on covers, faint soft fold down center of magazine, small bump to to. p / b ottom of spine. VG. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Regimental History Committee, n.p., 1937 (printed by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge).. 601 pp + 4 fold-out maps at rear, small 4to (10" H), hard cover (dark green cloth with gold lettering/decoration on spine/front board) - no dust jacket. Map on front endpapers, tissue-covered frontispiece, b&w and colour plates (including colour un. iform studies by Simkin), b&w illustrations, maps throughout text + 4 fold-out maps at rear - collated. Contents: Foreword; Preface; List of Colonels; The Raising of the Regiment - Ireland; Service at Sea - Camaret Bay and Catalonia; Marlborough. ' s Wars - The Earlier Campaigns and Blenheim; Marlborough's Wars - Ramillies: Oudenarde: Lille; Marlborough's Wars: Malplaquet and after; Ireland - Vigo - A Long Peace; Cartagena; Home Service - Minorca; The Second Battalion - Coastal Expeditions;. T he Seven Years War - Westphalia; Gibraltar - Ireland - The American Rebellion - Saratoga; Reconstruction - Home Service - Canada again - Egypt; War renewed - Another Second Battalion - The Cape; The Second Battalion at Home - Ordered to the Peni. nsu la - Talavera; The Peninsular War - Torres Vedras - Fuentes; The Peninsular War - Salamanca - Burgos; The Peninsular War - Vittoria - The Pyrenees; The Peninsular War - France - The Second Battalion Disbanded; The Unlucky Voyage - India - The Ne. apul Wa r; Home Service - Canada again - Back to India; The Second Sikh War - Chilianwala; India - The Mutiny - Another Second Battalion formed - Peace-time Services; South Africa: The Kaffir War; South Africa - Isandhlwana; South Africa - Rorke's . Drift : Th e Recovery of the Colour; The South Wales Borderers - Burma; South Africa - To the Occupation of Johannesburg; South Africa Concluded; From South Africa to the Great War; The Great War 1914-1918 - The Regulars, Special Reseves and Territo. rials; The Great War - The Service Battalions; Since the Conclusion of the Great War; Appendices: Roll of Officers; War Memorials; The 18th and 24th Battalions, Australian Military Forces; Index of higher formations and units; Index of persons and . places; Gene ral Index. This volume was in the signet Library Edinburgh. It has "Signet Library" and a small number written in pen on front pastedown, oval library stamp on verso of free front endpaper and on half-title page with some very light . ink offs et on adjacent page (light erasure marks in center of the stamps), small 5 digit number written in ink on copyright page, minor soiling to endpapers, small soft crease at top corner of approx. pages 290 to 390, light rubbing and a few light. soiling marks on boards, bump to top corner of front board - very small bump at bottom corner, three small shallow bumps on edges of rear board, light edge wear and wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, light wear at corners, descrete "Signet Library" . in gold l etteri ng on spine, light browning and minor soiling on fore-edge of textblock, shelf soiling on bottom of textblock. Good+. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Leo Cooper, London, 1971, first edition.. 152 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850520576 B&w photographs, reproductions. "The East Yorkshire Regiment - the 15th - was one of the regiments formed by King James II to combat the seditious activities of his nephew, the Du. ke of Monmouth. Within a few decades they had added glory to their name and new battle honours to their colours - the campaigns of Marlborough gave them Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet - while the siege and capture of Quebec in 1759. g ave the Regiment the distinction of wearing a rose on their badge on a background of black, in memory of the young General (Wolfe) who fell on the Heights of Abraham. The 15th spent the next few years in Martinique, Havannah, St. Lucia and Guada. l ou pe, those desperate campaigns in which disease accounted for more men than enemy action. Then came the Afghan War of 1879-1880 folowed by the war in South Africa, in which the Regiment's Mounted Infantry Company won great distinction. In the . Gr eat War the East Yorkshires saw some of the hardest and most bloody fighting on the Western Front, raising a total of 21 battalions and serving on all the main fronts. The Second War again saw the Regiment fighting in all the main theatres - Fr. anc e, N orth Africa, Sicily, Normandy, Burma - earning praise wherever they went. In name the East Yorkshires are, alas, no longer with us, but it is good to know that within the structure of the modern Army the spirit of the 'Snappers' is still l. urki ng." Includes the music for the Regimental March. Minor browning to pages, cigarette odor, browning to edges of textblock, two tiny corner bumps, slight bump at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has been price clipped, has moderate browning, - mo. re on spin e and flap-folds, light rubbing, two very small tears archivally taped. Very Good/Very Good-. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Leo Cooper, London, 1974, first edition.. 80 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850521505 B&w photographs, reproductions. Music for Regimental March (Ca Ira). Contents: Early days; Ca Ira!; Service in the West Indies; Corunna; Waterloo, 1815; India, 1807-1825; The Cri. mea; The Maori Campaign; Mainly South Africa; The Auxiliary Forces; The First World War; The Second World War; The Final Years; Appendices: The Regimental March; The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own); Synopsis of Service. Very l. i g ht cigarette odor, veryu light browning to edges of text block and in page margins, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light browning - a little more on spine and flsp-folds, very light edge wrinkling. Very Good/Very Good-. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Ontario Publishiing Company, Don Millls, Ontario, (1960), 1st. Ed.. 398 pp, 8vo (9 1/4" H), hardcover (no dust jacket - as issued?). Map endpapers, B&w photos, fold-out maps and diagrams. Covers the history of the regiment from its formation in 1860. Appendices include: The Victoria Cross; The Roll of Honour; Ho. nours and A wards; Battle Honours; Succession Rolls; The Buffs; The King's Royal Rifle Corps; Characteristics of a Rifle Regiment; Rifles and Rifle Shooting; Dress; The Military Band; The Bugle Band; The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Association; . R e g imental Designations and Battalions; The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Chapter, Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire. Slight cigarette odor, one map has small corner crease, very light browning to endpapers, light browning to edges of textb. lo ck , minor soiling on bottom of textblock. VG. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Seeley, Service, London, 1963, Ist edition.. 376 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings, color plates. "....not only a military history of every regiment which was first formed in London, but also describes the uniforms they wore and the . various changes and modifications introduced from time to time during more than three hundred years of service. The story of these many regiments is of absorbing interest, whether it is about volunteers, territorials or regular troops, and is enhan. ced by sixty-six full page illustrations in line in the text, eight in sepia, and twelve superb plates in full colour. There is also an exhaustive index to the many regiments, the date of their formation, colour of their uniforms, and many other. d e tails, such as how they got their names, and nicknames. During their long history many famous British regiments whose names are always associated with London have had a continuous and unbroken military record dating from the time of Charles I . t o th e present day, and the story of the part they have played in campaigns all over the world are our British heritage. In studying this lucid and accurate history of regiments which were first formed in London, we can appreciate the important r. ol e the y have always filled in the pageantry of state occasions and ceremonial parades in which the Guards, Household Cavalry and the Yeomen of the Guards are part of the London scene." One color plate has tiny corner crease, minor rubbing to boa. rds , mino r wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light edge wear - moderate with creases at top/bottom of spine, light to moderate rubbing, light edge wrinkling, a few very small edge tears and tiny chips. Very Good/Good+. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Leo Cooper, London, 1976, first edition.. 160 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), soft cover. ISBN 085052229 Color frontispiece, b&w photographs, maps, 'family tree'. "In the early 1960s a new concept for the organisation of the Infantry was devised - the voluntary formation of Large Regiments. This is. the story of the first: the Royal Anglian Regiment, with four regular battalions, formed from the seven county regiments of East Anglia and the East Midlands. These regiments, each with long and highly individual histories and traditions, made. a decision to unite, a step which required goodwill, tolerance, trust and determination to made the union succeed. In some quarters, the Large Regiment concept was a nail in the coffin of the treasured regimental system; to others, it was a means. of retaining the essential features of that system while withstanding the stresses of change in the Army as a whole. The Royal Anglians have had ten years in which to test their experiment, years of futher reductions in the Army, of training as a. i rpo r table and mechanized infantry, keeping the peace in distant garrisons, as United Nations troops, and above all the years of bullet and bomb in Aden and Ulster. This book describes how the dangers and difficulties of those years have welded . to geth er a new regiment of modern infantry, highly trained and professional yet still conscious of inherited traditions. Chiefly, it is a picture of the contemporary British infantryman, disciplined and brave in action, patient and cheerful in a. dve rsity , a new breed in many ways but with all the best qualities of his forefathers and, in a confused world, a figure of hope and reassurance." Very faint cigarette odor, small soft bump to top corner of pages, light wear at top of front hing. e/sp ine, l ight rubbing, fore-edge of front cover is lightly faded, minor soiling to bottom of textblock, very light browning to edges of textblock, tiny speck on top of textblock, very faint crease and slight fading on spine. Very Good-. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

(1992).. 172 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H), hard cover (dark green cloth with silver lettering/insignia on front board) - no dust jacket (as issued). B&w photos. "Kim Beattie's book 'Dileas' takes the history of the 48th to the year 1956. This present book, a. more informal work than Beattie's monumental record, picks up the story in 1956 and carries it forward to 1991. However, for the benefit of readers not familiar with the 48th's founding and its early years, the first two chapters of this book rec. o unt the pre-1956 history of the regiment in abbreviated form." Minor wear at bottom of spine. Near Fine. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Stoddart, (Toronto, 2001).. 347 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps. ISBN 0773732985 "In the early days of World War I, Hamilton Gault of Montreal funded the raising of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, named after Princess P. atricia of Connaught...Over the course of the war, the Patricias, as they came to be known, fought valiantly and suffered great loss. From the blood-soaked trenches of Ypres Salient to the hard-fought battle of Vimy Ridge, the Patricias earned the. respect of the world's armies, and started a tradition that would last into the next century. In World War II, the Patricias were instrumental in Canada's storied wins in the battles of Sicily and the Hitler and Gothic lines, and they participate. d in the liberation of Holland. Later, the regiment battled proudly in the Korean War. More recently, the Patricias, as peacekeepers, were cited by the United Nations for facing off against the Croatian army in Yugoslavia and coming under enemy . fi re ...(this book) is a wonderful tribute to our nation's most celebrated soldiers." Very light wrinkling at top of spine. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top of spine and flap-folds, minor rubbing. Very Good+/Very Good. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Art Global, (Montreal, 2000).. 450 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), textured, dark blue card covers with silver lettering, gold/silver crest. B&w photos. ISBN 2920718762 "...focuses exclusively on the history of the Royal 22e Regiment, from 1914 to the present. Military historian Se. rge Bernier discusses the prewar context, explains why this elite body was created and relates how men from many different backgrounds have marched together on the road to peace." Fine. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Leo Cooper, London, 1977, first edition.. 141 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850520991 B&w photographs, reproductions. Contents: Introduction; Women in a World at War; With the Armies in France; Beginning Again; Back to Work; Two Hundred Thousand Women; Chronicles . of Success; Service Overseas; Anti-Aircraft Command; The Corps Today. Minor browning to pages, faint cigarette odor, very light browning to edges of textblock, two small faint stains on fore-edge of textblock, very light edge wear, book slightly co. cked, boards are bowed, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light browning - more at edges and flap-folds, three small scuffs/light stains on rear hinge, small ghost sticker mark on front flap, light rubbing, light edge wear/w. r i nkling. Good/Good. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Leo Cooper, London, 1973, first edition.. 115 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850521386 B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. Music for Regimental Slow March, Trot Past, Gallop Past. "Many people's visual image of the Royal Horse Artillery is probably confined to . the dazzling equestrian performances of the King's Troop which annually entrance schoolboys of all ages at the Royal Tournament. How many people pause to wonder why, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, there should be a King's Troop? How many stop. to consider why indeed there should have been a separate formation of mounted artillery in the British Army at all? Brigadier Bidwell answers these and most other questions about the Royal Horse Artillery, and as an experienced author, as editor. o f the Royal United Services Institute Journal and an ex-Horse Gunner himself he could hardly be better suited to his task. From their formation in 1793 to the present day the Royal Horse Artillery have had but one objective - to excel. They are. in deed a corps d'elite but a corps d'elite whose claim to distinction is based entirely on merit and, as Brigadier Bidwell shows, for nearly two hundred years they have rigidly adhered to their self imposed standard of excellence. He has paid wor. t hy tribute to a body of men whose name will shine forever in the annals of British military history." Very light cigarette odor, very light browning to pages and edges of text block, faint water marks at top/bottom edge of boards - mainly on rear. b oar d. Dust jacket has very light browning, small closed tear at top of rear hinge, very light edge wrinkling, water marks at edges - mainly inside top edge, old price label on front flap. Very Good-/Good+. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

New English Library, (London, 1976).. 157 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w plates, maps. "From the North West Frontier operations of the Victorian era to the storming of the Hill of Dargai in the 1897 Tirah campaign; from their victory over the Germans at Givenchy in. 1914 to their Second World War exploits in South-East Asia, the Western Desert and Europe, the Gurkhas have shown extraordinary courage, skill and devotion to the British and Allied cause, often fighting against extreme odds...(this book) is a f. a s c inating account, a story characterised by immense courage and loyalty..." Light browning to pages, faint small water mark to top of textblock, slight fading to top/bottom edges of boards. Dust jacket is price clipped, has very light edge wri. nk li ng , faint water mark at bottom of spine, slight browning to spine and edges. VG/VG. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Leo Cooper, London, 1971, first edition.. 126 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850520886 B&w photographs, reproductions. Music for Regimental Quick March (The Garb of Old Gaul), Bugle Charge, and Regimental Quick March for Pipes & Drums (Highland Laddie). "At Waterlo. o they charged the French shouting 'Scotland for ever!' and Sergeant Ewart captured the Eagle of the 45th French Regiment. As Napoleon exclaimed, 'Qu'ils sont terribles, ces chevaux gris', and he spoke from the heart: he was referring to the Roya. l Scots Greys. As it was at Waterloo, so it was at Balaclava where the Greys, as part of the Heavy Brigade, went through the Russians like a knife through butter; in South Africa, where they scattered the Boers like grass in the path of a scythe. . T h e grey horses gave way to tanks in 1941 but the spirit of Sergeant Ewart lived on in the Second World War, and in no 'Grey' more so than Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Keyes, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his daring raid on Rommel's Headquarte. rs in North Africa. The story of the Royal Scots Greys - whether they are charging French, Russians or Germans as cavalry, or fighting in North Africa, Italy or North-West Europe in tanks - will stir the blood of every man who has ever soldiered a. nd man y civilians besides." Very light cigarette odor, very light browning to edges of text block and in margins of pages, small bump to bottom ofspine. Dust jacket has wrinkling at bottom of spine, minoe edge wrinkling, very light browning at ed. ges . V ery Good/Very Good. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

La Regie du Royal 22e Regiment, La Citadelle, Quebec, 1964.. 414 pp, 8vo (9" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, fold-out maps, color plates. Tables des Matieres: La creation du Royal 22e Regiment; Les Premieres Annes de la 2e Guerre Mondial; La Conquete de la Sicile; Les Debuts de la Campagne d. 'Italie; L'Offensive de 1944; La Campagne de Holland; Appendices: Premiers Officiers, Sous-Officiers et soldats du Royal 22e Regiment; Officiers du 22e Bataillon 1914-1918 qui ont servi au cours de la guerre de 1939-1945; Officiers du Royal 22e R. e g i ment ayant servi au cours de la guerre 1939-1945; Aumoniers militaires qui ont servi avec le Royal 22e Regiment de 1920 a 1945; Officiers payeurs qui ont servi avec le Royal 22e Regiment de 1939 a 1945; Dentistes militaires qu ont servi avec l. e Ro ya l 22e Regiment de 1940 a 1945; Medecins militaires qui on servi avec le Royal 22e Regiment de 1939 a 1945; Membres du Regiment qui ont donne leur vie au cours de la guerre de 1939-1945; Decorations decernees aux membres du Regiment au cours . de la 2e grande guerre. Previous owners name/date on free front endpaper, front inside hinge paper lightly split but hinge is holding very firmly, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, light to moderate rubbing on bottom edge of boards. Dust jacket. ha s li ght edge wear, light rubbing and scuffing to surfaces, small chips at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, one very small closed tear. VG/G. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Leo Cooper, London, 1971, first edition.. 158 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850520290 B&w photographs, reproductions, music to Regimental March. Errata sheet tipped in on half-title page. "Since their formation in the mid-eighteenth century the 43rd and 52nd Regim. ents of Foot have had a variety of changes in title, achieving in 1908 the name by which they will always be remembered, that of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, although the old cherished numbers, by which the regiments were kn. o w n before the Cardwell Reforms, have always b een unofficially used by the regular battalions. In 1803 they were the first regiments to become light infantry in Sir John Moore's Light Brigade, and achieved further fame in the Peninsular War as p. ar t of Craufurd's Light Division. Perhaps the 52 nd's most famous success was at Waterloo, when, under Sir John Colborne's skilful handling, they made the famous charge which carried the day for the allies. With customary skill and courage succee. din g generations in the Regiment lived up to their illustrious predecessors, particularly in the First and Second World Wars; their stand on the Somme in 1918 against the full weight of the German army, and their part in the glider-borne landings a. t D- Da y are only two examples of the fighting skill which has made this regiment famous. Together with the 60th Rifles and the Rifle Brigade they are now part of the Royal Green Jackets - indeed a happy issue out of the affliction of post war org. anisa tio n." Minor browning to pages, small paper pull at fore-edge of front endpapers, light browning to edges of textblock, book is lightly cocked, small bump at bottom edge of front board and at bottom corner of both boards, minor edge wear, li. ght wr inkl ing at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket is price clipped, has tiny/small chip/tears - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, one small edge tear archivally taped, light browning - moderate on spine and flap-folds, water stains on. inside of s pine, light water marks at top inside of front flap-fold/top edge. Very Good-/Good-. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Leo Cooper, London, 1975, first edition.. 162 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850521971 B&w photographs, reproductions, maps. "The Royal Engineers list no battle honours, for, as their two mottoes tell us, with justifiable pride, they are to be found not only 'Ubique. ' but also 'Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt'. Wherever the Army is, there too will be found a detachment of Royal Engineers. They can also boast that wherever a gaggle of generals is, there too will be found a disproportionately high percentage of Roya. l Engineers. Indeed there have been times when they seemed almost to monopolize the military hierarchy. The Royal Engineers as we know them came into being in 1856 when officers and men of the Engineer arm of the Board of Ordnance were amalgamate. d i nto one Corps; but the history of military engineering in Britain can be traced back to the time of William the Conqueror. Colonel Boyd, himself a retired Royal Engineer, fills in the historical background and explains how the Corps has evolved. o ve r the years. Since the Sappers have been 'Everywhere' he has necessarily been obliged to undertake a delicate task of judicious selectivity. He has acquitted himself with honour and Royal Engineers past and present will have every reason to . fee l a s proud of this tribute to their Corps as they are of the Corps itself." Includes music for the Corps March. Minor browning to pages, very light browning to edges of textblock, light fading to top edge of boards. Dust jacket has very ligh. t ed ge b rowning, very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Very Good/Very Good. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Leo Cooper, London, 1969, first edition.. 137 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, reproductions. "Brigadier Humphrey Gore, who raised the 10th Dragoons in 1715, and General Sir David Dawney, Colonel in 1969, each had a son in the regiment, as also did many of t. he Colonels between them, including King Edward VII, for such close family relationships at all levels were a feature in the Tenth, with the same names appearing generation after generation. Hence in a very intimate way the regiment has always be. e n 'Proud of Their Man'. The Tenth has also always been notable for the Cavalry Spirit, that elusive quality, which has nothing to do with horses, implying light-hearted dash and daring, pride in discipline combined with independence of mind and . ju dg ement, the ability to assess odds quickly and take instant and correct decisions, enduring courage and leadership. It was noticeable before Warburg in 1760 in Major Davenport's letters. It was there before they became the Prince of Wales's O. wn Hus sars and the smartest regiment in the British Army. It was there at Waterloo, when they led the decisive charge of the day, and right down through the years and the campaigns it has always been evident. Whether in introducing polo to Englan. d, or d eveloping new tactics in battle, the Tenth was always in the lead. In the Boer War, when they exchanged gay uniforms for khaki, in the 14-18 War, when they fought amost entirely dismounted, in the 39-45 War, when they had converted to tanks. , a nd th rough every change of role since, these qualities remained unaltered, epitomised in the regimental saying 'Once a Tenth Hussar, always a Tenth Hussar', and in their pride as 'The Shiners', outshining all others." Includes the music for th. e Re giment al March Past. Faint cigarette odor, minor browning to pages, book is slightly cocked, light browning to edges of textblock, two tiny corner creases, light wrinkling ast top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket is price clipped, has wrinkling . at to p/botto m of spine and flap-folds, moderate browning on spine and flap-folds - light elsewhere, a few tiny tiny tears at top/bottom of spine, light soiling/rubbing on rear panel. Very Good/Good. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Leo Cooper, London, 1975, first edition.. 221 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850521475 B&w photographs, reproductions. Music for Regimental Call, Slow March, Trot. "In few regiments of British Cavalry were the officers more gallant and debonair than in the 7th Huss. ars, and during their early days they were nicknamed 'The Saucy Seventh'. But beneath this glittering exterior the Seventh hid a cold, professional efficiency, as they showed at Dettingen and Warburg, at Waterloo, in the Indian Mutiny, and again . i n the South African War. Like other British cavalry regiments, they put a brave face on the transition from horses to armour, and between 1939 and 1945 they wre the only British cavalry regiment to fight all three of the King's enemies: in their. t an ks they 'volleyed and thundered' against Italians in North Africa, Japanese in Burma and Germans in Italy with the same dashing elan that they had displayed against the French in the Peninsular war, Indian mutineers at Lucknow and Boers in Sou. th Afr ica. This is the story of a great regiment, inspiringly told by a writer who breathes the panache of the old cavalry into every page. It will be read at a sitting by any cavalryman, past or present, and by anyone else - soldier and layman a. lik e - who can be stirred by deeds of daring, duty and discipline." Very light cigarette odor, very light browning to pages, light browning to edges of text block. Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling, very light browning on outside - light . brow ning on iside surface. Very Good/Very Good. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Evans, London, (1958), Ist edition.. 224 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w photographs, reproductions. "This is the story of the most famous fighting men in the world, the Brigade of Guards, and of their magnificent tradition of discipline and courage (from 1656). ...It includes stories of the V.C.'s won by the Guards during the last war and of the battles they fought; it tells of how recruits from all walks of life are infused with the spirit of a great past and how, after Dunkirk, Guardsmen were for the . f i r st time put into tanks and achieved some of their greatest triumphs...In a fascinating chapter the author describes the ceremonial duties of the Household Cavalry and reveals many little-known traditions which help bring colour and pageantry t. o ou r national life..." Very small bump to two corners, previous owners bookplate on back of free front endpaper. Dust jacket has light to moderate edge wear, a few very small chips, tiny perforation on front flap-fold, two small closed tears - t. ap ed, l ight to moderate browning/rubbing to rear panel, small sticker mark on front panel. VG/G. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, (2002), Ist U.S. edition.. 340 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "A unique corps, recruited as soldiers but trained to serve at sea, the Royal Marines are the recognized experts in amphibious warfare, possessors of an invaluable combination of military an. d naval skills...This absorbing book, the only one-volume history of 350 years of the Marines, is published in the bicentennial year of the service receiving the distinction 'Royal'. It tells their story from its origins in the era of King Charl. e s II, drawing extensively on the largely unpublished records held in the Royal Marines Museum in Portsmouth..." Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling. F/NF. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Boston Mills Press, Erin, Ontario, (1984), Ist ed.. 248 pp., sm 4to (10 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Col. pictorial ep's. The story of a Canadian regiment that can trace its lineage through more than two hundred years to the early days of European history on this continent. Illus. with photo. s., maps & drawings. Slight cigarette odor, small bump causing soft creases to top corner of pages 1-42, light waviness to fore-edge of textblock. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, very light edge wrinkling, a few light wrinkles in laminate, ver. y l ight rubbing, very light browning to top inside edge. VG/VG. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Tempus, (Stroud, 2002), Ist edition.. 128 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "Over two hundred...graphic images have been selected to represent both the development of signalling and the history of Royal Signals and its antecedents. The . requirements of early slow-moving conflicts were met by messengers, flags and lamps. The rapidity of modern warfare calls for satellite communications and battlefield information systems. This history presents images of the technology as it advanc. ed. More importantly, it tells of the innovative, dedicated and courageous signallers who, wherever they have served in whatever conditions, have upheld the Corps motto 'Swift and Sure'. All of this is set within the backdrop of the Royal Signal. s f amily in which Regular, Reserve and Retired Corps members maintain the ethos, heritage and pride of our forbears." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright. Fine.. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Hamish Hamilton, London, 1967, first edition.. 156 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, reproductions, music (Rule Britannia). "In this short history of the Royal Norfolk Regiment Tim Carew describes the interesting story of one of the most famous regiments of the li. ne. From 1685 to the sad day in 1959 when the Royal Norfolks were amalgamated with the Suffolk Regiment to found the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk), theirs has been a record of uninterrupted service in nearly every campaign f. ought by the British Army since its early days. Indeed in the Second World War they won five V.C.s, more than any other Regiment. It is a magnificent story and this book justly presents the deeds of this great regiment in a form which will appeal . not only to those who served in the Royal Norfolks, but to anyone interested in military history." Previous owner's small stamp on each of the front endpapers, very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, small rub mark on front board. Dust jacket. is price clipped, has light edge wear/wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, minor rubbing and soiling. Very Good/Very Good. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

William Kimber, London, (1985), Ist edition.. 194 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps. "In these thoughtful and exciting memoirs Colonel Carfrae describes the joys and pitfalls of working with the Nigerians (Nigerian Regiment), first in their own country and then in operations agains. t the Japanese (as part of General Wingate's Chindits), the fortitude they showed in combat and the stresses and strains that black and white alike shared in their guerilla warfare against a ruthless and determined enemy." Very minor edgewear t. o b o ards. Dust jacket has minor edgewear/rubbing. NF/VG+. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Leo Cooper, London, 1970, first edition.. 158 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850520207 B&w photographs. Music for Regimental March ("My Boy Willie") and Regimental Calls. "The first tank lumbered into action through the mud of Flanders in 1916. Why were these 'Hus. h-Hush' machines needed, how were they evolved and the crews chosen and trained? Why were these monstrous machines called tanks and who was 'My Boy Willie'? This study of the Royal Tank Regiment provides the answers. You can read how General El. l e s chose his personal tank and the Corps colours of brown, red and green - through the mud and blood to the green fields beyond - and why the church bells were rung for Cambrai; the story of Captain Wain's VC and of many other tank actions in the. G re at War. After 1918 the Tank Corps did its share of policing in Russia, Iraq, China, Palestine and India, but the real future of the tank was decided during the critical years of the early '20s when Fuller and Liddell Hart, in decisive militar. y e ssa ys, pointed out the choice open to the Army: maintain the horse or mechanize, and those who backed the horses did not give in easily....The Blitzkrieg completely vindicated the prophets who struggled for the 'new' weapon and the 'tank idea' . of h igh speed mobile warfare. The tank had finally arrived and the author tells of the many actions of the last war from France in 1940, Greece and Crete in 1941, to Burma, Italy, France and Germany and the Western Desert....The 'Tanks' were in Ko. rea, Suez , Aden, Borneo and Cyprus - and until recently in Berlin. The RTR is now reduced to four regiments; the same number of units as when the 'Tanks' began. In this book the author, who served for over twenty years as a tank-troop sergeant, t. akes a ref reshing look at his former Regiment. His theme is the joy and comradeship of the vehicle crews, that unique band who wear a famous black beret and a cloth tank arm badge. For counterpoint he skilfully weaves into the pattern the story o. f the devel opment of armoured fighting and the effect that this has had on warfare throughout the world." Slight cigarette odor, light browning to edges of text block and in margins of pages, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket h. as one small chip and a few tiny tears - archivally taped, browning to spine and flsp-folds - light browning elsewhere, light rubbing and edge wrinkling. Very Good/Good-. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

J.A. Allen, London, 1963, first edition.. 244 pp, small 4to (10" H), hard cover (grey cloth with red lettering on spine and front board, gold insignia on front board) - no dust jacket. B&w photographs, maps, drawings. Contents: Introduction; The Years Between 1919-1939; The United Kingdom. Base and the Campaigns in France and North-West Europe; The Middle East Base (including Persia and Iraq). The Campaigns in Eritrea, Greece, Syria and North Africa; The Campaigns in Sicily and Italy; The India Base; The Burma Campaign; Civil Affa. i r s and Control Commissions; The Post-War Years, 1945-1961; War Dogs; Contributions to Research; Appendices - Directors of Army Veterinary Services, 1796-1961; Directors of Veterinary Services, India, 1886-1947; Commandants of the Army Veterinary. S ch oo l, 1880-1961; Nominal Roll of Officers serving in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps during World War II; Organization of the Army Veterinary Services in India and Burma, 1944; Organization of the Indian Army Veterinary Corps Centre, Ambala, 1. 944 ; O rga nization of the Army Veterinary and Remount Service, early 1945 (excluding India and Burma); R.A.V.C. with C.M.F., 1944; Organizatin of the Army Veterinary and Remount Services in C.M.F., May, 1945; Animal Statistics, C.M.F., 1944; Casua. lty and Remo unt State in Advanced R.A.V.C. Units, C.M.F., 1945; Indices. Boards and textblock slightly bowed, light creases down middle of front pastedown, small shallow bump to fore-edge of boards. VG. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Brassey's (UK), London, (1996), reprint.. 318 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0080377017 B&w photos. "...the proud record of the achievements of the men and women of the Intelligence Corps. It sets out the development of air reconnaissance and air-photographs . interpretation, signals interception, prisoner questioning and operational Intelligence analysis, throughout the Corps' history. It also examines the work of preserving the security of the army against terrorism, espionage, sabotage and subversion.. The first battlefield Intelligence Department was formed in the Second Boer War 1899-1902. In the First World War informal Intelligence Corps were created for the Western Front and other theatres, to be followd by a permanently established, bad. g e d Corps in July 1940. Members of the Corps played an increasingly important part in the provision of Intelligence and in preserving the security of the army in every theatre of war, and any continent. After the Second World War, the Corps was . ac ti vely involved in denazification, and began its role in both limited conventional wars and counterinsurgency campaigns..." Minor soiling on top of text block. Dust jacket has very light edge wear/wrinkling, minor rubbing. Near Fine/Very Good. +. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Fortress, (Stoney Creek, Ont., 1992), Ist edition.. 208 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN: 0919195164 B&w photos (including aerial) and maps. Contents: Mobilization; Preparation; Initiation; Verrieres; Falaise; Pursuit; October; Victory; Epilogue. A history of the Fifth . Canadian Infantry Brigade in North-West Europe during World War II. Slight waviness at bottom of textblock. Dust jacket has very minor rubbing. Near Fine/Near Fine. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's), Nicosia, Cyprus, 1978-1979.. Newletters of The 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's), produced while on UN peacekeeping duty in Cyprus. Bound with 10 introductory pages, comprising b&w photographs and introductory notes, and 47 closing pages, comprising b&w photographs and . drawings. 9 5/8" H in dark blue hard covers with gold lettering and badges on front cover. Contains: Vol. 2, No. 1 - 18 October 1978 (8pp); No.2 - 1 November 1978 (8pp); No. 3 - 15 November 1978 (8pp); No. 4 - 29 November 1978 (12pp); No. 5 - 13 . December 1978 (12pp); No. 6 -12 January 1979 (16pp); No. 7 - 2 February 1979 (12pp); No. 8 - 28 February 1979 (12pp); No. 9 - 20 March 1979 (20pp). Moderate cigarette smoke odor, edges of text block are browned, slight bump at top/bottom of spine, . fore-edge of pages not trimmed evenly. Good+. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Leo Cooper, London, 1970, first edition.. 320 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850520460 B&w photographs, reproductions. "The first organized unit to emerge (concentrating on the Army's supply and transport functions) was the Royal Waggoners, much later to become the . Royal Army Service Corps. Since those days, although suffering from a variety of changes in uniform and title, the RASC have been with us in one way or another. Theirs is a remarkable history, and Graeme Crew has managed to convey in one short vol. ume the enormous contribution the Corps has made to the military might and fighting strength of this country. Wherever the British Army were, the Corps made sure that its supplies, ammunition, petrol and every item of military equipment needed by. t roops in the combat line arrived in time, at the right place and in the right quantity. Without the RASC no army could survive. Their regimental march is 'Wait for the Waggon' - how glad so many of us have been in the past to know that it would. al ways arrive...." Includes music and lyrics for the Regimental March. Previous owner's small stamp on front endpapers, minor wrinkling at top of spine, very light browning to edges of textblock, minor bump to bottom of front board. Dust jacket. is price clipped, has minor edge wrinkling, light rubbing and soiling, two tiny chips Very Good/Very Good. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Privately published.. 358 pp, small 4to (10 5/16" H), hard cover (maroon boards with gold lettering on spine) - no dust jacket. B&w photographs, maps, battle plans (some fold-out). "The story of The Regiment in the Great War is mainly confined, in this book, to the Off. icial Honours which we won. The incessant trench-holding which fell to the lot of Line Regiments involved continual calls on the courage and endurance of the men. But it seemed best to confine this history to named battles. Among these, are in. c l u ded some notable feats of arms which have, so far, not been officially recognised as Battle Honours...." In this, the second edition, "The account of the 6th Battalion action at Ancre, 13th to 18th Nov., 1915, has been re-written in the light. o f fr esh information", and other additions and corrections have been made. Covers the Regiments actions in France and Flanders, Gallipoli, Palestine, Macedonia and Mesopotamia. Appendices: The Regiment's Roll of Honour; Victory Marches; Medals . of th e G reat War; Individual Honours; Mobilization. Previous owners small stamp on front endpapers, corners lightly bumped, bumps/wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, small slight bump on fore-edge of front boards. VG. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Arms and Armour, London, 1986, first edition.. 203 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0853688656 B&w photographs. "Many books have extolled the exploits of the Gurkhas; 'In Gurkha Company' brings to the subject a depth of experience and understanding that few authors ca. n match. Colonel J.P. Cross served for more than thirty years with these tough soldiers, hunting out communist terrorists in the rubber plantations of Malaya and fighting at their side in the jungles of Borneo. His perceptive account paints a po. r t rait of the Gurkha battalions from the inside, enabling the reader to appreciate and understand the unique blend of martial qualities that has made these highland warriors so formidable on the battlefields of the world." Appendices: Order of Ba. tt le of the Brigade of Gurkhas; Honours and Awards to Gurkhas of the Brigade of Gurkhas; Ranks in the Brigade of Gurkhas; Gurkha Festivals and Celebrations. Cigarette odor, very light browning to edges of textblock. Dust jacket has light brownin. g a t e dges, light wrinkling at top edge, one tiny closed edge tear. Very Good/Very Good. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Privately published, Toronto, 1984 (original text published by The Ontario Historical Society, Toronto, 1931).. 295 pp, large 8vo (9 3/16" H), hard cover (black boards with silver lettering on spine, silver insignia on front board) - no dust jacket. B&w illustrations. Contents: Dedication; Preface; Introduction; A Brief Biography of Brig. Gen. Ernest Alexan. der Cruikshank; The Cruikshank Book, The King's Royal Regiment of New York: In the Valley of the Mohawk; The Flight to Canada; The Winter of 1776-77; The Expedition Against Fort Stanwix; Service on the Frontier in 1778; Scouting and Recruiting; A. B l ow in the Air; The Raid on Johnson Hall; The Second Raid Into the Valley; Alarums and Excursions; The Third Raid Into the Valley; The Occupation of Oswego; The Last Foray; Guarding the Gates; The Occupation of Cataraqui; Disbandment and Settlem. e nt ; Appendices - The Return of Officers of the Late Battalion, King's Royal Regiment of New York, 2nd Battalion; General Abstract of Men, Women and Children Settled on the New Townships on the River St. Lawrence; Notes to the Cruikshank Text by F. ra nk B. Risteen and Gavin K. Watt; Artifacts and Reproductions of the KRR NY; The Master Muster Roll of the Officers, NCO's, Drummers & Private Men of the Two Battalions of His Majesty's Royal Regiment of New York, 19 June 1776 to 24 June 1784. G. ene ral Re turn of the Country, Age, Size & Time of Service of the Men of the 1st Battalion, KRR NY; 11 January 1783; Index to the Text and All Appendices. Fine. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

George G. Harrap, London, 1951, first edition.. 344 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H), hard cover (black cloth with gold lettering on spine, gold badge on front board) - no dust jacket. B&w photographs, drawings, reproductions, maps. Light browning to pages, small stain in gutter of pages 254 to 271, brownin. g and light staining to edges of text block, light to moderate edge wear on boards, light fading to spine color, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, minor bump at corners. Good. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Het Korps Mariniers, Rotterdam, 1980.. 20 pp text + many unnumbered pages of colour and b&w drawings showing the training, uniforms, equipments, arms, and activities of the Dutch Marines in 1980. Slight cigarette odor, tiny to small bump to top/bottom of some pages, moderate browning to. covers and spine, slight bump at top/bottom of spine. Good. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Swain, Stockport, 1920.. 108 pp + fold-out map at rear, 7 3/8" H, hard cover (dark blue cloth with gold lettering on spine, gold badge on front board) - no dust jacket. Errata slip tipped in. B&w photographs, map (Cheshire Volunteer Regiment, 1914-1920, Map of County of C. heshire, Showing Battalion Areas). Chapter Headings: Outbreak of War, August 4th, 1914, to Recognition of Volunteer Force, February 29th, 1916; Commencement of Volunteer Movement to February 29th, 1916. The Fight for Recognition; Under War Offi. c e Administration, February 1916 - March 24th, 1920; Appendices: List of Volunteer Corps, with name of Hon. Secretary and Date of Formation; Summary of Receipts and Payments on Regimental and Battalion Accounts from the formation of the Regiment t. o th e 31st March, 1916; Nominal Roll of Officers - Appointments previous to acceptance of Services by Crown, May 25th, 1916; Badges; Allocation of Company Areas (1915); Volunteer Units raised in 1804; Strength of Battalions from April, 1916, to Ar. mi sti ce , November 11th, 1918; Attendance at Authorized Western Command Courses of Instruction; Roll of Officers and other Ranks who served with Special Service Companies - East Coast, 1918; List of Officers receiving Commissions subsequent to Acc. ept ance of Service by Crown. Light soiling and discloration from cloth on front pastedown, a few tiny foxing marks on free front endpaper, front inside hinge a little weak but holding well; fold-out map has a crease/tiny tear at fore-edge, a sma. ll t ear a t hi nge (archivally taped) and a 1 1/2" closed tear at top edge (archivally taped); corners of boards slightly bumped; light soiling to edges of textblock; light rubbing; fading to color on spine; a few small air bubbles under cloth on f. ront board; ligh t wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. G+. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Schiffer, West Chester, Pennsylvannia, (1989), Ist American edition.. 160 pp, 4to, hard cover in dust jacket. Marble endpapers, 70 color plates showing uniform details. "...presents 70 colorful, large-format drawings of all cavalry regiments of the great King. The extensive text about all the regiments was written . by Joachim Engelmann...shows the cuirassier, dragoon and hussar regiments with great precision of detail and authentic uniform colors in Dorn's splendid drawings. The most important events and the commanders of each regiment, plus an index of perso. ns, a statement of battle uses, and a list of the geographical division of the regiments make this volume an excellent reference work for military scholars, historians, uniform researchers, model soldier collectors, cavalry fans and the many fri. e n d s of Prussia..." Very slight bump to two corners, and light wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling, light crease on rear flap, minor rubbing. VG+/VG+. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

The Century Co., New York, 1928 second printing.. 298 pp, 8vo (8 1/8" H), hard cover (brown cloth with black panel and gold lettering on spine and front board, plus gold illustration on front board) - no dust jacket. B&w plates. "I have been asked by friends to write the account of my experiences. while serving as a fighting private in the French Foreign Legion, and of the special ordeal I went through. These experiences form a rather extraordinary adventure, taking in a year's fighting in Syria, and culminating on June 6, 1926, when my f. a t her and mother, in their home in Tennessee, abruptly were faced with the news that, thousands of miles away and among strangers, I was about to be shot...." Small surface paper pull, small piece missing from corner, chip/tear and paperclip mar. k on free front endpaper; light browning to pages; book cracked at six places; one picture plate held in place with old tape; several pages with small light stains; two pages with crease at gutter; moderate area of soiling on pages 140/141; heavy b. ro wni ng to edges of textblock with a few tiny stains; moderate edge wear to boards - mainly at corners and top/bottom of spine; three small corner bumps; a few small light water stains on boards. Good- reading copy only.. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

The Regiment / printed by Robert MacLehose, Glasgow, n.d. (c1973).. 72 pp, 8 1/2" H, soft cover in blue and clear plastic cover with gold lettering on front. Illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, uniform studies, regimental colours. Folded chart in rear pocket - "Family Tree of The Royal H. ighland Fusiliers (Princess Margarets Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)". Contents: Foreword; Battle Honours; The Regiment; Battles, Campaigns and Events; The Creation of the Regiment's Tradition; Badges, Insignia and Dress; The Colours, Regimental . F l ags and Pipe Banners; The Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve; Affiliated Regiments; Annexes: VCs of the Regiment; Association Football; Pipe Calls of the Regiment; The Royal Highland Fusiliers Regimental Hymn; Family Tree (in pocket). Near . Fi ne. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Windrow & Greene, (London, 1996).. 64 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. "Unlike the household troops of many heads of state, The Guards have combined their role as the personal bodyguard of the Sovereign with an unsurpassed fightin. g tradition. This tradition is the cement that binds them together within The Household Division, whose motto is Septem Juncta in Uno - Seven Joined in One. Although The Household Division is an adminstrative rather than a fighting formation an. d a lthough The Guards are most visible today for their central part in London's spectacular occasions of military and State pageantry, the Regiments are first and foremost professional soldiers, ready to exchange their ceremonial uniforms for comb. at fa tigues at short notice - as they proved most recently in the Falklands and Gulf Wars. Both aspects of their unique character are fully covered in the more than 120 superb colour photos specially taken for this book by a respected military ph. oto g rap her and author." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright. Fine.. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Gale & Polden, Aldershot, 1951, first edition.. 445 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover (dark green cloth with silver lettering on spine, silver insignia on front board) - no dust jacket. Map endpapers, color frontispiece, b&w and color plates. Contents: Foreword; Author's Preface; The Seventeenth C. entury; The Eighteenth Century; The First Half of the Nineteenth Century; The Second Half of the Nineteenth Century; The Last of the Gentlemen's Wars - and After, 1899-1914; The Great War, 1914-1918; The 5th/6th Dragoons Abroad, 1922-1928; The 5t. h I nniskilling Dragoon Guards, 1929-1934; The 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, 1935-1939; The Second World War: The Advance into Belgium; The Second World War: The Retreat to Dunkirk, May 1940; The Second World War: Years of Endurance, June . 19 4 0- July, 1944; The Second World War: The Battle of Normandy, 1944; The Second World War: The Advance to the Rhine, 1944-5; The Second World War: The Advance into Germany 1945; Epilogue; Appendices: Roll of Colonels-in-Chief and of Colonels of t. he Re gim ent; List of Officers Serving in the 5th Dragoon Guards and the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons in November 1922; Annual Lists of Officers of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards Since the Formation of the Regiment in 1922; Extracts from Dr. ess Re gula tions for the Army, 1934; The Service Squadron, The 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; List of Officers and Warrant Officers who Embarked with the Regiment for Service Overseas in September, 1939; List of Officers and Warrant Officers with the . Regi ment on 1 0th May, 1940; The 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards Society; Trumpet Calls and Regimental Marches of the Regiment. Light browning to pages and endpapers - mainly in margins, lightly cracked at pages 210/211, browning and light . soili ng to edges of textblock, light edge wear, light wrinkling to top/bottomof spine, two faint liquid marks on rear board, light fingerprint marks on boards. VG-. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)

Collins, Glasgow, 1968, revised edition.. 134 pp, 5 5/16" H, blue card covers with black lettering, black cloth tape spine. 21 b&w plates including frontispiece - collated. "This book is intended as a short summary of the long and stirring history of The Black Watch. It has been impossib. le to include more than a few of the many brave deeds which have been performed all over the world by individual Black Watch soldiers on many fields of war; but here a least will be found some account of most of the Regiment's battles and campaig. n s , and it is for the honour of the Regiment that the individual fights...." Interior - previous owner's small stamp on each of the front endpapers, vert tiny dint on first twenty pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. . Ex te ri or - very minor edge wear. Very Good+. more information

Offered by Capricorn Books (Canada)