Military - General

Instituto de Historia y Cultura Militar, Madrid, 2000.. 240 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), soft cover. B&w & color illustrations. SPANISH TEXT ONLY. Articles: De las Ordenes Reales y de las condecoraciones: Introduccion a la historia de las Ordenes Militares; Fuentes de investigacion en las Ordenes Milit. ares; Ordenes Militares extinguidas o legendarias; La Orden de Malta, milicia y servicio; Corporaciones y Cofradias Nobiliarias Espanolas; Orden de Santiago: Notas para su estudio; La Orden Militar de Calatrava; Aproximacion a la historia de la Ord. e n de Alcantara (siglos XII-XX); La Orden de Montesa en la Edad Media; Cuando los Maestrazgos se incorporan a la Corona; Laminas. Interior - small bump to bottom of pages near gutter, clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - book. i s lightly cocked, two creases cross front cover - soft crease elsewhere on both covers, very light rubbing. Good reading copy only. more information

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Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 2000.. 244 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), soft cover. Colour illustrations. SPANISH TEXT. Sumario - Las VI Jornadas de la Asociacion de Amigos de los museos militares, "La Historia de Navarra (El Camino de Santiago)" Programa. Palabras de inauguracion del. Excmo. Sr. Presidente del Gobierno de Navarra; Presentacion del Excmo. Sr. Presidente de la Asociacion sobre "La Historia Militar de Navarra. Conferencias: Hechura medieval de Navarra; Integracion y renovacion de un reino. Navarra en la Monarqui. a espanola; Los albores de la Edad Contemporeanea en Navarra; El Camino de Santiago en Navarra. Asociacion: La historia del Museo del Ejercito en sus hombres; Decimo aniversario de la Seccion de Musica de la Asociacion. Colaboraciones: la libreri. a d el abogado riojano Don Diego de Castroviejo, Relator del Consejo de Guerra durante el reinado de Felipe V; Las dos bombardas de la Condesa de Montijo; La Tizona en Palacio; Sobre la estrategia flexible y elastica de Wellington. Influencia en ell. a de l Marques de la Romana; Los enfrentamientos belicos con Inglatera y sus gentes (1250-1515); Las festividades asturianas y las celebraciones del Ejercito espanol en Cuba durante el periodo de las guerra independentistas (1868-1898). Interior - . sm all bump to top corner of approx. first 85 pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - a few soft creases on front cover. Very Good-. more information

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Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 1997.. 204 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), soft cover. Colour and b&w photographs, reproductions. SPANISH TEXT. Sumario - Presentacion por el Excmo. Sr. D. Jose Faura Martin, General Jefe del Estado Mayor del Ejercito; Patronato de Honor; Prologo. Conferenc. ias: El palacio y los jardines del Buen Retiro; Historia de los Museos: El Museo del Ejercito; Historia general e Historia del Ejercito. Esbozo de algunos estudios de caso desde una perspectiva no especialista; La evolucion de las banderas; La pre. s e ncia artillera en el Museo del Ejercito. Histoira y colecciones; La Historia y el Museo de Armas; La Escultura y la Pintura en el Museo del Ejercito; Las armaduras de las Casa Ducal de Medinaceli, Coleccion del Museo del Ejercito; Los uniformes . de l Museo del Ejercito; La arquitectura de los Museos de Estado; El papel de los Museos Militares en la sociedad europea. Notas: Cuadros de Historia en el Museo del Ejercito. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior . - v er y tiny bump at top/bottom of spine. Very Good+. more information

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Musson, Toronto, 1914.. 329 pp, 7 11/16" H, hard cover (red cloth with gold lettering and banding on spine and front board, gold illustration on front board) - no dust jacket. B&w maps/battle plans, drawings, reproductions, tissue-covered frontispiece. "....an attempt to. trace....the development of land fighting from the days of early tribal warfare to the great conflicts of 'Nations in Arms' in our own time. The evolution of weapons and tactics is described in bold outline, typical battles being dealt with in . f u l ler detail in each of the great periods of history...." Chapter headings: Primitive Weapons and Old-World Wars; Wars of the Early Empires of the Past; Greek and Macedonian Warfare - The Phalanx; Roman War - The Legion; Medieval Warfare - The . Pe ri od of the Mounted Man-at-Arms; The Rise of Infantry - Victories of the Swiss Pikemen and Halberdiers and the English Archers; From the Introduction of Fire-Arms to the Thirty Years' War; The Wars of Louis XIV; The Battles of Frederick the Gre. at; Ba ttl es of the French Revolution and the Empire - Napoleon and Wellington; Beginning of the Modern Period - The Battles of the Crimean War; Modern Weapons and the "Nation in Arms"; Battles of the Franco-German War; The Entrenched Battlefield . - Pl evna - S outh Africa; Battles of the Twentieth Century (ending with the Balkan War). Minor soiling on free rear endpaper, a small area of light soiling on pages 322 & 323, browning to half-title page, light browning and light soiling marks to. edge s of textb lock, light edge wear, one small corner crease, minor soiling to boards. VG-. more information

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Simon and Schuster, New York, 1990.. 152 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0134516427 "Lavishly illustrated with more than 400 color illustrations, the Atlas looks at the history of Jerusalem with maps, drawings, and isometric reconstructions, all updated with the . latest archaeological evidence. Jerusalem is perhaps the most interesting city on earth. Sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike, it dates back to at least the third millenium BCE. David made it his capital; Solomon glorified it with his Te. mple; it fell to Babylonia in 586 BCE and was rebuilt by Ezra and Nehemiah; it was the city of the Maccabees and of the Herods, and the place where Jesus was tried and crucified. Titus razed its buildings and destroyed the Temple in 70 CE. After. t he revolt of Bar Kochba, the Romans made Jerusalem a pagan shrine. Jerusalem fell to the Crusaders in 1099; in 1187, Muslims, led by Saladin, captured the city and held it almost continuously until the British took control after World War I. Th. e B ritish Mandate ended in 1948 when the State of Israel was born. In 1967, Israel reunited the city. Special features in the Atlas include: concise, easy-to-read text; four-color illustrations, maps, drawings, and photos throughout; definitive . an d a uthoritative information; selected bibliography of further readings; thorough index; an up-to-date approach, based on the latest findings. For anyone interested in biblical archaeology; geography; Jewish studies, culture, and history; and th. e h isto ry and culture of the Middle East, (this book) is certain to be an invaluable resource." Minor bump at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wear/wrinkling, small tear aat bottom of spine - archivally taped, very light rubbing. Ver. y Go od+/V ery Good. more information

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Fontana, (London, 1984), reprint.. 396 pp, trade paperback. Arturo Barea's autobiography is "one of the most remarkable achievements of modern Spanish literature and is a key contribution to any adequate understanding of the shaping of Spanish fascism and the unfolding of the Civil . War". In the final volume of the trilogy, "...he describes the horrors of the Spanish Civil War and his own part in that struggle. For most of it he was the head of the Foreign Press and Censorship Bureau of the Republican Government in Madrid and. was also the radio broadcaster who became internationally famous as the 'Unknown Voice of Madrid'. Forced out of Spain in 1939 he sought temporary asylum in France before crossing to England just before the outbreak of the Second World War. He. d i ed in exile in 1957." Interior - pages browning very lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, light rubbing, two small creases at bottom of front cover, spine flat and uncreased. V. G -. more information

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Fontana, (London, 1984), reprint.. 284 pp, trade paperback. Arturo Barea's autobiography is "one of the most remarkable achievements of modern Spanish literature and is a key contribution to any adequate understanding of the shaping of Spanish fascism and the unfolding of the Civil . War". In the first volume of the trilogy, "he goes back to his beginnings...In the process, he exposes to the 'ferocious Spanish sunlight...the straightforward corruption of a primitive country, where the capitalist is openly a sweater, the officia. l always a crook, the priest an ignorant bigot or a comic rascal, the brothel a necessary pillar of society'." Interior - pages browning very lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear, . s p i ne flat and uncreased. VG. more information

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Lancer, New Delhi, 1990.. 144 pp + large section of color photographs at rear, small 4to (10 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photographs and reproductions. "...an illustrated presentation of the Indian Army. It depicts throu. gh a rare collection of more thn 200 photographs, and an easy narration, the approximately 250 years of service of the largest volunteer Army in the world, and presents the famous regiments, corps and services supporting them...explains the milita. r y traditions of the subcontinent which were synthesized by the British to form the Indian Army. The central theme is the evolution of the Army's fighting spirit over the centuries and its development into one of the most combat-tested field for. ce s extant today." Small bumps/wrinkling to edges of boards, bump at bottom of rear hinge area, slight waviness to fore-edge of textblock. Dust jacket has light wrinkling along top edge and at bottom of spine, light rubbing. VG-/VG-. more information

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Leo Cooper, London, (1994).. 162 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "...(an) historical survey of some of the most dramatic incidents of what (the author) more correctly calls 'accidental amicide', it is an occurence as old as warfare itself. It is inevitabl. e that in the heat of battle men become confused and disoriented and such accidents are bound to happen. Sometimes, as the author shows, the blame can be attributed to the incompetence or stupidity of a commander who leads or sends his men into . t h e line of fire of his own guns. More often, however, it is simply the result of a breakdown in communications or a change in the weather. In this absorbing book, Richard Bickers puts 'Friendly Fire' in its true perspective, using his own expe. ri en ce as an airman in and after the Second World War to who how hard it is for a pilot to distinguish friend from foe." Very light wrinkling at top of spine. Dust jacket has light rubbing, light edge wrinkling. VG+/VG. more information

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Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1968.. 251 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w maps. "The attempts by the Western powers to intervene in Russia after the Bolshevik coup d'etat of 1917, and the abortive attempt of the Red Army to destroy Poland, are subjects which have be. en badly neglected by historians. John Bradley has consulted French and British archives for the first time, and his book provides a wealth of completely new material on the subject. As a result of this new research many hitherto accepted ideas. o f the intervention are challenged and a clearer perspective is given to this period of history. The most obscure phase of the intervention, November 1917 to August 1918, is thoroughly dealt with, and the place of Japan and the Czechoslovak Corp. s i n the military strategy of the Allies is examined. The book also deals with the South, the Far East and the Polish campaigns, the 'last march of the Entente' against Soviet Russia." Minor edge wear to boards. Dust jacket has very light edge . we ar/ wr inkling, minor browning, two tiny tears with old tape on inside, small light dampness stain at top inside edge of spine, minor rubbing and soiling. Very Good+/Very Good. more information

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George Braziller, New York, (1986), 2nd printing.. 628 pp, large 8vo, HC. A comprehensive, sensitive and balanced account of the Dreyfus Affair, the celebrated scandal that rocked 19th century France. Dj is price clipped. VG+/VG+. more information

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Avery, Wayne, New Jersey, (1984), 5th printing.. 133 pp, 4to (11" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated in b&w and color with drawings, reproductions, battle plans and many fold-out maps. Contents: The Beginning of Modern Warfare; Early Developments in Naval Warfare; Gustavus Adolphus and the Sw. edish Renaissance in Warfare; The Sun King and the Lord Protector; Marlborough and Eugene; The Decline of France; Prussia's Rise to Power; The Soldier-King; Selected Bibliography. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Ext. e r i or - very minor edge wear, remainder mark on bottom of textblock, light rubbing, small crease to fore-edge of front cover and a few of the pages. VG. more information

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Peter Davies, London, 1935, 2nd printing.. 352 pp, large 8vo (9 1/16" H), hard cover (dark green boards with gold lettering on spine, top edge gilt), no dust jacket. Book cracked at pages 192/193, very light browning to pages, small crease with tiny chip at bottom edge of pages 37/38, light. browning on fore-edge and bottom of textblock, light wrinkling at tiny tears at top/bottom of spine, light edge wear, a few small light areas of discoloration on boards. Very Good-. more information

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World, New York, (1972), Ist American edition.. 80 pp, 8vo (8 1/2"), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0529046849 Profusely illustrated in color. "...includes a prepoderance of the older antique and potentially antique figures. The author does, however, have a strong awareness and appreciation . of the modern connoisseur figures; pieces painstakingly produced today to a very high standard of artistry. The historical development is, therefore, traced up until the present day, both in the introduction and in the comprehensive range of figure. s - taken almost entirely from the author's own collectin - used in the colour plates." Minor edge wear, previous owner's name on free front endpaper. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds. Very Good+/Very Go. o d+. more information

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Shambhala, Boston, 1991, Ist edition.. 126 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "Military rule and the martial tradition of the samurai have dominated Japanese culture for centuries, virtually to the present day. According to Thomas Cleary - translator of more than twen. ty-five classics of Asian philosophy - the Japanese people have been so steeped in the way of the warrior that some of the manners and mentality of this outlook remain embedded in their individual and collective consciousness..." Contents: Intro. d u c tion; A Martial History of Japan; Zen in Japanese History; Bushido and Martial Arts; The Way of the Zen Warrior; Schemes of the Samurai; The Thirty-Six Strategies; Bushido and Christianity; A Zen Razor; Summary. Small remainder mark on bottom. o f te xtblock. Dust jacket has areas of light edge wrinkling, light to moderate edge wear at top/bottom of spine/flap-folds, small area of light creases on front hinge, light rubbing wih slight color loss on rear panel, two tiny edge tears. VG/G. +. more information

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David & Charles, (Newton Abbot, Devon, 1989).. 224 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps, reproductions, color plates. "From the story of the Trojan Horse to the theory and practice of deception on the contemporary battlefield, this book is an original and fascinating expl. anation of the principles of surprising the enemy. The very ethos of deception, its secrecy, creates an impression in the mind of the layman, that its practice is beyond his understanding, but Colonel Dewar shows that the basic principles are di. s a r mingly simple...describes, in detail, modern camouflage equipment, concealment practices, psychological exercises and electronic deception, propaganda, Soviet perspectives and many more aspects of an ever-changing face of military strategy. I. t al so incorporates a revealing chapter on how to counter deception..." Faint erased pencil marks on free front endpaper, small area of surface paper roughness at bottom of front pastedown. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling. VG/VG. more information

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Hope Farm Press, Corwallville, N.Y., 1961, from an edition of 300 copies.. 116 pp, 9" H, soft cover. Contents: The New Zealand Army - Reference works, General works; Conscription; Defence of New Zealand; Manuals for training; Medals; Military cemeteries and memorials; Periodicals; Regimental histories; Veterans; The Maor. i wars - Participation of the British army; South African war - The Contingents; World War I; World War II; Korean Conflict; Reference works; Index. Interior - soft bump/curl to top corner of textblock, slight curl to bottom corner of last few p. a g e s. Exterior - a few small light stains, light browning, light rubbing, hand-written title in black ink on spine, soft corner creases, a few tiny indentations on covers. Good reference copy only.. more information

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Abelard-Schuman, London, 1970, reprint.. 160 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w drawings. "In words, and in the author's own profuse and graphic drawings, the soldier is depicted in a long parade from the disciplined spearmen of the Egyptian Pharaohs through the legions o. f Rome, the medieval horseman and archer and the Spanish pikeman to the Continental Army that George Washington forged from his sharpshooting countrymen. We learn about the soldier's daily life - his kit, arms, pay, food, and living conditions i. n a nd out of action over a period of mroe than 3,000 years. European and American armies, developed by a long process of evolution, are brought to the late 18th century; the high point of the age of the individual, professional, volunteer soldier. ." T iny bump to top corner of boards, minor soiling on top of book, tiny foxing mark on fore-edge of textblock. Dust jacket is clipped at top/bottom of front flap, has light edge wrinkling, moderate to heavy rubbing - mainly on spine and at corn. ers . V ery Good/Good. more information

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Brassey's, London, 2000, first edition.. 144 pp, 4to (11 7/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1574882775 Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. "....the ultimate how-to book. Taking six of the most popular historical periods, (this book) shows how re-enactors and other hist. ory enthusiasts can recreate the uniforms, equipment and life-style of past warriors and their comrades, male and female. The six periods are: Roman; Vikings and Saxons; Medieval; English Civil War; Napoleonic and American Civil Wars; World War O. n e and World War Two. Re-enactment is a growing hobby in Britain, Europe and the United States, with tens of thousands of people recreating the battles and living quarters of past ages. Every aspect of past living is examined, including the tact. ic s and organization of armies, the development of medicine and care for the wounded, the role of women in war and peace, the manufacture and craftsmanship of uniforms and weapons. Step by step master classes show how to recreate uniforms and equi. pme nt , establish authentic camps, and interpret all these activities as both education and entertainment for the general public. An extensive directory of re-enactment societies and suppliers in the United States and Europe completes this essenti. al b ook for all re-enactors, history enthusiasts and history teachers. The author's authoritative text is accompanied by over 150 color photographs illustrating some of the finest re-enactors in the world." Slight waviness to edges of textblock.. Dus t ja cket has minor small wrinkle on front panel. This is a new unreard book. Near Fine/Near Fine. more information

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Blandford, (London, 1998).. 192 pp, large 8vo (9 3/16" H), soft cover. ISBN 0713727292 B&w plates. "...examines and describes some of the world's most significant arcane cults which have been, throughout history, associated with atrocities which have often involved the use . of magic, mysticism and secrecy. Terror and violence became their unmistakable hallmark...They range from the mystery cults of classical Greece, the secret religion of Mithras and other Roman cults, the sinister Knights Templar and the Middle Easte. rn Assassins, who were active during the Crusades, the nineteenth-century Indian Thugs, the Japanese ninja clans and the Triads. Wherever and whenever they flourished, these warrior cults had their own strict codes and rituals, and today they pr. o v i de a fascinating and disturbing insight into the perennial desire to unite for a single purpose. When combined with murderous and bloodthirsty compulsions, these groups became feared and reviled. In the modern world, with its equivalent prol. if er at ion of religious, political and criminal sects and organizations, 'Warrior Cults' is a timely and intriguing source of reference and comparison." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - crease at top edge o. f f ron t c over which migrates into pages - up to page 14, very light rubbing on covers. VG. more information

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Instituto de Historia y Cultura Militar, Madrid, 2002.. 290 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H), soft cover. B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. Articles: Unidades Militares de origen hispano en el Ejercito Romano en Mauritania Tingitana; Ejercitos y Armadas de los Reyes Catolicos. Algunos presupuestos y cuen. tas de gastos entre 1493 y 1500; La guerra de Cataluna en el Ampurdan (1640-1645); El situado en la Administration Militar Indiana: los casos de Santa Fey Quito, 1700-1788; La columna del Coronel Escario; Reflexiones sobre la guerra de Africa; Docu. m entos: 17 Julio 8. Segundo oficio de Castanos. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear at top/bottom of spine, slight bump at top of spine, minor rubbing, one tiny corner crease, small soft crease. o n both covers. Very Good. more information

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Gerald Duckworth, London, (1953).. 419 pp, 8vo (8 5/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. 20 b&w battle maps. "...provides a sketch of the past century (1850-1950) of warfare by land, sea and air, with a commentary in interpretation of it. The emphasis is always on the military aspect. s of war - strategy, tactics, weapons, administration, transport and new scientific developments - rather than on political and moral issues...Five chapters each are devoted to World War I and II; single chapters to the American Civil War, the Fr. a n c o-Prussian War, the Boer and the Russo-Japanese Wars taken together, the Far Eastern campaigns from 1910 onwards, and the present-day Communist offensive in Asia; subsidiary chapters deal with the many minor campaigns of the last century, with. t he e mergence of modern air power, with administration in the field, and with the special problems of guerilla and partisan warfare." Area of light browning to pages 84 & 85 at gutter due to previously laid in newspaper clipping, small area of . del ami nat ion to cloth on front board, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, very light edge wear. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, light edge wrinkling, several small closed tears and chips, fading to spine color, slight fading on rear panel, . seve ral smal l watermarks on spine, minor soiling. VG-/G. more information

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Airlife, (Shrewsbury, 1998).. 352 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, reproductions, maps/battle plans/walking tours. "The author has selected eleven wars that took place in six different countries as examples. These include the battles of Crecy . and Waterloo, The Peninsular War, Rorke's Drift and the Zulu War, Saratoga and the American War of Independence and Gettysburg in the American Civil War. He has chosen to concentrate on specific battles notable for their colour, interest and histor. ic value. He gives extensive details on the background of each battle and adds his own memories and anecdotes, illustrating them with maps and photographs. The author explains the sequences of each battle, utilising maps of the areas as they we. r e at the time of the war and as they are today..." Covers: Crecy 26 August 1346; Waterloo 18 June 1815; Salamanca 22 July 1812; Rorke's Drift 22/23 January 1879; Majuba Hill 27 February 1881; Spion Kop 23/24 January 1900; Saratoga 19 September a. nd 7 October 1777; Queenston Heights 13 October 1812; Gettysburg 1-3 July 1863. Light wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling. NF/NF. more information

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David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1988.. 208 pp, small 4to (10 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 071539262X Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, maps/battle plans. "The whole wonderful world of wargaming is vividly brought to life in this ultim. ate of books by the doyen of the subject's authors. Full of passion, inspiration, practicality, it suggests ideas, improvements, and anecdotes that jump from the pages of the substantial and beautifully illustrated work. There are entertaining a. n d practical main chapters, shorter features, and scores of snippets, with tips and anecdotes....Details, new methods, and general stimulation come across in a variety of enterprising ways. All the obvious ingredients are here (and) each period a. nd b attle is described as a significant example of the art of warfare and development of tactics through the ages..." Subjects covered include: Eben Emael 10 May 1940; Tanks in the Western Desert 1940-42; Wargaming the Thirty Years War; Commando . Rai ds; The Chariots of the Ancients; Wellington in the Peninsular 1808-1814; The Macedonian Phalanx; The Incomparable English Archer; The War of the American Revolution 1775-83; etc. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has very minor edge wrinkling, mi. nor rubb ing, minor edge browning. Very Good+/Very Good+. more information

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Frederick Warne, New York, 1973, first U.S. edition.. 192 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. 60 b&w illustrations. "Many wargamers, particularly during the early stages of their interest in the hobby, are unable to find live opponents to fight on their table-top battlefields. Their effor. ts at wearing two different hats, as they manipulate both armies, and with the full knowledge of what each intends to do, soon palls. Their interest in wargaming retreats. Then there are those wargamers whose enthusiasm is so great that fighting. o ne, or even two, battles a week is not sufficient, and who are led to seek a means of carrying on their table-top battles when a live opponent is not available. (This book) caters to both, describing innumerable methods of manoeuvring two wargam. e s armies, under such conditions of secrecy and surprise that the result of the battle is in the balance until the last cannon is fired. It opens many doors to ingenious and practical methods of doing battle with model soldiers, raising the pastim. e in some sense almost to the level of chess. It enables the 'lonely wargamer' to find pleasure rather than boredom in his solitary state." Contents: Why solo-wargaming?; 'Intant' solo-wargaming; Domestic wargaming; The press-gang; Realism throu. gh co ntinuous combat; Concealment in solo-wargaming; Personalized wargaming; Solo-wargaming in the New World; Solo musket wargame (by John Schuster, USA); Solo-wargames campaigns; The matchbox system of solo-wargaming; The importance of War Diarie. s; Chan ce cards; Tactical cards; Regimental cards; A small spark of courage; More books for solo-wargamers; Battles by mail; Weather in wargames; Wargaming in bed; A Prince of solo-wargamers; Retasol; Setting up a realistic battlefield; Appendices:. Mo del S oldiers - Sources of Supply; Books and Magazines; Rules for Use in Solo-Wargames; Sources of Inspiration and Instruction for the Solo-Wargamer. Very light browning to edges of textblock. Dust jacket has light browning on inside, on the s. pine and o n flap-folds, very light rubbing, very light edge wrinkling. Very Good+/Very Good-. more information

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Duke University Press, Durham, 1990.. 224 pp, 8vo, soft cover. "...brings together some recent research on the Revolutionary army that has been undertaken on both sides of the Atlantic by younger historians, many of whom look to the influential work of Braudel as a model. Forrest plac. es the armies of the Revolution in a broader social and political context by presenting the effects of war and militarization on French society and government in this period. Revolutionary idealists thought of the French soldier as a willing vol. u n t eer sacrificing himself for the principles of the Revolution. Forrest examines the convergence of these ideals with the ordinary, and often dreadful, experience of protracted warfare that the soldier endured." Interior - one small dog-ear cr. ea se , otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing, small crease at corners of rear cover with some migration into last few pages, spine flat and uncreased. VG. more information

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Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 2002.. 207 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), soft cover. B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams, uniform studies. SPANISH TEXT. Sumario - Programas de las Jornadas; Presentacion por el Excmo. Sr. Presidente de la Asociacion de Amigos de los Museos Militares. Con. ferencias: El Sureste en la Edad Media; Panorama de la vida murciana en la Edad Moderna. Vistas: Los museos de armas y de historia militar del Sureste; Palabras de la alcaldesa de Cartagena. Colaboradores: En torno a la Guerra de la Independenci. a : dos ejemplos del Museo del Ejercito. Baston de mando del Capitan General D. Pedro Caro y Sureda, Marques de la Romana; Retrato del Teniente Jacinto Ruiz Mendoza; Pablo Gonzales Pola y Monumento dedicado en Cartagena a los heroicos marinos de Ca. vi te y Santiago de Cuba en 1898; Don Alonso Gomez Figueroa, Teniente de Comisario General en tiempos de Carlos III; Estudio de un arma japonesa del Museo del Ejercito; La huella militar en el folklore vasco-navarro; El yacimiento de "Casas de Murc. ia" . ( Villa de Vallecas). Excavaciones arqueologicas en un fortin republicano en la segunda linea de defensa de Madrid capital; El General Fajardo de Tenza, Senor de Espinardo, Gobernador de Filipinas; La escasez de vestuario en la Guerra de Cuba.. In teri or - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - bump at top of rear hinge - migrates into last few pages, slight bump at bottom of front hinge - migrates slightly into first few pages. Very Good-. more information

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Piccolo / Pan, London, (1979).. 143 pp, mass market paperback. B&w illustrations. "Lucknow under siege in the Indian Mutiny - when the relief column of Highlanders arrived at the very last minute! The mission at Rorke's Drift - surrounded by thousands of Zulu warriors and defen. ded by eighty-two redcoats with no hope of rescue! The German breakthrough at the Ardennes, 1944 - the 101st Armoured Division hold off the Panzer onslaught at Bastogne! Enthralling true-life accounts of soldiers facing enormous odds and the re. s u c e that amost always came in the nick of time..." 'For readers aged 10 to 14." Encounters in ancient Rome, the American Civil War, First and Second World Wars, Korea, etc. Interior - light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no. p re vi ous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, browning to edges of textblock, tiny dint on front cover, two faint remainder marks on bottom of textblock. VG. more information

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War Office, London, 1913, (1915 reprint).. 112 pp, + plates+ ads, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover (red cloth with gold lettering on spine) - no dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in b&w with tables, formulae, drawings - 38 plates (some fold-out) (collated) - diagrams, graphs, drawings. Contents. : Reconnaissance - Fording; Crossing on ice; Boats, rafts or flying bridges; Bridging. Nature and Measurement of Gaps to be Bridged - Classification of bridges; Parts common to all bridges; Camber; Ruling dimensions. Loads on Military Bridges a. n d Stresses Produced Thereby: General case of n loads on a supported beam. Materials: Timber; Iron and steel; Cordage, wire rope and chain; Knots and splicing; Iron and steel wire rope; Chain; Joints and fastenings; Graphical determination of sec. ti on modulus; Regulations for testing spars, ropes and cordage; Central test loads for spars; Ropes and cordage; Test loads for steel wire rope; Test loads for hemp cordage. Accessories required for bridging operations: Use of spars. Organizatio. n o f w o rking parties. Interior - previous owners name on title page and contents page, one or two plates with tiny light foxing marks, slight "perfumey" odor, pages 53-57 and pages 76/77 have small colored pencil check marks in margins, pages 53. /54 are wr inkled and creased at top corner, plate IX has light browning and creases at top corner, book slightly cracked at plate XI, pages very light browned in margins, otherwise clean. Exterior - previous owners name and date on fore-edge of te. xtbl ock, bo ok is cocked, large soft crease at rear bottom corner, moderate rubbing/edge wear, small bump on spine edge, discoloration and soiling on covers and spine, browning to edges of textblock. Good reference copy.. more information

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Gale & Polden, Aldershot, [1935], 4th edition.. 106 pp, 8vo (8 7/16" H), cloth-covered card covers. "...compiled primarily to help cadets at Sandhurst and young officers to acquire a vocabulary of military terms and forms of French speech which may prove useful if ever their duties lie in liaiso. n with their French allies." Contents: Entraining a Company; Detraining a Company; On the March; Motor Transport; Billeting; Liaison; Joint Operations; Operation Orders; Orders During an Attack; Reports; Letters; Appendices; Vocabulary. Interio. r - light 1 1/2" colored pencil mark on first page, very light browning to pages, book cracked at three places. Exterior - light edge wear, two tiny corner creases and two small corner creases, light soiling and wrinkling on rear cover, spine cre. as e d. Good.. more information

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Ernest Benn, London, 1973, first edition.. 128 pp, small 4to (10" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 051017809X Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, maps/battle plans, reproductions. "It was part of the attraction of Fascism, the author suggests, that it seemed to stand for one. united, and by implication, peaceful and prosperous Spain, after years of quarrelling and uncertaintly. On the other hand, the Left contained so many conflicting ideologies that its attempted reforms caused great rifts in the Republican governme. n t , and the resulting weakness led to violence and further discontent. Superficially, they had the advantage at the outbreak of the revolt, but in his examination of the campaigns - Guadalajara, Teruel, Ebro - Dr Gibbs shows graphically how inher. en t disintegration was a major cause of the Republicans' eventual defeat. He also discusses the extent of international intervention, and how Germany, blatantly fighting on the Fascist side, experimented with new machines and techniques in anticip. ati on of the Second World War. But the Spanish Civil War was not only a conflict of Great Powers, it was also very much affected by the actions of individuals, often extremely colourful and forceful personalities who became almost legendary in th. eir own life-times: Buenaventura Durruti, for example, Queipo de Llano or General Lister. Dr Gibbs brings out the fascinating complexity of the period, which posed so many problems that it seem impossible to take a firm stand on either side, thoug. h eq uall y impossible not to sympathize with them both." Faint cigarette odor, minor browning in margins of pages, very light browning to edges of textblock and on spine, slight fading to board edges, two minor corner bumps. Dust jacket has light. edge wrin kling, light browning to top inside edge and at top of flaps, old price sticker on front flap, very light rubbing on rear panel. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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McClelland and Stewart, (Toronto, 1989), Ist edition.. 282 pp, small 4to ( 10" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0771087861 B&w and col. photos. Map endpapers. "John Simpson and the Kennedys are among the 1,750,000 Commonwealth citizens who lost their lives during the two World Wars of the 20th ce. ntury. Tese men and women now lie in the immaculate cemeteries of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, located in 140 countries as far flung as Belgium, Papua New Guinea, and India...the definitive guide to these cemeteries and to the almost 2. 0 0 war memorials constructed by the Commission." Minor soiling mark on top of text block. Dust jacket has light to moderate edge wrinkling/creasing, small scuff mark on spine, very light rubbing. Near Fine/Very Good-. more information

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Ernest Benn, London, 1950, 2nd edition.. 376 pp, 8 5/8" H, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations. "....Peter is recognized by students of Russian history as the Tsar who started that country on her leftward course - in Russia his statues still remain. Autocrat and constructive re. volutionary, his like did not recur among the later Romanoffs, and it is to Peter that Stalin has been said to turn for a model on which to shape the prerogatives of absolutism. But Stephen Graham does not theorize or make political generalizations. in this biography. With precision and detachment, he tells us what the Tsar did, and how he behaved from day to day, leaving us to draw our own conclusions as to the motives that inspired this intriguing monarch. The narrative is swift and vivid,. the style is easy and confident. (His) valuation of Peter has been descibed as an ikon framed in the designs and patterns of his public and private life." One slight small corner bump, a few faint foxing marks on front board, small company label . on front pastedown, slight wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, minor browning and foxing on endpapers, very small ink stain in margin of page 165, tiny foxing marks and slight browning on top of text block. Dust jacket has wrinkling and very small ch. ips/tears at top of spine, light edge wear/wrinkling, light foxing marks - mainly on inside surface, light soiling, old price label on front flap. Very Good-/Good. more information

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Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 1998.. 195 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), soft cover. B&w photographs, maps. SPANISH TEXT. Sumario - Las III Jornadas de Museos Militares. La Historia Militar de Aragon. Programa. Conferencias: La historia militar de Aragon en la Edad Antigua; Aragon y su . intervencion militar en el Mediterraneo medieval; La Reconquista del Valle del Ebro; Aragon en las ideas estrategicas del Cid Campeador y del Rey Batallador. Mesa Redonda: La Guerra de Espana (1808-1814) en Aragon en los museos franceses. Extracto.. Notas: El mercenariado en la Grecia Antigua; El poema del Cid en Aragon; Diego Esquivel: Un arcabucero vallisoletano en el Madrid de Carlos II y Felipe V; Las plazas menores de soberania espanola en Africa; La historia militar del Reino Medieval. d e Valencia: Filon inestimable y asignatura pendiente; El papel de los museos militares en la sociedad europea. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, a few soft creases on front cover. Very Goo. d. more information

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Instituto de Historia y Cultura Militar, Madrid, 1999.. 282 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H), soft cover. B&w photographs, reproductions. SPANISH TEXT ONLY. Articles: Las Revoluciones de 1854 y 1856 en Madrid; Las cometas de uso militar; Ambrosio Funes de Villalpando y Abarca de Bolea, Conde de Ricla, Capita. n General del Ejercito: Un militar ilustrado; La Musica Militar Espanola en siglo XVIII; Algo nuevo sobre Bailen; Ejercito contra las guerrilas: la jefatura militar frente al fenomeno guerrillero durante la guerra de la Independencia; El 98 en el . P a rlamento; Documentos: Ataque y defensa de los fuertes de La Cabana y El Morro (Cuba) 1852; Sobre los caminos de las provincias del Norte de Filipinas 1829. Interior - three pages with small corner crease, otherwise clean and tight with no previ. ou s ownership marks. Exterior - light to moderate edge wear, fore-edge curl and creases on front cover, light creases on rear cover, small surface paper loss at top of rear hinge, book is slightly cocked, minor rubbing. Good reading copy only.. more information

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Hippocrene, New York, (1983), Ist U.S. edition.. 189 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, reproductions. "Fighting horsemen were of supreme importance to the Great Moghuls who, over the years through trial and error, developed a system by which they could raise . a great many Cavalry formations at short notice. In reluctant tribute to the Asian style of warfare, the British in India adopted much of this Moghul Cavalry organisation, and continued its role as the decisive arm in battle. This book is the stor. y of Cavalry in Asia, with particular emphasis on its development in the Ind Pak sub-continent, covering the history and exploits of all the Cavalry Regiments of the Indian Army and their way of life; the sport and social aspects." Tiny scuff on. b o ttom edge of rear board. Dust jacket has light rubbing, very light edge wear, very light browning to top edge of flaps. VG+/VG+. more information

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Random House, New York, (1992), 1st. U.S. Edition.. 471 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0394569350 B&w plates. "The Imperial Japanese Army was a legend in its own time. To the defenders of Singapore and Bataan, its soldiers were demonic supermen. The willingness of Japa. nese troops consistently to fight to the last man remains a benchmark of courage today. Yet these heroes of Saipan and Iwo Jima were also capable of unparalleled bestiality - the rape of Nanking, the use of slave labour on the Burma-Siam Railway. , g ross neglect and brutalisation of prisoners-of-war, a ruthless counter-insurgency campaign against Mao's communists. In attempting to resolve this paradox, the authors have traced the origins of the Imperial Army back to its samurai roots in n. in e te enth century Japan to tell the story of the rise and fall of this extraordinary military force. They describe the command structure, the strategies, weaponry and training, the brutality that pervaded the daily lives of the men, and the slow. de te rio ration of the officer corps. Drawing on Japanese, English, French and American sources, the authors penetrate the lingering haze of wartime emnity and propaganda to lay bare the true character of the Imperial Army as it evolved, shedding. lig ht on t he processes that have shaped Japan and Asia as they exist today." Very small shallow dint on front board, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, two remander marks on bottom of textblock. Dust jacket has heavy wrinkling at top/botto. m of spi ne an d at bottom edge of front panel, very light rubbing, one tiny tear, tiny imperfection on front panel, light wear at top 1 1/2" of rear flap-fold. Very Good/Very Good-. more information

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Helicon, (Oxford, England, 1998), Ist edition.. 237 pp, 4to, hard cover in dust jacket. "This book contrasts battle plans with their actual outcome, from the Romans to World War II. Each in-depth battle essay is complemented by original maps, producing a fresh insight into important battles whi. ch have, in many cases, dictated the course of history." 18 battles are featured including: Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Alamein, Crecy, Cambrai, Blitzkrieg, Waterloo, Balaclava, Gallipoli, Somme, the Bulge, Austerlitz, Isandlwana, Ypres.... Very minor edgewear to boards. Dust jacket has 1/2" closed tear at bottom of rear hinge, very light edgewear. NF/VG. more information

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(S.I.D.E.S./Editions de la Tourelle, Paris, 1986).. 52 pp, 8 1/4" H, card covers. Profusely illustrated in b&w and color with photographs and reproductions. English text. A guide to the Army Museum, Paris, showing the various displays including: Napoleon, Armor, First and Second World Wars, Artil. lery, etc. Interior - two check marks on inside of rear cover, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very minor rubbing, VG+. more information

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Kingfisher, (London, 1983), revised edition.. 125 pp, small 8vo (approx. 7 3/4" H), card covers. Profusely illustrated in color with reproductions, maps, drawings. "An up-to-date identification guide to the flags of the nations of the world. The introduction looks at the history of flags, fl. ag design, heraldry and symbolism, with basic information on the parts of flags and how to identify them. The individual flags of different nations and states are illustrated in colour, each accompanied by an account of its history and main feat. u r e s." Interior - very small corner crease on two pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, flat uncreased spine. VG+. more information

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Wayland, London, (1970).. 128 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "The French Revolution has left later generations a wealth of graphic material, which recreates those momentous years in a dramatic and authentic way:. paintings, engravings, broadsheets, newspaper cartoons, prints, drawings, and other visual sources. In this volume, hundreds of these have been carefully selected and edited, to present a detailed view of the mainsprints, events, and results of. t he Revolution for France and the contemporary world." Dust jacket has light rubbing, light wrinkling at top of spine. Very Good+/Very Good+. more information

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Editorial Complutnse, Madrid, 1994.. 190 pp, large 8vo (8 7/16" H), soft cover. Colour and b&w photographs, reproductions, graphs. SPANISH TEXT ONLY. Indice: Editorial; Articulos: Algunas noticias sobre don Carlos Boniers, Baron de Auchy, militar flamenco al servicio de Felipe IV; . Una escultura de plata en el Museo del Ejercito; El abolengo militar de la Orden de Isabel la Catolica; Manual basico para el tratamiento de fondos uniformologicos en museos; Los socios militares de la Real Sociedad Economica Matritense de Amigos de. l Pais (1775-1815); La pintura de tema belico en la teoria del arte del siglo XVII; Condecoraciones militares (II); El regimen de guerra en la conquista de America. Notas: Guias voluntarios del Museo del Ejercito; Los recuerdos de la aerostacion . m i litar en el Museo del Aire; Entrega de una bandera al Museo Militar de Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Bibliografia; Actividades. Interior - waviness to bottom 1 1/2" of textblock - no signs of dampness marks, otherwise clean and tight with no previou. s ow nership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, very light rubbing, minor soiling. Very Good-. more information

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Asociacion de Amigos de los Museos Militares, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 1991.. 158 pp, large 8vo (8 7/16" H), soft cover. Colour and b&w photographs. SPANISH TEXT ONLY. Indice: Editorial; Articulos: Don Vincente Ovando y Castejon: un militar espanol de la Ilustracion; Cartografia y navegacion espanolas en el siglo XVIII; Tu. capel, la primera batalla espanola en Chile: Lautaro y el triunfo araucano; La Aviacion espanola en la Campana de Marruecos (1913-1927); Las Armas y las Letras en Cervantes; Notas para la historia del Mapa Topografico Nacional de Espana; Escultura. d e la diosa Urania en le Museo del Ejercito de Madrid. Notas: Miniaturismo; Batidor del Regimiento de Lanceros del Caballeria del Calatrava en Uniforme de Gala; Portaguion de dragones del Regimiento Numancia en la epoca de Felipe V; Husares polac. o s; Francisco de Orellana; Soldados de Plomo; Miniaturas; Lo lirico y lo castrense; Heraldica. Cronica Bibliografica: Planes of the Luftwafe Fighter Aces (Agrupacion Artistica Aragonesa); El Ejercito de los Borbones (Leoncio Cabrero); Asi en el c. ie lo como en la tierra (J.M. Coll); Los asesinos del General Prim (Jose Maria Martinez Val); Centro de Documentacion del Ministerio de Defensa. Actividades. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear,. ve ry light rubbing, minor soiling, slight crease on hinges. Very Good. more information

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Instituto de Historia y Cultura Militar, Madrid, 1999.. 284 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H), soft cover. B&w photographs, maps, plans, reproductions. SPANISH TEXT ONLY. Articles: El infante y la infanteria: origen, significado y antiguedad de estas palabras; El Conde de Aranda: una figura militar mas alla d. el su tiempo; El Memorial Militar y Patriotico del Ejercito de la Izquierda; El Proyecto de reforma del cuartel de Infanteria de Leganes del ano 1859; Guantanamo: la primera batalla terrestre de la guerra hispanoamericana en Cuba; Algunas aportaci. o n es al conocimiento de la batalla de Guadalajara; La fortificacion espanola de los anos 40; Documentos: Operaciones de Campana - Expedicion al Darien. Interior- clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - book is cocked, has a . fe w soft creases on covers - three small corner creases, minor rubbing, minor soiling. Separate booklet has a few soft crease on covers and tiny bump to top corner. Very Good. more information

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Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 1998.. 189 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), soft cover. B&w illustrations. SPANISH TEXT. Sumario - Editorial; Las IV Jornadas de Museos Militares. La Historia Militar de Valencia. Programa. Conferencias: La Historia Militar del Levante espanol en la Edad Ant. igua; La Historia Militar del Reino Medieval de Valancia: Balance y perspectivas; Perspectivas de la Historia Militar Valenciana de la epoca de los Austrias a la contemporanea; Il Ruolo dei viceregni spagnoli italici nella difesa della frontiera m. a r ittima contro il turco. Notas: Asitio del Castillo de Salca: una pintura de batallas en la Huerta de Valencia; Acerca del redescubrimiento de las pinturas del Moli dels Frares; Una perspectiva desde el siglo XI: a la luz del Poema del Cid; Ego . Ro de rico: El Cid en Vivar y Camino del Destierro; El Curso Informativo de Heraldica Militar. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - tiny bump at top/bottom of spine, small bump at bottom edge of front cover. Ver. y G ood. more information

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Key Porter, (Toronto), 1995, Ist ed.. 370 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map eps. Begins with the establishment of New France on the St. Lawrence River and the Fench conflicts with the Indians and British of the Atlantic colonies - the latter ending with the Engl. ish defeat at Yorktown. It then moves on through the Civil War, battling with native Indians and the story of U.S. and Canadian forces in WWII. Light wrinkling at bottom of spine, small dint at bottom edge of rear board, minor edge wear. Dust . j a c ket is price clipped, has very light edge wrinkling, very small chip at top of spine, small dint at bottom edge of rear panel, very light rubbing. VG/VG. more information

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Empire Press, Leesburg, VA, 1991.. 74 pp, 10 13/16" H, soft cover (magazine format - stapled in wraps). Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photographs, reproductions, ads. Articles cover: Sir Arthur Currie (WWI); the British army's 'square'; Bastogne; the Polish Resistance. in WWII; George Washington's loss at Long Island; a Confederate spy plot; a naval battle off Barfleur in 1692; Bouvines, 1214. Interior - light cigarette odor, three small areas of light water marks and waviness at top edge of last few pages, o. t h e rwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very light browning to edges of textblock, light wear on spine, very light rubbing and minor soiling on rear cover, three light water marks at top of rear cover, front cover slig. ht ly m is-aligned with pages, area of waviness on front cover due to dampness. Good+. more information

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Empire Press, Leesburg, VA, 1992.. 98 pp, 10 7/8" H, soft cover (magazine format - stapled in wraps). Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photographs, reproductions, ads. Articles cover: Spymaster Lord Robert Stephenson Baden-Powell; Herman Haupt and the Union Army; the Lee. Enfield; Plassey; crewman Thomas R. Parks of the submarine 'Sailfish' shares reminiscences; Australian light-horsemen at Beersheba; Siege of Constantinople; La Legion vs the Black Flags. Interior - light cigarette odor, minor browning to pages,. o t herwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very light browning to edges of textblock, moderate edge wear on spine, small tear at top of spine, very light browning on rear cover, textblock slightly mis-aligned with covers. . Ve ry Good-. more information

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Empire Press, Leesburg, VA, 1989.. 74 pp, 10 7/8" H, soft cover (magazine format - stapled in wraps). Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photographs, reproductions, ads. Articles include: the crossbow; siege of the Turks in Buda, tank warfare, Quaker General Nathanael Gree. ne in the American Revolution, interview with Colonel Ray C. Allen on Christmas morning at the Bulge, Confederate Navy, Sir Richard Granville's battle with Spanish warships off Flores, etc. Interior - light cigarette odor, minor browning to page. s , clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light browning to edges of textblock, light edge wear on spine, very light browning on rear cover, very small closed tear on front cover - archivally taped. Very Good. more information

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Abelard-Schuman, London/New York, (1967).. 192 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations. "Throughout history, boys of many nations have found themselves involved in battles of the armed forces, and it is to their credit that they have come through these ordeals with courage an. d endurance. The author of this book was himself a soldier as a boy - and as a man - and knows too much about war to find in it anything glorious. He feels however that the boys who fought so bravely in combat deserve to have their names and ex. p l o its recorded. He has delved deeply into history and into records to uncover some astonishing stories of gallantry, skill and audacity on the part of boys up to and including the age of 18. Here are the stories of teenage winners of the highe. st d ec orations for bravery - the Victoria Cross, the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Legion d'honneur, the Iron Cross. On sea, land and in the air, youthful heroes accomplished deeds that verge on the incredible..." Very light edge wear to bo. ard s, num ber 5125 witten in ink on free front endpaper, very light browning to edges of pages. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has moderate edge wearwrinkling, small chips and tears - some with creases, 1" chip from top of front hinge area, a few v. ery sma ll s cuffs, and rubbing - wrap-around artwork, now protected in a mylar sleeve. VG/G-. more information

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