Naval & Military History
Legendary battles and heroes of years gone by. Classic tales of conflict and bravery from around the world and the seven seas.
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1922 Aide-Memoire D'ArtillerieParis : 1922A very scarce French manual to artillery, with information concerning maneuvering, formations and safety zones.
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1917 Artillerie Allemande: Les ProjectilesParis: 1917A very scarce and fascinating work, looking into German weapons used in the First World War, for the benefit of the French Army.
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1936-40 A Collection of Articles from 'The Aeroplane' and 'Flight' MagazineLondon: 1936-40A collection of informative and heavily illustrated articles from 'The Aeroplane' and 'Flight' aviation magazines.
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1901 5vol Battles of the Nineteenth CenturyLondon: 1901A smart five volume set of the special edition of this military history work, with illustrations.
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1873 Histoire et MemoiresParis : 1873The complete first edition set of this posthumous historical work by Philippe Paul, comte de Segur, smartly bound in half calf.
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1959 A Portrait of Lord NelsonLondon: 1959A new edition of this inspiring historical work focusing on the life and naval accomplishments of Lord Nelson.
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1884 Mediaeval Military ArchitectureLondon: 1884The two volume first edition of George T. Clarke's guide to mediaeval military architecture, in half calf signed bindings by Morrell.
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1915 The Royal MarinesLondon: 1915A first edition of this scarce work on the British Royal Marines from British peer and conservative politician, Lord Latymer.
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1965 A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British ArmyLondon: 1965A smart first edition of this historical record of the regiments in the British Army.
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1996 A Companion to "Indian Mutiny" of 1857Delhi: 1996A smart copy of this uncommon companion text to the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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1947 Lord Cochrane: Seaman, Radical, LiberatorLondon: 1947A very smart first edition biography exploring the life and accomplishments of naval officer Lord Cochrane.
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1940 Dynamic DefenceLondon : 1940A very smart first edition of this World War II strategy proposal, written by influential military theorist B. H. Liddell Hart.
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1918 Vocabulary of German Military TermsNot Stated: 1918A very scarce dictionary of German military terms and abbreviations, as issued by the General Staff's Intelligence department.
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c1941-1965 2vol Together Against Hitler & Tomorrow: A Plan for the British FutureLondon; Croydon: c1941-1965Two smart, very scarce pamphlets on British politics.
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1949 2vol The Grenadier Guards in the War of 1939-1945Aldershot: 1949A smart two volume set of the first edition of this military history from the Second World War.
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1934 Sailing Models Ancient & ModernLondon: 1934A delightful guide to sailing models by Edward Keble Chatterton, wonderfully embellished with 151 illustrations.
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1874 Military and Religious Life in the Middle AgesNew York: 1874A smart leatherbound copy of this fascinating and thorough study of the Middle Ages, profusely illustrated throughout.
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1963 The PraetoriansLondon: 1963One of Jean Lartéguy's most successful works; a first UK edition of this novel on the Algerian War.
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1916 Kitchener's MobLondon: 1916The first edition of this uncommon autobiographical work depicting an American's time within a British battalion in World War I.
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1967 Jane's Fighting Ships, 1966-1967London: 1967The 1966-1967 annual of 'Jane's Fighting Ships', an encyclopaedic reference work to the world's navies.
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Signed1932 Our Times: The United States 1900-1925. Volume IV: The War Begins 1909-1914New York: 1932A signed presentation copy of the fourth volume of Mark Sullivan's analysis of American History.
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1881 The First and Second Battles of Newbury and the Siege of Donnington Castle During the Civil WarLondon: 1881An uncommon first edition of this military history of the Battles of Newbury.
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1896 Fire and Sword in the SudanLondon: 1896The third edition of Rudolf Carl von Slatin's detailed account of his time spent in Sudan, tracing the history of the country.
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1859 Letters of Colonel Sir Augustus Simon FrazerLondon: 1859The first edition of this very scarce volume containing the letters of soldier Augustus Simon Frazer.
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1975 India's Paratroopers (A History of the Parachute Regiment of India)London: 1975A smart first edition of this scarce illustrated work on the Parachute Regiment of India, with maps.
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1928 Daring Deeds of the Indian MutinyLondon: 1928A smart copy of this illustrated collection of stories from the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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1899 Fix Bay'Nets! or The Regiment in the HillsLondon: 1899A smart first edition of this illustrated military novel from prolific English novelist George Manville Fenn.
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1975 The Second Afghan War 1878-80Rawalpindi: 1975A scarce first-hand account of the Second Afghan War, an illustrated work by Charles MacGregor and Francis Gordon Cardew.
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1886 A Soldier's Experience, or a Voice From the RanksNottingham: 1886Timothy Gower's account of his personal experiences as a soldier, illustrated throughout.
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1912 Campaigns of a War CorrespondentNew York; London: 1912The scarce first edition volume collecting together Melton Prior's war correspondence, an illustrated work of his articles written for the Illustrated London News.
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2006 The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without EndNew York: 2006An inscribed first edition, first impression of Galbraith's work on the Iraq War, in the original dust wrapper, with a letter from the author.
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1951 Ball Of Fire: The Fifth Indian Division in the Second World WarAldershot: 1951A first edition copy of this uncommon and interesting work regarding the Fifth Indian Division during the Second World War.
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1893 History of the 2nd Dragoons, The Royal Scots GreysEdinburgh: 1893An illustrated first edition copy of No. 2 of the Illustrated Histories of the Scottish Regiments Series, focusing on the 2nd Dragoons, the Royal Scots Greys.
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1846 The Past and Future of The British NavyLondon: 1846The very scarce first edition of Plunkett's history on the British Navy, in the original cloth.
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2011 The Compleat Adventures of Captain Philip StrangeOntario: 2011A very scarce facsimile set of three volumes, uniting the stories of Captain Philip Strange from the aviation pulp magazine, Flying Aces.
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1943 "Wildcats" over CasablancaBoston: 1943A first edition, first printing of the story of two naval fighter pilots in the Grumman "Wildcat" fighter squadron during the Second World War.