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| Newsome David |
A HISTORY OF WELLINGTON COLLEGE 1859 - 1959 Pub Murray 1959. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. but with creasing top spine and one tear repair. One colour plate of Wellington and a number of other plates. The book is entered in this section because of its association with Army Officers. |
£15
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Gurkha Brigade Journal |
BARSHIK PARBATE Pub 1956. Bk v.g. but with dust marks on the front. pp 103. Plates. Plates on the Coronation of the King of Nepal. THE JOURNAL OF THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS IN NEPALESE Have 2 copies. |
£10 |
| Edgerton Robert B.
Zulu War |
LIKE LIONS THEY FOUGHT : The Last Zulu War Pub Weidenfeld 1988. 1st Ed. Bk. v.g. DW v.g. pp 240. Plates. THE ZULU WAR AND THE LAST BLACK EMPIRE IN SOUTH AFRICA The examination of this epic colonial war involving British Forces. |
£10 |
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PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY : Recruits Regimental Training Manual 1960 Green pamphlet with Regimental Crest thereon. pp 38. Plates. Contains plates of 'D' Company, Fort Osborne Barracks, Winnipeg ( disbanded 1934 ), Band of the Regiment Winnipeg 1934. |
£8 |
| Bagpipe Music |
EL ALAMEIN Bagpipe March composed by Pipe - Major Wm. Denholm KOSB and dedicated to the 8th Army. Pub Fergusson for the Cowel Games. Double page of the music with soldiers illustartion on front. The rear page is the Drum setting by Douglas Hamilton Late seaforths. |
£8 |
| Kincaid apt. Sir John |
THE RIFLE BRIGADE AND RANDOM SHOTS FROM A RIFLEMAN Pub R. D. 1981. Bk. v.g. Dw v.g. pp 302. The Adventures in the Rifle Brigade was Pub. in 1830 and Random Shots from a Rifleman was pub. in 1835 and was again pub. in abridged form in 1909 and this is the facsimile of the 1909 Ed. |
£8 |
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| Gow Michael
Guards Division Anecdotes |
JOTTINGS IN A GENERAL'S NOTE BOOK Pub Souvenir 1989. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 201. Page plates. Michael Gow was with the Guards Division and Commanded the Scots Guards. The book is the anecdotes from an Army Career. |
£7 |
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| Bruce George
Battle Dictionary |
HARBOTTLE'S DICTIONARY OF BATTLES Pub Granada 1979. 2nd Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 286. This is the 2nd reprint Ed. of Harbottle's edition of 1904 and brought up to date. this was a special one produced for a Granada bookclub and the book is bound in green leather with gold lettering. |
£10 |
| Richardson Gen. Sir Charles
British High Command WW 2 |
SEND FOR FREDDIE : The story of Montgomery''s Chief of staff Major - General Sir frances de Guingand KBE, CB,DSO Pub
Kimber 1987. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 260. Plates. A book which illustrates what High Command engenders. |
£9 |
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Traditions of Regiments |
REGIMENTAL NICKNAMES AND TRADITIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY Pub Gale and Polden 1915. 4th Ed. enlarged and revised. Bk v.g. Illustrated card covers. pp 118. Colour plates. This little book gives the Former Titles of the Battalion of Infantry. Published 1915 it is a nice early copy. |
£10 |
| Pan/ Ballantine of WW2 |
The following Pan/Ballantine History of WW 2 are available. Chindits - Long Range penitration - This one contains details of the 7th Nigerian Regiment ( not well covered elsewhere )
Mountbatten, Battle of Britain. Both these and Purnell - below - give excellent detail by plates and text of Units involved. |
all £4 each |
| Purnell's Hisstory of WW2 |
Purnell's History of WW 2 The following books are available ; German Secret Weapons, Blueprint for Mars, SS Gestapo, The Buccaneers, Defeat in Malaya the fall of Singapore, Battle for Berlin the end of the Reich and Allied Secret Weapons |
All £4 each |
| Seago Edward
War artists work in Italy in WW2 |
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN ITALY Pub Collins 19445. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. with some dust marks ans small crease top spine. pp 100. The book has an attractiveDW. Seago was with the allies in Italy and drew pen and ink drawings and water colours. |
£18 |
| HMSO
Publications of HMSO WW2. |
The following HMSO Soft covered booklets are available. The Royal Marines achievements 1939 - 43, By Air to Battle ( Official acc. Airborne Forces.) |
All £3 each |
| JOURNALS OF THE SCOTTISH MILITARY COLLECTORS SOCIETY |
I have a number of Journals available vis : no's 124, 125, 126, 128, 129, 131, 135, 138, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 152, 160, 164, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169 and 170.
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reasonable priced at £2 each. |
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No 132. has 2 page article on ( Robert Burns and the Royal Dumfries Volunteers 1795 - 1796 )
No 127. Has one page article on 7th Bn Scottish Rifles
No's 147, 153, 154, 158 Has articles on named Scottish Soldiers in 18th and 19th Century Colonial America. |
£3 each. |
| MORE JOURNALS OF SCOTTISH MILITARY COLLECTORS SOCIETY |
No's 118, ( Pistols of steuarts of Perth ) 120, 127,( 7th Batt. Cameronians ) 132, 134, 136, 137, 140, 146, 151 ( part i Cameronians ), 154, 157,( 64th Louden Highlanders ) 158, 162, 163, 171, ( Royal regiment of Scotland )172, 173, 174 and 175 |
£2 each |
| Irving David |
THE WAR BETWEEN THE GENERALS : Inside The Allied High Command Pub 1988. 2nd Ed. bk v.g. DW v.g. but with minute spine fade and creasing. Plates. The Supreme Commander, sincere, indecisive and desperate to keep the Alliance. Irving is a controversial figure himself. |
£8 |
| Brookes Kenneth
Royal Artillery General History |
BATTLE THUNDER : The Story of Britain's Artillery Pub Osprey 1973. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 252. Plates. The history of Artillery. One of the good things about the book is that there are chapters devoted to the part played by the Artillery in the War in the Desert in WW 2 etc. when normally they are mixed up with other Units. |
£10 |
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| Carver Michael
Memoirs of Lord Carver with good section in WW2 |
OUT OF STEP : The Memoirs of Field Marshal Lord Carver Pub Hutchinson 1989. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 550. Plates. Carver was an extra ordinary person being a Lieutenant at the age of 24 and a Brigade Commander at 29. It covers Tank warfare in North Africa, Italy and North West Europe. Nice copy. |
£10 |
