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World War I

Author Title & Description Price
May Ralph Regimental History Gallipoli. WW1 GLORY IS NO COMPENSATION : THE BORDER REGIMENT AT GALLLIPOLI 1915 Pub Border regiment 2003. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 306. Plates.1st and 6th ( Service Batt. ) A meticulous researched chronicle. App. 1 nd 2 gives Officers, Warrant Officers and O/Ranks names addresses family history etc. £24
------------------ Roll of Honour WW 1 ROLL OF HONOUR GLASGOW ACADEMY Former Members of the School who served in the Great WAr 1914 - 1918 Pub Jackson 1933. Bk v.g. Dw g/v.g. some creases and chips top spine. pp 163. Includes Awards and Decorations. £35
Terraine John WW1 on ~The Western Front THE WESTERN FRONT 1914 - 1918 Pub Hutchinson 1965. 3rd Imp. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 224. Plates some by Nash. Terraine published the book ' Dougla Haig : The Educated Soldier ' establishing he in the top rank of Military Historians. 9 essay's liked together to form the book . RECOMMENDED £10
SEARCH THIS SECTION FOR WORLD WAR 1 BOOKS ON REGIMENTS, DIVISIONS, UNITS, WORLD WAR DIARIES, WORLD WAR CAMPAIGNS IN EUROPE, AFRICA ETC. SOLDIERS DIED IN THE GREAT WAR AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTS WORLD WAR 1 BOOKS WW1 BOOKS
Babington Anthony Courts Martials WW1 FOR THE SAKE OF EXAMPLE : Capital Courts Martial 1914 - 18 The Truth Pub Cooper 1984. 2nd Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. with very slight spine fade.pp 238. Plates. Note the 2nd Ed. takes the details to 1920 and includes new evidence. Has one small paragraph outlined. £12
------------------ Roll of Honour WW1 SOLDIERS DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 19 The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Pub Hayward 1989. ( Part 50 ) Bk v.g. DW v.g. Red covers. pp 78. Covers all Battalions including 42nd Provisional Batt. ( T.F.)A very nice copy. £18
Farrar - Hockley WW1 The Somme THE SOMME Pub Batsford 1964. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 221. Plates. One of the Britsih Battles Series by Batsford. Attractive Dw. Lt. Col. had a successfull military career in WW2 Serviing in the Gloucesters and Parachute Regiment. He is an excellent military writer £12
Fraser - Tytler Lt. Col. Howitzer Battery WW1 FIELD GUNS IN FRANCE :With a howitzer battery in the battles of the Somme, Arras, Messines and Passchendaele 1915 - 1918 Pub Donovan 1995. 2nd Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 253. 1st Ed. Pub 1922. Contains a rear section with German Casualties from personal observations £10
Bishop and Bostridge ( Edit ) Letters from The Front WW1 LETTERS FROM A LOST GENERATION : First World War Letters of Vera Brittain and Four Friends. Pub Little Brown 1998. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 426. Plates. The four friends were Roland Leighton, Edward Brittain, Victor Richardson and Geoffrey Thurlow. £10
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Fowler, Spencer and Tamblin Tracing Aramy Records ARMY SERVICE RECORDS OF THE FIRST WAR Pub Public Record Office 1996. Bk v.g. Soft illustrated covers. pp 63. Contains Regimental Order of Precedence and details about tracing members of the army who fought in the War. £5
----------------- 1914 - 18 War History of the 7/8th King's Own Scottish Borderers A BORDER BATTALION : The History of the 7/8th ( Service ) Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers Pub for The Regiment and privately printed by Foulis. Bk v.g. Blue boards with Regimental crest. Spine darkening. pp 363. Plates. Awards Officer casualties etc. £58
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Hay Ian Trench Warfare WW1 CARRYING ON - After The FIRST THOUSAND Pub Blackwood 1917. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Blue boards. pp 316. With the Scottish Regiments in the trenches in France. £10
Rogerson Sidney TWELVE DAYS ON THE SOMME : A Memoir of the Trenches, 1916 Pub Greenhill 2006. 2nd Ed. with extra notes by his son.Bk v.g.Dw v.g. Rogerson of the West Yorkshire Regiment gives his account of the twelve days. A very good book for Family history as to what took place with anyone involved in the Battle. £10
Stuart Sir Campbell Propaganda War WW1 SECRETS OF CREWE HOUSE : The Story of a Famous Campaign Pub Hodder 1920 1st Ed. Bk v.g. pp 253. Plates. The story of the Propaganda War in the Great War. The plates in the book are particulary interesting. Covers operations against Austria and Hungary, andGermany etc. £15
Crutchley C.E. machine Gun Corps WW1 MACHINE GUNNER 1914 - 1918 Pub PBS 1975. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 238. Plates. Note that this is the 2nd Ed. by Book Club Ed. I do not normally have Book Club Ed. but this book is revised and enlarged giving extra detail. £8
Fosten and Marrion Osprey WW1 THE BRITISH ARMY 1914 - 18 Pub Osprey 1981.2nd Ed. Bk v.g. Soft covers. pp 40. Colour plates by Embleton. As well as the uniform plates of equipment etc. it includes an Order of Battle for the Corps, divisions and Brigades. A handy reference. £5
--------------------- Events at Memorial WW1 PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY : Programme of Events in connection of a Plaque at St George's Memorial Church Ypres October 1961 A pamphlet of the proceedings at Ypres. 16 pages including plates. It contains a list of those veterans who served in the Great War. £8
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