UNCERTAIN ALLY British Defence Policy, 1960-90.
Gower Publishing Co., 1982. 0566005344. 1st edn signed and inscribed by author. 8vo. Original silver gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. xvii + 246 (no other inscriptions). More
Military History
A MARINER OF ENGLAND An Account of the Career of William Richardson from Cabin Boy in the Merchant Service to Warrant Officer in the Royal Navy 1780 to 1819 as Told By Himself
Conway Maritime Press, 1970. 9780851770154. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, top edge blue (Fine), dustwrapper (some light wear - otherwise near Fine in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. xiii + 317, illus with b&w frontispiece and pictorial endpapers (no inscriptions). More
BRITISH POSTERS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Amberley, 2014. 9781445633169. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. 190, illus with coloured and b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
THE AFTERMATH Being a Sequel to the World Crisis.
Macmillan & Co., 1944. Reprint. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (spine stained and lightly chipped at edges of covers - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 474, illus with 4 folding maps and 4 maps in text (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper). More
THE WORLD CRISIS 1911-1918.
Thornton Butterworth, 1937. Abridged and revised edn. Tall 8vo (9¼ x 6¼ ins). Original blind-stamped gilt lettered green cloth (casing shaken and small stains on page edges - in protective glassine cover), no dustwrapper. Pp. 831, illus with maps and facsimiles (previous owner's bookplate and neat pencil inscription on front..... More
ABOUT TURN The Transformation of the South African Military and Intelligence.
South Africa: Institute for Defence Policy, 1995. 8vo. Original printed card covers (softback) (light worn at edges - otherwise VG). Pp. 270 (no inscriptions). More
AN UNCOMMON TIME The Civil War and the Northern Home Front
Fordham University Press, 2002. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xx + 362 (no inscriptions). More
SELF-DESTRUCTION The Disintegration and Decay of the United States Army During the Vietnam Era.
W.W.Norton, 1981. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original black lettered brown cloth (worn at bottom corners, top edge lightly dust stained), dustwrapper (small tears at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 288, illus with b&w map (no inscriptions). More
WAGING MODERN WAR Bosnia Kosovo and the Future of Combat
PublicAffairs, 2001. 1903985080. 1st edn 1st printing signed and inscribed by author on half title. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xxxiii + 486, illus with b&w plates and endpaper maps (no other inscriptions). More
VOICES PROPHESYING WAR Future Wars 1793-3749.
Oxford University Press, 1992. 2nd edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (boards very lightly marked - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. x + 268, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
KING KAISER TSAR Three Royal Cousins Who Led the World to War
John Murray, 2006. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (casing with slight lean and mark on top edge - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (spine sunned - in protective wrapper). Pp. xiii + 416, illus with genealogical tables and b&w plates (ink stamp on bottom page edges; previous owner's neat..... More
THE BRITISH EMPIRE AS A SUPERPOWER 1919-39
Macmillan, 1986. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered yellow cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. xiv + 544, illus with b&w maps (previous owner's neat inscription front end paper). More
THIS DARK BUSINESS The Secret War Against Napoleon.
Little Brown, 2018. 9781408708644. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original black lettered tan cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 420, illus with coloured plates and b&w maps (no inscriptions). More
PUBLIC WOMEN AND THE CONFEDERACY Frank L. Klement Lectures No 8
Marquette University Press, 1999. 8vo. Original printed card covers (softback pamphlet) (Fine). Pp. 63 (no inscriptions). More
THE CAPTAIN OF THE MARY ROSE A Tale of Tomorrow
Tower Publishing Company, 1894. 4th edn. 8vo. Original bevelled-edged gilt decorated blue pictorial cloth (casing with slight lean; scuffed at bottom corners and lightly rubbed at head and tail of spine; top edge a little dust stained - otherwise VG). Pp. xvi + 308, illus with b&w plates by the..... More
LIVING WITH TERRORISM
Faber and Faber, 1975. 0571107478. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 160 (no inscriptions). More
MEMOIRS OF A FIGHTING CAPTAIN
Folio Society, 2007. 3rd printing. Tall 8vo. Original gilt decorated blue cloth (Fine), slipcase (near Fine). Pp. xxii + 311, illus with coloured and b&w plates and maps (no inscriptions). More
SONS OF THE BRAVE The Story of Boy Soldiers
Leo Cooper [&] Secker & Warburg, 1984. 0436102943. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 236, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER IN THE PENINSULA Letters and Diaries 1786-1812
Spellmount, 1986. 0946771715. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered maroon cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 255, illus with b&w plates and maps (no inscriptions). More
ARMS CONTROL AND EUROPEAN SECURITY A Guide Guide to East-West Negotiations
Chatto & Windus, 1977. 0701121181. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (slightly faded at head of spine and on upper edges of boards, dust stained on top edge and lightly spotted on fore edge - otherwise bright VG), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 271 (previous owner's neat..... More
IMPERIAL MILITARY GEOGRAPHY General Characteristics of the Empire in Relation to Defence
Sifton Praed & Co., 1930. 6th edn. 8vo. Original dark blue lettered blue cloth (a little rubbed at edges), no dustwrapper. Pp. ix + 394, illus with coloured folding maps (no inscriptions). More
THE PIG WAR The Most Perfect War in History
History Press, 2009. 9780752452272. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 223, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
THE TASTE OF WAR World War Two and the Battle for Food.
Allen Lane, 2011. 9780713999648. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original white lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (slightly rumpled at top corners - otherwise near Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xv + 634, illus with b&w plates and maps (no inscriptions). More
THE PORTRAIT OF A GENERAL A Chronicle of the Napoleonic Wars
Michael Russell, 1980. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. ix + 246, illus with coloured portrait frontispiece and b&w maps (no inscriptions). [Biography of General Sir John Colville including service in Peninsula campaigns.]. More
EMMA HAMILTON Seduction & Celebrity
Thames & Hudson, 2016. 9780500252208. 1st edn signed by author on half title. 4to. Original silver gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine). Pp. 279, illus with coloured photos throughout (no other inscriptions). More