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Carlton Victoria: Melbourne University Press, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. e.p.maps, frontis, xx + 265pp. Photos, maps. Text near fine. Australian Light Horse. Boer War & WW1. Size 16 x 24cms. Dustwrapper scuffs, clean. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently ship items only to Australian addresses.
Collision course—“Convoy Time 3 Hours After G. M.T. March 18th, 1944”. WWII by U. S. Navy: Draft of ship’s orders to change course
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Collision course—“Convoy Time 3 Hours After G. M.T. March 18th, 1944”. WWII: Draft of ship’s orders to change course
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1 p. carbon copy of war time communication, with penciled corrections and annotations, which begins…
Received orders by radio from Commodore to …change course by wheeling without further orders.… On March 18, at 2315, as we were following in the wake of #102, steering at 009° - 56 revolutions, sighted a stern light on the starboard bow which appeared to be steering the new course of 086° and assumed it to be our column leader #101. We gradually changed our course to 084° and at 2330 we were already on that course. We had our side lights and stern light on full brilliancy and sounded one blast on the whistle at frequent intervals. At 2342 sighted a stern light and a green light about four points on our bow that seem to come closer and right wheel was ordered and executed. At 2343 we could make out the shape of a ship coming at us sounding two blasts on his whistle and steering approximately 140°. As a collision looked imminent, hard right wheel was ordered and executed. At 2345, as a ship was swinging rapidly to starboard, our stem struck a ship between the bow and the bridge. We immediately sounded the general alarm and ordered engine full astern. …
Final line: Sent message to the Commodore informing him about the collision.
An artifact, a single leaf, to survive the war, providing the slightest glimpse of protocols and administrative procedures. Creases show that the piece of paper was repeatedly folded till little more than the size of a pack of gum, and, for whatever reason, saved. Condition is very good.
1 p. carbon copy of war time communication, with penciled corrections and annotations, which begins…
Received orders by radio from Commodore to …change course by wheeling without further orders.… On March 18, at 2315, as we were following in the wake of #102, steering at 009° - 56 revolutions, sighted a stern light on the starboard bow which appeared to be steering the new course of 086° and assumed it to be our column leader #101. We gradually changed our course to 084° and at 2330 we were already on that course. We had our side lights and stern light on full brilliancy and sounded one blast on the whistle at frequent intervals. At 2342 sighted a stern light and a green light about four points on our bow that seem to come closer and right wheel was ordered and executed. At 2343 we could make out the shape of a ship coming at us sounding two blasts on his whistle and steering approximately 140°. As a collision looked imminent, hard right wheel was ordered and executed. At 2345, as a ship was swinging rapidly to starboard, our stem struck a ship between the bow and the bridge. We immediately sounded the general alarm and ordered engine full astern. …
Final line: Sent message to the Commodore informing him about the collision.
An artifact, a single leaf, to survive the war, providing the slightest glimpse of protocols and administrative procedures. Creases show that the piece of paper was repeatedly folded till little more than the size of a pack of gum, and, for whatever reason, saved. Condition is very good.
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Chauvel of the Light Horse A Biography of Sir Harry Chauvel
by Hill,A.J
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COMBAT SKILL OF THE FIGHTING SOLDIER
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Boulder, CO: Paladin Press. Very Good-. 1984. Softcover. 0873643364 . Book is Very Good - (minus). Clean and unmarked text. Tight and sturdy binding. Front cover bottom corner has a small curl - no bend crease. First 17 pages bottom corners have a very small tip bend. Very slight edge, spine end and corner wear to cover. Front cover top edge very small single bump. Back cover top edge very small bump with an closed 1/4 inch tear. Cover spine has very slight sign of a surface crease with very slight surface wrinkles near top end. Very slight back cover surface spine edge crease. ; Fm 21-75; B&W Illustrations .
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Port Arthur. The siege and capitulation
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William Blackwood. Edinburgh and London. 1906. Second edition (same year as the first). 8vo. xiv, 511pp. Frontis., 23 plates, 4 maps and plans, two folding in rear pocket. Original cloth, gilt. Faded and rubbed to spine. Hinges tender. Toned, with some spotting. Endpapers browned. Neat inscription to ffep.Ellis Ashmead Bartlett (1881 - 1931) War correspondent. "I joined the Third Army at the commencement of August 1904, just before the first assault, remained attached to General Nogis headquarters until January 17, 1905, and entered the fortress with the victorious Japanese - one of my chief objects to place on record the obsolete method of fighting which characterised the siege - how men meet in masses to settle the disputes of their governments with bayonet, clubbed rifle and hand-grenade".
August 4, 1904 - January 2, 1905, the siege of Port Arthur on the Liaodong Peninsular of Manchuria was the longest battle of the Russo-Japanese War.
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Recollections of a Boer prisoner of war at Ceylon
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Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers-Maatschappij, v/h Jac. Dusseau & Co. Amsterdam-Cape Town. 1904. 8vo. (1), 220pp, frontis, 28 further plates + text illus. Original decorative green cloth, photo-illustration laid down to front cover, gilt lettering, blind stamped decoration to rear cover. Slightly rubbed to extremeties, rear hinge strained, spotting to edges. Jan N. Brink adjutant of the Ladybrand commando under Crowther when Prinsloo surrendered to General Hunter. The prisoners of war were shipped to Ceylon where Brink had the opportunity to freely travel and explore the island. Written in English, this is a comprehensive contemporary study of Ceylon.
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Yardbird Myers: The Fouled-Up Leatherneck
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Philadelphia: Dorrance and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front . free endpaper, jacket tattered and soiled.. 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth binding. A humorous World War II era memoir of US Marine training at Parris Island. Jacket art by Konick. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 230 pages .
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HANNIBAL, The General from Carthage
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NY: McGraw-Hill, 1981. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1981. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in black boards with camel-colored cloth spine, in pictorial wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Biography of the soldier, general, statesman, the man. Includes maps, selected bibliography, index.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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The Lost Legion ( The Story Of The Fifteen Hundred American Doctors Who Served With B. E. F. In The Great War )
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1926. Hardcover. Good. Outstanding Association Copy.. Signed By Author On Frontpiece Photo And Signed By One Of The Doctors (Dr. Glenn Mullins) Who Served There On Fep Because It Was His Copy..Hardcover Edition..First Edition, First Printing..Slightly Worn And Soiled..Not Ex-Library..The Story Of The Fifteen Hundred American Doctors Who Served With B. E. F. In The Great War.. World War I..Red Cloth Covered Boards, Title Stamped In Gilt On The Spine, Frontispiece Portrait Of The Author That Is Signed..16 Black And White Plates
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The Chronicle of the 45th Battalion A.I.F.
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Brisbane: A. Green. 2009. Small Octavo Size. Mint - a new copy. Cloth spine, matt cream laminated paper boards. Battalion statistics, nominal roll, honours and awards with citations. Five black and white plates [incl frontis], Four maps. Limited to 400 numbered copies of which this is No. 17. 132 pages. Originally published in 1924, this is handsomely reproduced facsimile of an important "unit history" of the first World War. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . New. Facsimile Edition. Hardback.
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HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FROM ITS ORGANIZATION TO 1895
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New York: Edwin W. Dayton. Good+. 1896. Hardcover. Lightly foxed tan cloth. Age darkened spine. Gilt titles on spine & front cover. Text tight, clean & intact. A few pages have lightly foxed margins. Tissue protected frontispiece. Illustrated with B/W photographs, drawings and maps. Spine head has two mended tears. ; B/W Photo, Drawing & Map Illus.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 762 pages .
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Garda Siochana: Policing Independent Ireland 1922-82
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1999 Gill & Macmillan Ltd. First Edition. Dustjacket has light edge wear, distributor's sticker on bottom back. Text is clean with 2 sections of black & white photos. 217 pages plus Appendices, Notes, Bibliography & Index; 306 pages total. Ships Insured.
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Quartering
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows
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Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation
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Pelican, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Bishop, Randy : Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation. Gretna (LA) : Pelican Publishing, 2012. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth, silver lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features John Paul Strain's 'Raid on the L&N'. 368 numbered pp; maps, photos, illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: light wear to dj, no tears or chips; binding square and tight, no notes or highlighting. A fine copy to carry with you on your Kentucky excursions. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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NUCLEAR AMERICA: Military and Civilian Nuclear Power in the United States 1940 - 1980
by Clarfield, Gerard H. and William M. Wiecek
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NY: Harper & Row, 1984. Signed by one of the authors on fep: To Jack, Best Wishes, William M. Wiecek. Price clipped dj in new mylar, overall minimal edge wear, bottom spine edge w/two small chips. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, page edges w/just a hint of dust soiling. Navy blue boards, silver lettering on spine, blind stamped publisher logo on cover. The authors cover the development of the atom bomb, what Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and their advisers thought about its use, Truman's attitude of it being "just another piece of artillery"; the formation of the Atomic Energy Commission and the escalation of the arms race. Other chapters cover "atoms for peace", the policies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, the arms limitations agreements and the history of arms negotiations. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All…
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Rotunda 2009 (Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009)
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Fort McNair, Washington, DC: National War College, 2009. Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009. Very Good. Spine is square and tight. Interior is pristine. Mild foxing to top closed edge. Not from a library. 4to. 200 pages.
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DANSKE UNIFORMER FRA HAER OG FLAADE TEGNEDE AF RS. CHRISTIANSEN UDGIVET MED TILLADELSE AF KRIGSMINISTEREIT OG MARINEMINISTERIET
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Kobenhavn: Christian F. Romer's Forlag Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16 continuous-fold pages of col. illustrations of Danish uniforms and badges, ca. 1900. The covers have separated, but both they and the contents are in excellent condition. Bookplate of a former owner on the (blank) front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy of a very scarce publication. Captions in Danish..
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BATTLE FOR THE BUNDU
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New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with owner's bookplates to inner front board and FFE, light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG conditon with light rubbing to edges else bright, intact and whole.
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Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies)
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Greenwood Pub Group, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A. : "Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies). New York : Greenwood Press, 1989. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, white lettering to spine. Matte gray dj. Plain white endpapers. Bibliography, index. X pp prelim material, 215 numbered pp, 12 pp unnumbered illustrations to center, three pp unnumbered following (one blank, one author info, one blank). Condition notes: a clean copy, marred by six pages having red underlining (about two lines each). Slight rippling to dj, which also has a price sticker to front and is covered in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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The Iron Brigade
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Macmillan, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Nolan, Alan T. : The Iron Brigade: A Military History. New York : Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine, gilt insignia of the Iron Brigade and its constituent regiments on front board. Semi-glossy dj, white background with black/gold/blue photo of the brigade's brimmed "slouch" hat. Front endpaper features map of where members of the brigade came from (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin); rear endpaper shows map of where the brigade fought. Xviii pp prelim material, 412 numbered pp, 16 glossy b&w unnumbered pp throughout text, plus two blank unnumbered at end. Maps (by Wilson K. Hoyt III), photos, appendices (counties from which brigade members originated, commanders and officers, biographical note, uniform of the brigade, source materials for battle of Brawner Farm); notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: quite a nice unmarked first edition; corners…
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The Defence of Ladysmith and Mafeking: Accounts of Two Sieges, 1899 to 1900, Being the South African War Experiences of William Thwaites, Steuart Binny, Alfred Down, and Samuel Cawood
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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE STURMGESCHUTZ-ABTEILUNG 202
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PeKo Publishing Kft., 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 396pp, including 116p of b/w & col. maps, documents and photographs. An n excellent copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).
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