Search Results: Authors starting with L from Military History Books

(Subject: Medals, Decorations (incl. Recipients) & Rolls of Honour) Reproduction of the original 1916 American Numismatic Society edition which was limited to 125 copies. Includes War Medals from the Revolution to 1912, each being described with details of design, inscriptions and sculptor. There is a listing of ships engaged in the Spanish American War, Indian War battles and other campaigns for which medals were struck, plus a history of the Congressional Medal of Honor. With Actual size photos of rare Congressional Medals, Campaign and non-regulation Civil War Medals. Faint mark on front board, d/w worn, bumping of corners, text very good. (Published: 1962) (Publisher: Flayderman) (Pagination: 72pp + 9 full-page b/w plates + 1 full-page colour plate, large format) (Condition: corners slightly bumped, ow g/vg in worn dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) Contains full details and illustrations of the uniforms, dress and equipment of Luftwaffe Air Crew during the Battle of Britain. Arco, NY US edition (Published: 1974) (Publisher: Arco Publishing ) (ISBN: 0668033649) (Pagination: 33pp, 12 col ills, 49 b/w photos) (Condition: Good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) One of the best studies in a single volume of the Uniforms and insignia of the German Army of the Third Reich And World War II. Includes ranks and rank insignia, badges, the numerous articles of uniform, plus a section on personal equipment and a glossary. (Published: 1977) (Publisher: Book Club Edition) (Pagination: 224pp, 4 col plates with over 70 illustrations, 275 b/w photos & illustrations) (Condition: vg in rubbed dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) German text. A well illustrated examination of the numerous badges of the Armed Forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in ther early 1990s. (Published: 1991) (Publisher: Motorbuch Verlag) (ISBN: 0713717378) (Pagination: 209pp. Colour plates and numerous illustrations.) (Condition: Fading on illustrated boards. Bump on front corner.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) One of the best studies in a single volume of the Uniforms and insignia of the German Army of the Third Reich. Includes ranks and rank insignia, badges and insignia, a section on personal equipment and a glossary. Military Book Society 2nd revised edition. Good in chipped d/w. (Published: 1973) (Publisher: Military Book Society) (Pagination: 224pp, 4 col plates with over 70 illustrations, 275 b/w photos) (Condition: Good in chipped dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) Blandford War Photo-Files series. Over 200 photographs featuring the Combat SS units together with many of the West and East European Volunteer units. Arranged in order of the theatres and campaigns in which the Waffen-SS fought. (Published: 1987) (Publisher: Blandford Press) (ISBN: 0713715456) (Pagination: 213pp, 214 photos) (Condition: Very good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) Dustjacket creased at edges. A comprehensive guide to cloth badges and insignia used during the period of the Third Reich by the German Armed Forces, para-military formations, political organisations, administrative and ancillary uniformed groups. Includes the Army and SS, Technical Stud Service of Prussia, transport Flotilla "Speer", and Organisation Todt (Published: 1983) (Publisher: Blandford Press) (ISBN: 0713711302) (Pagination: 208pp, 64 col plates, 100 b/w photos) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Bargain Basement) Card covers creased and paint splashed. Page edges browning.An extensively illustrated guide to the uniforms and equipment of the Fallschirmjager - the German parachute forces of WWII. (Published: 1974) (Publisher: Arms & Armour Press) (ISBN: 0853680965) (Pagination: 32pp, 2 col plates, 69 b/w ills) (Condition: Poor. card covers creased. Page edges browning.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) Paperback. Covers marked and creased. Text clean, good study copy. One of the best studies in a single volume of the Uniforms and insignia of the German Army of the Third Reich preceding and during World War II. Includes ranks and rank insignia, badges and insignia, the numerous articles of uniform plus a section on personal equipment and a glossary. (Published: 1971) (Publisher: Arms & Armour Press) (ISBN: 0853685878) (Pagination: 224pp, 375 ills & photos.) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) Untold Stories of Airborne forces and actions in WWII. Includes the German and British elite of the airborne forces, the police co-opted into the Fallschirmjager, disasters and triumphs in Norway, Holland, and Belgium, and their immolation in Crete, the British soldiers who volunteered for parachute and glider units, plus the battles in the Mediterranean and North West Europe. (Published: 1993) (Publisher: Leo Cooper) (ISBN: 0850523117) (Pagination: x + 204pp, 25 photos, 12 maps, bibliography, index) (Condition: near fine in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements) A complete handbook to the sport and guide to the making and care of the equipment. A binding fault means that the cover is back to front to the text. looks at the story of the Bow, bowmaking and strings, arrow and target making. the author also gives guidelines on Saefty, competition rounds, hunting and shooting technique. (Published: 1949) (Publisher: The Paternoster Press) (Pagination: 64pp. illustrations and diagrams) (Condition: darkening marks on page edges. red boards rubbed.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Early Arms, Armour, Heraldry & Chivalry) The effect of weapons on the thoughts and actions of "men who cleared away the wilderness and brought the United States into being". Examines two hundred years of firearms, ammunition, equipment and edged weapons. The book was sponsored by The Company of Military Collectors and Historians. (Published: 1956) (Publisher: Bramhall House NY) (Pagination: 350pp, over 300 ills, index, large format) (Condition: tan covers, g/vg in ragged dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements) The development of hand guns and shoulder weapons from the advent of firearms in the 1400s with the production of gunpowder. Numerous illustrations portray the gun maker's art, the intricate wheel and firelocks, the flintlock, the arrival of percussion weapons, the rifle and early breach loaders to later multi shot weapons. (Published: 1968) (Publisher: Hamlyn) (Pagination: 268pp, 120 col & 220 b/w illustrations, large format) (Condition: orange cloth, Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - Post World War II ) Case studies of selected US campaigns including Air Interdiction in Laos and against the Ho Chi Minh trail ("Commando Hunt") and the use of electronic sensors, Close Air Support in South Vietnam in 1972, Operation Linebacker II and the B-52 raids over North Vietnam. (Published: 1993) (Publisher: US Air University Press) (ISBN: 1585660493) (Pagination: xiv + 138pp, 9 photos, 42 diagrams, 15 tables, index) (Condition: shelf wear only, vg in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Battles, Battlefields & Campaigns) A brief, illustrated account of battles in Britain's civil wars. Includes Flodden, Nasby, The Boyne, Blenheim, Culloden and Bunker Hill. (Published: 1972) (Publisher: Macmillan) (ISBN: 0333107934) (Pagination: 32pp, 14 ills, 13 maps, large landscape format) (Condition: g/vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Battles, Battlefields & Campaigns) An illustrated account of early battles in Britain's history. Includes Hastings, Lewes, Bannockburn, Agincourt, Orleans, Bosworth. (Published: 1972) (Publisher: Macmillan) (ISBN: 0333107888) (Pagination: 32pp, 19 ills, 9 maps, large landscape format) (Condition: Good.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Battles, Battlefields & Campaigns) A brief, illustrated account of Britain's battles in later European and North African wars. Includes Waterloo, Balaclava, Marne, Somme, Dunkirk and El Alamein. (Published: 1972) (Publisher: Macmillan) (ISBN: 0333107829) (Pagination: 32pp, 18 ills, 15 maps, large landscape format) (Condition: vg in paper cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - General) The story of the military use of the airplane over land and sea, from Libya in 1911 to the Falklands in 1982. The emphasis is on WWI and WWII but all the major conflicts are covered including the Spanish Civil War, Korea, and Vietnam. (Published: 1986) (Publisher: William Morrow Publishing) (ISBN: 0688050611) (Pagination: 313pp, index) (Condition: vg in edge-worn dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) A wide-ranging and authoritative reference book, compiled by one of the foremost authorities, from the rise of National Socialism to the fall of the Third Reich in May 1945. It also carries selected entries on the Weimar Republic which preceeded Hitler, and on the Bonn Republic which succeeded him. (Published: 1998) (Publisher: Wordsworth Military ) (ISBN: 1853266841) (Pagination: 410pp illustrations) (Condition: Good in slightly edgecreased card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) Having volunteered in 1914, the author served as a rifleman in the Queen's Westminster Rifles in the trenches on the Western Front. After the Christmas truce of 1914 he was wounded and invalided home. Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Lincolnshire Territorial Regiment, then to the Machine-Gun Corps, he served at Ypres and Passchaendale, subsequently being promoted to Captain. Walkinton once again saw service in WWII as Second-in-Command of the Royal Sussex Regiment in France as part of the BEF. Unread but some shelf wear on cover. (Published: 1980) (Publisher: Samson Books Ltd) (ISBN: 0906304059) (Pagination: 221pp, 4 illustrations, map) (Condition: Unread. very good in card covers with some shelf wear) UL-XXXXXX