The Official History of the Australian Army Medical Services in the War of 1914 - 1918 : Volume II - the Western Front (Volume 2) by A.G. Butler - 1940

1865 1st ed Camp March & Battlefield Civil War Union Campaigns Burnside Meade

Alexander Stewart was a soldier in the Union Army who served in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. His contribution to Civil War literature was his book 'Camp, March and Battlefield', a book that described various war campaigns including those of General Burnside, General Hooker, General Meade, and Ulysses S Grant.
According to Nevins,
"A composite of individual studies that originally appeared in a Pittsburgh newspaper; the author was chaplain of the 13th Pennsylvania and served in Virginia."

Item number: #10386
Price: $499
STEWART, Alexander
Camp, march and battle-field, or Three years and a half with the army of the Potomac
Philadelphia: J.B. Rodgers, 1865. First edition.

Details:
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Collation: Complete with all pages
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x, 413, [1]
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References: Nevins I 163; Dornbusch I, PA-119
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
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Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x… Read More

1893 Spanish-American War Soldier Handbook Air Defense Artillery Hershler Army

'The Soldier's Handbook' was compiled by Nathaniel Hershler under the guidance of the adjutant General of the Army, R. C. Drum. The handbook was ordered to be given to every new recruit and every person serving more than one year to have on their person. It includes:
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Rights as citizens forfeited by desertion
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Unauthorized absence
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Extracts from army regulations
o Military discipline
o Deserters
o Medals of Honor
o Arms, clothing, and equipment
o Salutes
o Care of public animals
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Extracts from articles of war
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Telegraph and signal code
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Management of the rifle
·
Classification of marksmanship
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And more
This 1893 edition includes provenance of US soldier, Marcus A. Johnson who served in Company E of the 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment during the Spanish-American War of 1898.
Item number: #10526
Price: $550
HERSHLER, Nathaniel
The… Read More

1856 1ed Sebastopol Russian War CRIMEA Color MAP RUSSIA Battle Military Russell
A rare, 1st edition of William Howard Russell's account of the Crimean War. Russell was an Irish reporter for the London Times, known to be one of the first 19th-century war correspondents who made his name known for covering the Siege of Sevastopol.

This 1856 printing of 'Complete History of the Russian War' features impressive, folding color maps including the famous 'Siege Operations of Sebastopol', which is often known to be extracted from this work. It also includes double-page engravings of battle scenes.

Item number: #14148
Price: $750
RUSSELL, William Howard
Complete History of the Russian War, from its commencement to its close, giving a graphic picture [o]f the great drama of war, embracing a superb map of the seat of war and a magnificent engraving of the bombardment and fall of Sebastopol, showing the attack and capture of the Malakoff, assault on the Redan, and fall of Sebastopol,
New York: John G. Wells,… Read More

1848 1ed Mexican War United States Military Texas Alamo Mexico Mansfield Plates
"It has been wisely remarked by a distinguished American statesman, that 'the commencement of the Mexican War was the opening of a new volume of American history.'"
– E.D. Mansfield, The Mexican War, preface
Known most for his books on United States military, E.D. Mansfield wrote works on the life of U.S. Grant, Winfield Scott, and the Mexican War, but also wrote books on American education. This book on the history of the Mexican War includes maps and battle views.

Item number: #14660
Price: $499
MANSFIELD, Edward Deering
The Mexican War a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches of the generals. To which is added, the treaty of peace, and valuable tables of the strength and losses of the United States Army.
New York, A.S. Barnes & Co.; Cincinnati, H.W. Derby & Co., 1848. First edition.

Details:

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1809 1ed Portugal & Spain Letters Military WARS Castles MAPS Battle of Vimiera
Adam Neale's "Letters from Portugal and Spain" is a collection of letters regarding the military operations in Span and Portugal with descriptions of each country. Neale seemingly leaves nothing untouched, spending a lot of time on character of the native peoples and groups. Still, the focus on military and war is the prime focus – note the illustrations of
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the Battle of Vimiera
·
the castle at Torres Vedras
·
view of Mafra
·
Castle of Punhete
·
Bridges over the Nissa River, Coa River, Roman Bridge at Salamanca, and at Constantine
·
Battle of Corunna
·
City view of Lugo
Item number: #18489
Price: $599
NEALE, Adam
Letters from Portugal and Spain comprising an account of the operations of the armies
London : Phillips, 1809. First edition.

Details:

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Collation Complete with all pages
o
xvi, 348, 116
o
13 plates
· Language: English
·… Read More

1865 1st ed Camp March & Battlefield Civil War Union Campaigns Burnside Meade

Alexander Stewart was a soldier in the Union Army who served in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. His contribution to Civil War literature was his book 'Camp, March and Battlefield', a book that described various war campaigns including those of General Burnside, General Hooker, General Meade, and Ulysses S Grant.
According to Nevins,
"A composite of individual studies that originally appeared in a Pittsburgh newspaper; the author was chaplain of the 13th Pennsylvania and served in Virginia."

Item number: #10386
Price: $499
STEWART, Alexander
Camp, march and battle-field, or Three years and a half with the army of the Potomac
Philadelphia: J.B. Rodgers, 1865. First edition.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o
x, 413, [1]
·
References: Nevins I 163; Dornbusch I, PA-119
·
Language: English
·
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
·
Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x… Read More

1893 Spanish-American War Soldier Handbook Air Defense Artillery Hershler Army

'The Soldier's Handbook' was compiled by Nathaniel Hershler under the guidance of the adjutant General of the Army, R. C. Drum. The handbook was ordered to be given to every new recruit and every person serving more than one year to have on their person. It includes:
·
Rights as citizens forfeited by desertion
·
Unauthorized absence
·
Extracts from army regulations
o Military discipline
o Deserters
o Medals of Honor
o Arms, clothing, and equipment
o Salutes
o Care of public animals
·
Extracts from articles of war
·
Telegraph and signal code
·
Management of the rifle
·
Classification of marksmanship
·
And more
This 1893 edition includes provenance of US soldier, Marcus A. Johnson who served in Company E of the 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment during the Spanish-American War of 1898.
Item number: #10526
Price: $550
HERSHLER, Nathaniel
The… Read More

1856 1ed Sebastopol Russian War CRIMEA Color MAP RUSSIA Battle Military Russell
A rare, 1st edition of William Howard Russell's account of the Crimean War. Russell was an Irish reporter for the London Times, known to be one of the first 19th-century war correspondents who made his name known for covering the Siege of Sevastopol.

This 1856 printing of 'Complete History of the Russian War' features impressive, folding color maps including the famous 'Siege Operations of Sebastopol', which is often known to be extracted from this work. It also includes double-page engravings of battle scenes.

Item number: #14148
Price: $750
RUSSELL, William Howard
Complete History of the Russian War, from its commencement to its close, giving a graphic picture [o]f the great drama of war, embracing a superb map of the seat of war and a magnificent engraving of the bombardment and fall of Sebastopol, showing the attack and capture of the Malakoff, assault on the Redan, and fall of Sebastopol,
New York: John G. Wells,… Read More

1848 1ed Mexican War United States Military Texas Alamo Mexico Mansfield Plates
"It has been wisely remarked by a distinguished American statesman, that 'the commencement of the Mexican War was the opening of a new volume of American history.'"
– E.D. Mansfield, The Mexican War, preface
Known most for his books on United States military, E.D. Mansfield wrote works on the life of U.S. Grant, Winfield Scott, and the Mexican War, but also wrote books on American education. This book on the history of the Mexican War includes maps and battle views.

Item number: #14660
Price: $499
MANSFIELD, Edward Deering
The Mexican War a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches of the generals. To which is added, the treaty of peace, and valuable tables of the strength and losses of the United States Army.
New York, A.S. Barnes & Co.; Cincinnati, H.W. Derby & Co., 1848. First edition.

Details:

· Collation:… Read More

1809 1ed Portugal & Spain Letters Military WARS Castles MAPS Battle of Vimiera
Adam Neale's "Letters from Portugal and Spain" is a collection of letters regarding the military operations in Span and Portugal with descriptions of each country. Neale seemingly leaves nothing untouched, spending a lot of time on character of the native peoples and groups. Still, the focus on military and war is the prime focus – note the illustrations of
·
the Battle of Vimiera
·
the castle at Torres Vedras
·
view of Mafra
·
Castle of Punhete
·
Bridges over the Nissa River, Coa River, Roman Bridge at Salamanca, and at Constantine
·
Battle of Corunna
·
City view of Lugo
Item number: #18489
Price: $599
NEALE, Adam
Letters from Portugal and Spain comprising an account of the operations of the armies
London : Phillips, 1809. First edition.

Details:

·
Collation Complete with all pages
o
xvi, 348, 116
o
13 plates
· Language: English
·… Read More