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H15829 MARTIAN EMPIRES: Wargames rules for the Wars between Mars and Earth / - Steam punk/ Space 1889 era (i.e. Redcoated Brits) 10-28mm scale miniatures rules £15.00 GBP

H15830 BURGUNDIAN STANDARDS OF THE C15th vol 2 / - CD ROM 123. Colour flags £7.50 GBP

H15831 GREEK AND ROMAN MILITARY WRITERS: Selected Readings / Campbell, B 230p. Selections from classical military texts. covers all aspects of ancient warfare. very interesting selection £17.50 GBP

H15832 SOLDIER'S LIFE: A VISUAL HISTORY OF SOLDIERS THROUGH THE AGES / Robertshaw, A 50p. all colour photos. Roman through to WWII. Recreated and original uniforms.. basic text £5.00 GBP

H15833 COUNTRY HOUSE 1/72nd scale / - Italerie plastic wargames scenery BUT PRE-PAINTED. . European style 2-story house Late C18th to Early C21st. Removable roof £11.50 GBP

H15834 STATIONS MANNED & READY: WWII NAVAL RULES supplement 3) Carrier & Air power / - - £8.00 GBP

H15835 DUEL IN THE MIST: The Leibstandarte During the Ardennes Offensive: Kampfgruppe Peiper, Stoumont, December 19th, 1944 v. 1 / Meyer, S 300p; large format. v well ill MINT HBK £53.50 GBP

H15836 LORDS OF THE RENAISSANCE: A game of Conquest, Trade & Guile in Europe 1460-1499 / - Lords of the Renaissance is a game for 2-12 players set at the end of the Dark Ages. Each player starts as a Merchant Prince of a European Duchy, operating a bank or merchant company speculating in the silk trade. Players also act as a military or financial adviser to one of the great empires, advising their suzerains in matters of conquest, shipbuilding, and the construction of cathedrals and libraries. (Zib lock bag) £9.99 GBP

H15837 AIRSHIPS AT WAR 1914-1941 / - Board wargame. in grip lock. inc 17 scenarios (2 solitaire) Covers all theatres. £14.99 GBP

H15838 AIRSHIPS AT WAR SUPPLEMENT: BOMBERS 1916-1942 / - Multi-engined bombers. Solitaire Module £2.25 GBP

H15839 PANCHO VILLA : DEAD OR ALIVE / - board wargame. in grip lock £14.99 GBP

H15840 SETTLERS OF CATAN / - New boxed editions of all this fantastic and deservedly popular boardgame £24.99 GBP

H15841 ARQUEBUSIER: Journal of the Pike & Shot society / - 5 random samples of early issues. All aspects of wargaming 1450-1700 £12.50 GBP

H15842 MARLBOROUGH'S SIEGES / FALKNER, J 300p. ill. Siege warfare in the Age of Marlborough £22.50 GBP

H15843 SEVEN YEARS CAMPAIGNING IN THE PENINSULA AND THE NETHERLANDS 1808-1815 / Henegan, R 2 volume reprint. 400p. Includes Waterloo.In August 1808 Sir Richard D. Henegan landed in Portugal as part of the British army sent to stop the French invasion of the Iberian Peninsula and put an end to Napoleon's Imperial ambitions. As a Military Commissary and later Ordnance Commissary in the Field Train, whose job it was to transport and maintain the artillery and ammunition, Henegan offers an insight into the war from an unusual viewpoint. A vivid and particularly human account of life in the army, describing not only the dangers of fighting the enemy, but also the highs and lows of everyday existence for the soldier in Wellington's army. From initial setbacks and the threat of destruction at the hands of unhappy peasants to the triumph of the famous victory at the Battle of Waterloo. £19.50 GBP

16019 CIVIL WARS EXPERIENCED. BRITAIN & IRELAND 1638-1661 / Bennett, M 275p. Near mint pbk. The English Civil war and it's effect on the £13.50 GBP

16020 GREAT GENERALS OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS AND THEIR BATTLES 1805 - 1815 / Uffindell, A 300p. maps Near Mint Hbk £11.50 GBP

16021 FIST FROM THE SKY: Japan's Dive-Bomber Ace of World War II / Smith, P 280p. ill Near MINT hardback £9.50 GBP

16022 HOTSPUR: HENRY PERCY, MEDIEVAL REBEL / Boardman, A 225p. ill Near Mint hbk £8.50 GBP

16023 MARSTON MOOR: The Battle for York / Barratt, J 180p. v well ill inc col. E/C Pbk £8.50 GBP

16024 REALITY OF WAR: A Memoir of the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871 / Patry, L 400p. MINT HBK £12.50 GBP

16025 SS HUNTER BATTALIONS: The Hidden History of the Nazi Resistance Movement 1944-5 / Biddiscombe, P 430p large format pbk. £11.50 GBP

16026 Rome's Gothic Wars: From the Third Century to Alaric / Kulikowski MINT HARDBACK £11.50 GBP

16027 Once There Were Titans: Napoleon's Generals and Their Battles 1800-1815 / Kiley, K 230p. ill MINT HBK £13.50 GBP

16028 Who's Who in Nelson's Navy: Two Hundred naval Heroes / Tracy 240p. ill. MINT HBK £16.50 GBP

16029 CASSELL DICTIONARY OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS / POpe. S 560p. ill large hardback near mint £17.50 GBP

16030 Arab Conquest of Egypt and the Last Thirty Years of the Roman Dominion. / Butler, A 600p. near mint hardback £17.50 GBP

16031 VISUAL HISTORY OF COSTUME: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY / Foster, V 140p. v well ill Near Mint Hbk £37.50 GBP

16032 THERE SHALL BE WINGS - Vivid Personal Accounts of the RAF From 1918 to Today / Arthur, M 530p E/c pbk £1.50 GBP

16033 BRITISH MILITARY GREATS / Snow, P 190p. v well ill 40 short essays on people and events near fine Pbk £2.50 GBP

16034 RED COATS & GREY JACKETS : The Battle of Chippawa, 5 July 1814 / Graves, D Mint Pbk £39.50 GBP

16035 FLAMES OF WAR CALENDAR / - end JUNE 2008. Special offer Large calendar with WWII artwork £5.00 GBP

16036 TANNENBERG & GALICIA 1914 / - Two world war One boardgames. Mint in slightly battered box.. medium Complexity, Very High solitaire suitability SPW WELTKRIEG series £35.00 GBP

16037 SAILOR ON HORSEBACK: Horseman, Author and Hunting Correspondent / Dawson, Lionel 128p. HBK. 1st Edition. No D/J. 26 b/w photos. This is the delightful autobiography of a man who was well-known in the equestrian world. It is full of wit and amusing stories of an eventful life as sailor, rider and journalist. VGC £7.00 GBP

16038 WAR IN THE AIR: The World War Two Aviation Paintings of Mark Postlethwaite / Goss Chris & Postlethwaite Mark 128p. HBK. 1st Edition. Extensively Illus in Colour & B/W throughout. For over fifteen years, the name of Mark Postlethwaite has been well-known and respected throughout the world of aviation art. Now, for the first time, over fifty of Mark's finest original paintings of this period are brought together in one truly outstanding collector's edition. Fine/Nr Mint £15.00 GBP

16039 LAST LAURELS: The German Defence of Upper Silesia, January-May 1945 / Gunter George 309p. HBK. Expanded Reprint. B/W Illus & Maps throughout. By January 1945, Silesia had become Germany's key industrial region. When the Soviets launched offensives aimed at capturing it, the German defence was bitter, and the Soviet reactions brutal. This is an account of the events from the Soviet offensive through to the final German defensive actions. Nr Mint £18.00 GBP

16040 GREAT BATTLEFIELDS OF THE WORLD / MacDonald, John 200p. HBK. LF. 2nd Impression. Extensively Illus in Colour. Introduction by Len Deighton. Foreword by General Sir John Hackett. Stunning 3-dimensional computer graphics re-create 30 of the world's greatest battles. Good/Fine £5.00 GBP

16041 ZULU WAR / Knight, Ian & Castle, Ian 222p. HBK. Extensively Illus in Colour & B/W throughout. With material previously published as Campaign 14: Zulu War 1879, Elite 32: British Forces in Zululand 1879, and Elite 21: The Zulus. 1st edition thus. The Zulu War of 1879, including the dress, equipment, organisation and military methodologies of the opposing forces. Fine/Nr Mint £18.00 GBP

16042 IN SEARCH OF GENGHIS KHAN / Severin, Tim 276p. HBK. Colour Illus. Severin sets off on horseback across Mongolia, following the route taken by Genghis Khan and his horde eight hundred years ago in their cataclysmic sweep toward the West. Fine/Fine £3.50 GBP

16043 AMAZING HIRAM MAXIM / Hawkey Arthur 174p. HBK. 1st Edition. Hiram Maxim was one of the most significant figures of the Victorian/Edwardian Period. He invented the 1st truly automatic machine gun and also an outstanding pioneer in heavier than air flight. Fine/Fine £5.00 GBP

16044 KING CHARLES AND KING PYM 1637-1643 / Wingfield-Stratford, Esme 394p. HBK. 1st Edition. No D/J. B/W Illus. The story of the six years that elapsed between the fatally misguided attempt of Charles 1 and Archbishop Laud to impose a new Prayer Book on the Church of Scotland,and the death of John Pym at the end of 1643. VGC £5.00 GBP

16045 ART OF HAND SHADOWS / Almoznino, Albert 64p. PBK. Extensively Illus throughout. Fine £3.50 GBP

16046 SULLY / Dussieux 363p. FRENCH TEXT 1887 edition. Half leather marble boards. Maximilien de Béthune, duke of Sully (December 13, 1560 - December 22, 1641) was the doughty soldier, French minister, staunch Huguenot and faithful right-hand man who enabled Henry IV of France to accomplish so much. £16.50 GBP

16047 OLD SERVICE: Royalist Regimental Colonels and the Civil War, 1642-46 / Newman, P R Near MINT Hardback 280p £85.00 GBP

16048 ARMIES OF THE MIDDLE AGES, VOLUME 2: The Ottoman Empire, Eastern Europe and the Near East, 1300-1500 / Heath, Ian 201p. PBK. 174 illus and 105 coats-of-Arms, 2 appendices. Fine £27.00 GBP

16049 FROM SCYTHIA TO CAMELOT: A Radical Reassessment Of The Legends Of King Arthur, The Knights Of The Round Table, & The Holy Grail / Littleton, C. Scott and Malcor, Linda A 388p. PBK. Illus with Line Drawings & Maps. New Revised Edition. According to the authors, the core of the Arthurian tradition was carried into second-century Britain and fifth-century Gaul, by Sarmatian and Alan cavalry units, many of whom fought alongside the legions of the Roman Empire against £16.00 GBP

16050 ALEXANDER: Invincible King of Macedonia / Tsouras, Peter 121p. PBK. B/W Illus. Military Profile series. Analysis of his military leadership. Nr Mint, Unread £5.00 GBP

16051 DEEDS OF ARMS: Formal Combats in the Late fourteenth Century / Muhlberger Steven 247P. HBK. Colour Illus. Fine/Nr Mint £20.00 GBP

16052 TREASURES FROM THE MOSCOW KREMLIN: Arsenal Of The Russian Tsars / Royal Armouries Exhibition 192p. PBK. Extensively Illus in Colour throughout. Catalogue of the Tower of London exhibition held June-September 1998. Dual Russian / English text. Colour photographs & descriptive text of some of the 16th-18th century artifacts, firearms, swords & armour. £10.00 GBP

16053 SCOTS MERCENARY FORCES in Ireland, 1565-1603 / McCoy Hayes 391p. HBK. Facsimile Reprint of the 1st Edition Published in 1937. Fine fold-Out map. Fine/Nr Mint unread £69.50 GBP

16054 NAVAL WARFARE IN THE AGE OF SAIL: The Evolution of Fighting Tactics 1650-1815 / Turnstall, Brian 278p. HBK. LF. Very well Illus in B/W throughout. Based on the life work of naval historian Brian Tunstall. Traces the evolution of fleet tactics from the Dutch Wars of the 17th century to the War of American Independence in the late 18th and the defeat of the French Empire in 1815. Fine/Fine £25.00 GBP

16055 DRESS PATTERN DESIGNING: The Basic Principles of Cut and Fit / Bray, Natalie 176p. PBK. LF. Extensively Illus throughout with Line Drawings. Excellent Condition £11.50 GBP

16056 VICTORIAN & EDWARDIAN FASHIONS FOR WOMEN, 1840-1919 / Harris, Kristina 208p. PBK. Revised 2nd Edition. It presents over 450 enchanting color photographs of modern-day models wearing the dresses, waists, undergarments, and accessories of this elegant era, including daywear, sportswear, and formalwear. Unusual items such as fancy dress, aesthetic garments, and reform styles are explained and illustrated. Nr Mint, Unread £14.50 GBP

16057 BOOK OF KNIGHTHOOD AND CHIVALRY: Ordene De Chivalerie / Lull Ramon 122p. HBK. Undoubtedly the most influential chivalric handbook of the middle ages, this work articulates the ideals expressed both in medieval romance and in the crucible of the medieval battlefield - this is a work written by an accomplished knight for a knightly audience. Rendered from the Caxton 1484 translation into modern English, it is accompanied by the anonymous Ordene de Chevalerie, another important and lively medieval account of the knighting ceremony. Fine/Fine £13.50 GBP

16058 DEVELOPMENT OF COSTUME / Tarrant, Naomi 176p. PBK. LF. Extensively Illus in B/W throughout with Line Drawings. Fine £19.00 GBP

16059 COSTUME SINCE 1945: Couture, Street Style and Anti-Fashion / Clancy, Diedre 224p. PBK. 1st U.K. Edition. Colour Illus & Line Drawings throughout. A comprehensive look at fashion and how it has evolved in the second half of the 20th century. Fine £5.00 GBP

16060 AND WHO ARE YOU? / Gallegos, A 391p. near fine Hbk. Special forces in the Mediterranean; Capture 7 escape £20.00 GBP

16061 GUNS OF AUGUST / Tuchman, B V 500p. Military account of the opening month of WWI. G/C HbK £4.50 GBP

16062 STEEL MASTERS 18: DEBACLE AT ANZIO / - col ill(inc original vehicles) FRENCH TEXT. modelling & Armour mag. £5.00 GBP

16063 STEEL MASTERS 19 NORMANDY 1944 FALAISE POCKET / - col ill(inc original vehicles) FRENCH TEXT. modelling & Armour mag. £5.00 GBP

16064 STEEL MASTERS 20) ARAB ISRAELI WARS 1948-82 / - col ill(inc original vehicles) FRENCH TEXT. modelling & Armour mag. £5.00 GBP