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H16500 A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PRIVATE THOMAS JEREMIAH, 23RD OR ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS 1812-1837, INCLUDING HIS EXPERIENCES AT THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO / Jeremiah, T 34p. A rare memoir from the ranks. The the 23rd were on the crest behind Hougoumont. mint pbk reprint £12.50 GBP
H16501 A YOUNG GENTLEMAN AT WAR: THE LETTERS OF CAPTAIN THE HONOURABLE ORLANDO BRIDGEMAN 1ST FOOT GUARDS IN THE PENINSULA AND AT WATERLOO 1812-15 / Bridgeman, O 204p. 9 col plates. mint pbk reprint. Bridgeman's vivid letters begin on service arriving with his regiment into the siege at Cadiz. His first real action was at the siege of San Sebastian (where he was one of 5 volunteers to show the 5th Division how to assault & was wounded). At Waterloo he served actively as an Aide to Sir Rowland Hill & was again wounded.. £20.00 GBP
H16502 DIARY OF LIEUTENANT HENRY HOUGH, ROYAL ARTILLERY 1812-13 / Leslie, Maj J 44p maps. Valuable daily journal of the advance & retreat from Burgos. mint pbk reprint £6.50 GBP
H16503 MEMOIR UPON THE LATE WAR IN NORTH AMERICA BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH 1755-60 / Pouchet, M 250p. large format pbk. reprint of 1866 ed. Classic French-Indian war memoirs £25.00 GBP
H16504 FLAMES OF WAR: COBRA - NORMANDY BREAKOUT / - Scenarios etc book £11.50 GBP
H16505 EYLAU & FREIDLAND: The Greatest victory / Bey, F Large format 300p. 200+ colour ill. FRENCH TEXT in slipcase. latest from this fantastic series £235.00 GBP
H16506 ESTONIAN VIKINGS: Estnisches SS-Freiwilligen Bataillon Narwa and Subsequent Units, Eastern Front, 1943-44 / Landwehr, R 80p large format ill near mint £42.50 GBP
H16507 ARMY OF IRELAND: The Battle of Ridgeway, Canada / - Counter-strike. Mini boxed wargame. 116 colour counters. High solitaire. £15.99 GBP
17339 PRINCELY CHANDOS : A Memoir of James Brydges / Robinson, J R 230p. E/C Hbk. Embossed cloth hardback. Though paymaster to Marlborough's army, this is a mainly political biography. very scarce £69.50 GBP
17340 AUSTERLITZ, 1805 / Duffy, C 190p. near fine hardback £14.50 GBP
17341 PRUSSIAN ARMY 1808-1815. / Nash, D 102p. pbk v wel ill pages loose, as with all the copies I find of this title! Well, either are or soon will be £19.50 GBP
17342 FOOT REGIMENTS OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD / Head, M 102p. VGC pbk v wel ill inc col £9.50 GBP
17343 AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS IN THE WESTERN AND EASTERN THEATRES OF WAR 1914-1918 / Cutlack, F 480p. 1984 Australian reprint pbk ed. near fine £22.50 GBP
17344 BATTLE OF ALMA (Great Battles Of History Series) / Gibbs E/C HBK no jacket £14.50 GBP
17345 FROM ATLANTA TO THE SEA / Sherman, William T 300p.ill Folio society hbk near fine no jacket. Sherman's memoirs £15.00 GBP
17346 GETTYSBURG: BATTLEFIELD MAPS / - 4 Very large colour maps of the battle & battlefield. MINT £15.00 GBP
17347 LA BATAILLE d'ORTHEZ 27 fevier 1814. / Batcave, L 100p. French text. v well ill (no colour) plus pull out map. near mint pbk £9.50 GBP
17348 NIEUPORT ACES OF WORLD WAR 1 / Franks, Norman L.R 96p. PBK. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces Series No 33. Extensively Illus in B/W & Colour throughout. Nr Mint,unread £9.50 GBP
17349 CITY OF SPLENDORS: A Waterdeep Novel (Forgotten Realms: The Cities) / Greenwood, Ed & Cunningham, Elaine 476p. HBK. 1st Edition. The fourth novel in The Cities series is set amidst the intrigues, civil strife, and secrets of Waterdeep, the most powerful and important city in the Forgotten Realms universe. Fine/Fine £4.95 GBP
17350 SACK OF ROME 1527 / Hook, Judith 343p. HBK. 1st Edition. B/W Illus & Maps. Detailed account of the Sack of Rome which took place after the defeat of the French Army in Northern Italy. The Pope Clement VII had leant support to the French in an effort to shift power from the Holy Roman Empire. Previous owners name written on half-title page. Fine/Excellent £12.00 GBP
17351 SCOTTISH BATTLES / Forbes, George 238p. PBK. Reprint. Illus with Line Drawings & Maps. History of battles fought in Scotland from Mon Graupius to Culloden Octavo. VGC £2.50 GBP
17352 DUTCH REVOLT / Parker, Geoffrey 334p. PBK. Revised Edition. Classic History Series. At the time of publication this was the first comprehensive history of the Revolt by an English historian. It was the fruit of 12 years' research and based on Spanish and Dutch documents from archive and private collections from all over Europe. Excellent £6.00 GBP
17359 ARTILLERIST'S MANUAL AND BRITISH SOLDIER'S COMPENDIUM / Griffiths, F near mint pbk 360p. tables 1850's British army manual; inc. The artillerist's manual, and compendium: Of infantry exercise: sword exercise: field battery exercise: service of heavy ordnance, guns, &c. fortification: etc Facsimile reprint of the 9th ed £14.50 GBP
17360 HERALDRY: CUSTOMS, RULES AND STYLES / Von Volborth, Carl-Alexander 229p. HBK. Reprint. This book is a lavishly illustrated and extensively researched study of the complex rules and customs governing the international subject of heraldry. Scholarly in depth, yet wide and readable in its approach. Good/Good £7.50 GBP
17361 NAPOLEON'S INVASION OF RUSSIA 1812 / Tarle Eugene 422p. HBK. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to the spine. Reprint, 3rd Octagon Printing. Covering Niemen to the Battle of Smolensk, to Borodino and the burning of Moscow, this is a thorough account of events which examines the invasion, departure and retreat of Napoleon. No D/J but otherwise Excellent £12.00 GBP
17362 BRITISH ARMY IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR: The Regulars, the Territorials and Kitchener's Arm / Green, Howard. 116p. HBK. 1st Edition. X-Library Copy. B/W Illus. A privately published study on the British Army during World War 1. Fair/Fair, Reading copy only £16.50 GBP
17363 BLENHEIM / Green, David 162p. HBK. Extensively Illus in B/W & Colour + Maps throughout. The Prelude, battle and aftermath with apprentices covering the British march to the Danube and military discipline. VGC D/J except for a couple of tears on front cover otherwise excellent £4.00 GBP
17364 BOMBER COMMAND / Hastings, Max 400p. PBK. B/W Illus including Line Drawings. Pan Grand Strategy Series. The most critical book yet written about Bomber Command. Fine, unread £3.00 GBP