THE HISTORY OF THE DRESS OF
THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY 1625 - 1897
by Captain R J MacDonald
The original 1899 publication is quite scarce. This facsimile
edition traces the development of the Royal Artillery's uniforms
from the English Civil War to the outbreak of the Boer War. In
addition to the colour plates there are numerous black and white
drawings in the text detailing the finer points of the uniforms
and accoutrements.
Good in d/w - xx +104pp 24 colour plates plus b/w illustrations
FAMOUS ENGAGEMENTS: SOME
BATTLEFIELDS REVISITED. VOLUME II
by Howard Green
Thirteen battles, from Marathon to Passchendaele - and including Bannockburn, Bosworth, Malplaquet,
Quatre Bras and Krithia. Each battle is described in its
historical context, the causes and effects of the actions, the
political state at the time and a description of the battlefield
today.
The development and use of the tank, from WWI to the nuclear
age. The technical design of the tanks of all the combatants in
both world wars is fully described and illustrated. Specifications
of armament, armour and engines are dealt with in great detail.
Good in very rubbed d/w - 240pp,
photos, maps, appendix, index
A chronicle of shipping disasters during
the last great age of sail, based almost exclusively on the
reporting of the time. Listed are some 1500 ships, naval and
mercantile vessels, of many nations whose tribulations were
covered in the national and local newspapers as well as the
specialist press like the Naval Chronicle.
New in d/w - 430pp, notes, appendices, glossary, bibliography,
index
