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Military History - Other Topics - Diverse Subjects
History & Development of Warfare - General Section
Covers the development of warfare, battlefield tactics, systems & military campaigns through the ages

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WAR MACHINES
by Daniel Bowen (Editor)

A study of weaponry. Includes chariots, early siege machines, the Phalanx and Legion, Medieval Castle, Gunpowder and Cannon, Machine-guns, mines, early warships, the ship of the line, ships' weapons to the carrier, early air warfare, balloons and airships to the jet aircraft.

1977, Peerage Books, , 0907408400,< R-01>,368pp, 450 col & b/w ills & photos, Large format, ex Libris sticker. dw creased at edges. Good., ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 26011-01..............................£9.00 

THE IMPERIAL ACHIEVEMENT
by John Bowle

How the British created, matured and finally transformed the largest empire in history. Examines the permanent imprint left by the empire on nations such as India and South Africa.

1974, Book Club Edition, , ,< R-01>,484pp, 53 ills, 5 maps, index, vg in rubbed dw, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 30228-01..............................£9.00 

THE SWORD AND THE PEN
by (Editor) Michael Brander

An anthology of military history from the 18th century to World War I, extracted from the diaries of soldiers from Private to Lieutenant. Published to celebrate Leo Cooper's twenty one years as a publisher. Looks at the comradeship, the boredom, the bravery, the misery, all illustrating the commonality of experience.

1989, Leo Cooper, , 0850521106,< R-01>,160pp, illustrations, vg in d/w, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 2757-01..............................£6.00 

THE BRITISH SOLDIER
by J M Brereton

A social history from 1661 to the 1980s. The emergence of the "Redcoat" to the all-professional modern Army. With chapters on Marlborough's men, the Wellingtonian period, the Colonial period, WWI and WWII.

1986, The Bodley Head, , 0370305515,< R-01>,viii + 208pp, index, vg in dw, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 5534-01..............................£6.00 

ELITE FORCES: LEATHERNECKS THE US MARINES
by (series editor) Ashley Brown

Second volume in the Orbis Elite Forces series. It tells the story of the modern US Marine Corps and it's combat record since 1945 serving with distinction around the globe from Indochina to the Caribbean. With chapters on the training procedures, the uniforms and equipment. It also includes accounts of action at Seoul in Korea and the Siege of Khe Sanh

1986, Orbis Books, , 1851550046,< R-01>,96pp ills maps, prev owner sticker on fep ow vg in card covers, , CARD
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 16002-01..............................£4.50 

MODERN WARFARE: FROM 1939 TO THE PRESENT
by Ashley Brown

A study of conflict from the outbreak of WWII to the Falklands War. Includes analysis of the various regional actions which have broken out during the Cold War, both conventional and guerilla wars. With a foreword by Lord Chalfont

1985, Orbis Books, , 0856136794,< R-01>,289pp, 350 col & b/w photos, maps. Large format, g in edge-worn dw, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 24662-01..............................£8.00 

THE AMERICAN WEST
by Dee Brown

Centres on three subjects, Native Americans, Settlers and Ranchers. The author recreates the struggles of these groups for their place in this new landscape and illuminates the history of the Old West in a single volume filled with maps and vintage photographs.

1995, Simon & Schuster, , 0684804417,< R-01>,trade paperback 461pp ills, edgeworn ow vg in card covers, , CARD
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 32580-01..............................£6.00 

THE CAMBRIDGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RUSSIA AND THE SOVIET UNION
by Editors Archie Brown et al

Very heavy book which will require additional mailing charge. With a wealth of specialist contributors a detailed history of Territory and Peoples, History, Religon, Art, Science, the Political sytems, Economy and Culture. From the Mongol Conquests into the Imperial era to Leonid Brezhnev.

1982, Cambridge University Pres, , 0521231698,< R-01>,Large Format. 491pp illustrations, Good in d/w. Pages darkened on edges. , ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 7993-01..............................£25.00 

SETTING THE CONTEXT
by Lieutenant-Colonel J R Brungess

A study on suppression of enemy air defences and joint service war fighting. Includes the examples of Vietnam, the Bekka Valley in Syria, Libya and the Persian Gulf. Analyses the approaches of the US Navy, Air Force, Army and Marines, the requirement of service co-operation and "Joint" operations, strategy, tactics and the changing threat, detection, tracking, location, weapons, innovations and the role of Computers.

1994, US Air University Press, , 1585660515,< R-01>,xv + 225pp, 20 figs, 11 tables, Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 27116-01..............................£10.00 

ENGLISH SAGA (1840-1940)
by Arthur Bryant

One hundred years of social evolution at a turning point in England's existence. At the beginning it opens onto an old society dying largely through its inability to adapt itself to revolutionary change but it is also a period when exploitation meets conscience. The Great Exhibition ushered in the 1850s and was expected to usher in a time of perpetual peace.

1942, Reprint Society, , ,< R-01>,344pp., Yellow boards rubbed on spine.Ex libris sticker. Good, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 23036-01..............................£5.00 

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THE END OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ARMY: VOLUME II

by Alan K. Wildman


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18344-01

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