Military History - Other Topics - Diverse Subjects
Other Topics - Diverse Subjects
Here you will find books on
many, diverse subjects which, as yet, do not fall within any of our other,
more defined sections.
It is our intention to introduce further sections into future catalogues
this web site and our shop in Hythe, Kent.
Enabling readers/visitors to immediately view their specific interests.
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| HAMPSTEAD ONE THOUSAND AD 986- 1986 by John Richardson Published to celebrate the anniversary of the first written mention of Hampstead in AD 986. The book sets out to tell the story of the transition of Hampstead, a village in Middlesex into a fashionable London suburb.1985, Eyre & Spottiswoode, , 0950365688,< X-01>,160pp illustrations, maps., Good in worn card covers, , CARDSubject...Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…Web No. 99161-01..............................£5.00 |
| FAUST'S METROPOLIS: A HISTORY OF BERLIN by Alexandra Richie Bookplate inside cover. d/w creased. Good. Berlin has been at the heart of the most important events of not only Germany, but also modern Europe. In this powerful historical narrative, Oxford historian Alexandra Richie follows Berlin from its Medieval foundation to the nation-building dreams of Frederick the Great and Bismarck. More importantly, she concentrates on the city during the twentieth century's upheavals: the Weimar Republic's decadent capital, Hitler and Goebbels's fascist metropolis and the city divided by the Cold War. Published to international acclaim, Faust's Metropolis is history at its most enthralling. 1998, Harper Collins, , 0002158965,< X-01>,1107pp, 15 maps, 86 b/w illustrations & photos, , , Subject...Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…Web No. 35608-02..............................£16.00 |
| FOR CROWN AND COUNTRY by Major David W G Riddick The third of a trio of large format, quality, pictorial books published by the British Legion reflecting the times past and present of the three services. This book covers five centuries of military history, and the men who have fought the battles. It is a 'cameo' of the epic and the ordinary for those soldiers through the work of artists in the distant past, yesterday and today, as well as the instant, immortalising technique of the photographer, illustrated with beautiful coloured pictures.1989, Seagull , , 0904371018,< X-01>,Large Format.124pp illustrations., small nick on front fold of dw ow very good, , Subject...Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…Web No. 15073-01..............................£12.00 |
| NATIONS IN ARMS: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TERRITORIAL DEFENCE by Adam Roberts The concept of territorial defence ie. the preparation of a whole nation to conduct defence in depth throughout the national territory. The thirty years of the war in Vietnam demonstrated the potential of the "people's war". Roberts examines the relevance of the concept to European states and traces the historical and intellectual origins of the idea of territorial defence. Footnotes provide a bibliographical guide. 1976, Chatto & Windus, , 0701125284,< X-01>,288pp, 2 maps, index, Good in dw, , Subject...Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…Web No. 29404-01..............................£8.00 |
| ESTONIA: A NATION UNCONQUERED by Aarand Roos Reading Copy only. Front cover has had something stuck to it which has removed most of it. There is also some rippling throughout.A history of Estonia up to 1985 whilst still under Soviet occupation.1985, Estonian World Council , , 0932595006,< X-01>,96pp photos., , , Subject...Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…Web No. 33567-01..............................£5.00 |
| COLLINS DICTIONARY OF MILITARY QUOTATIONS by Trevor Royle 'Kings do not kill each other, it is not the done thing', or 'The most horrible war I ever took part in'. These are just two of over 35000 quotations on military matters. 1990, Routledge, , 0415041384,< X-01>,210pp, Very good in d/w. gift inscription on fep, , Subject...Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…Web No. 12641-01..............................£6.00 |
| THE BATON: AN HISTORICAL STUDY OF THE MARSHALATE by Wilfred Charles Rundle The origins of the Marshal and Field-Marshal in Great Britain, Germany, Austria and France. There are pencil notations to margins, and appendices by a previous owner. Published c.1949. 1949, William Clowes & Sons, , ,< X-01>,81pp, Red boards. Faded spine., , Subject...Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…Web No. 36312-01..............................£8.00 |
| THE ARMS BAZAAR by Anthony Sampson Good in worn d/w. Anthony Sampson's examination of the complex web surrounding the multi-national arms trade. He discusses its development over the last century, the companies who produce and sell arms, the arms dealers, bribery, the development of the giant arms companies and the interplay of companies and governments.1977, Hodder & Stoughton, , 0340213310,< X-01>,352pp, index, Good in worn dw, , Subject...Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…Web No. 19814-01..............................£9.00 |
| THE ENGLISHMEN AT WAR: A SOCIAL HISTORY IN LETTERS 1450-1900 by Ernest Sanger From the Hundred Years' War to the Boer War, how the enemy threat was seen through Some 300 contemporary personal accounts. John Paston writes of his fear of invasion in 1462, Katherine of Aragon, triumphant after the victory at Flodden, sent Henry VIII a piece of the King of Scotland's coat, preparations for the Armada, the Irish Rebellion, the Civil War and divided loyalties, the soldiers serving with Marlborough, and those with Wellington, life in the Crimea and the Boer War - a foretaste of WWI.1993, Sutton Publishing, , 0750901608,< X-01>,370pp, 14 ills, sources, index, near fine in dw, , Subject...Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…Web No. 12683-01..............................£10.00 |
| FINDBUCHER ZU BESTANDEN DES BUNDESARCHIVS. BAND 8 by Heiner Schmitt German text. Verleihkopien von Dokumentarfilmen und Wochenhausen 1895-1945 im Filmarchiv. Week by weelk listing of documentary films 1895-1945 in the film archive.Some foxing on page edges. One or two asterisks in margins by previous owner.1977, Bundesarchiv Koblenz, , ,< X-01>,241pp, Good in card covers, Ger.text, CARDSubject...Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…Web No. 37462-01..............................£14.00 |
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THE END OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ARMY: VOLUME
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