The last Emperor of China died in 1967, leaving no children. But no Manchu Emperor, even a "reformed" one, ever dies without leaving an heir to carry out the obligatory rituals of ancestor worship and sacrifice at his tomb. The rules of the Ch'ing Dynasty required only that the heir should be a Manchu prince of the succeeding generation. This is a detective story, an imperial saga and a romance of modern China. As the author's quest unfolds, he fills in the historical background, while reflecting the changing face of modern China. Has damage stamp on bottom edge but that relates to a water stain on back board which is hardly visible. Dustjacket has slight wear at top of spine and top r/h corner.

1993, Viking, , 0670849804,< X-01>,186pp illustrations, , ,
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Web No. 36963-01..............................£8.00 

This new edition brought the debate about nuclear weapons and arms control up to date by assessing the reasons for the new agreements, the decline of the peace movements, the new threats to international stability and the prospects of further detente in the late 1980s.

1988, St. Martin's Press, Second Edition, 0312021143,< X-01>,173pp, Good, ,
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Web No. 3172-01..............................£8.00 

In the 1970s US public opinion considered that the armed forces were unnecessarily large in a period of international detente, they were wasteful of scarce human and material resources, and too influential in public policy. In this monograph the authors argue vigorously against emasculation of defense research and development in the period ahead.

1973, Crane Russak & Co.Inc., Strategy paper No.22, 0844802611,< X-01>,75pp, vg in dw, 0,
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Web No. 26257-01..............................£8.00 

The role of the horse in warfare from Troy to WWII. Includes The Horse in China, War Horses of Genghis Khan, numerous battles, and some of the famous regiments.

1979, New English Library, , 0450036022,< X-01>,128pp, 90 colour & b/w illustrations incl. double page spreads. large format, Good in dw, ,
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Web No. 24543-01..............................£8.00 

Yellow Board. rebound sept. 1973. Prev. owner stamp.pages darkened, small stain on page edges not infringing on text. Fiction.

1948, Eyre & Spottiswoode, , ,< X-01>,223pp, , ,
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Web No. 30114-01..............................£10.00 

Since the Walls of Jericho and the Trojan Horse, great siege warfare has always fascinated military students. Such classic actions as Acre, Constantinople, Malta, Vienna, Londonderry, Tobruk, Badajoz, Lucknow, Vicksburg, Ladysmith, Port Arthur, Kut, Alcazar, Leningrad, Dien Bien Phu and Khe Sahn are examined. There are sections on the construction of fortresses, defensive weaponry, the impact of gunpowder, and air power. Previous owner's notes on endpaper. Dustwrapper is torn.

1991, Brassey's, , 0080376967,< X-01>,xviii + 338pp, 40 maps & diagrams, index., Good, ,
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Web No. 8662-01..............................£9.00 

This visual history of modern Britain examines the course and conduct of Britain's Civil and Foreign Wars from the first Roman invasion to the end of World War II. This copy has been affected by damp although the text and photographs remain good. There is a good dustwrapper with a two-inch triangular chip out of the top front.

1967, Studio Vista, , ,< X-01>,190pp, 162 ills, back board marked by damp, some pages crinkly. Good, ,
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Web No. 17641-01..............................£6.00 

The most important Soviet official ever to defect to the West describes in startling detail the inner workings of the top levels of the Soviet regime. A former United Nations Under-Secretary General and advisor to Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, Shevchenko tells of his inner turmoil which began years before his defection, doubts about the Communist regime that belied his reputation as a hardliner and an ardent defender of his country's foreign policy.

1986, Grafton (Paperbacks), , 0586069100,< X-01>,608pp, mass market paperback.spine faded and creased ow vg, , CARD
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Web No. 32639-01..............................£4.00 

The author was a BBC correspondent in both countries during the late 1970s and in this study he compares China, as it has developed since Mao's death, with the Soviet Union as it devloped since Stalin's death up to life under Brezhnev in the 1980s.

1982, Hodder & Stoughton, , 0340254580,< X-01>,519pp illustrations, vg in dw, ,
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Web No. 32545-01..............................£9.00 

Originally written in 1934, the book is an analysis of the lessons from WWI and the impact of progress since the end of the Great War. There are chapters on the Modern Army, its modern artillery, infantry, cavalry and tanks, Crack Corps and the professional Army, the Air Force of the future, the role of surprise in modern warfare, plans of war and initial operations.

1943, Roy, New York, , ,< X-01>,288pp, frontis, red cloth, Good, ,
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Web No. 14304-01..............................£15.00