The river from source to sea with it’s colourful history, from prehistoric times to the present, the flora and fauna, paintings and photographs inspired by the Thames, its geology, literature, laws and landscape, architecture and trade. In AD 54, the river was 14 feet shallower than it is now, flowing sluggishly at low tide through sandbanks and swamps: thus Caesar and his legions could cross the Thames and defeat the British tribes. 1700 years later malaria in the marshes of the estuary was rife, and in August 1858 the hot weather exacerbated the smell of untreated human waste and industrial effluent that was present on the banks of the river transmitting contagious diseases and outbreaks of cholera. This was known as 'The Great Stink'

2007, Chatto & Windus, , 9780701172848,< X-01>,490pp illustrations, Very good in dw, ,
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Web No. 35899-01..............................£10.00 

A digital reprint. Originally published in 1842. The history of the Knights Templars as told by a member of the inner Temple. Includes chapters on the origins of the Templars, their popularity in Europe and their rivalry with the Knights of St John, later known as the Knights of Malta. Also includes the formation of the society of Knights Templar in London and the rebuilding of the Temple in 1916. Includes a lengthy introduction by David Hatcher Childress.

1997, Adventures Unlimited Pr., , 0932813402,< X-01>,395pp, Good in slightly creased card covers, , CARD
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Web No. 7576-01..............................£6.00 

A manual of training especially prepared for the Services, Public Schools and Colleges comprising, Cross Country Running, Sprinting and Middle Distances, Mile, Relay Racing, Hurdling, High Jumping, Long Jumping, Shot Putting and Psychology of Training. Each chapter is accompanied by notes on speeds, positions and training tips.

1933, Crosby Lockwood, , ,< X-01>,133pp, drawings, Boards and spine faded and marked. Small tear at top of spine. Good., ,
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Web No. 35663-02..............................£10.00 

From Napoleon Bonaparte to Winston Churchill, military experience has provided both men and women down the ages with a wealth of sage advice and wise council, not only on wartime strategy, but on lessons for living a good life; from the moral and political dimensions of conflict, to leadership, work, marriage, family and friendship. The author has compiled an absorbing and illuminating collection of advice ranging in tone from the heartfelt, such as letters of advice written from fathers to sons, to more light-hearted instruction,

2013, Elliott and Thompson, , 9781909653344,< X-01>,184pp illustrations, Very good in d/w, ,
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Web No. 37174-01..............................£6.00 

The Royal Hospital Chelsea was founded in 1681 by King Charles II and constructed under the direction of Sir Christopher Wren as a home for old soldiers. Effectively a small self-contained village, it has survived scandals, mis-management and two world wars, to become one of the best loved British institutions.

1974, William Luscombe, , 0860020371,< X-01>,224pp, illustrations, index., vg in rubbed dw, ,
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Web No. 24411-01..............................£7.00 

Subscription edition. Eighth Edition revised and enlarged. Previous owner name on endpaper, organisation stamp inside board. Blue boards rubbed, darkened on spine, mark on front board.

, T. Fisher Unwin, , ,< X-01>,447pp, map, illustrations, , ,
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Web No. 17944-01..............................£16.00 

Against the background of World War I, this is an examination of the status and treatment of the Prisoner of War during the Second World War in Germany, Italy, Japan and Britain, and also during major post war conflicts in Algeria, Korea and Vietnam. The author analyses the physical and psychological pressures, their capture, interrogation, life behind the wire, work, the guards and discipline, escape, freedom, repatriation and after effects.

1974, Military Book Society, , ,< X-01>,xii + 242pp, 21 ills, map, Good in dw, ,
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Web No. 17980-01..............................£6.00 

One of the Texas A&M University's Occasional Papers Series edited by Jack L Cross. The author produced the paper at the Russian Research Center, Harvard. Topics covered are - Environment, Pressure and Punishment in the life of the Soviet Soldier: Motivation and Maintaining Discipline: Punishment as an Instrument of Control: The Image of the NCO: Attitudes Toward the Combat Performance of the Soldier. A scarce publication.

1981, Texas A&M University Pres, , ,< X-01>,A4 format, v + 25pp, Good in stained card cover, , CARD
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Web No. 17839-01..............................£12.00 

Commemorating the Eisenhower Centennial 1890-1990. In May 1926 Leavenworth entered its centenary year, in that same year Dwight David Eisenhower graduated en route to military and political responsibilities that would shape the world. This study examines his year at the College against the backdrop of it's evolvement over the previous 100 years and his year of study in relation to the effect it had on his future.

1990, Combat Studies Institute, , ,< X-01>,78pp. illustrations., Good in lightly marked paper covers., , CARD
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Web No. 8455-01..............................£10.00 

Fiction. A love story about people in 1930s England, and also the WWII fighting in the North African desert against Rommel's army ending in capture and imprisonment. The author wrote this during his own imprisonment in a Prisoner-of-War camp where he lost in life in 1944 dealing with an informer who was betraying his fellow prisoners to the Germans.

1986, Faber & Faber, , 0571138012,< X-01>,380pp, Very good in card covers, , CARD
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Web No. 29256-01..............................£6.00