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Soft cover. Etat : Almost Like New. Softcover Edition, Printing Not Listed. Softcover book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

dark red hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (FPu2006 & nap). xvi+302p. 32 pages of glossy photos & illustrations, 8 of which are full color. 8 b&w maps. 7 appendices. bibliography and sources. notes. index. british empire. military history. african history. zulu war. ~ Wednesday 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic days in the annals of military history. In the morning, a modern British Army was swept aside by the onset of a seemingly unstoppable Zulu host at Isandlwana. Nearby, at a remote border outpost on the Buffalo River, a single company of the 24th Regiment and a few dozen recuperating hospital patients were passing another hot, monotonous day. News of the disaster across the river came like a bolt from the blue. Retreat was not an option. It seemed certain that the Rorke's Drift detachment would share the terrible fate of their comrades. Following on from How Can Man Die Better: The Secrets of lsandlwana Revealed, Colonel Snook brings the insights of a military professional to bear in this strikingly original account. It is an extraordinary tale ~ a victory largely achieved by the sheer bloody~mindedness in adversity of the British infantryman, fighting at the remarkable odds of over thirty to one. The heroics of all eleven VC winners are recounted in detail, and we are offered new perspectives on how the Zulu attack unfolded and how 150 men achieved their improbable victory. The author describes the remainder of the war, from the recovery of the lost Queen's Colour of the 24th to the climactic charge of the 17th Lancers at Ulundi. We return to Isandlwana to consider culpability, and learn of the often tragic fates of many of the war's participants. Like Wolves on the Fold: The Defence of Rorke's Drift is a remarkable work, and the author's unbridled respect for the fighting qualities of the British soldier and his abiding affection for the Zulu people shines through.

First edition (per publisher's statement upon copyright page). xviii, 302 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Dark purple boards. Pages are bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ISBN 1853676594.

black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). no dustwrapper. near fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. front cover a little sunfaded. rear cover has tiny scratch. edges clean. contents free of markings. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (FPu2006 & NAP). colored endpapers. 264p. 21 b&w illustrations. index. biography. world war ii. nazi germany. third reich. ~ (from the introduction) "For a vital phase during the early years of his life, his late teenage years in Linz and Vienna, when we otherwise have tantalisingly little to go on, Hitler had a personal ~ and exclusive ~ friend, who later composed a striking account of the four years of their close companionship. This friend was August Kubizek. His account is unique in that it stands alone in offering insights into Hitler's character and mentality for the four years between 1904 and 1908. For every study of Hitler's early years, including the first parts of my own biography, Kubizek's story has proved an indispensable source. His recollections of his time together with Hitler, first published in 1953, are now in their sixth edition. An English translation, with an introduction by H. R. Trevor~Roper, later Lord Dacre, was published in 1954 and later reprinted, and has had to serve for those without access to the German original until the present. Yet this earlier English~language version was neither a complete nor an altogether satisfactory translation of Kubizek's German text. Numerous passages, in fact some entire chapters, were omitted. This new translation remedies these deficiencies and omissions. For the first time, it makes the entire text of Kubizek's recollections of his friendship with Hitler available to an English readership.".

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxxi, 172 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Notes; Originally published under the title: Twelve days. London : Baker, 1933. With new pref. and introduction. Contents; Up the line -- Taking over -- Trench-holding -- Relief -- The way back -- Into rest. Subjects; Rogerson, Sidney (1894-1968). Great Britain. Army. West Yorkshire Regiment. Battalion, 2nd. World War I Europe History 1914-1918 Somme Personal accounts. Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 ; Personal narratives, British. Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 ; Personal narratives, British. Genres; Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxxi, 172 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Notes; Originally published under the title: Twelve days. London : Baker, 1933. With new pref. and introduction. Contents; Up the line -- Taking over -- Trench-holding -- Relief -- The way back -- Into rest. Subjects; Rogerson, Sidney (1894-1968). Great Britain. Army. West Yorkshire Regiment. Battalion, 2nd. World War I Europe History 1914-1918 Somme Personal accounts. Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 ; Personal narratives, British. Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 ; Personal narratives, British. Genres; Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 6 x 9in. 236pp. Publisher's cloth boards. FINE/AS NEW in Near Fine dust jacket. The book itself is flawless. The dust jacket shows the slightest hint of shelf rubbing along the edges, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 287 p. : ill., 1 map ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-280) and index. Contents; Home service -- Deep into Spain -- A glorious night -- Riots & reviews -- Spain again -- Invading France -- France to Ireland -- Waterloo. Summary; First-hand accounts from two Hussars in the Napoleonic Wars Intimate and direct accounts of numerous battles By the acclaimed editor of Letters from the Battle of Waterloo This is the story of two young Welsh cavalry officers who served for much of the Napoleonic Wars with the 15th (King's) Hussars. Major Edwin Griffith and his nephew, Captain Frederick Philips ('Rico' to his family), wrote home regularly, and they were not afraid to voice their true feelings about their situation or colleagues and superiors in their private correspondence. Their service at home varied from the policing of Luddite riots to escorting treasure convoys, customs patrols and arresting senior opposition figures for the government. They also served during much of the wars with Napoleon. From the memorable victory at Sahagun, to the dreadful retreat through the icy winds and snow of their own Dunkirk, at Corunna, where they safely boarded the awaiting fleet. They returned to Wellington's army in Portugal in 1813 and fully participated in his great advance through Spain and into France itself, seeing combat at the battles of Vittoria, Roncesvalles and Toulouse. The book is a thoroughly researched and engaging history of the 15th Hussars throughout the wars, crammed full of interesting asides regarding the life and loves of a cavalryman in the Napoleonic age. As you read this book, you will learn to care passionately for these gregarious young men, partake in their exertions, share their joy, but also feel their pain when one of them fails to come safely through the final great battle, Waterloo. Gareth Glover is the editor of Letters from the Battle of Waterloo: Unpublished Correspondence by Allied Officers from the Siborne Papers. Subjects; Griffith, Edwin (1786-1815) Correspondence. Griffith, Edwin (1786-1815) Diaries. Philips, Frederick (1793-1852) Correspondence. Philips, Frederick (1793-1852) Diaries. Great Britain. Army. King's Hussars, 15th Officers Biography. Great Britain. Army. Hussars, 15th (King's) Officers Biography. Peninsular War, (1807-1814) Personal narratives. Peninsular War, (1807-1814) Campaigns. Napoleonic Wars, (1800-1815) Personal narratives. Napoleonic Wars, (1800-1815) Campaigns. Peninsular War, (1807-1814) Personal narratives, British. Napoleonic Wars, (1800-1815) Personal narratives, British. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 287 p. : ill., 1 map ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-280) and index. Contents; Home service -- Deep into Spain -- A glorious night -- Riots & reviews -- Spain again -- Invading France -- France to Ireland -- Waterloo. Summary; First-hand accounts from two Hussars in the Napoleonic Wars Intimate and direct accounts of numerous battles By the acclaimed editor of Letters from the Battle of Waterloo This is the story of two young Welsh cavalry officers who served for much of the Napoleonic Wars with the 15th (King's) Hussars. Major Edwin Griffith and his nephew, Captain Frederick Philips ('Rico' to his family), wrote home regularly, and they were not afraid to voice their true feelings about their situation or colleagues and superiors in their private correspondence. Their service at home varied from the policing of Luddite riots to escorting treasure convoys, customs patrols and arresting senior opposition figures for the government. They also served during much of the wars with Napoleon. From the memorable victory at Sahagun, to the dreadful retreat through the icy winds and snow of their own Dunkirk, at Corunna, where they safely boarded the awaiting fleet. They returned to Wellington's army in Portugal in 1813 and fully participated in his great advance through Spain and into France itself, seeing combat at the battles of Vittoria, Roncesvalles and Toulouse. The book is a thoroughly researched and engaging history of the 15th Hussars throughout the wars, crammed full of interesting asides regarding the life and loves of a cavalryman in the Napoleonic age. As you read this book, you will learn to care passionately for these gregarious young men, partake in their exertions, share their joy, but also feel their pain when one of them fails to come safely through the final great battle, Waterloo. Gareth Glover is the editor of Letters from the Battle of Waterloo: Unpublished Correspondence by Allied Officers from the Siborne Papers. Subjects; Griffith, Edwin (1786-1815) Correspondence. Griffith, Edwin (1786-1815) Diaries. Philips, Frederick (1793-1852) Correspondence. Philips, Frederick (1793-1852) Diaries. Great Britain. Army. King's Hussars, 15th Officers Biography. Great Britain. Army. Hussars, 15th (King's) Officers Biography. Peninsular War, (1807-1814) Personal narratives. Peninsular War, (1807-1814) Campaigns. Napoleonic Wars, (1800-1815) Personal narratives. Napoleonic Wars, (1800-1815) Campaigns. Peninsular War, (1807-1814) Personal narratives, British. Napoleonic Wars, (1800-1815) Personal narratives, British. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. various (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Hardcover First Edition Uniforms of the German Soldier: An Illustrated History from 1870 to the End of World War I 9781853677083 Through periods of glory, defeat and renaissance, the German Army uniform has evolved. Prussianistic and Germanic traditions have remained strong throughout the uniform's history, and can still be found in the insignia and equipment of the present-day soldier. In 1870 the uniforms worn by Imperial German soldiers varied between the different principalities. The spiked helmet (pickel haube) was first adopted by Prussia in 1842, but it was later used throughout Germany. The pickel haube was made out of leather, with metal reinforcement and a metal spike. It went through a number of modifications, such as the introduction of a round visor and the replacement of the rear spine. Within the colonies, there was even greater variation in uniform and equipment. In German East Africa, the soldiers wore white service uniforms with white tropical helmets and the national cockade of black, white and red. The East Asia Brigade wore a field gray jacket with four front pockets lined with leather, designed for carrying cartridges. Uniforms of the German Soldier has more than thirty color photographs and more than 300 black-and-white photographs, giving the reader an unparalleled analysis. Each photograph is accompanied with a detailed caption, explaining interesting aspects of the soldier's uniform, insignia and equipment.Hardcover Useful pictorial history/reference for the historian or military enthusiast.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition.