Search Results: Military History from Bramcote Books Ltd

Author, 1990. First Edition . Cloth on Board. As New/Fine. The story of Evan Bumford, an RAF pilot and his exploits during the Second World War; signed by author and including letter from him to original owner; very minor creasing to d/j top edges; pp ii. 168

London: HMSO, 1944. Reprint . Soft cover. Good. Stapled booklet, an official record of service in two hemispheres 1939-1944; several b/w illustrations, maps; inscription to fep, small crease to front cover corners, also affecting the first few pages, tiny tear to bottom of spine, actual text clear and unmarked; pp 72

London: Book Club Associates, 1978. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Detailed descriptions of twelve major battles of the American Civil War, preceded by concise background to the war, explaining its causes, and summarising the arms, equipment, organisation and strategic and tactical aims of the Union and Confederate armies; fully illustrated with maps and b/w plates; book as new, d/j with scuffing and a few very small tears to top edges; pp 160

London: HMSO, 1981. First Edition . Cloth on Board. Very Good. Presents a balanced account of the Royal Navy's history, with a special accent on the two World Wars, the types of warships in service at the time of writing, and the men and women of the navy; ex-lib, so usual stamps and marks; pp v, 131

Facts on File, 1990. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Companion examining all aspects of the period with over 1000 A-Z entries; corner rubs, sun-fading and one main crease to spine, but inner text bright and unmarked; pp xxiv, 180, followed by maps

New York: Checkmark Books, 1999. Revised Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Contains detailed summaries of all notable wars from earliest recorded history to date of publication; inked out address label to fep, very light crease affecting edges of first approx 40 pp, but text bright and clean, and spine uncreased; pp viii, 614; NB heavy book so please contact for shipping costs

London: University of London Press, 1965. First Edition . Cloth on Board. Good/Good. Study of the army in action, illustrated with line drawings, photographs and maps; ex-lib, so usual stamps and marks, fep removed, name to title page, some foxing to page extremities only; clear protective cover; working copy only; pp 128

New York: Greenwood Press, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Contributions in Military Studies Number 121, an in-depth comparison of German and British infantry tactics, training, and leadership techniques during WW1; clean red cloth boards with black lettering to front and spine, text clear and unmarked; very good working copy; pp xiii, 225

London: Pan/Ballantine, 1973. First Thus . Soft cover. Good. War Leader Book No 7 in the Pan/Ballantine Illustrated History of World War II; b/w illustrations throughout; corner rubs, scratch to rear cover, thin clear protective covering, inner text clear and unmarked; good working/reading copy; pp 160

London: Thames and Hudson, 1980. First Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Ashley's classic account of the last war to be fought on English soil; 177 b/w illustrations; one crease to spine, page edges very lightly tanned, but text is clean; pp 192

Stroud: Sutton, 1995. Reprint . Soft cover. Fine. Offers a new and illuminating perspective on this gripping period of British history; in overall fine condition with bright unmarked text and uncreased spine; pp xv, 144

Stroud: Sutton, 1995. Reprint . Soft cover. Fine. 1995 reprint edition of Ashley's classic account of the last war to be fought on English soil; 194 b/w illustrations 8 colour plates, 6 maps; in overall fine condition with bright unmarked text and uncreased spine; pp xiv, 202

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good. Exploration of the unique and terrifying world of the trenches - the rituals of battle, the habits of daily life, and the constant struggle of men to find meaning amid excruciating boredom and the spectre of impending death; rubs to front cover corners, text clean and unmarked and spine uncreased; very good working copy; pp 215

New Jersey: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1965. First Edition . Paperback. Fine. A collection of 50 official documents concerned with the events of the fratricidal war between the North and the South; light tanning to pages, but spine uncreased and text clean; pp 191

London: Andrew Melrose, 1914. Second Edition . Cloth on Board. Very Good. An indictment of German ambition pre 1914, and thus a clear allocation of German responsiblity for the origins of the Great War; three small spots to front board and ink stain to bottom of leaves, otherwise in fine condition; pp. ix + 175.

London: Collins, 2005. First Edition . Soft cover. As New. Celebration of the war photographer's art, bravery, and occasional artifice and deception; pp ix, 254

Kronos, 1991. First Edition . Soft cover. As New. Text in French; covering international relations in Europe during the 17th century, including war, diplomacy, civil war, the evolution of the army, battles, the Thirty Years War; pp 206

Thalamus Publishing, 2002. First Edition . Cloth on Board. Fine/Very Good. Examination of this fascinating chronicle of treachery and bravery from both Christian and Muslim viewpoints, beautifully illustrated with photographs, medieval illuminations and maps; book in overall fine condition, clean tan cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, pages bright and unmarked; d/j has very small tear to bottom left edge next to spine and tiny nick to top; pp 192

Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1999. First Edition . Cloth on Board. As New. Historical Dictionaries of Wars, Revolutions, and Civil Unrest, No 7, with numerous b/w illustrations/maps; pp xxxvi, 555

London: Longman, 1988. Stapled Booklet. Fine. Then and There series, with contemporary sources; popular social history fully illustrated; pp. 64.