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Military History - Other Topics - Diverse Subjects
World War I - General Section
'The Great War', the war to end wars - or so it was thought!  A period of rapid technical advancement, with the development of tanks, massive guns & poison gas. The airplane came into its own & Millions died on the battlefields of Europe to secure final Allied victory - a hollow victory  which ultimately led to the emergence of the Nazi evil in Germany     
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A LAST DIARY OF THE GREAT WARR

"By Saml. Pepys Junr., sometime of Magdalene College in Cambridge and of His Majesty's Navy Office, Esquire MA." A humorous account of the Great War from the Summer of 1917 to December 1918 written in the style of Pepys.

1919, , John Lane, ,< D-01>,xii + 308pp, col plate, b/w plates, brown boards, cloth at the spine, g/vg, ,
Subject...World War I - General
Web No. 14524-01..............................£15.00 

ARMIES OF THE BALKAN STATES 1914-1918

A compilation of five rare War Office handbooks produced between 1906 and 1910 on the Bulgarian, Greek, Montenegrin, Roumanian and Serbian military forces at the time of the First and Second Balkan Wars and WWI. Also includes the intelligence update "Military Notes on the Balkan States 1915"

1997, Battery Press, , 0898392624,< D-01>,552pp, 26 uniform & insignia plates, 5 maps on two sheets in a pocket, New in decorative boards, ,
Subject...World War I - General
Web No. 27540-02..............................£32.00 

ARTISTS RIFLES: REGIMENTAL ROLL OF HONOUR AND WAR RECORD 1914-1919

The Artists Rifles originated in May 1860 as a corps of rifle volunteers, formed from members of the artistic professions. It provided the largest contingent for the City Imperial Volunteers in the Boer War and, in 1908, it became the 28th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment, Territorial Force. They went to France in 1914 and this is a complete record of all in the regiment’s Muster Roll from August 1914 until the Armistice. Eight VCs were awarded and there were 6,071 casualties throughout the war, of whom 2,003 were killed. Grey boards are marked with paper which can be removed by careful restoration. small split at top of spine. foxing on endpapers.

1922, Howlett, 3rd edition, No ISBN,< D-01>,596pp ills., boards marked, small split on spine. foxing on endpapers., ,
Subject...World War I - General
Web No. 31663-03..............................£65.00 

FIFTY AMAZING STORIES OF THE GREAT WAR

Accounts of activities, actions and experiences in World War I from contributors such as Sir Philip Gibbs, Wilfrid Ewart, Bruce bairnsfather, R H Motram and many others.

1936, Odhams Press, , NoISBN,< D-01>,767pp, ills, Boards marked front hinge splitting, edges browning, ,
Subject...World War I - General
Web No. 16451-01..............................£5.00 

HANDBOOK OF THE GERMAN ARMY 1917

A facsimile reprint of the original issued by the General Staff of the British War Office. Contains sections on Recruiting, Officers and non-coms, Command and Staffs, Infantry, Artillery, Cavalry, Technical Troops, Medical & Veterinary Services, Landsturm units and Uniforms. Includes a fold-out map of Army Corps Districts, plates illustrating titular shoulder strap monograms, jackets, and helmet and shako emblems, plus nine photographs of uniforms in wear.

1973, EP Publishing, facsimile reprint, 0854098631,< D-01>,125pp, fold out map & plate, b/w photos + numerous ills, G in d/w - previous owner's inscription at fep, ,
Subject...World War I - General
Web No. 33161-01..............................£17.00 

HANDBOOK OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY 1914

A reprint of the publication issued in 1914 by the General Staff of the British War Office. Contains descriptions and tables of the organisation and administration of Russian Imperial Army units plus 12 appendices on such subjects as the war formation of Cossack Cavalry, alphabetical list of Russian regiments, military hierarchy and titles and a glossary of Russian military terms. There are also black and white uniform plates on a large sheet in a pocket at the back endpaper

1996, Battery Press, , 0898392500,< D-01>,326pp, appendix, fold-out sheet of uniforms, epaulettes, badges & company flags, New in Grey boards,Black and Silver titles, 0,
Subject...World War I - General
Web No. 28891-02..............................£35.00 

HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR: BRITISH TRENCH WARFARE 1917-1918

A composite of two War Office publications - SS101, Notes For Infantry Officers on Trench Warfare, & SS196, Diagrams of Field Defences. The copies reproduced here were special American printings for the US Forces.

, Imperial War Museum, re-issue, ,< D-01>,163pp + 40pp of Diagrams of Field Defences, ills in text, New, ,
Subject...World War I - General
Web No. 28613-01..............................£30.00 

HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR: THE GERMAN FORCES IN THE FIELD, NOVEMBER 1918

A Battery Press reprint of the British Official History compiled by the General Staff, War Office (7th Revision, 11th November, 1918). Provides full details of the deployment of all Active & Reserve Formations including Independent Divisions & Brigades, Landwehr, Mobile Ersatz & Landsturm Units in each Army Corps District plus Naval Corps, Alpine Corps & Provisional Formations. Includes loose maps showing distribution of German Forces on the Western Front on 30 October & 9 November, 1918

1995, Battery Press, , 187042395X,< D-01>,263pp, 2 maps in rear pocket, New, ,
Subject...World War I - General
Web No. 19034-01..............................£30.00 

HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR: TRENCH FORTIFICATIONS 1914-1918: A REFERENCE MANUAL

A Battery Press reprint of the British Official History. The book is designed to provide the historian and scholar an understanding of the field engineering tasks faced by military engineers in France and Belgium in WWI. It consists of three individual parts - Notes on Field Fortifications (French Army), the Construction of Field Positions (German Army), and Notes on the Construction and Equipment of Trenches (American Army). A companion volume to British Trench Warfare 1917-1918.

1996, Battery Press, , 1901623300,< D-01>,442pp 383 drawings., New, ,
Subject...World War I - General
Web No. 28072-02..............................£32.00 

LILLE : AVANT ET PENDANT LA GUERRE

french text. One of the 'Guides Illustres Michelin des Champs de Bataille 1914-1918.' The top cover has blue streak down the centre and a water stain at the corner, internally clean and sound, the text is very good.

1919, Michelin , Michelin & Co, ,< D-01>,64pp, photos, maps., cloth covered soft card covers, g, Fr.text,
Subject...World War I - General
Web No. 2581-01..............................£10.00 

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