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ANECDOTES Relative To Our Affairs in Germany: Carried Back To The Debarking of the first British Regiment at Emden; and brought down to the present Critical Time: In a Series of Letters to A Noble Lord in --------shire. Authenticated By a Gentleman on the
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[Added Notice To The Course On Tactics, Reading For The Officers' School In 1884 Prepared By The Commander In Chief Of The Main Military Office Of Russia.]
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St. Petersburg: B.Kirschbaum, 1884., 1884. Russian Text. folio. pp. 2 p.l., 46. folding table. contemporary quarter calf. First Edition. A comparison of the organisation, equipment of troops, &c., of the infantry of the armies of the major European nations.. F.
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The Adventures Of A French Serjeant, During His Campaigns In Italy, Spain, Germany, Russia, &c. From 1805 To 1823
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London: Henry Colburn, 1826., 1826. 12mo. pp. xvi, 345. contemporary half calf (spine worn & dry, joints cracked, light foxing to title & endleaves). armorial bookplate of Evelyn J.Shirley. First Edition of the English Translation. "[The author] gives a most novel and original account of the discipline, conduct, and opinions of the soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the French army, from 1805 to 1823." (English editor's Preface) Guillemard served under Admiral Villeneuve, and was reputed to be the one who shot Lord Nelson at Trafalgar. After Villeneuve's 'assassination' at Rennes, the circumstances of which Guillemard was summoned to explain to Napoleon himself, he joined the army in Germany, was present at the siege of Stralsund, and fought at Wagram under the celebrated Oudet. He then marched to Spain, and was captured and imprisoned at Cabrera, of which he gives a particularly lively description. He managed to escape after several months and joined he French army then besieging Tortosa. In…
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Amours et Coups de Sabre d'un Chasseur à Cheval Suvenirs De Charles Parquin (1803-1809) Annotés d'après les Documents d'Archives et les Mémoires [par] Albert Savine.
by PAQUIN, [Denis] Charles [1786-1845].
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Paris: Louis-Michaud Éditeur, [1910]. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 187, [1 leaf]. with half-title. text illus. untrimmed in modern quarter calf (marginal tape repair to 3 leaves at end)
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The Armies Of Europe: Comprising Descriptions In Detail Of The Military Systems Of England, France, Russia, Prussia, Austria, And Sardinia, Adapting their Advantages to all Arms of the United States Service; And Embodying The Report Of Observations In Eur
by McCLELLAN, Geo[rge] B[rinton] [1826-1885]
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Philadelphia: J.B.Lippincott & Co., 1861., 1861. 8vo. pp. 499, 6(ads). engraved frontis. portrait. numerous text illus. & diagrams (some full or double-page). original cloth (spine ends & corners frayed). First Edition. McClellan was a member of the board of officers commissioned to study the European military systems in 1855-56. He himself was to make a special study of the Russian army at large. Although they arrived to late to see much of the active operations in the Crimea, they were able to conduct a very complete study of the siege of Sevastopol. McClellan made a number of recommendations for improvements in the American service, notably proposing a new type of saddle, modeled on the lines of the Hungarian, which was adopted.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.
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The Armies Of Queen Anne.
by SCOULLER, Major R.E.
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Oxford: At The Clarendon Press, 1966. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xv, 420. folding table. biblio. index. cloth. Very good. Dw. (spine faded, short tears to lower edges). dola991
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Art De La Guerre, Par Principes Et Par Règles.Nouvelles Édition
by PUYSEGUR, [Jacques François De CHASTENET], Marquis de [1656-1743]
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The Hague: Frédéric Henri Scheurleer, 1749., 1749. 2 Volumes in 1. folio. pp. 2 p.l., vi, 176; 3 p.l., 210. lacking frontis. portrait. engraved title vignettes after designs by Cochin Fils. 2 engraved headpieces by Jan Schenck. 41 folding engraved plates. contemporary mottled calf, gilt back (binding worn but solid, joints cracked). Second Edition (?) of one of the most important and influential books published on the science of warfare. The Maréchal de Puységur, son of the well-known military author and general, distinguished himself during the French campaign in Spain and the Low Countries under Kings Louis XIV and XV. His work is drawn not only from personal experience but also from a broad reading of ancient and modern writers on military matters. Illustrating the text are forty-one fine engraved plates, including plans, diagrams of battle formations, and several large folding maps. One of the more unusual plates depicts the carefully calculated sleeping arrangement of nine soldiers in a small…
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The Autobiography Of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet Of Aliwal On The Sutlej, G.C.B., Edited With The Addition Of More Supplementary Chapters By G. C. Moore Smith, M.A.
by SMITH, Sir Harry [1787-1860].
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New York: E.P.Dutton & London: John Murray, 1902. Second American Edition (first: 1902). Smith saw active service in South America, where he distinguished himself at the Battle of Montevideo in 1807, the Peninsular Wars, the end of the War of 1812, where he witnessed the burning of Washington in 1814, the Battle of Waterloo, the Cape of Good Hope, where he commanded a force in the Sixth Xhosa War of 1834-36, India where he distinguished himself in the Gwalior campaign of 1843 and in the First Anglo-Sikh War in 1845-46. In 1847 was back in South Africa as Governor of Cape Colony. 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxiv, [2], 382; ix, [3], 434. with half-titles. 11 plates & 5 maps & plans (1 folding). index. modern half calf (several small library stamps). elala5954
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The Battles And Battle Fields Of Yorkshire; From The Earliest Times To The End Of The Great Civil War
by GRAINGE, William [1818-1895]
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York: James Hunton & London: A.Hall &Co., 1854. First Edition. 12mo. pp. xi, 204. folding hand-coloured frontis. map. original blind-stamped cloth (spine ends slightly frayed)
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Beschreibung des letzten Russisch-T¸rkischen Krieges
by EHRENKREUTZ, Baron Von
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Coblenz: F.Hˆlscher, 1831. Second Edition (first published the previous year). Account of the Russian-Turkish War of 1828-29 which ended with the Russian capture of Adrianople. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [vii]-viii, [2], 216, [2]errata. folding lithographed frontis. of Adrianople, 2 folding lithographed maps & 3 lithographed portraits. contemporary bds. (spine scraped & worn, some foxing throughout, library rubberstamps on title, front flyleaf & verso of frontis., short tear in frontis. fold - no loss)
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The Book Of The Samurai The Warrior Class Of Japan
by TURNBULL, Stephen
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[London]: Bison Books, [1986]., 1986. 4to. pp. 192. biblio. index. illus. throughout in colour & b/w (some full-page). cloth. dw. (head of dw. spine defective).. Hardcover.
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The British Martial Register; Comprehending A Complete Chronological History of all the most celebrated Land Battles, By Which The English Standard has been distinguished in the Field of Mars, From The Earliest Periods To The Present Time
by MACDONALD, Roger
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London: Albion Press Printed, Published By James Cundee, 1806., 1806. 4 Volumes. 12mo. 40 engraved plates (incl. frontis., 1 folding; 41 plates included on the plate list, but 'Battle of the Pyramids in Egypt' listed twice). uncut in original bds. (some chipping to spines, scattered light foxing). First Edition. Macdonald's history of English battles provides information on the siege of Quebec, siege of Gibraltar, campaigns in India, capture of Cape Town, battles of the American Revolutionary War (Vol. III, pp. 1-128), and French Revolutionary War, &c.. F.
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Buonaparte's Voyage To St Helena; Comprising The Diary Of Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn, During His Passage From England To St Helena, In 1815.
by COCKBURN, Sir George [1772-1853].
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Boston: Lilly, Wait, Colman, And Holden, 1833. First Edition. Printed from the original manuscript in the handwriting of Cockburn's private secretary, which had come into the possession of J.S.Brookhouse of Salem, MA. The first UK edition of Cockburn's diary was not published until 1888. Rear-Admiral Cockburn was tasked with conveying Napoleon to Saint Helena on board the Northumberland in 1815. He remained for some months as governor of the island and Commander-in-Chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station. 12mo. pp. xi, [1], [13]-123 + 8(ads). original cloth, printed paper spine label (joints cracked & frayed, internally fine). elala5609
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Bushido The Way Of The Warrior A New Perspective on the Japanese Military Tradition
by NEWMAN, John
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[Toronto: W.H.Smith Publishers, 1989]., 1989. 4to. pp. 192. index. illus. throughout in colour & b/w (some full-page). cloth. dw. First Canadian Edition.. F. Hardcover.
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By His Majesty's Command. Field Exercise And Evolutions Of The Army, As Revised By
by TORRENS, Sir Henry [1779-1828]
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London: Printed And Sold By William Clowes, 1824., 1824. 8vo. pp. xvi, 335, [1] + 4 pp. of publisher's ads. 12 folding engraved plates. contemporary half roan (bit worn). First Edition of Torrens' revision of the general regulations for field exercise and movement of the British army ".[I]t was deemed necessary by the Commander-in-Chief to take advantage of a period of peace for re-establishing uniformity, by prescribing to the Army a regulated system; which, while it rests on the leading principles introduced by Sir David Dundas, shall combine the additional formations, with the increased celerity in the mode of executing all movements, which have been partially practised for the last few years." (Introduction). F.
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THE CAMPAIGNS Of Napoleon Buonaparte, Embracing The Events Of His Unexampled Military Career, From The Siege Of Toulon To The Battle Of Waterloo Also, The Period From His Abdication Of The Throne, To His Final Imprisonment And Death, On The Rock Of St. He
by (NAPOLEON I, EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH [1769-1821])
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Boston: Charles Gaylord, 1835., 1835. 12mo. pp. x, [11]-422, x. folding wood-engraved frontis. of the attack on Moscow & 3 full-page wood-engravings. original blind-stamped cloth (bit soiled, extremities frayed, frontis. wrinkled & with repaired tears no loss, scattered foxing & browning). First Edition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.
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The Case Of The Hanover Forces In The Pay Of Great-Britain, Impartially And Freely Examined: With Some Seasonable Reflections On The Present Conjuncture Of Affairs
by [CHESTERFIELD, Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl & WALLER, Edmund]
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London: Printed For T.Cooper, 1743., 1743. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 83. with half-title. disbound. uncut. First Edition. Goldsmiths' 8028. Kress 4645. Rothschild 599.. F.
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Cassell’s History Of The War Between France And Germany 1870-1871
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London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell And Company Limited, 1894. 2 Volumes. large 8vo. pp. xii, 576; xiv, 574. with half-titles. text in double columns. profusely illus. (some full-page; incl. maps). original black & gilt-stamped cloth (light wear to spine ends, paper lightly embrowned)
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Cavalry Training. 1912. General Staff, War Office.
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London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1912. 24mo. pp. 12, xiv, 375, 13-19. cloth. (edges worn). dola2340
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Collection of 5 manuscript plans for the tactical arrangement of troops in encampment, the first signed I. F. v Roth
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np: [c1750?]., 1750. folio & oblong folio (1 folded). (small institutional rubberstamp on each sheet larger stamp on versos, some light foxing & offsetting & a few small stains). Individually titled: (1) Haupt-Schlüssel zu allen Bataillen, 5 Colonnen, die erste Linie zu formieren. (2) Lager eines Regiments Cavallerie von 3 Esquad. à 9 Compagnien. (3) Wie ein Regiment Cavallerie von drey Esquadrons campiret. (4) Wie ein Regiment Infanterie von zwey Bataillons campiret. (5) Lager eines Infanterie-Regiments von 2 Bataillons..
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