Militaria from LeCrastinBooks

Apparently two copies of this 48 page brochure exist in the BNF. These are the only ones we have been able to locate - so, VERY RARE! This is an argument in favour of a drastic (two-thirds) reduction to leave only the light brigades, still in 1869 potentially useful on the battlefield. This booklet was purchased by Louis Tronchin, a Colonel… Read more about this item

First thus : Hamburg: Hofmann, 1805, 1805. Second edition expanded and improved. Very good. 365 pages, 58 line drawings in the text. Moderately browned. Very good condition. Book is more than 200 years old and text block in outstanding condition. Previous owner's signature on title page is that of Louis Tronchin, colonel in the Swiss Federal Army.

An American officer's first-hand observations of German military life and service during the Franco-Prussian war and a comparison of the military and educational systems of France and Germany. Tightly bound and in very good condition (no bumped corners, splits, underlinings or marginal comments). It carries both the names of New York and London publishers and is dated 1873 although a… Read more about this item

A genuine and VERY RARE single volume first edition of the second book in Forester's famed Hornblower series published in April 1938, well before the bundled volume: Ship of the Line/Flying Colours. The front title page of the dust jacket has been cut and glued onto the inside (page 2) of the hardcover. Binding is tight, slightly slanted, with cream-coloured inside… Read more about this item

152 pages plus two foldouts. Beitrag zur Schiesstheorie angewendet auf das Schiessen mit den schweiz : Handfeuerwaffen by Hermann Siegfried, 3 editions published in 1871 in German and held by 9 libraries worldwide.Full description and condition of this extraordinary book available on request from bookseller. Will consider reasonable offers. Packing and postage free worldwide.

Very good condition, including all artillery positioning inserts. An essential teaching manual for brigadeers in mid-19th Century Swiss Federal Army.