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Allen, Thomas B War Games
London Heinemann 1987 0434018252 / 9780434018253 First Edition Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Silver lettering to spine. Inside the Secret World of the Men Who Play World War III. Drawing on top secret material, never before published, WAR GAMES is a grippingly readable, deeply thought provoking picture of how our leaders envisage the future of the world. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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16.00 GBP
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Atteridge, Captain Famous Modern Battles
London Nelson 1911 First Edition Decorative Cloth Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Neat gift inscription on ffep. Gilt lettering to spine. Tissue guarded frontis. 362 pages plus advertisments. Complete with full double page maps. Contents include: The Battle of the Alma * Solferino * Chancellorsville * Gettysburg * Sadowa * Rezonville and Gravelotte * The Great Assault on Plevna * Tel-El-Kebir * Adowa * Omdurman * Paardeberg & Mukden. Nice and clean internally and externally of the scarce first edition. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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70.00 GBP
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Baldwin, Hanson W GREAT MISTAKES OF THE WAR
London Alvin Redman 1950 First Edition Very Good+ Very Good
Unclipped dustwrapper with slight wear to top of spine. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. In this accurate and convincing book, Hanson Baldwin (Military Expert for the New York Times) has clearly revealed all the facts behind the errors and indicates how they could of been avoided. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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45.00 GBP
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Baylis, John Contemporary Strategy - Theories and Policies
UK Croom Helm 1975 0856641634 / 9780856641633 First Edition Very Good++ Very Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. The authors of this book believe that military power is an intrinsic part of the international system. For them, strategy is concerned with the ways in which military power may be used to achieve political objectives. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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85.00 GBP
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Benoist-Mechin, J 60 Days That Shook the West
London Jonathan Cape 1963 First Edition Very Good Very Good
Unclipped dustwrapper. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Not since Napoleon defeated Prussia in 1806 has a great military power been smashed as quickly as France was by Rommels dashing genius and Hitlers relentless panzer divisions. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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23.00 GBP
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Bethell, Nicholas The War Hitler Won
London Allen Lane 1972 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper. Slight sunning to spine. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Hitler calculated that he could dispose of Poland without British or French intervention. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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40.00 GBP
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Black, Jeremy War and the World - Military Power and the Fate of Continents 1450-2000
London Yale 1998 0300072023 / 9780300072020 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. War and the World: Military Power and the Fate of Continents, 1450-2000. An attempt to write a global history of warfare in the modern era. Jeremy Black, here presents a wide-ranging account of the nature, purpose and experience of war over the last half millennium. Investigating both land and sea warfare, Black examines weaponry, tactics, strategy and resources as well as the political, social and cultural impact of conflict. He takes issue with established interpretations, not least those that emphasize technology, and directly challenges the view that European military and naval forces were dominant throughout the period. European mastery at sea did not inevitably translate into equivalent success on land, he argues, and indeed many non-European military systems were formidable in their own right. Black investigates the regional political military inpact of, for example, Babur and the Mughals in 16th-century India and the Manchu conquest of China in the following century. The book argues that, in the 18th century - the focal point of Europe's military revolution - the international military balance shifted decisively. Economic growth and maritime exploration turned navies into aggressively effective instruments of power and fuelled the obsession for territorial acquisition which dominated the great powers throughout the 19th century. Linking debates on early modern history with those of more recent centuries, War and the World should be reading for students of global history and constitutes a re-examination of the role of war in the progress of nations. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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35.00 GBP
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Black, Jeremy Why Wars Happen
London Reaktion Books 1998 First Edition Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Author analyses the three main forms of conflict: wars across cultures, wars within cultures and civil war. He also assesses the present situation and asks where we are heading in terms of future wars. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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23.00 GBP
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Boyd-Carpenter, Thomas Conventional Deterrence Into the 1990's
Macmillan 1989 0333475933 / 9780333475935 First Edition Fine Very Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped, slightly scuffed dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. (RUSI Defence Studies Series). Edited by Thomas Boyd-Carpenter. A selection of ten lectures on the future of conventional deterrence is drawn together by a new essay on the subject. The study suggests how NATO policy, strategy and tactics must evolve to cope with new circumstances and limited budgets, and the role Britain should play in this. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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85.00 GBP
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Brines, Russell The Indo-Pakistani Conflict
London Pall Mall 1968 First Edition Very Good Very Good
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. In the Autumn of 1965, a brief but ferocious war broke out between India and Pakistan. Russell Brines, a journalist who has covered the pacific area and Asia for over 30 years, was in India at the time, and he was able to observe the hostilities from the Indian side. Nice and clean internally and externally. Scarce book. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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65.00 GBP
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Brodrick, Alan Houghton DANGER SPOT OF EUROPE
London Hutchinson 1951 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with minimal edgewear. No marks or inscriptions. Mapped endpaers. Gilt lettering to spine. Attitues of the West Germans towards the British, French, Americans and the extent of the economic recovery from 1951. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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50.00 GBP
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Brown, Anthony Cave Operation: World War 3
London Arms & Armour Press 1979 First Edition Near Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. The secret American Plan 'Dropshot' for war with the Soviet Union, 1957. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Buchan, Alastair [foreword by] Problems of Military Strategy
London, United Kingdom Chatto and Windus 1970 0701115181 / 9780701115180 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Studies in International Security: 14. A selection of papers or speeches given at the ISS Tenth Annual Conference, held at St. Catherine's College, Oxford, in September 1968. Nice and clean internally and externally.
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Bush, Vannevar Modern Arms and Free Men
London Heinemann 1950 First Edition Very Good+ Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Dr. Vannevar's analysis of science, democracy, and war on land, under the sea, and on the sea is an important contribution to American thinking about future warfare. His comments on the military can be a well-marked guidepost to prevent future errors. Slight loss on spine else a nice clean copy internally and externally. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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15.00 GBP
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Campbell, James The Bombing of Nuremberg
London Allison and Busby 1973 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated. The Bombing of Nuremberg tells the full story of the greatest single battle of all time. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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12.00 GBP
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Chaliand, Gerard [Editor] Guerrilla Strategies: An Historical Anthology from the Long March to Afghanistan
Berkeley, CA University of California Press 1982 0520044436 / 9780520044432 First Edition Soft Cover Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
The book Guerilla Strategies by Gerard Chaliand is an antholgy of various Guerilla movements and some counter insurgencey operations. Though not indepth in any one area it does serve as a fair basis for additional research to be done. It also provides a good bibliography for easier study of all the various operations in his book. The text and introduction are fair to good. Definitely one of the books that should be included in a military strategy and tactics library. Treat it like a primer for learning various strategies and tactics. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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17.00 GBP
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Clarke, Michael and Sabin, Philip British Defence Choices for the Twenty-First Century
London Brasseys 1993 First Edition Cloth Fine Fine
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Edited by Michael Clarke and Philip Sabin. This is the first book since the end of the Cold War to consider the radical, new defence choices for Britain in the next century. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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23.00 GBP
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Coker, Christopher The Future of the Atlantic Alliance
London Macmillan 1984 0333375467 / 9780333375464 First Edition Fine Very Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. Slightly sunned spine. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Published in NATO's 35th anniversary year, The Future of the Atlantic Alliance presents a case for its continued existence, and the case against attempts to find an alternative security framework with Europe alone. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Collier, Basil Barren Victories: Versailles to Suez 1918 - 1956
London Cassell 1964 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Barren Victories: Versailles to Suez 1918-1956. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Collier, Basil The Lion and the Eagle - British and Anglo-American Strategy, 1900-1950
London MacDonald 1972 First Edition Good++ Good++
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. British and Anglo-American Strategy, 1900-1950. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Great Britain stood pre-eminent among the nations of the world. Historian Basil Collier traces the causes and effects of the replacement of Britain by the United States as the leading Global Power. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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16.00 GBP
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