The British Cavalry on the Peninsula
Sunderland: Mark Thompson Publishing. 127 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, white printed dust wrapper. Sunderland: Mark Thomson Publishing, (1996). Limited edition, number 73 of 100. Fine. More
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Instruction Concernant le Service de l'Infanterie Legere en Campagne
London: A. Dulau & L. Nardini, 1801. Text in French. 2 fold-out maps tipped in at final page. 203 pages. 16mo, recent 3/4 leather, pink marbled boards; recased, light toning and foxing throughout. London: A. Dulau et L. Nardini, 1801. A very good(+) copy. More
The Mexican War 1846-1848
Norwalk: Easton, 1990. Illustrated (b/w). 454 pages. 8vo., gilt-stamped brown leather. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1990). Fine. More
More Majorum: Le 2e Etranger de Parachutistes
Vanves: J.P. Benavente. Profusely illustrated, mostly in b/w. 315 pages with text in French. 4to, blue boards with gilt text and graphic. Vanves: J.P. Benavente, (date unknown). A fine copy. Number 3125 of 3200 copies of this limited run. More
The Golden Galley: The Story of the Second Punjab Regiment 1761-1947
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1956. B/w illustrations with several folding b/w maps. 330 pages. 8vo, green cloth with gilt lettering and cover graphic (endpapers lightly foxed), pictorial d.w. (foot chipped, scuffed). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1956. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Signed Framed Photo of Omar Nelson Bradley
Signed Framed Photo of Omar Nelson Bradley circa 1944. Please inquire for more information. Bradley was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II, rising to the rank of General of the Army. He was the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and oversaw the U.S. military's policy-making in the Korean War. Bradley was last of the nine individuals promoted to five-star rank in the United States Armed Forces. More
Le Livre d'Or de la Legion Etrangere (1831-1976)
Paris: Charles-Lavauzelle, 1976. B/w frontispiece. Profusely illustrated, mostly in b/w. 507 pages with text in French. 4to, pictorial wrappers (lightly edgeworn). Paris: Charles-Lavauzelle, (1976). A near fine copy. More
Jackets of Green: A Study of the History, Philosophy, and Character of the Rifle Brigade
London: Collins, 1972. Some b/w illustrations. 478 pages. 8vo, green gilt-stamped boards with black spine label, pictorial d.w. London: Collins, 1972. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
United States Army Manual of Physical Drill
New York: Appleton, 1912. Illustrated with b/w photos throughout. 175 pages. Slim 8vo, olive cloth. New York: Appleton, 1912. Reprint. A very good copy--minor spotting and fading to the cloth. More
A Frontier Army Surgeon: Life in Colorado in the Eighties
New York: Exposition, 1962. Frontispiece. 179 pages. Slim 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Exposition, (1962). Second edition, revised and enlarged. A very good(+) copy--slight foxing to endpapers--in a very good(-) wrapper, edgeworn with sunned spine. More
The Superwarriors: The Fantastic World of Pentagon Superweapons
New York: Weybright and Talley, 1975. vi, 375 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (rear panel chipped). New York: Weybright and Talley, (1975). Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Custer Battle Guns: Revised and Expanded Edition
Canaan: Phoenix, 1988. Foreword by James S. Hutchins. Black & white illustrations throughout. ix, 106 pages. Slim oblong 4to, green cloth-backed pictorial boards with gilt lettering. Canaan: Phoenix Publishing, 1988. A near fine copy. 1 of 1,500 copies. More
Letters Upon the Establishment of the Volunteer Corps and Domestic Military Arrangements of Great Britain.
Edinburgh: D. Willison, 1806. 118 pages. 12mo missing original covers and recased in blue paper wrappers; light foxing throughout. Edinburgh: D. Willison, 1806. A very good copy. More
Typed Letter Signed
Louisville, KY: 1924. T.L.S. 4to. personal letterhead, Louisville, Kentucky, November 29, 1924; scarce and important clarification of this war record providing the recipient with biographical information pertaining to his Civil War Service, in part: "...I never saw President Lincoln, was with the Western Army, all the time in the service. I entered the army October 1861 as a private in Company A. Kentucky Vol. Infantry... made First Lt. Co. H. June 1862... made Captain Co. H. and twice wounded at..... More
The Army's Navy Series Volume I: Marine Transportation in War, The U.S. Army Experience 1775-1860
Camden: Ensign Press, 1992. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. 183 pages. 4to, blue gilt-stamped cloth with red spine and cover labels, d.w. (torn). Camden, Maine: Ensign Press, (1992). Signed by the authors at title page. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Peninsular Preparation: The Reform of the British Army 1795-1809
Cambridge: University Press, 1963. viii + 315 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped, torn along spine fold. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1963. Foot bumped, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Hazardous Duty: America's Most Decorated Living Soldier Reports from the Front and Tells It the Way It Is
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1996. 350 pages. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: William Morrow & Company, (1996). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
French Napoleonic Lancer Regiments
London: Almark, 1971. Illustrated in both color and black-and-white. 72pp., short, slim 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. London: Almark Publishing, (1971). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
A System of Camp Discipline, Military Honours, Garrison-Duty, and other Regulations for the Land Forces.
London: Milan, 1757. Collected by a Gentleman of the Army. In which are included, Kane's Discipline for a Battalion in Action...and General Kane's Campaigns of King William and the Duke of Marlborough...Hand-tinted folding map of the Seat of War, Lines and Plans of Battles (some hand-tinted), and above Sixty Military Schemes, finely engraved from the originals of Generals... charts, (some folding). 146pp. + 21pp. charts and plans + 55pp. + 10pp., 8vo, original mottled calf covers, rebacked in calf with..... More
A Matter of Honor: General William C. Westmoreland Versus CBS
New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1984. 317 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Macmillan Publishing, (1984). First edition. Dust wrapper has some scratches and a small tear at foot of spine, embossed library stamp on the title page and on the top edge. Still a very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Signed Card
Signed card, 3.5" x 2.75", "M.I. Ludington - Quartermaster General - U.S. Army", evenly toned and in very good condition. From an intact collection of Spanish-American War officers. A forty-year career soldier who achieved the rank of Brigadier General during the Civil War and closed out his career as Quartermaster General. More
The U.S. Army War College Guide to the Battle of Antietam: The Maryland Campaign of 1862
Carlisle: South Mountain Press, 1987. Illustrated in black and white. 310 pages. 8vo, red, gilt-stamped leatherette, d.w. Carlisle: South Mountain Press, 1987. First Edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The U. S. Army War College Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg
Carlisle: South Mountain Press, 1987. Illustrated in black and white. 240 pages. 8vo, green, gilt-stamped leatherette, d.w. (clean slash on front panel, mended on inner side). Second Edition. Carlisle: South Mountain Press, 1987. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
To the Last Man: Spring 1918
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1999. 60 black and white illustrations, 17 maps, (one on front endpaper), 382 pages. 8vo, black boards with 1/2 red spine (gold embossed lettering on spine), d.w. New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. (1999) A near fine copy. First Carroll & Graf edition. More
A Matter of Honour: An account of the Indian Army, its officers & men
New York: Holt, 1974. Illustrations in b/w. 580 pages. Thick 8vo, red cloth, pictorial d.w. (lightly edge worn). New York: Holt, (1974). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More