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Memorials of a Young Soldier, Lieutenant Giffard, Northamptonshire Regiment.
1st Ed., [v]+68pp., portrait frontis. Clowes & Sons.
1898
#66183
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A memoir of Lt. Cecil Lerrier Giffard, who was born in Guernsey in 1868 &, following service in the Militia, was commissioned in the 58th (2nd Bn. Northampstonshire Regt.) in 1890. He served in India with his regiment until KiA by a sniper's bullet during the Tirah campaign on 6th Nov. 1897 with the 48th (1st Northamptonshire). Includes extracts from his diaries & letters in India including the Tirah campaign. Orig. half white morocco boards & red cloth sides, gilt title to front panel, rebacked in matching calf with red leather letting label. VG thus & rare. See illustrations on our website.
£225
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BIRDWOOD (FM Lord)
Khaki & Gown: An Autobiography.
Foreword by Winston Churchill. 1st Ed., 456pp., portrait frontis., 16 plates, 5 maps. Ward, Lock & Co.
1941
#61145
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GOC ANZAC Corps 1915-18, much on Gallipoli - including the conception, planning & course of the operations - & France. Earlier in the XI Bengal Lancers: Black Mountain, Tirah, Mohmand, Boer War, &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, contemp. Christmas gift inscrip. o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£20
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CONDON (Brig. W.E.H., OBE)
The Frontier Force Regiment.
1st Ed., xxii+592pp., 4to, col. frontis., 19 photos., 36 maps. Aldershot: G&P.
1962
#65761
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Excellent history: Mutiny, 2nd Afghan War, Chitral, Tirah, China 1900 &c., WW1 in France, Aden, Mespot, Palestine; WW2 MEF & Burma. "An excellent book" - Perkins 472. Orig. khaki cloth, gilt, VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£250
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DAVIES (C. Collin, PhD.)
The Problem of the North-West Frontier 1890-1908, With a Survey of Policy since 1849.
2nd Ed, revised & enlarged, xviii+220pp., 3 fldg. maps. London: Curzon Press & NY: Barnes & Noble.
1975
#66875
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Power-play on the NWF at a crucial period. Standard study, based on official documents & sources, originally published in 1932 by Cambridge Univ. Press & this edition revised up to Partition in 1947. Orig. yellow cloth, gilt, VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£45
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GARDYNE (Lt.-Col. C. Greenhill)
The Life of a Regiment: The History of the Gordon Highlanders: Volume II, 1816-1898 (including an Account of the 75th Regt. from 1787-1881).
2nd Imp., xxiv+346pp., col. plates, photos., maps & plans. Medici.
1929
#66805
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Campaigns include Crimea & Indian Mutiny, Second Afghan War, Transvaal War, Gordon Relief Expedition, Tirah 1897 &c. Orig. cloth, titled in black, VG. See illustration on our website.
£25
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HUDSON (Gen. Sir H., GCB)
History of the 19th King George's Own Lancers from 1858-1921, formerly 18th K.G.O. Lancers & 19th Lancers (Fane's Horse), amalgamated in 1921.
1st Ed., xiv+370pp., 4to, 2 col. & 31 b/w plates, 6 fldg. maps. Aldershot: G&P.
1937
#63299
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Indian Mutiny, 2nd Afghan War, Tirah & WW1 Western Front & Palestine campaigns. A detailed & handsome history with numerous rolls & appendices (inc. awards, casualties, wounded or killed &c., all ranks). "A superb publication..." - Perkins. Orig. dec. blue cloth, gilt, very nice copy, near fine throughout. See illustration on our website.
£245
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HUTCHINSON (Col. H.D.)
The Campaign in Tirah 1897-1898: An Account of the Expedition Against the Orakzais & Afridis under General Sir William Lockhart, GCB, KCSI.
1st Ed., xvi+250pp., frontis., 20 plates, 7 maps/plans (some fldg.). Macmillan.
1898
#66853
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Good full account of the operations, in which the author participated. Includes roll of British officers killed & wounded & a roll of commanding & staff officers during the expedition, noting their appointments. Orig. dec. green cloth gilt, rather rubbed & worn ex-lib. but sound & complete. Great value copy. See illustration on our website.
£45
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PARRETT (Cliff) & CHHINA (Rana, MBE)
Indian Order of Merit: Historical Records 1837-1947. Volume II: Military Division, 1860-1911 [Together with:] Civil Division 1902-1947.
1st Ed., 2 Vols. presented together in slipcase, 856pp., 20 col. & 30 b/w plates & 110pp., 3 col. & 6 b/w plates. dws & slipcase. Tom Donovan.
2018
#59265
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Vol. II contains full details of awards made between 1860-1911, with full campaign details, including Operations on the North-West Frontier & Afghanistan; Expeditions in Burma & the North-East Frontier of India; Police Actions against Slavers in East & Central Africa; operations in China, Somaliland, Sudan & Tibet. Vol. III, The Civil Division, is a complete record of all 55 such awards, mainly for saving life & property, but also keeping the peace & dealing with one or other kind of armed fanatic or badmash in India & on or around her frontiers. Two volumes presented together in jackets with slipcase to match Vol. I.
£175
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WATSON (Maj.-Gen. W.A., CB, CMG, CIE)
King George's Own Central India Horse: The Story of a Local Corps.
1st Ed., xi+474pp., 5 plates, 4 maps. Blackwood.
1930
#66150
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Organised as irregular cavalry for the Mutiny in 1857; much detail on this period & subsequently the 2nd Afghan War; Tirah 1897; became 38th Horse: WW1 in France & Palestine. Officers' services, awards roll &c. "This book is one of the best of all Indian Cavalry histories" - Perkins 419. Orig. red & sand cloth, VG ex-college lib. with bookplate at rear & minor trace of removal of label at foot of spine. See illustration on our website.
£165
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WILLCOCKS (Gen. Sir James, GCB)
The Romance of Soldiering & Sport.
1st Ed., xiv+342pp., 21 photos. Cassell.
1925
#65471
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Indian Army from 1878: various Frontier campaigns inc, Chin-Lushai, Tirah, NWF 1908 &c., also Nigeria 1898, Ashanti 1900 & command of the Indian Corps in France 1914-15. Orig. red cloth, gilt, stain to rear board o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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