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AHMED (Maj. Gen. Rafiuddin)
History of the Baloch Regiment 1820-1939. The Colonial Period.
1st Ed., xxi+269pp., num. photos. & maps. VG in dw. Abbottabad: Baloch Regimental Centre.
1998
#64876
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Including campaigns in Persia, Indian Mutiny, Abyssinia 1868, second Afghan War, several minor campaigns & WW1 (France then East Africa). Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG in dw. Original hardback edition. See illustration on our website.
£30
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BARKER (Col. A.J.)
The Civilizing Mission: The Italo-Ethiopian War 1935-6.
1st Ed., xiv+354pp., 27 photos., 10 maps. VG in dw. Cassell.
1968
#64251
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Mussolini's war of imperial expansion. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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BERKELEY (G.F-H.)
The Campaign of Adowa & The Rise of Menelik.
1st Ed., xiv+403pp., 2 fldg. maps & 4 plans. Constable.
1902
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Richly detailed & standard contemporary account of the Italo-Ethiopian War of 1896 (Italian-Abyssinian & Italian-Dervish campaigns) & the Ethiopian victory at Adowa. The author, George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley, an Anglo-Irishman, was a prominent cricketer in his day; served in the Worcestershire Regiment 1898-1901 (& as a musketry instructor during the First World War); was a member of the Irish Bar & a strong supporter of Irish Home Rule. Orig. red cloth, sp. sunned, boards little damp speckled o/w VG & scarce, inscribed by the author "For Aunt Lita with best love from the Author Nov. 29 1902." See illustrations on our website.
£65
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BRETT-JAMES (Antony)
Ball of Fire: The Fifth Indian Division in the Second World War.
1st Ed., deluxe edition, xiv+481pp., 66 photos., 12 maps. Aldershot: G&P.
1951
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East then North Africa, followed by PAIFORCE then Burma inc. Arakan, then flown up to Kohima & Imphal & the advance south through Meiktila to Rangoon. The author was a captain with divisional signals in the Middle East & Burma & was later a prominent military historian. His history contains a very fine record of the Division's exploits in all the theatres where it served. Rare deluxe edition, bound in full red morocco, raised bands & black leather lettering labels to sp., plus the Division's black & red "Ball of Fire" (or as their rival formations had it - the Flaming Areshole) sign inset to front. Shoulders of sp. a little rubbed but generally a very nice example of this superior edition, with marbled endpapers, gilt edges &c. See illustration on our website.
£145
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BRETT-JAMES (Antony)
Ball of Fire: The Fifth Indian Division in the Second World War.
1st Ed., xiv+481pp., 66 photos., 12 maps. Aldershot: G&P.
1951
#65455
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East then North Africa, followed by PAIFORCE then Burma inc. Arakan, then flown up to Kohima & Imphal & the advance south through Meiktila to Rangoon. The author was a captain with divisional signals in the Middle East & Burma & was later a prominent military historian. His history contains a very fine record of the Division's exploits in all the theatres where it served. Rebound in blue cloth with leather lettering label to sp., VG thus. See illustration on our website.
£35
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GLEICHEN (Capt. Count, Grenadier Guards)
With the Mission to Menelik 1897.
1st Ed., xi+363pp., frontis., 46 illus. (inc. sketches by the author), 2 fldg. maps. Edward Arnold.
1898
#65260
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Detailed first-hand account of the mission to Abyssinia to strengthen relations with the ruler. Orig. dark blue dec. cloth, gilt, VG. Presentation inscrip. "To Vincent [?] Howard A souvenir of the visit of the Abyssinians to Theobalds June 29th 1902." See illustration on our website.
£90
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PORTER (Maj.-Gen. W., late RE)
History of the Corps of Royal Engineers. Vols. I & II.
1st Eds., xix+553pp., frontis., 5 col. portraits, 7 fldg. maps, 6 woodcuts & xii+548pp., portrait, 2 maps. Longmans.
1889
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These volumes contain excellent coverage of Peninsular War, Crimea, Indian Mutiny, China 1860, Abyssinia 1867-68. Ashanti 1873-74, Afghanistan 1878 &c. Orig. red cloth, gilt, lightly stained, VG. See illustration on our website.
£35
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SLIM (FM Sir William, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC
Unofficial History.
2nd Imp., ix+242pp., 3 maps. VG in worn dw. Cassell.
1960
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Slim's accounts of his experiences in Mespot in WW1 (6th Gurkhas), NWF, Abyssinia 1940 (Battle of Gallabat) & Paiforce, before leaving for the Far East. VG in chipped/worn dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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YARDLEY (Capt. John, DSO)
Parergon: Or Eddies in Equatoria.
Foreword by FM Viscount Allenby. 1st Ed., xi+288pp., 27 photos., fldg. map. VG in dw. Dent.
1931
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Author joined Equatorial Bn. of the Egyptian Army based in Mongalla Province as a coy. commander, June 1917. Participated in Turkana Patrol 1918 &c. Allenby, in his Foreword, writes: "The narrative of the campaign against the Turkana & Abyssiian raiders is thrilling to read. The author is a master of clear narrative & a shrewd commentator." Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG in sl rubbed dw. See illustration on our website.
£75
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