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1815 The Life and Campaigns of Field-Marshal Prince Blucher, of WahlstattLondon: 1815Illustrated throughout with maps and plates, this is the scarce first English language edition of General Count Gneisenau's biography of a Prussian field marshal famed for his role in the Napoleonic Wars. -
1897 Wellington: His Comrades and ContemporariesLondon: 1897A richly illustrated tribute to Wellington by Crimean War veteran and historian Major A. G. F. Griffiths, offering a compelling portrait of the Duke and his contemporaries, with 31 plates, a map of Belgium, and fold-out facsimiles. -
1936 Napoleon and Waterloo: The Emperor's Campaign with the Armee Du Nord 1815London: 1936A scarce, revised edition of Major A. F. Becke’s definitive study of the Waterloo campaign, complete with three folding maps, illustrations, and its rare original dust wrapper. -
1902-1980 7vol A History of the Peninsular WarOxford; Virginia: 1902-1980A smart seven volume set of Oman's History of the Peninsular War, with maps and illustrations. -
1899 A British Rifle Man: The Journals and Correspondence of Major George SimmonsLondon: 1899A smart first edition of this collection of the journals and letters of a British Rifle Man during the Peninsular War. -
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1870 Personal Recollections of the Waterloo CampaignGlasgow: 1870A presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Lieutenant Frederick Hope Pattison's personal account of the Battle of Waterloo, a very scarce piece of Napoleonic history inscribed by the author and printed for private circulation. -
1931 Wellington: The Bidassoa and NivelleLondon: 1931A smart first edition of this illustrated study of the Duke of Wellington and the Battles of Bidassoa and Nivelle. -
c1912 Papers on the Campaigns of Emperor NapoleonLondon: c1912A unique volume of rare extracts from The Journal of the Royal Artillery bound as one, focused on Napoleon’s campaigns, featuring fold-out maps and illustrated plates. -
1924 On the Road with Wellington: The Diary of a War Commissary in the Peninsular CampaignsLondon: 1924The first edition of this translated series of fascinating accounts, detailing a war commissary's services in the Peninsular campaign, with colour plates. -
1872 The SubalternLondon: 1872A smartly bound copy of this new edition of Gleig's account of the Peninsular War. -
1849 Annals of the Peninsular CampaignsLondon: 1849A smart new edition of this study of the Peninsular War, and the individual campaigns of different nations. -
1903 Campagne et Defection du Corps Prussien De La Grande ArmeeParis : [1903]The first edition of Colonel Brevete Vermeil de Conchard's very scarce history of the Prussian army and their part in the Napoleonic wars. . -
1904 2vol Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula (1808-1814)London: 1904The first edition of this detailed account of Wellington's successes in the Peninsula War, illustrated throughout with folding maps. -
1905 The Battle of Wavre and Grouchy's Retreat: A Study of an Obscure Part of the Waterloo CampaignLondon: 1905A smart first edition of this illustrated history of the Battle of Wavre, from historian W. Hyde Kelly. -
1941 The Palestine CampaignsLondon: 1941Sir Archibald P. Wavell's military study on the campaigns in Palestine, complete with folding maps. -
1907 Die Befreiungskriege 1813-1815: Ein Strategischer UberblickBerlin: 1907A smart copy of this detailed history of the Wars of Liberation, in the original German. -
1907 Precis of Great Campaigns 1796-1815London: 1907A first edition of this illustrated history of the Napoleonic military campaigns from 1796 to 1815, with colour folding maps. -
1824 The Expedition of Cyrus into Persia; and the Retreat of the Ten Thousand GreeksCambridge: 1824A early nineteenth century translation of the narrative of Xenophon of Athens relating to the expedition of Cyrus into Persia. -
1925-38 Text Book of Explosives Used in the ServiceLondon: 1925-38Two very scarce and classified text books on the use of explosives in the service from the UK war office, with many plates and diagrams. -
1907 Text Book of Gunnery: Part 1London: 1907George Mackinlay's study on military gunnery, with many detailed diagrams and folding plates. -
1914 King Albert's Book: A Tribute to the Belgian King and People From Representative Men and Women Throughout the WorldLondon: 1914A first edition of this illustrated wartime tribute from King Albert, the Belgian King. -
1850-1853 Aide-Memoire to the Military SciencesLondon: 1850-1853A very scarce three-volume set of this key reference work, or aide-memoire, to the military sciences, illustrated with over 200 plates. -
1937 Chemicals in WarNew York and London: 1937The first edition, second impression of this early treatise on modern chemical warfare, written by Augustin Prentiss, a Lieut-Col in the chemical warfare division of the US Army. -
1933-1934 The Great WarLondon: 1933-1934The complete set of Winston Churchill's compelling history of World War I, finely bound here in the publisher's deluxe half morocco. -
1845-56 Regimental Account Books and Monthly SettlementsNot Stated: 1845-56A very scare volume of five regimental account books, belonging to and filled out by Private William Carter of the 43rd Regiment of Light Infantry -
1906 Artillery and Explosives: Essays and Lectures Written and Delivered at Various TimesLondon: 1906A first edition, second impression of this collection of essays on artillery and explosives. -
1949-1951 Home Office Civil Defence Manual of Basic TrainingLondon: 1949-1951A very scarce collection of eight mid-twentieth century Civil Defence manuals issued by the Home Office, offering guidance in such matters as defence against atomic and chemical warfare. -
1949-2015 12vol A Collection of Works on Sir Winston ChurchillLondon; Boston: 1949-2015A smart collection of twelve volumes on the life and character of British statesman Sir Winston S. Churchill. -
1979 The Samurai: A Military HistoryLondon: 1979A smart second impression of this illustrated history of the Samurai from British historian Stephen Richard Turnbull. -
1923-1965 6vol A Collection of Works by and About Winston S. ChurchillLondon: 1923-1965A collection of six smart volumes written by Winston S. Churchill, with a commentary on his character from Violet Bonham Carter. -
1933 With the Guards We Shall Go: A Guardsman's Letters in the Crimea 1854-1855London: 1933A smart first edition of this illustrated record of the author's great-uncle, John Jocelyn, 5th Earl of Roden, through the Crimean War. -
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2001 Armoured Guardsmen: A War Diary June 1944 - April 1945Yorkshire: 2001A smart first edition of this illustrated war diary from British Conservative politician, Robert Thomas Boscawen, signed by the author with a letter. -
1934 Old Cavalry StationsLondon: 1934The first edition of this illustrated work exploring old cavalry stations around the UK, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1824 Recollections of the PeninsulaLondon: 1824An association copy of the third edition of this insightful travel work documenting British army officer Joseph Moyle Sherer's time spent fighting in the Peninsula War in the early nineteenth century. -
1892 6vol History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from the Year 1807 to the Year 1814London: 1892A smartly bound complete six volume set of this detailed history of war in the Peninsula and in the South of France from the year 1807 to 1814. -
1883 Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to WaterlooLondon: 1883A smartly bound thirty-first edition of this insightful history on the great battles of the world.