Storia militare

The King&Apos;S Royal Rifle Corps Chronicle 1914

Various · 1915 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Winchester, Warren and Son, 1915. First edition. Paperback. This scarce 1914 edition details the involvement of the King's Royal Rifle Corps in the first year of the Great War. This scarce 1914 report from the King's Royal Rifle Corps details the involvements of the ...

All Our Yesterdays

H. M. Tomlinson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Tomlinson's anti-war novel, All Our Yesterdays. First edition. An anti-war novel, following a group of characters from the declaration to the armistice, through the London Docks to the sho...

Soldier from the Wars Returning

Jerrard Tickell · 1942 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Chapman and Hall Ltd. 1942 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this war inspired novel in the scarce original dust wrapper. First edition of Soldier from the Wars Returning by Jerrard Tickell in the original publisher's cloth binding and scarce unc...

The Treatment of Prisoners of War in England and Germany During the First Eight Months of the War

1915 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London , Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1915. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce pamphlet describing the treatment of prisoners of war during the first eight months of the First World War. A scarce pamphlet published by Her Majesty's Stationary Office on Th...

The Kentucky Rifle: A True American Heritage in Pictures

The Kentucky Rifle Association · 1985 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Virginia , The Forte Group , 1985. Cloth. A handsome collection of images showcasing the wide range of Kentucky rifles, by The Kentucky Rifle Association. The uncommon second edition. In the original, pictorial cloth binding with gilt detail, alongside the original, unclipped,...

Lists of the Navy: 1769, 1774 and 1803

1769 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Not Stated, 1769-1803 . Unbound. Navy Lists for the years 1768, 1774 and 1803, providing an account of the names and rank of those in the British Navy in the respective years covered. Three scarce volumes of lists regarding the British Navy in the eighteenth and early ...

Watch, Station, Quarter and Fire Bills, &C. For the Use of Her Majesty&Apos;S Mastless Ships

None · 1895 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, H. M. Stationary Office, 1895 . Cloth. A very scarce watch bill for the commander of a late nineteenth century ship, this edition belonging to Admiral C. F. Thursby. Scarce edition of Watch, Station, Quarter and Fire Bills, &c. For the Use of Her Majesty's Mastles...

The London Scottish in the Second World War 1939 to 1945

C. N. Barclay; R. J. L. Ogilby · 1952 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, William Clowes & Sons Ltd. 1952 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this history of the London Scottish Regiment during the Second World War in the original dust wrapper. First edition of The London Scottish In the Second World War 1939 to 1945 by C. N. Barcla...

The Annals of 100 Squadron

C. Gordon Burge; Hugh Trenchard · 1975 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Herbert Reiach, Limited, 1975 . Cloth. The first thus of this limited edition facsimile reprint of annals from 1917 to 1918 with monochrome plates. First thus of The Annals of 100 Squadron by C. Gordon Burge in the original publisher's cloth binding. A facsimile ...

The History of the 4th Battalion King&Apos;S Shropshire Light Infantry (T.A. ) 1745-1945

Lieut.-Commander P. K. Kemp · 1955 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Shrewsbury, Wilding & Son LTD. 1955. First edition. Cloth. A detailed history of the 4th Battalion of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, with folding maps. This volume traces the history of the 4th Battalion of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, from their earl...

The Sherwood Foresters: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

H. C. Wylly (Ed) · 1928 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Not Stated, 1928. First edition. Cloth. The 1928 'Regimental Annual' of this historical work on the Sherwood Foresters infantry regiment, edited by Colonel H. C. Wylly and illustrated with numerous plates throughout the text. First Ed, '1928 Regimental A...

The Royal Military Chronicle or British Officer"S Monthly Register, and Mentor. Vol. 4, Embellished with Superb Engravings by Cardon, Scriven &C

Various · 1812 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, J. Davis, 1812. First edition. Leather. A first edition of a popular military periodical bound into one volume. Compiling 8 monthly issues dating from May-December 1812, this work is an interesting mixture of military biography, military theory, military narratives, pr...

Campaign in Italy 1796, or the Debut of General Bonaparte

Major Conyers Surtees · 1897 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Edward Stanford, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Surtees' historical work, which gives a detailed account of the 1796 campaign that resulted in Napoleon's rise to fame, with three folding maps. First Edition, very scarce. Part of the &apo...

History of the Irish Guards in the Second World War

Major D. J. L. Fitzgerald · 1949 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

Aldershot, Gale & Polden, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this historical account of the involvement of the Irish Guards in WWII, illustrated throughout and compiled from the diaries of Intelligence Officers. The scarce first edition of this illustrate...

Paris After Waterloo

James Simpson · 1853 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,907)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1853. First edition. Cloth. A first edition work of military history, offering Simpson's reflections following the Battle of Waterloo, with two colour maps to rear of text. First Edition, uncommon. Bound by John Gray. Il...

Story of the Peninsular War

Marquis of Londonderry [Charles Vane] · 1858 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, 7.5" by 5.5, 1858 . Cloth. An illustrated first hand account of the Peninsular War from Charles William Vane, the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. A historical study of the Peninsular War from Charles Vane, the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, who served in the French Revoluti...

Wellington, His Comrades and Contemporaries

Major Arthur Griffiths · 1897 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,705)

London, George Allen, 1897. Cloth. An illustrated biography of the first Duke of Wellington and his times, illustrated throughout. Covering from Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington's early days,  his nature, military qualities, successes and campaigns.Written by Art...

The Ironside Diaries 1937-1940

Edmund Ironside · 1962 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Constable, 1962. First edition. Leather. A nicely leather bound first edition copy of the diaries of Edmund Ironside, dating from 1937 to 1940, an interesting look at the start of the war from a military perspective. The first edition of this work.In a signed binding b...

Index to British Military Costume Prints 1500-1914

Army Museums Ogilby Trust · 1972 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Army Museums Ogilby Trust, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of this look at British military costumes from the sixteenth to twentieth century. Scarce in such a smart condition. This list was compiled by the Army Museums Ogilby Trust, Northum...

A Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain, Commanded by His Excellency Lieut. -General Sir John Moore, K.B. &C. &C. &C. Authenticated by Official Papers and Original Letters, by James Moore, Esq. The Third Edition

James Moore · 1809 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, J Johnson, 1809. Leather. A smart copy of this important account regarding the military campaign of Sir John Moore during the Peninsular War, and therefore the Napoleonic Wars. The third edition of this work, printed the same year as the first. Illustrated, with two ha...