Storia militare

Good Old Somersets: An &Apos;Old Contemptible&Apos; Battalion in 1914

Brian Gillard · 2004 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Leicester, Matador, 2004. Paperback. A scarce work on the 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry from August to December of 1914. Scarce work. Illustrated with twenty-two figures and nine maps both in-text and full-page. A detailed account of the actions taken by the 1st Battal...

Colours of War: War Art 1939-45

Alan Ross; Kenneth Clark · 1983 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1983 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Alan Ross's study of the art of the Second World War, in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Colours of War: War Art 1939-45 by Alan Ross in the original publisher's cloth binding and un...

The History of the Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert&Apos;S) 1919-1945

George Molesworth · 1951 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

Somerset, Regimental Committee, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of his interesting volume covering the history of the Somerset Light Infantry between 1919 and 1945. With six plates, and thirty folding maps. A first edition of his interesting volume covering the his...

Campaigns of King William and the Duke of Marlborough

Brigadier-General Richard Kane · 1747 · Rooke Books

£1,975.00 (€2,367.32 | $2,609.26 | ¥416,533)

London, J. Millan, 1747 . Leather. The very scarce second edition of Brigadier General Richard Kane's illustrated account of the military campaigns of King William III. The second edition of this very scarce work. It was first published in 1745 under the title 'Campa...

Historical Record of the Twenty-Sixth or Cameronian Regiment

Thomas Carter [Ed.] · 1867 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Byfield, Stanford, & Co., 1867. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this scarce work on the Cameronian Regiment of the Scots Army. With three colour plates A first edition of this scarce work on the Cameronian Regiment of the Scots Army. With three colour plates, ...

The Romance of the Last Crusade with Allenby to Jerusalem

Vivian Gilbert · 1925 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1925. Cloth. An account of General Allenby's campaign in Jerusalem during the First World War, in the scarce dustwrapper. A 1925 edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original scarce and unclipped ...

London Gunners the Story of the H.A. C Siege Battery in Action

W. R. Kingham · 1919 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

London , Methuen & Co , 1919. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating military history, in its first edition and with folding maps and plates. A first edition copy of this military history telling the story of the London Gunners and of the H.A.C Siege Battery in Action during the ...

History of the 17th (Northern) Division

A. Hilliard Atteridge · 1929 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

Glasgow , Robert Maclehose & Co, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the history of 17th Northern Division, with maps. This is an extensive first edition account of the history of the 17th Northern Division which was an infantry division in the British Army, a ...

History of the 91st Princess Louise&Apos;S Argyllshire Highlanders

Lieut-Col. Percy Groves · 1894 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

Edinburgh and London, W. & A.K. Johnston, 1894. First edition. Fine Binding. A limited edition copy of this illustrated history of the 91st Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders, beautifully bound in half calf by Bickers & Son and previously owned by Sir William Bass....

History & Campaigns of the Rifle Brigade, Part II: 1809-1813

Colonel Willoughby Verner · 1919 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, John Bale, Sons, 1919. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the second volume of Colonel Willoughby Verner's illustrated history of the Rifle Brigade. The second volume of a two volume work, with this volume covering the history of the Rifle Brigade between ...

A History of the Services of the 17th (the Leicestershire) Regiment Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1688, and of Its Subsequent Services, Revised and Continued to March 31st, 1912

E. A. H. Webb · 1912 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,912)

London, Vacher & Sons, Limited, 1912. Cloth. The second edition of Webb's interesting exploration of his former military regiment, the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, complete with colour plates. The second edition.A fascinating history exploring the Royal Leicestershire R...

Under Wellington&Apos;S Command a Tale of the Peninsular War

G. A. Henty · 1899 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,912)

London, Blackie and Son, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of Under Wellington's Command by G. A. Henty, with illustrations and plans. A first edition, first impression copy of the work with the date on the title page. This volume is a historical nov...

With the Flag to Pretoria: A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900

H. W. Wilson · 1900 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Harmsworth Brothers, Limited, 1900-1901. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes in the first edition of H. W. Wilson's history of the Boer War written very soon after the events had taken place. First editions of the first two volumes of H. W. Wilson's history of ...

The Mint

T. E. Lawrence · 1955 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,162)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1955. First edition. Leather. A limited edition copy of T. E. Lawrence's autobiographical account on his time in the Royal Air Force, bound in quarter-leather on cloth boards. First Edition, Limited Edition, being No. 901 of two-thousand copies. Bo...

The Campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte 1796-1797

Colonel G. J. Fiebeger · 1911 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

West Point, U. S. Military Academy Printing Office, 1911. First edition. Cloth. An informative work on the military campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte, printed on behalf of the U. S. Military Academy, with six folding maps to the rear of text. First and only edition. Illustratio...

A Cavalry Officer in the Corunna Campaign 1808-1809

Captain Gordon; Colonel H.C. Wylly · 1913 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, John Murray, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The journal of nineteenth-century British Cavalry Officer, Captain Alexander Gordon, complete with illustrations and a folding map. Presenting the detailed and compelling journal of nineteenth-century British cavalry officer, Ca...

The United Service Institution Record No. 7: The Twenty Sixth Annual Report of the Council

Anonymous · 1857 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, United Service Museum, 1857 . Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce pamphlet being the notes from the twenty-sixth annual meeting of the United Service Institution. Founded as the Naval and Military Museum in 1831 by the Duke of Wellington, this museum was established as a ...

The Ocean in English History: Being the Ford Lectures

James A. Williamson · 1941 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition collection of essays on the ocean's role in British history over the centuries, by James Williamson. This work was written from the Ford Lectures delivered by the author between 1939 and 1940.Conta...

Mr. Churchill in Norway

1948 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

Oslo, Alb. Cammermeyers Verlag, 1948 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce illustrated account of Winston Churchill's 1948 visit to Norway, with text in both the English and Norwegian languages. The very scarce first edition of this short account of Winston Churchill&apos...

Armee Du Rhin Campagnes D&Apos;Allemagne Sous le General Moreau

Charles Fortin · 1899 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

Anon, Anon, 1899. First edition. Vellum. A facsimile diary of soldier Charles Fortin who fought in a German campaign under General Moreau. The first printed edition of this diary, which belonged to a cavalry conscript in the 13th regiment. This diary was originally written fro...