Holt Geoffrey (57 results)

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. The premier issue of this hardcover journal of military history. Spotless inside and out. Hinges secure. No wrinkles, creases, marks or stains to the pages. None of the cover corners are bumped. Slight wear to top and bottom edges of the covers. The book will be bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "An Empty Ocean" (Since World War II the submarine has replaced the aircraft carrier as ruler of the sea. The great naval battles of the future will be fought underwater) by John Keegan; "McClellan vs. Lee: The Seven-Day Trial" (Battles around Richmond in the summer of 1862 became the proving ground for two leaders. Events would clearly mark on for mediocrity, the other for greatness) by Stephen W. Sears; "Why the Armada Failed" (Archaeologists working on the Armada wrecks have found an unsuspected reason: the inability of Spanish cannon to fire more than a single shot in battle) by Geoffrey Parker; "If the Armada had Landed" (Indications are that, if the Duke of Parma's own army had landed in England, it could have walked to London practically unopposed) by Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker; "The General at Ease: An Interview with Westmoreland" (The former U. S. commander in Vietnam muses on Tet, CBS, the movie Platoon, questions he might ask General Giap, his hardest decision, and the Wall) by Laura Palmer; "The Roman Killing Machine" (A murderously efficient weapon, the short sword, hacked out an empire, a superbly trained and disciplined army held its far-flung parts together) by Robert L. O'Connell; "Joint Plan Red" (War with the British Empire in 1931? No thought seems more outlandish. And yet, U.S. Army planners had a plan.) by Thaddeus Holt; "A Short History of the Management of Violence" (Warfare may be as old as civilization itself, but the military professional is not. Technology created him--and technology, curiously, may prove his undoing) by Martin Van Creveld; "The Tunnels of Hill 60" (In the Great War, generals willingly expended lives to win and hold a tiny man-made mound near Ypres. If, today, it hardly seems to rise above the surrounding landscape, there is a reason) by Robert Cowley; "Alexander in India: The Battle at the Edge of the Earth" (In the history of war, few gestures are more romantic than Alexander's decision to probe the terra incognita that was India--or to do battle with a beast that seemed right out of myth) by Arther Ferrill; "Britain's Finest Hour: Artists as Witnesses" (They left a matchless record of the desperate early years of World War II when the whole country was a front line. Here, in a special portfolio, is the work of six of the best) by Ken McCormack and Hamilton Darby Perry; "Mutiny on the Potemkin" (The actual event turns out to be less glorious than the revolutionary icon the communists and the moviemaker Eisenstein made of it, but more fascinating as a study of human behavior) by Elihu Rose; "Last Stand" (An eminent historian finds that Custer was less to be blamed than his opponents were to be admired. But for the Plains Indians, the Little Bighorn was the last stand) by Robert W. Utley; "In Review: Vann's Private War" (No American who served in Vietnam acquired more mystique than John Paul Vann. Geoffrey Ward reviews Neil Sheehan's extraordinary account of his career, A Bright Shining Lie) by Geoffrey C. Ward and "Some Final Words about Military History (Makers of history--and historians--view the subject of military history.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ex-lib w/usual markings, VERY GOOD hardcover, no marks in text, tight binding; a clean, gently used copy. Book.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VERY GOOD hardcover, no marks in text, very clean exterior. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. vol 62, xix 340pp hardback blue cloth gilt, ex-library with usual stamps and labels.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. vol 62, xix 340pp hardback blue cloth gilt, very good.

No Binding. Condition: VG. A VG or better four-page pressbook with no cuts. Size: 13" x 20". Poster.

No Binding. Condition: VG. A VG or better four-page pressbook with no cuts. Size: 13" x 20". Poster.

First edition hardback. Ex Theological library with a label on the spine, bookplates on the endpaper, and a library stamp on the title leaf. Externally, bright and tight, there is some browning to the text which is otherwise clean. 299 Pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. vol 70, 291pp hardback, blue cloth gilt, ex-reference library with usual stamps and shelf label to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. xix 340pp hardback, very good.

Condition: Fair. Volume 10. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0715375210.

First edition hardback. Ex Theological library with a label on the spine, and a label on the title leaf and a stamp on the reverse. Otherwise near fine with no real wear to the binding and very clean and crisp internally. 291 Pages.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; x, 195 pages : illustrations; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-190) and index. Subjects; Jesuits England History 18th century. Catholic Church England. Clergy History. Catholicism. Enlightenment. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 72 pages. Illustrated. Roderick Cave "Cobden-Sanderson: Bookbinder" / Penelope Holt "The Rosemary Press" / Peter Antrobus "An Amateur Printer Of The French Revolution" / Rigby Graham "Wuthering Heights: and the Illustrator".

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780860122050.

Hardcover. First Edition. Blue cloth. xix, 340p. A clean and tight book in very good condition. The Catholic Record Society (Registered Charity No. 313529), "the premier Catholic historical society in the United Kingdom", founded in 1904, is a scholarly society devoted to the study of Reformation and post-Reformation Catholicism in England and Wales. Particularly active members in its early years were Joseph Gillow, J. H. Pollen, and Joseph S. Hansom. The society was initially established as a text publication society, with the aim of publishing Catholic historical records. Only later did it become a more general historical society. It has been credited with making much otherwise obscure archival material more readily available. This book contains the letters of Lewis Sabran. Louis de Sabran or Lewis Sabran (1 March 165222 January 1732) was a French Jesuit. He was associated with the court of James II of England and engaged in vigorous theological debates with both Anglican and Puritan spokesmen. In 1687 he was made the royal chaplain to James II. A sermon he preached to the king on August 28 of that year on the invocation of saints led to a pamphlet war with William Gee, a Puritan. He also entered into a controversy with William Sherlock, the Anglican theologian and Dean of St. Paul's. He was the assumed author of Dr. Sherlock Sifted from his Bran and Chaff in 1687, which Sherlock answered. Sabran answered the reply with An Answer to Dr. Sherlock's Preservative and then Dr. Sherlock's Preservative Considered in 1688. That same year he was made the chaplain to the infant Prince of Wales. When the Glorious Revolution began, Sabran was responsible for getting the prince out of the country. They headed for Portsmouth, but he was then ordered to return to London before being allowed to escape. He disguised himself as an attendant to a group of Polish nobles but was discovered by a crowd and beaten and imprisoned. He was freed from prison, however, by order of the king. Sherlock coincidentally issued a reply to Sabran as the revolution was starting, entitled A Vindication: an Answer to the Cavils of Lewis Sabran. After returning to France, Sabran was elected to be sent to Rome, Italy to the Vatican by the council of Watten in 1693. He was appointed visitator of the Neapolitan Jesuits, and represented his province at Rome in the congregation of 1693, when the case of Father González was discussed. In 1699, the Prince-Bishop of Liège made him the president of the seminary there to answer charges of Jansenism among the faculty. The bishop had to enforce order with soldiers. Once the crisis was passed, Father Sabran's rule was successful, and he remained there until 1704. In 1708/09, he was made provincial superior. He then wrote to Father Metcalfe, a Jesuit in the north, about the progress of Jansenism, but his letter was intercepted, and was declared by some to portend that he intended to gain possession of the University of Douai, as he had done that of Liège. A long-drawn and somewhat bitter controversy ensued. From 1712 to 1715 he was the headmaster of St. Omer, where he maintained a devotion to St. Melangell. In 1717 he was made the spiritual father of the English College in Rome. He died in Rome in 1732.

Condition: New. In.

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (lightly marked at spine - otherwise near Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. xix + 340 (no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st edition. ~Dustwrapper slightly faded on spine but unclipped. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. Size: x, 195pp., illus. With dustwrapper.

Condition: Fair. Volume 10. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0715375210.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Octavo, 252 pages, index, illustrated, folding map to rear.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Price Clipped. 279pp, bw illus, fold out map in the back.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover. Occasional staining at top and side page margins. Quick dispatch from UK seller.