Major Davidson (20 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. NEW HARDBACK,IN NEW D-J.2010,edition.158pp,with illustrations and maps.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New. Pristine, unmarked. The author, Tavish Davidson, served as Haig's Operations Officer in 1915 and published this book in 1953 to counter what he and many of his generation saw as unjustified criticism of Britain's victorious Great War commander. Maps, 8 pages of illustrations. // shipped carefully packed in a sturdy box.

Condition: New. HB, 192 ppPublished Price £19.99 A distinguished soldier who had served in South Africa, the Author was selected to be Haigâs Director of Operations in 1915, a key position he held until the end of the War. This book concentrates on the dramatic events of 1917 and 1918 and covers Third Ypres, the German onslaught (Kaiserschlacht), and the victorious 100 Days. We learn of the parlous state of the French Army, their loss of morale and the widespread mutinies.Tavish Davidsonâs viewpoint on the conduct of operations was unique and we learn of the factors at play in Haigâs HQ. The German U-Boat fleetâs ports became a high priority as losses of shipping mounted, threatening the whole war effort. We get the German perspective â" Passchendaele 1917 was even more costly for them than the Allies.Davidson comes down wholeheartedly on Haigâs side but this should not be a surprise as Haig was revered by his officers and men. It only became fashionable to pillory him much later. This is an important addition to the bibliography of the Great War.

1st Edition. Hb original red cloth binding xxiv,158pp Maps to endpapers, frontisplate of Earl Haig, Boots Library label to front board O/w A Vg copy.

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, xxiv,158pp, frontispiece, map endpapers, pages browning, text clean and sound, no inscriptions, red cloth, rubbed, spine titles dull, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. Reprint 2010 fine hardback in a fine dust wrapper. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 158 pages. 2 Appendices. Illustrations. 3 Maps.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 3 pages text plus 7 pages of reproduced letters from various Members of Parliament. Staples rusty but holding, rust marks by staples on the covers spine rubbed and slightly split at top and bottom.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Book condition: Good/VG with rubbing to spine ends and corners; slight browning to closed page edges. Jacket: Fair/Good with wear/small loss to edges and corners; some short tears; L-shaped tear to foot of spine. A tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Illustrated. Pen & Sword, 2010. Fine in d/w.

First Edition. Red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine in dustwrapper. xxiv, 158 pages, with frontis photo of Haig and three maps on the endpapers. 5.75 X 8.75 inches. Very good book in a good dustwrapper with a few short edge tears.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st UK Edition. The British Armies in France in 1917 & 1918, front hinge cracked, dustjacket edgewear, 158pp, G/G. Book.

1st ed. thus dust jacket Very Good octavo 158pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., Author, who was Director of Military Operations GHQ France 1916-18, believes history has failed to recognise Haig's greatness.

1st ed. thus dust jacket New Book octavo 158pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., Author, who was Director of Military Operations GHQ France 1916-18, believes history has failed to recognise Haig's greatness.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. with b.w. frontis. 8vo. orig. cl. d/w. Contents occasionally marked, else generally v.g.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 12mo. [3], 282 pages, [2]. Brown cloth hardcover stamped in blind on the covers. Gilt title on the spine. Spine tips chipped. Corners and covers edge worn. Moderate toning and scattered foxing to the contents. Previous owner inscription on the right front flyleaf. Commonly held in institutions this book is scarce in the trade. A few have shown up at auction in recent years. From wikipedia: Daniel Harvey Hill (July 12, 1821 September 24, 1889), commonly known as D. H. Hill, was a Confederate general who commanded infantry in the eastern and western theaters of the American Civil War. Hill was known as an aggressive leader, being severely strict, deeply religious, and having dry, sarcastic humor. He was brother-in-law to Stonewall Jackson and a close friend to both James Longstreet and Joseph E. Johnston, but disagreements with both Robert E. Lee and Braxton Bragg cost him favor with Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Although his military ability was well respected, Hill was underused by the end of the American Civil War because of these political feuds. Hill joined the faculty of Davidson College in 1854. In 1859 he was appointed as superintendent of the North Carolina Military Institute of Charlotte.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. London: The Folio Society, 2016, First Edition Thus, Numbered Limited Edition. First Edition thus, Facsimile Volume on laid paper, with mounted frontispiece and 10 plates, Commentary Volume with portrait frontispiece. Facsimile Volume bound in brown boards with gilt titles, contrasting brown cloth back, page edges untrimmed, Commentary Volume in brown cloth, gilt titles to the front board, the whole housed in publisher's cloth solander box with illustrations inset and lettered in gilt. A fine set. Numbered Limited EDITION LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES of which this is number 519. Facsimile reissue of the original limited edition of 1911. The Commentary Volume contains essays on Wells by George Hendrick and David Lodge. Also included are transcripts of letters from Coburn to Wells written during the development of the book. "The Door in the Wall" is a short story by H. G. Wells first published in the Daily Chronicle in 1906 and first collected in his The Country of the Blind and Other Stories in 1911. It covers the whole life of a successful politician who has always been haunted by his memory of having in early childhood been welcomed into a paradisal garden of innocent happiness, access to which depends on finding by chance a particular door. Over the years he has several times rediscovered the door in different locations in London, but has always declined to enter, being distracted by some step in the advancement of his worldly career. It is widely considered to be one of Wells's finest short stories, has influenced other writers, and has been filmed three times. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 16 inches tall (Solander Box). Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition. Boards very good condition. Page edges very good condition. Solander box very good condition. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition. Paste downs very good condition. End papers very good condition. Title very good condition. Pages very good condition. Binding very good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 2016 Binding: Hardback.

2 Volumes. 4to. pp. xviii, 231; vi, [4], 203. tipped-in errata slip. 43 plates (incl. 9 chromolithographs of uniforms & colours & a mounted tartan sample). 16 maps (1 folding). title vignettes & 2 text illus. original half calf, top edge gilt, others uncut, gilt crest on upper covers (spine ends of Vol. I chipped, corners worn, otherwise very good). First Edition. The 78th Highlanders, which was raised in 1793 by Francis Humberstone MacKenzie, served in the Napoleonic Wars (defence of Nijmegen, 1794, Battle of Maida, 1806 and the Alexandria expedition, 1807), India and Pakistan (Battle of Assaye, 1803 during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1842, Battle of Khushab in the Anglo-Persian War, 1857, suppression of the Indian Mutiny in 1857, re-capture of Cawnpore, reinforcement of Lucknow). The regiment won eight Victoria Crosses during the last campaign and its role at Lucknow was commemorated by poets John Greenleaf Whittier and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

First Edition. Very scarce labor, politics and big business themed novel. Signed by Stone at front endpaper. ''Tom Dougherty, energetic, unscrupulous, with a shrewd insight into the motives of men, this mill worker senses his own inborn capacity for leadership, becomes a power in his ward, uses the gang to attain influence and affluence. Dougherty, candidate for governor is confronted with a mine cave in, the result of graft and inefficient inspection. Warned that his absence from his campaign means certain defeat, he leaves, to rescue the men trapped in that damp underground passageway, fellow workers'. This copy with homemade printed (with woodblock illustration of a house) Christmas card laid in from 1932 from Major and Mrs. Howard Calhoun Davidson. Eventually becoming a Major General, Davidson led the 7th Fighter Command in the Pacific theater of World War Two and was later named commander of the 10th Air Force. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket.