Smyth Brigadier John (40 results)

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with even toning. Poor DJ has tears with tape repair, toning and marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small octavo. B&W illustrations, maps, map endpapers, bibliography, index. Condition: DJ price-clipped; slight wear; else VG/VG. 223 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. With 9 pages of half-tone illustrations and 7 maps . No dj, shelf wear and marking on cloth, light wear at extremities, some white marks on corner of front board, name and date top of ffep, foxing on sides, large creases on bottom corners of last four leaves, otherwise good. 600 grams.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Paperback. The Victoria Cross. 1856-1964. Couple of slight creases to cover. Jack Cornwell, Bill Speakman, Guy Gibson.these are names which will be forever remembered in the annals of war as recipients of the highest award for valour. There are many more holders of the V.C., not so well known, but no less brave, who have risked their lives in the name of their country. In this shorter version of his standard history of the Victoria Cross, Sir John Smyth omits the statistical information but records all V.C.s awarded from the Crimean War to the present day; he also paints a graphic picture of many of the circumstances under which the award has been gained. Illustrated. 221 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book neat and clean and firmly bound, with just a few marks and some darkening and spotting to page edges. It has an ink gift inscription to FFEP. Neat DJ has been clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Ex-Library Copy in black cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Boards have rubbed along lower edges. Brown paper cover attached to boards with sticky tape under D/J. Outer jacket lightly chipped around edges. Usual library stamps. Clean text and b/w plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Corner bump & abraison, else Good, unmarked HB; no DJ. Illius., maps.

Condition: Good. First edition (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), xx, 208pp. Frontispiece, plates. Original black cloth, dustwrapper. There is a light mark to the front endpapers, else the book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in good condition (edges lightly chipped, price-clipped). The dustwrapper has been covered in adhesive laminate to protect it. ISBN 0213763079.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. First Edition. 170 pages, old name on front endpaper, dust wrapper is slightly soiled.

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 248pp/illus. By examining the immensely varied leaders of World War Two and with the knowledge and friendship of most of them, Sir John Smyth has achieved a remarably dispassionate re-assessment of their achievements which illuminates, from a new perspective, the history of war. Sir John writes with the experience of a distinguished professional soldier. Clean.

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust wrapper with lightly sunned spine, tears and some edge & corner wear. Internally Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any issues, clean and tidy copy in tight binding. Unclipped dust wrapper will be fitted with removable archive acetate film. ** 566g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. AANBE20334.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in black cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Price clipped dustjacket in removable protective clear sleeve. 191pp. B/w photographs throughout. Not library copy, name/date in ink to top corner of ffep. (45/6).

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Written by a decorated veteran and Victoria Cross recipient, The Only Enemy examines the concept of war's inexorable adversary "the only enemy" and explores the internal and external battles faced by soldiers. Awarded the VC at twenty-one, Brigadier Sir John Smyth has since followed on the flood tide of England's history for close on half a century, and he here recounts his life with no hint of vainglory in the direct simplicity of the telling. Whether he writes of that first fine exploit in France in 1915, at the head of his small band of great-hearted Sikhs, or of Dunkirk, where he was the only Indian Army officer to command a fighting formation, or of the disastrous battle of the River Sittang in the tragic Burma campaign, his steadfast courage burns through the words of the narrative. In victory and in defeat, in his premature retirement from the Service after his advice was ignored and the Burmese defeat made inevitable for himself and his men, he remains unchangingly loyal, only the cold lucidity of his analysis of the situation in military terms revealing with steely logic where blame should be apportioned. In later years he has made a name for himself as a journalist and Member of Parliament. With first-hand reflections on campaign service, leadership, strategy and the enduring face of conflict, Smyth's memoir invites both historian and collector into the mind of a warrior whose era bridged imperial and modern warfare. No writing or marks on the cover or in the text, nice tight copy with some shelf wear, bumps, etc.

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 220pp, illustrated, maps, slight browning, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Good dustwrapper; wrapper torn on front panel/top of spine;p not price-clipped.

1st edition. 8vo. 223pp. B/w. illustrations, maps, e.p. maps. Edges of pages foxed. Original boards. Pictorial purple d/w. lettered in white, some minor wear. US$18.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. Dust jacket price clipped with light edgewear. Complete with numerous illustrations. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. SERVE TO LEAD. This is the Sandhurst motto , the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , came from two famous establishments , the Royal Military Academy Woolwich and the Royal Military College Sandhurst , they were amalgamation in 1947. The author has written the first comprehensive account of this military training school. 8vo.Pp, 301,[1]. previous owners signature on front free , otherwise good illustrations all correct, book came from the library of Bertram Ratcliffe . Original red cloth covered boards with title in gold on spine. Dust jacket slightly sunned .

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Poss. 1st, H/B brown cloth bds, Near Fine+, no d/w, contents nice and tight, sm. brown stain on pge edges. A nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket is worn at edges and at spine. Interior and binding are still very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A nice clean copy with the minimum of wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First edition. "I commed this book to all soldiers, old and young alike, and to those young men who may be thinking of making the Army their career. It tells the story of the cradle of the British Army from the earliest days of Woolwich and Sandhurst, well over two hundred years ago, down to the present times when those two establishments have become united into one - The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst."Ex military Library stock so expect to see light wear and possible markings and annotations in the text. No Dust-jacket. Binder in good condition. Some fading, rubbing and wear as expected. No major issues. Hinge in good working order. Boards robust, bright and edges clean. Quick flickthrough of text shows no marks other than initial library stamp. Hand-typed synopsis from military library on inside cover. Overall acceptable to good condition. 1961 edition. Please note that if there is a single image above, it may be a stock photo and delivered item will match this text description. Prompt dispatch as standard. Many thanks for supporting independents.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 301pp including index. Red cloth boards with gilt titles to spine in price clipped dustwrapper. Top edge red. Ownership inscription to ffep. Dustwrapper lightly foxed with some light wear to extremities. Eps foxed. Otherwise textblock and illustrations clean tight and bright. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. General wear to the book, boards, edges and corners, slightly faded spine. Pages with a little Age discolouration, odd page with the odd mark otherwise Internally Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any other issues, clean and tidy copy in tight binding, A Good personal copy for a book of this Age. **598g** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. AANBE21673.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is a Library 1st Edition, size smaller 5 3/4 x 7 3/4. Maidenhead Library impressed on cover and stamped within book, expected tanning, stain on page 61.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 352p. Service with the Indian Corp in France in WW I. Received the VC. Dunkirk & Burma in WW II. Cocked. Very Good/Very Good copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dark brown boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped DJ, now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 35/-net. 223 pp, clean and bright pages throughout. Map illustrated endpapers (Any digital image available on request).

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered metallic turquoise back. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains (vi), 208 pp with 22 monochrome photographs and 4 maps throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the tips and corners, not price clipped, 25/-. Member of the P.B.F.A. MILITARY (Armed Warfare).

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. Quarto 10'' x 8''. Contains 96 printed pages of text with colour photographs throughout. Spine ends scuffed, ink name to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with closed tears to the upper gutters, nicks and rubs to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the half-title page 'Donald Hall'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CAMPAIGN MEDALS.