Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Military History Books

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) From the Army of Henry VII to post WWII, a look at the colourful uniforms and accoutrements of the British soldier. Includes pikemen, musketeers, grenadiers, dragoons, hussars and more. Based on contemporary evidence, official War Office records and documents with colour and black and white illustrations. Carman is considered one of the best and most informed authorities on the subject. (Published: 1968) (Publisher: Hamlyn) (Pagination: xx + 168pp, 20 col & 98 b/w plates) (Condition: front hinge sltly cracked, fep + title page loose, plastic sleeved d/w chipped) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) From the Army of Henry VII to post WWII, a look at the colourful uniforms and accoutrements of the British soldier. Includes pikemen, musketeers, grenadiers, dragoons, hussars and more. Based on contemporary evidence, official War Office records and documents with colour and black and white illustrations. Carman is considered one of the best and most informed authorities on the subject. (Published: 1968) (Publisher: Hamlyn) (Pagination: xx + 168pp, 20 col & 98 b/w plates) (Condition: g in ragged, plastic sleeved d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Military Modelling & Wargaming) A guide to collecting model soldiers. Includes historical development with examples from such manufacturers as Schweizer, Bergmann, Gottstein, Mignot, Allgeyer, Elastolin and Britain. (Published: 1973) (Publisher: Charles Letts & Co.) (Pagination: 80pp, 65 col plates) (Condition: ex lib copy usual stamps.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) A childrens book from the 1960s. 'Swift' was an offshoot of the 'Eagle', a weekly comic for boys. Describes all the different elements of the armed services from Household Cavalry to Foot Soldiers, Highlanders and Yeomany, plus Music, Medals and Badges. (Published: 1962) (Publisher: Longacre Press) (Pagination: 64pp extensively illustrated.) (Condition: Tear at top of spine. Good.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Military Modelling & Wargaming) A guide to collecting model soldiers. Includes historical development with examples from such manufacturers as Schweizer, Bergmann, Gottstein, Mignot, Allgeyer, Elastolin and Britain. (Published: 1973) (Publisher: Charles Letts & Co.) (ISBN: 0850970725) (Pagination: 80pp, 65 col plates) (Condition: Very good in good d/w.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) Signed by the author. From the 18th Century to Independence in 1947, with chapters on Artillery, Pioneers, Sappers, European Infantry, Auxiliary Forces, Native Infantry, Local Forces and Punjab Frontier Force. There are appendices on the development of the Gurkha Regiments, and the Bengal and Madras Native Infantry. (Published: 1969) (Publisher: Morgan Grampian: London) (Pagination: 258pp. illustrations) (Condition: Good in torn d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Arab/Israeli) The author is the daughter of legendary Israeli General, Moshe Dyan. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War she served on the HQ staff of General Sharon's Division in the Sinai. This is a vivid account of the five days of battle. (Published: 1968) (Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson) (Pagination: 120pp, 3 maps) (Condition: very good in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…) Collection of contemporary photographs for the period looking at culture, transport, fashion, entertainment in mainly post-war Britain. Captions are in English, Japanese and Chinese. (Published: 1998) (Publisher: Konemann Verlag) (ISBN: 3829065043) (Pagination: 395pp. profusely illustrated) (Condition: very good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…) A decade mainly concerned with the Second World War and its effects on life in the 1940s. Contemporary photographs on life at war and home, children, sport and leisure. Those on the war include the first sight of what was happening in Belsen, the parading of collaborators in France, queueing for water, queueing for soup, children being deloused with chemical sprays, the devastation left by shells and air raids. With captions in English Chinese and Japanese. (Published: 1998) (Publisher: Konemann Verlag) (ISBN: 382906506X) (Pagination: 393pp profusely illustrated) (Condition: Very good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Home Front) The Wayland Documentary History Series. Life in England during the Second World War with many contemporary photographs illustrating life in the Blitz, Food queues, working women, and life after victory. (Published: 1973) (Publisher: Wayland Publishers) (ISBN: 0853402140) (Pagination: 128pp, 46 ills) (Condition: Good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Colonial & Other Wars ) Reading copy only. Some pages very foxed. The author's classic account of his experiences with the Indian Army from 1905 until after the Great War. (Published: 1930) (Publisher: Gollancz) (Pagination: 288pp) (Condition: black cloth rubbed, pages browning) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Gulf, Middle East, Afghanistan) The story of the 30 man SAS mission to destroy targets code-named Victor Two, in the first Gulf War. The author tells of their operations behind enemy lines, cutting communication lines, destroying Scud missile launchers, and engaging in firefights with the Iraqis. (Published: 1996) (Publisher: Book Club Associates) (Pagination: 179pp illustrations) (Condition: page edges browning slightly ow vg in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Osprey: Men-at-Arms) Covers the formation, history, personalities, campaigns and uniforms of Napoleon's Chasseurs - his personal guard who provided immediate escort when he was on campaign. They were no mere show troops as they proved in battle after battle. At Waterloo in 1815, due to Marshal Ney's decision to send in cavalry against the Allied squares without infantry support, the Guard were decimated (Published: 1971) (Publisher: Osprey Publishing) (ISBN: 085045056X) (Pagination: 40pp, 8 col plates, 35 b/w illustrations) (Condition: Good in card cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Battles, Battlefields & Campaigns) An account of six debilitating wars from the Marlborough Wars to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The author considers the dominance of the British Navy, the rise of the British Empire and the expansion of Russia. He goes on to study the skill of Frederick the Great and the great individual commanders including Napoleon, Nelson, Clive, Washington, Wellington and Marshall de Saxe. (Published: 1979) (Publisher: Mayflower) (ISBN: 0831722614) (Pagination: 358pp) (Condition: Very good in d/w. Small mark on page edges.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) The life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel including his early career in the Imperial German Army in WWI when was awarded the "Pour Le Merite", the highest Imperial decoration. The author recounts Rommel's WWII campaigns in France, North Africa and Normandy. (Published: 1972) (Publisher: Book Club Associates) (Pagination: 288pp, 11 plates, maps, index) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) The life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel including his early career in the Imperial German Army in WWI when was awarded the "Pour Le Merite", the highest Imperial decoration. The author recounts Rommel's WWII campaigns in France, North Africa and Normandy. (Published: 1950) (Publisher: Collins) (Pagination: 288pp, ills, map, index.) (Condition: Good in torn dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) The life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel including his early career in the Imperial German Army in WWI when he was awarded the "Pour Le Merite", the highest Imperial decoration. The author recounts Rommel's WWII campaigns in France, North Africa and Normandy. (Published: 1973) (Publisher: Book Club Associates) (Pagination: 288pp, ills, map, index) (Condition: vg in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Battle Standards Paperback series. A biography of Hermann Goering one of the most notorious and powerful of Hitler's henchmen. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: David & Charles) (ISBN: 071539455X) (Pagination: 251pp, illustrations) (Condition: Good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - World War II ) The air operations that preceded and supported the Allied landings in Normandy 1944. Includes chapters on the Allied and German Air Forces, the aircraft involved, the US, British and German Air Commanders, and the air operations themselves. (Published: 1983) (Publisher: Airlife Publishing) (ISBN: 0906393272) (Pagination: 154pp, 62 photos, maps, orders of battle, bibliography, index) (Condition: Good in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) Brigadier Young's account of the British Army from 1642 when Charles I raised his army. He looks at the armies of Cromwell, Fairfax and the New Model Army, the redcoat armies of Marlborough, the army of the eighteenth century which carried Dettingen and swept to victory at Minden, the armies of Wellington and Raglan, and the armies of both World Wars. Brigadier Young illustrates his theme with a range of engagements including Maida and Le Cateau, Marlborough and the rules for the conduct of war, Wellington's tactics, Light Infantry in America, and the use of cavalry in the Crimea. (Published: 1967) (Publisher: William Kimber) (Pagination: 286pp, 45 illustratios inc 8 col plates, 14 sketches/maps in text, biblio, index) (Condition: Good+ in rubbed dw) UL-XXXXXX