Search Results: Titles starting with L from Viceroy Books

Uniformology, 2006. ** FREE POSTAGE within Australia, postage overseas at cost -- Note: Postage will be added automatically when you place an order, but I will adjust the postage cost when the order is processed. ** The Royal Court of the Kings of France was a hotbed of Byzantine intrigue. To protect themselves from enemies both from within and without, the military forces of the Royal Household (Maison du Roi) became the largest and most elaborate in Europe. Special units were created to guard inner doors or outer doors and others designated by various degrees of distance to guard the King’s person. Naturally, uniforms were created and the ranks, populated exclusively from the nobility, bore ancient nomenclature. The Maison du Roi lasted nearly 200 years but would disappear by 1791 as revolution engulfed France. They reappeared again (not included in this volume) during the restoration until the monarchy was finally abolished. The history of the Maison du Roi along with their uniform details are… Read More

Uniformology, 2006. ** FREE POSTAGE within Australia, postage overseas at cost -- Note: Postage will be added automatically when you place an order, but I will adjust the postage cost when the order is processed. ** The Royal Court of the Kings of France was a hotbed of Byzantine intrigue. To protect themselves from enemies both from within and without, the military forces of the Royal Household (Maison du Roi) became the largest and most elaborate in Europe. Special units were created to guard inner doors or outer doors and others designated by various degrees of distance to guard the King’s person. Naturally, uniforms were created and the ranks, populated exclusively from the nobility, bore ancient nomenclature. The Maison du Roi lasted nearly 200 years but would disappear by 1791 as revolution engulfed France. They reappeared again (not included in this volume) during the restoration until the monarchy was finally abolished. The history of the Maison du Roi along with their uniform details are… Read More

Uniformology, 2006. ** FREE POSTAGE within Australia, postage overseas at cost -- Note: Postage will be added automatically when you place an order, but I will adjust the postage cost when the order is processed. ** The Royal Court of the Kings of France was a hotbed of Byzantine intrigue. To protect themselves from enemies both from within and without, the military forces of the Royal Household (Maison du Roi) became the largest and most elaborate in Europe. Special units were created to guard inner doors or outer doors and others designated by various degrees of distance to guard the King’s person. Naturally, uniforms were created and the ranks, populated exclusively from the nobility, bore ancient nomenclature. The Maison du Roi lasted nearly 200 years but would disappear by 1791 as revolution engulfed France. They reappeared again (not included in this volume) during the restoration until the monarchy was finally abolished. The history of the Maison du Roi along with their uniform details are… Read More

Uniformology, 2006. ** FREE POSTAGE within Australia, postage overseas at cost -- Note: Postage will be added automatically when you place an order, but I will adjust the postage cost when the order is processed. ** The Royal Court of the Kings of France was a hotbed of Byzantine intrigue. To protect themselves from enemies both from within and without, the military forces of the Royal Household (Maison du Roi) became the largest and most elaborate in Europe. Special units were created to guard inner doors or outer doors and others designated by various degrees of distance to guard the King’s person. Naturally, uniforms were created and the ranks, populated exclusively from the nobility, bore ancient nomenclature. The Maison du Roi lasted nearly 200 years but would disappear by 1791 as revolution engulfed France. They reappeared again (not included in this volume) during the restoration until the monarchy was finally abolished. The history of the Maison du Roi along with their uniform details are… Read More

Osprey Pub Co, 2011. New book, 80 pages, DUE39. Soviet fighter aviation suffered terribly at the hands of the Jagdwaffe in the first year of the war in the east, and with the arrival of JG 51 and its Fw 190s on the Stalingrad Front in September 1942 things only got worse for the hard-pressed Red Army Air Force pilots. However, help was on its way in the form of the re-engined LaGG-3 fighter, which was fitted with a powerful air-cooled M-82 radial engine. Designated the La-5, the new fighter was capable of withstanding more punishment than the fragile LaGG-3, and it was also appreciably faster and had a greater rate of climb. It was more of a handful to fly, however, but the new generation of better trained pilots who were led into combat by the survivors of 1941-42 quickly found the La-5 (and, later, the improved La-7) very much to their liking. Arriving in the frontline in August 1942, the new Lavochkin fighters soon found themselves pitted into action on the Central Sector against the equally new Fw… Read More

Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom: Wrens Park Publishing, 1999. New book, some shelf wear to cover. 214 pages, dozens of illustrations, including 13 in color. This book concentrates on the role of the Lady within medieval society, how she was perceived both by herself, and her male counterparts, how she related to and participated within the seemingly prevailing male culture of gentility, how the lives of lords and ladies inter-related, and how they behaved towards one another.. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Osprey Pub Co, 2014. New book, 192 pages. Land of the Free is the new set of wargaming rules from Osprey that allow players to recreate the various conflicts that broke out in North America shortly prior to and just after Independence, including the French and Indian Wars, the Revolution and the War of 1812. This set of rules lets players begin their campaigns with small warbands of 10-20 miniatures of any scale and develop their forces over time, building them into armies hundreds strong. A unique system of command points and the need to carefully manage resources or risk becoming vulnerable to counter-attack have to be finely balanced against the need to gain objectives throughout the game, creating a challenging, but enjoyable environment for your armies. Designed to capture the tactics and atmspehere of the battlefields of late-18th and early 19th-century North America, Land of the Free is a miniatures wargame that embraces this tumultuous time. The simple, but challenging, rules have been… Read More

Squadron/Signal Publications, 2016. New book, 80 pages, SS14037. In 1966 a Landing Craft Coordinating Group was assembled to discuss and draft specifications for a new landing craft. The work resulted in the Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV) that saw service in the Vietnam War. By 1970 designs for an Amphibious Assault Landing Craft (AALC) were on the drawing board. The U.S. Navy ordered the first three LCACs February 1982. LCACs move over rocks and other beach obstacles and have reduced susceptibility to damage from mines. The crew consists of five enlisted personnel: a Deck Engineer, a Load Master, a Navigator, an Engineer, and a Craft Master. LCACs are not given names, only pennant numbers to differentiate between them. With an originally specified 30-year life expectancy, LCACs would have begun to retire in 2004 but for a major Service Live Extension Program (SLEP) begun in 2001. Packed with more than 240 vivid color photos, comprehensive tables, color profiles and detailed line drawings.. Soft… Read More

Squadron/Signal Publications, 2016. New book, 80 pages, SS14037. In 1966 a Landing Craft Coordinating Group was assembled to discuss and draft specifications for a new landing craft. The work resulted in the Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV) that saw service in the Vietnam War. By 1970 designs for an Amphibious Assault Landing Craft (AALC) were on the drawing board. The U.S. Navy ordered the first three LCACs February 1982. LCACs move over rocks and other beach obstacles and have reduced susceptibility to damage from mines. The crew consists of five enlisted personnel: a Deck Engineer, a Load Master, a Navigator, an Engineer, and a Craft Master. LCACs are not given names, only pennant numbers to differentiate between them. With an originally specified 30-year life expectancy, LCACs would have begun to retire in 2004 but for a major Service Live Extension Program (SLEP) begun in 2001. Packed with more than 240 vivid color photos, comprehensive tables, color profiles and detailed line drawings.. Soft… Read More

University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 1986. New book, 40 pages, MAA058. The Landsknechts were German mercenaries who served during the reigns of Maximilian I and Charles V in the sixteenth century. Having signed up, these Landsknechts were read a very detailed code of conduct, organised into companies, paid one month in advance, and sent into battle! Their major weapon was the pike, which could be up to 18 feet in length, but those whose duty it was to advance in the front line carried instead the fearsome Zweihänder; an enormous battle-sword around 66 inches in length! Douglas Miller describes in detail the organisation, tactics, weapons, uniforms and history of these remarkable soldiers.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Embleton, Gerry. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Carroll & Graf Pub, 2001. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 384 pages, 50 photos and maps. On May 12, 1975, just days after helicopters evacuated the U.S. embasy in Saigon, Khmer Rouge forces siezed the S.S. Mayaguez. Three days later, President Ford launched a marine raid to free the ship and its crew. The author spent six years researching the chaotic operation which ensued, which resulted in three marines being left behind.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Carroll & Graf Pub, 2001. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 384 pages, 50 photos and maps. On May 12, 1975, just days after helicopters evacuated the U.S. embasy in Saigon, Khmer Rouge forces siezed the S.S. Mayaguez. Three days later, President Ford launched a marine raid to free the ship and its crew. The author spent six years researching the chaotic operation which ensued, which resulted in three marines being left behind.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Zenith Press, 2009. New book, 272 pages. John Crawford Vaughn was one of the most famous men in Tennessee in the nineteenth century. He was the first man to raise a regiment in the state ( the Third Tennessee)...and one of the very last Confederate generals to surrender, taking the reader from the battles of new Creek Bridge, the first battle of Parnassus, Vickers burg- where Vaughn repelled Sherman's advance - to the final council of war with then-President Davis. The first biography of this poorly understood figure, this book reveals new information about Vaughn's location on the field of crucial battles; his multiple wounds; his role as Jefferson Davis' friend and escort; the fact that his wife and family were captured by Union soldiers; and, the effect of this knowledge on his performance as a military commander. It also serves as an admirable unit histories of one of the premiere cavalry forces of the war, and an outstanding biography of a tenacious fighter who ended his days as State… Read More

Zenith Press, 2009. New book, 272 pages. John Crawford Vaughn was one of the most famous men in Tennessee in the nineteenth century. He was the first man to raise a regiment in the state ( the Third Tennessee)...and one of the very last Confederate generals to surrender, taking the reader from the battles of new Creek Bridge, the first battle of Parnassus, Vickers burg- where Vaughn repelled Sherman's advance - to the final council of war with then-President Davis. The first biography of this poorly understood figure, this book reveals new information about Vaughn's location on the field of crucial battles; his multiple wounds; his role as Jefferson Davis' friend and escort; the fact that his wife and family were captured by Union soldiers; and, the effect of this knowledge on his performance as a military commander. It also serves as an admirable unit histories of one of the premiere cavalry forces of the war, and an outstanding biography of a tenacious fighter who ended his days as State… Read More

Portrait, 2005. New book, 355 pages. A noble rescue mission descends into a nightmare of cruelty, starvation and cannibalism - bringing to a close the European exploration of Africa. Henry Morton Stanley - the man who found Dr Livingstone - undertook the greatest African expedition of the nineteenth century. The ostensible aim was to rescue Emin Pasha, last lieutenant of the murdered General Gordon and governor of southern Sudan. Instead of ten months, Stanley's trip took three years and cost the lives of thousands of people, as his column hacked its way through the Congo - the last great unexplored territory in Africa.Stanley's secret agenda was territorial expansion; and what is revealed so vividly in the accounts of those who accompanied him is the dark underside of both the man and the colonial impulse. Stanley's books have long provided the only official record of the expedition; but in this enthralling narrative, the authors expose the hidden reasons behind the disastrous journey.… Read More

Portrait, 2005. New book, 355 pages. A noble rescue mission descends into a nightmare of cruelty, starvation and cannibalism - bringing to a close the European exploration of Africa. Henry Morton Stanley - the man who found Dr Livingstone - undertook the greatest African expedition of the nineteenth century. The ostensible aim was to rescue Emin Pasha, last lieutenant of the murdered General Gordon and governor of southern Sudan. Instead of ten months, Stanley's trip took three years and cost the lives of thousands of people, as his column hacked its way through the Congo - the last great unexplored territory in Africa.Stanley's secret agenda was territorial expansion; and what is revealed so vividly in the accounts of those who accompanied him is the dark underside of both the man and the colonial impulse. Stanley's books have long provided the only official record of the expedition; but in this enthralling narrative, the authors expose the hidden reasons behind the disastrous journey.… Read More

Zenith Press, 2009. New book, 320 pages. The battle for Peleliu island marks the peak of the fiercest, most ferocious fighting in the Pacific War. Japanese tactics had changed, from the banzai charge - terrifying, but easy to wipe out - to dogged, dug-in, fight to the last man endurance resistance, and the Marines and soldiers of 1st marine Regiment bore the full brunt of this. From their DUKW's being destroyed by accurate enemy fire on the amphibious landing, to cave fighting, to being decimated at the battle of Bloody Nose Ridge - where repeated charges failed to shift the entrenched Japanese soldiers - this was a war of endurance, and the Marines suffered 56 per cent casualties in a mere ten days against the dug-in Japanese. Rounding up the enemy soldiers after this ferocious combat was over took a further six weeks, with more sporadic, intense fighting, and some ultra-nationalist Japanese soldiers hid for a further three years. Drawing extensively on personal interviews and many never-before… Read More

Zenith Press, 2009. New book, 320 pages. The battle for Peleliu island marks the peak of the fiercest, most ferocious fighting in the Pacific War. Japanese tactics had changed, from the banzai charge - terrifying, but easy to wipe out - to dogged, dug-in, fight to the last man endurance resistance, and the Marines and soldiers of 1st marine Regiment bore the full brunt of this. From their DUKW's being destroyed by accurate enemy fire on the amphibious landing, to cave fighting, to being decimated at the battle of Bloody Nose Ridge - where repeated charges failed to shift the entrenched Japanese soldiers - this was a war of endurance, and the Marines suffered 56 per cent casualties in a mere ten days against the dug-in Japanese. Rounding up the enemy soldiers after this ferocious combat was over took a further six weeks, with more sporadic, intense fighting, and some ultra-nationalist Japanese soldiers hid for a further three years. Drawing extensively on personal interviews and many never-before… Read More

London: Wrens Park, 2001. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 212 pages, dozens of photos. This book details the operational history of each of the 52 U.S. submarines lost during WW2, including lists of Japanese vessels sunk by those submarines, Presidential Unit Citations awarded, and technical specifications.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Wrens Park, 2001. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 212 pages, dozens of photos. This book details the operational history of each of the 52 U.S. submarines lost during WW2, including lists of Japanese vessels sunk by those submarines, Presidential Unit Citations awarded, and technical specifications.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.