Haley arthur h (10 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: 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.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket.

New Edition. Good paperback copy only. Pages dust-toned, wrappers nicked and edge-dulled. Remains quite a good example overall. Physical description; [232] pages, 22 cm. Notes; Originally published: London : Seeley, Service, 1972. Includes bibliography and index. Subjects; Great Britain. Army. Biography. Courts of inquiry. 19th century. Regimental History. British Indian Army. Manslaughter Trials. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. hardback, 8vo, 128pp, illustrated, map endpapers, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Good dustwrapper; wrapper has tape reinforcing to rear at corners, browning now showing through. ISBN: 0951142712.

Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. Unmarked.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : 230p ; 22cm. Notes : Originally published: London : Seeley, Service, 1972. Includes index. Subjects : Crawley, Thomas 1818-1879.Great Britain. Army. 1 Kg. …

Paperback. Zustand: 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.

1st edition thus. 8vo. Prelims. + 119pp. B/w. illustrations. Original pictorial pink boards with faded spine lettered in white, some minor wear to edges. Lieutenant Innes Munro, 71st Regiment. ISBN 095114278X US$10.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 1My Birth - Removal from East Thornton to Hartburn, Grange - Fatal Accident to my Father - My Apprenticeship - A Public House and its Results - How I was Kidnapped.CHAPER IIArrival at the Cape of Good Hope - Repulse of the Caffres - Conduct of the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope to the Soldiers - Arrival at Calcutta and Departure for Egypt - Visit to the Pyramids - The plagues of Egypt - French Doctor cured Ophthalmia - The Removal of Rosetta - The Plague Cured - The Attempt to Embark Cleopatra's Needle - Guardians of Pharaoh's Castle - Explosion at Fort Triangular and its Results.CHAPTER IIIDeparture from Egypt - Visit to Pompey's Pillar - Gibraltar - Mutiny and Attempt to Assassinate the Duke of Kent - Burning a Heretic at the Stake of Napes - Retreat from Gaeta - Landing King Ferdinand at Messina - His Reception by the People.CHAPTER IVSecond expedition to Egypt - Victory at Maida - Capture at Fort Scylla - Neapolitan Banditti - Messina - Etna - Return to GibraltarCHAPTER VMarch to Oporto - Appearance of a Spanish Army - A Narrow Escape - Battle of Talavera - Repulse of the French - Burning the Dead - Appointed Orderly-Sergeant to Lord Wellington - French Treachery to the Portuguese - Starvation in the Army - Portuguese Slaughtering the Wounded French - French Soldier caught Drunk.CHAPTER VINew Colonel for the 61st - Slaughter of the French Cavalry - Battle of Fuentes Onoro - Colonel Cameron mortally wounded - Springing a Mine - Bombardment of Badajoz - Death of Houghton - Decisive Victory of the BritishCHAPTER VIIReconnoitring a Cathedral - The Confessional - Attack on Giudad Rodrigo - Magazine Explosion - Capture of Badajoz - Surrender of its Governor.CHAPTER VIIIJourney into Spain - Capture of Salamanca - The Friendly March - The Thunder Storm - Result of the Battle - Treatment by the Priests - March of "Dicky Creation" - The Search for him - Battle of Vittoria - Encounter with Ryan - Trial before Court Martial and acquitted - I quit the Army - Arrival at Oporto - Leave for England as a Seaman - Arrival at Shields - Visiting my friends - Royal dismissed the Army Page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased and unevenly browned. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.…

Haley, Arthur H[enry]. The Crawley Affair. London: Seeley, Service, [1972]. 230 pp. Publisher's red cloth very good, in moderately worn dust jacket. Bookseller's ticket to front pastedown. Internally clean. A very good copy. $25. * Provides a highly readable account of a significant military scandal within the Victorian British Army in India in 1861. The book focuses on Colonel Crawley, who took command of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons, a regiment already experiencing internal troubles. Known for his volatile temper, Crawley's command quickly spiraled into a notable affair that brought to light tensions within the British Army during that era. The narrative centers on a real historical event and the lives of the key individuals involved, including Colonel Thomas Crawley and Thomas Smales. Subject Matter: The primary topics are military life in the British Army during the mid-19th century and the specific details of the scandal itself.…