Smyth john vc (13 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Dust-wrapper spine sun-toned; text edges and prelims lightly foxed. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Physical description; xv, 236 pages, 17 plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm. Subjects; Great Britain History, Military. Victoria Cross Biography. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Fair condition book and DJ not price clipped. ex County Library. Stamp sheet at the back of the book, no ticket pocket. 247 pages good with clear print, indexed. End papers front and back brown with age. Black and white photographs. No tears to DJ, although the bottom left near spine surface crease. 'What, Sir John Smyth once asked, makes a general? No one, he admitted, seems to have produced a satisfactory answer - particularly the generals themselves - except that the illusive quality of leadership is the single most important attribute a battle commander can have.…

London, David & Charles 1976. 191 Seiten m. Abbildungen. Orig. Hardcover, 8°. Kleiner Stempel am Vorsatz, sonst gut erhalten.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. 1966 First edition with unclipped dustjacket. Interior has ex libris plate for Edwina Iredale, ex British actress from whose library this copy originated. Interior otherwise extremely clean with no writing, marks or tears. Dustjacket has been well preserved in clear plastic removable sleeve.…

8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Concerns primarily the campaigns in France, Gallipoli and Palestine. Mulholland & Jordan S68.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: 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.…

Zustand: 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).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is the descendant of two famous cadet establishments, the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and the Royal Military College, known respectively as 'the Shop' and 'RMC' or Sandhurst'. Sir John Smyth tells the story of 'the Shop' and 'RMC' from their foundation in the eighteenth century, when the life of the gentleman cadet was wild and his studies spasmodic, through the reforms of the Victorian period and their vital contribution during two World Wars, until their amalgamation in 1947: He then gives an absorbing account of the life of the Sandhurst cadet in the 60s and concludes with an analysis of the functions of Sandhurst in the nuclear age.Sir John Smyt. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: 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).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Book Club Edition. By informed scrutiny of the leading protagonists in the campaigns of the Second World War, Leadership in War enables us to see battle as the commanders saw it. As the author points out, military historians are as prone to error as commanders - in - chief, and his book often readdresses the balance of opinion on these leaders. This book is an important contribution to military history. The text block is lightly discoloured on its edges and f.e.p's, and the DJ front flap as two small creases to the corners. Please note: Standard shipping ( 2nd class ) to World zone 1 and world zone 2 is by sea and will take between 60 and 90 days.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. The Only Enemy by Brigadier Sir John Smyth V. C. first edition. Very good hardback, minor bumping. Jacket is chipped at edges with some small closed tears. 352pp., frontis., index, Autobiography of the Famous VC winner.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. 1st edition hardback in d/w; vg/vg-; author inscription on fep; 'To -------- with kind regards and good wishes from the author Jackie Smyth Christmas 1958' (this author better known for adult works on war etc. Very clean copy of book; d/w not price clipped (9/6) ; a couple of v. Small chips at d/w ends and cover corners ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 181 pages; Signed by Author. Illustrated by Michael Leonard (illustrator).…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back over maroon ground. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains portrait frontispiece, 352 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with one small chip to the top of the rear cover, not price clipped, 30s. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'To Edwin and Mollie - with affectionate regards and good wishes from Jackie Smyth, 23.3.59.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.…