An account of the transactions by which Germany during the Great War was able to obtain supplies prior to her collapse under the pressure of economic forces. Assisted by Captain O. H. Daniel. Pp. xxiv+344, frontispiece, 1 map plus 6 diagrams, appendix, index; blue cloth, lettered and ruled in white... More about THE TRIUMPH OF UNARMED FORCES (1914-1918
One Woman's War, 1914-18. The Letters of Caroline Ethel Cooper. Edited and with an introduction by Decie Denholm. Pp. [viii]+312, 12 plates, map, biographical notes, chronology, index; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, backstrip a little sunned; title page signed and dated by the editor, Decie Denholm; Collins... More about BEHIND THE LINES
Pp. 168, numerous text illustrations, bibliography, index; sq. demy 8vo; dust wrapper, edges lightly worn, closed tear from bottom edge along front flap fold, some foxing and browning; some foxing, mainly to endpapers and edges of leaves; Heinemann, London, 1983. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine... More about ANIMALS IN WAR
Pp. xvi+476(last blank)+2(publisher's advertisement) frontispiece, with explanatory leaf, 9 charts and diagrams (7 folding), plus 3 in text, appendices, index; demy 8vo; navy cloth, lettered in gilt, the boards with some scattered fading, edges lightly worn; endpapers quite browned, scattered foxing throughout, bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Longmans... More about THE CAMPAIGN OF TRAFALGAR
With a history of the rise of England as a maritime power. In two volumes. Pp. xvi+436+32(publisher's catalogue)+viii+488, frontispiece in each volume, plus 23 plates (11 folding), text illustrations, including maps and charts, appendices, index; demy 8vo; navy cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, lightly marked, spines lightly faded; uncut;... More about DRAKE AND THE TUDOR NAVY
A Companion Volume to "The Retreat from Mons". Pp. xii+324, frontispiece portrait plus 3 plates, 5 maps (2 folding, 1 full page), index; green cloth, lettered in navy, the boards slightly scuffed, and a trifle flecked, bottom fore-corners faintly bruised; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, a couple of... More about THE MARNE-AND AFTER
Pp. xvi+256, frontispiece portrait plus 2 plates, folding map at end, 2 text plans, roll of honour, appendices; purple cloth, lettered in gilt & blind, boards a trifle canted, spine gilt dulled, the edges and spine faded and lightly rubbed; upper hinge tender, small damp stain to fore-edge margin p.... More about THE RETREAT FROM MONS by one who shared it
Pp. [ii]+762(last blank), 12 plates (within pagination), notes and sources, documents, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in silver, the boards a trifle marked, with slight bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle creased, minor production (creasing) fault pp. 565, edges of leaves slightly... More about MASK OF TREACHERY
Pp. iv+314, numerous text and endpaper illustrations (map and U-Boat), bibliography, index; cr. 4to; bottom edge of boards faded; dust wrapper, a little worn, reverse slightly browned; Collins, London, 1977. First edition. More about THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
Makers of the Australian Military Tradition. Lives form the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Pp. xiv+370, text illustrations (some full page), map, appendices, further reading, index of biographies; cr. 4to; boards a trifle shelf worn; dust wrapper; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1993. First edition. *A collection of biographies, from the Australian... More about THE DIGGERS
(Texts for signature in Paris on 10th February, 1947). Presented by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Parliament by Command of His Majesty. Pp. 154; med. 8vo; blue cloth, lettered in gilt, with King's College roundel and location details, with original printed stiff paper wrappers bound in at... More about TREATIES OF PEACE WITH ITALY, ROUMANIA, BULGARIA, HUNGERY AND FINLAND
Cold War in the Days of the Czars. Pp. 352(last blank), 16 plates, biographical references, index; dust wrapper, edges worn and a trifle split, head and tail of backstrip worn and split, reverse of head tape repaired, small closed tear in bottom edge of back panel; Collins, London, 1969. More about THE RUSSIAN DAGGER
British politics and British policy 1933-1940. Pp. xii+562(last blank), frontispiece, appendix, bibliography, notes, index; dust wrapper, lightly browned; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Cambridge University Press, London, 1975. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his bookplate on upper... More about THE IMPACT OF HITLER
Pp. 120, text illustrations (portraits), some coloured and some full page, select bibliography, index; cr. 8vo; stiff paper wrappers; National Portrait Gallery, London, 2014. *First published in 1997. A collection of short biographies of poets of the time, many of whom had served in the WWI conflict. More about FIRST WORLD WAR POETS
A Korean War Story. Pp. [viii]+288; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, edges worn and slightly browned, lightly creased and split at head and foot of backstrip; edges of leaves a trifle browned; Presidio, Novato, California, 1989. First edition. More about THE FOUR DEUCES
Pp. viii+246(last blank), index; demy 8vo; fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly worn, lightly foxed on reverse; endpapers slightly offset, some light foxing, mainly to outer leaves and edges; Macmillan Press, London, 1987. First edition. Explorations in Sociology series. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with... More about THE SOCIOLOGY OF WAR AND PEACE
National Seminar Edition, Canberra, October 1991, Vol 12, No. 2. Pp. vi+88(last blank), 10 small portraits; med. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, slightly soiled and creased; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Royal United Services Institute of Australia, Canberra, 1991. *Includes articles by the Indonesian Ambassador; the Commander-in-Chief of the... More about JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA
With drawings by Mervyn Peake. Pp. 30(last blank), 7 full page illustrations; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, printed in red, pink & black, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly creased and split, with a couple of short closed tears, the upper wrapper completely detached and with a little faint bleeding of... More about ALL THIS AND BEVIN TOO
A Study in Administrative History. Pp. [xii]+322(last blank), coloured frontispiece, 8 black & white plates, appendices, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, browned, edges lightly worn, lightly foxed on reverse; bookseller's stamp at foot of upper pastedown, endpapers lightly offset, edges of leaves foxed; Midas Books/The Ogilby Trusts, Tunbridge Wells & London..... More about THE EVOLUTION OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
Official 90th Anniversary Tribute. Forward by General Sir David Richards. Pp. 256, frontispiece and numerous black & white and coloured illustrations, pictorial endpapers, index; med. cr. 4to; dust wrapper, publisher's sticker on front panel; Collins, London, 2011. *Vignettes of numerous heroes over the 90 years of service. More about THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION 90 YEARS OF HEROES
Pp. xii+370, 8 plates, 6 text maps, 2 text diagrams, appendices, sources, bibliography, index; top edges red (partially faded); price-clipped dust wrapper, rubbed, edges lightly worn and split, flaps quite foxed, browned and foxed on reverse; light foxing, mainly to edges of leaves; Trustees of the Imperial War Museum/Oxford University... More about THE GERMAN OCCUPATION OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS
Amazing stories of unconventional military strategies that worked. Pp. 256, black & white and coloured text illustrations, including maps (some full page), bibliography, index; cr. 4to; qr. cloth, French-fold pictorial stiff paper wrappers, French-fold; Pier 9, Sydney, 2007. First edition. More about TURN AROUND AND RUN LIKE HELL
Pp. 256, coloured illustrations and maps, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; qr. cloth pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Pier 9, London, 2008. *First published in 2007. 'Amazing stories of unconventional military strategies that worked' (wrapper blurb). More about TURN AROUND AND RUN LIKE HELL
The Y.M.C.A. Gift Book. Contributed by Soldiers & War Workers. With Introduction by Arthur K. Yapp. Illustrated by the late Cyrus Cuneo, being the last work of this famous artist. Published for the Benefit of the Y.M.C.A. Active Service Campaign amongst our Soldiers, Sailors, Munition Workers, in all parts of..... More about TOLD IN THE HUTS
With a Foreword by Admiral Sir Jock Slater. Pp. xvi+[viii](7 maps, 1 double-page)+432, 16 plates, chronology, bibliography & sources, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed, lower pastedown glue marked at hinge; John Murray, London, 1998. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with... More about CUNNINGHAM