Foreword richard holmes (24 resultados)

paperback. Condición: Fair.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good-. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Former owner's name and date inked on ffep, underlining on a few pages, else book is Fine. Light edgewear to DJ.; 232pp, illustrated.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 232 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. 2nd. U.S. orders are shipped from N.Y. state.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 2nd. New Hardback w/New Dust Cover w/minor edge wear. From The Civil War Book Shop- As close as your computer; as dependable as old Abe.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. 28-page pamphlet on Coleridge in Guardian Romantic Poets series. Foreword by Richard Holmes. Series edited by Nicholas Wroe.

Soft cover. Condición: Fair. 1st Edition. (Dried) water damage. Signed by author. Not just a list of units and dates who garrisoned the Castle but inclining to more of a history. Many maps, plans, sketches, photos (B/W and colour). From Roman and Anglo-Saxon times to the present.99 pages. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £12.40.…

Soft Cover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Trade paperback, xiv + 472 pages; very light bump to spine bottom, just a hint of shelf scuffing to bottom edge, but very tight in binding, very gently read if at all, spine and covers flat/uncreased, interior very clean and unmarked. PLEASE NOTE: the section "About this Item" is written by me and my copy ships from beautiful Newfoundland, Canada, NOT the UK, and the section "About this title---Synopsis" is nonsense and gibberish provided by Abebooks and does NOT relate to my copy. See also our listings for The Voice of War: The Second World War Told By Those Who Fought It, edited by James Owen, and also for James Merrill's Uncommon Valor: The Exciting Story of the [US American] Army by the Men Who Served.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 464 pages, very good in very good unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B78.

Hardcover. Condición: Like New. Like New. First Hardcover Edition. 2006 First Edition. Hardcover w/l.n. dust jacket. As new, mint condition. From The Civil War Book Shop- As close as your computer; as dependable as old Abe.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN 1844155137. Trade Paperback. Later Printing. Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with minor rubs to edges and corners of covers, dime-sized waterspot on upper corner of inside front cover and front endpaper.

Hardback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w. The rise of Islamic terrorism worldwide is a phenomenon of our age. But it is not the first time that violence in the name of Islam has surged across the world The author takes an in-depth look at the teachings of Islam, past and present, which form the driving force for Islamic terrorism. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including many Muslim writers, he examines the facets of Islamic faith which motivate so many men and women to violence. He suggests a number of practical responses which can be adopted by non-Muslims to counter the violence, strategies for winning the long war against Islamic violence. With Appendixes, Glossary, Bibliography and Indexes. Small booksellers label on front paste-down; else a fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. MAY INCUR ADDITIONAL COST.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Paperback; dent / crease to corners of pages, otherwise good in creased card covers.; Second volume in a series continuing the history of three Kitchener battalions of the Royal Berkshire Regiment during the first World War. Illustrated.; 94 pages.

First Edition. A study of a neglected aspect of WW1. VG in VG dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. Very good+ in very good+ dust jacket (in protector) in very good slipcase; Red cloth hardcover with B&W photos, color maps, bibliography/further reading, 2 CD roms in rear pockets; Oblong 8vo (10.1 X 1.77 X 12.31 inches); 376 pages.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Black hardback with gold lettering to spine, in glossy dust-jacket. 195 x 254 x 23mm. 288pp. Numerous illustrations in b/w and colour; with index. A very clean copy, with no apparent wear to jacket, cover or pages. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.…

Soft Cover. Condición: Fine. Trade paperback, second printing, xiv + 472 pages; very tiny traces of shelf wear, but very clean and unmarked, unread condition;------CONTENTS: Setting the Agenda - Towards a Theory of Combat Motivation, by John Keegan;---Reflections on the Sharp End of the War, by John Ellis;---The British, The Scottish Soldier - Reality and the Armchair Experience, by Diana Henderson;---The Shadow of the Somme - The influence of the First World War on British Soldiers Perceptions and Behaviour in Worl War II, by G. D. Sheffield;---British Field Force in France and Belgium, 1939 - 40, by Brian Bond;---The Real Dad's Army - The British Home Guard, 1940 - 44, by S. P. MacKenzie;--- British Soldiers on the home front - Army morale Reports 1940 - 45, by J. A. Crang;---Commonwealth Contingents, 'Twas England Bade Our Wild Geese Go': Soldiers of Ireland in the Second World War, by Ian Wood;---'If I Fight for Them, Maybe Then I Can go Back to the Village' - African Soldiers in the Mediterranean and European Campaigns 1939 - 1945, by David Killingray;---Matters of Honour - Indian Troops in the North African and Italian Theatres, by Gerald Douds;---Mr Wu and the Colonials - British Evacuation from Crete 1941, by Angus Calder;---'If This War isn't Over, and Pretty Damn Soon, There'll be Nobody Left in This Old Platoon' - First Canadian Army February - March 1945, by Terry Copp;--- Seven Armies in Europe, French Combat Performance in 1940 and the Politics of the Fall of France, by Martin S Alexander;---Italian Soldier in Combat - Myths, Realities and Explanations, by Brian R. Sullivan;---The Italian Job - Five Armies in Italy 1943 - 45, by Richard Holmes;---Peasant Scapegoat to Industrial Slaughter - The Romanian Soldier at the Sige of Odessa, by Mark Axworthy;--- Red Army Battlefield Performance - The system and the Soldier, by John Erickson;---Offensive Women - Women in Combat in the Red Army, by Reina Pennington;---Motivation and Indoctrination in the Wehrmacht, by Jurgen Forster;---The German Soldier in Occupied Russia, by Theo Schultz;---Who Fought and Why - The Assignment of the American Soldiers to Comabt, by Theodore Wilson;---The GI in Europe and the American Military Tradition, by Reid Mitchell;---Two Memoirs: 'Puir Bluidy Swaddies are Weary' - Sicily 1943, by Hamish Henderson;---Infantry Combat -A G I in France 1944, by Steve Weiss;---Reflections: Trauma and Absence - France and Germany 1914 - 1945, by Omer Bartov;---Oral History and British Soldiers Experience of Battle in WW 2, by Nigel De Lee;---Soldiers Experience in Two World Wars - Some Historiographical Comparisons, by Hew Strachan.------"In the 50 years since the end of the Second World War, much has been written about the men at the top, but little attention has been given to what soldiering was like for the 'dog-face' and 'squaddy', the NCOs and junior officers. Redressing the balance, this original and powerful book explores the conditions in which the soldiers of many different countries lived and died, as well as their hopes and fears, and their experiences of battle. John Keegan, Brian Bond, Richard Holmes, John Erikson, Theodore Wilson, John Ellis and Omer Bartov are among the distinguished cast of historians whose subjects range from GIs in Europe to Indian troops in North Africa, and from the comic overtones of Dad's Army in Britain to the grim earnest of the war on the eastern front, where Russian women fought as full combatants." PLEASE NOTE: the section "About this Item" is written by me and my copy ships from beautiful Newfoundland, Canada, NOT the UK, and the section "About this title---Synopsis" is nonsense and gibberish provided by Abebooks and does NOT relate to my copy.…

hardcover. Condición: Hardcover. Hardcover. in slip-case with CD'SFree of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Black Cloth Boards. Non Price Clipped Jacket. No Inscriptions. Text Block Clean And Bright. Illustrated. 416 pages. Item Type: Book. Category: History; Military & Warfare. ISBN/EAN: 9781844860364. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 019713.…

Hardback. Condición: Fine. Very Good Plus. First edition, First Printing. Fine/VG+. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, CLIVE HARRIS, on half-title page. Inscription reads, 'To ------/Best wishes from the author/Clive/02-xii-08'. Illustrated with photographs. Amongst the many thousands of lives tragically cut short in the First World War were hundreds of young men who had athletic and sporting promise. This book studies fourteen professional sportsment who gave their lives in that most vicious of conflicts. With Bibliography and Index. D/w has minor and light chipping to fore-edge; d/w has some light sunning; else a fine copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed.…

Soft Cover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Trade paperback, xiv + 472 pages; very tiny traces of shelf wear, but very clean and unmarked, unread condition;------CONTENTS: Setting the Agenda - Towards a Theory of Combat Motivation, by John Keegan;---Reflections on the Sharp End of the War, by John Ellis;---The British, The Scottish Soldier - Reality and the Armchair Experience, by Diana Henderson;---The Shadow of the Somme - The influence of the First World War on British Soldiers Perceptions and Behaviour in Worl War II, by G. D. Sheffield;---British Field Force in France and Belgium, 1939 - 40, by Brian Bond;---The Real Dad's Army - The British Home Guard, 1940 - 44, by S. P. MacKenzie;--- British Soldiers on the home front - Army morale Reports 1940 - 45, by J. A. Crang;---Commonwealth Contingents, 'Twas England Bade Our Wild Geese Go': Soldiers of Ireland in the Second World War, by Ian Wood;---'If I Fight for Them, Maybe Then I Can go Back to the Village' - African Soldiers in the Mediterranean and European Campaigns 1939 - 1945, by David Killingray;---Matters of Honour - Indian Troops in the North African and Italian Theatres, by Gerald Douds;---Mr Wu and the Colonials - British Evacuation from Crete 1941, by Angus Calder;---'If This War isn't Over, and Pretty Damn Soon, There'll be Nobody Left in This Old Platoon' - First Canadian Army February - March 1945, by Terry Copp;--- Seven Armies in Europe, French Combat Performance in 1940 and the Politics of the Fall of France, by Martin S Alexander;---Italian Soldier in Combat - Myths, Realities and Explanations, by Brian R. Sullivan;---The Italian Job - Five Armies in Italy 1943 - 45, by Richard Holmes;---Peasant Scapegoat to Industrial Slaughter - The Romanian Soldier at the Sige of Odessa, by Mark Axworthy;--- Red Army Battlefield Performance - The system and the Soldier, by John Erickson;---Offensive Women - Women in Combat in the Red Army, by Reina Pennington;---Motivation and Indoctrination in the Wehrmacht, by Jurgen Forster;---The German Soldier in Occupied Russia, by Theo Schultz;---Who Fought and Why - The Assignment of the American Soldiers to Comabt, by Theodore Wilson;---The GI in Europe and the American Military Tradition, by Reid Mitchell;---Two Memoirs: 'Puir Bluidy Swaddies are Weary' - Sicily 1943, by Hamish Henderson;---Infantry Combat -A G I in France 1944, by Steve Weiss;---Reflections: Trauma and Absence - France and Germany 1914 - 1945, by Omer Bartov;---Oral History and British Soldiers Experience of Battle in WW 2, by Nigel De Lee;---Soldiers Experience in Two World Wars - Some Historiographical Comparisons, by Hew Strachan.------"In the 50 years since the end of the Second World War, much has been written about the men at the top, but little attention has been given to what soldiering was like for the 'dog-face' and 'squaddy', the NCOs and junior officers. Redressing the balance, this original and powerful book explores the conditions in which the soldiers of many different countries lived and died, as well as their hopes and fears, and their experiences of battle. John Keegan, Brian Bond, Richard Holmes, John Erikson, Theodore Wilson, John Ellis and Omer Bartov are among the distinguished cast of historians whose subjects range from GIs in Europe to Indian troops in North Africa, and from the comic overtones of Dad's Army in Britain to the grim earnest of the war on the eastern front, where Russian women fought as full combatants." PLEASE NOTE: the section "About this Item" is written by me and my copy ships from beautiful Newfoundland, Canada, NOT the UK, and the section "About this title---Synopsis" is nonsense and gibberish provided by Abebooks and does NOT relate to my copy.…

Condición: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, gilt back. Quarto. 10'' x 8''. Contains 288 pp with monochrome and colour illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Ink name inside. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small crinkles of the paper to the top of the spine. Member of the P.B.F.A. MILITARY (Armed Warfare).…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Outstanding ground breaking reference with over 200 panoramas, both British and German. Foreword by the late Richard Holmes and with contributions from Peter Doyle. 4th hardback with dustjacket and slipcase. 376pp., many illustrations both colour and b/w,some folding, includes 2 CD's. A couple of minor chips to dw and to edge of slipcase else vgc. Heavy item, so postage outside the UK will be higher than standard. 0.0. …

hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.