Quex (143 resultados)

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Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. The Great War in England in 1897 (Fantasy and Horror Classics). Book.

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Paperback. Condición: New. New ed of 1919 ed.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Pushed and the Return Push. Book.

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Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Dust Jacket. Front inner hinge weak. Rear free endpaper was at one time stuck to the endpaper, has now pulled apart. Light wear to spine ends. Light browning to endpapers, a few spots of browning elsewhere.

Condición: New. 2001. SB. N & M reprint (original pub 1919). viii + 331ppPublished Price £11.95 Quex, the pseudonym used by G.H.F Nichols, was also the author of the History of the 18th (Eastern) Division, one of Kitchener's Second New Army divisions and one of the best in the BEF. This book is the story of one of the field artillery brigades of that division, the 82nd Brigade, from the German March 1918 offensive through to the end of the war. It is dedicated to the commanding officer, Lt Col A.Thorp, who was killed in the village of Beausies just before the end, on 30th October, and is buried in Le Cateau Military Cemetery. The account of the death of this well-loved officer brings the book to a close.Nichols was a journalist before the war and he gives an entertaining account of life with the guns in what was above all a war of the guns. He had been wounded in August 1917 near Zillibeke serving with the 82nd Brigade and rejoined shortly before the Germans attacked. His division was in III Corps on the right of Fifth Army, near St Quentin, right in the face of the German onslaught and this well written story tells of experiences of a field artillery brigade in the retreat, right back to the gates of Amiens, and then the return push, launched on 8th August 1918. It takes us right through to that fateful day when his CO was killed. Book.…

Paperback. Condición: fine chapbook. 1st printing. Limited to 500 copies, taken from The Invasion of 1910.

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Condición: New. 2004 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1922). SB. xvi + 485pp with 12 b/w illus and 17 mapsPublished Price £22 The 18th (Eastern) Division was formed in mid-September 1914, part of Kitchener's Second New Army. It was lucky in its first GOC, Ivor Maxse, who had been brought home from commanding the 1st (Guards) Brigade, an officer well known for his ability in training skills and for demanding the highest standards. He was to be their GOC until January 1917, when he was replaced by another highly capable commander, Richard Philip Lee, who remained in command for the rest of the war. With the advantage of having only two GOCs, both of such a calibre, the 18th Division reached a very high peak of efficiency and became one of the best in the BEF. It was awarded eleven VCs, the second highest number awarded to a non-regular division, after the twelve won by the 55th (W Lanc) Division, and gained over 4,300 other awards; total casualties amounted to 46,503.This is a well written history, one of the better works of its kind. It reads more like an adventure story than the somewhat stiff and formal style we find with some divisional histories. Cyril Falls rates it highly. The author was a journalist and this is reflected in his style of writing. He served in the division as an artillery officer in the 82nd Brigade RFA and his account takes in events great and small, the major battles and day to day happenings. He makes good use of official documents such as location states, operational orders, order of battle and citations as well as personal anecdotes and experiences. There is the curious statement that during a period of rest during Third Ypres the division was visited by the corps commander, Hunter Weston. In fact Maxse was the commander, their old divisional commander; the 18th Division never served in a corps commanded by 'Hunter Bunter'. His account of the Battle of Boom Ravine (February 1917), suggests a clear cut victory, certainly not the case. He makes no reference to the fact that Gough (Fifth Army Commander) ordered an enquiry immediately after the battle to ascertain why the attack on 17th February failed to achieve the objectives. He does describe an act of treachery in which two men from a neighbouring division went over to the enemy and revealed the time of the attack. This, too, was the subject of an enquiry ordered by Gough. This is an enjoyable read. Book.…

Hardback. Condición: Good. No Dust Jacket. Some edge wear and wear to pages.; 350 pages.

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Condición: New. 2009. New ed of 1919 ed. paperback. . . . . .

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Condición: New. 2009. New ed of 1919 ed. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Condición: Good. 1930. First Edition. 336 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding slightly loose. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate sunning and tanning, particularly to spine.…

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. new ed of 1919 ed edition. 339 pages. 7.32x4.84x0.85 inches. In Stock.