Ian beckett editor (37 risultati)

Softcover, trade paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Examines the development of the British Army as an institution, comprehensive single-volume history arranged by chronological period, theme and purpose. Associate Editor Ian Beckett. 476 pages, maps, previous owner's pencil on first leaf.

Condizione: Good. Reprint. VG condition large format book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very nice book. Some wear to DJ edges and corners. A few light stains on top outer page edges. Shelf rub and light scratch on DJ.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. [Recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents to the present day.] Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Small tear to jacket. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.…

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) Unread. A study on how conventional armies faced guerrilla warfare from 1900 to the end of World War II. With chapters on British, French, German, US, Russian and Japanese actions against guerilla forces. (Published: 1988) (Publisher: Blandford Press) (ISBN: 0713719222) (Pagination: 160pp, 150 photos, 6 maps) (Condition: Very Good in rubbed dw) UL-XXXXXX.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 192 pages; Description: 192 p. Illus. "A Bison Book". Subjects: Armed forces. Communist countries. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 192 pages; Description: 192 p. Illus. "A Bison Book". Subjects: Armed forces. Communist countries. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Reprint edition. 62, [2--rear cover] pages. Illustrations (some in color). Appendices (including a chronology). Index. Further Reading. Sticker residue at bottom of front cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. This is one of the Conflict in the 20th Century series. Ian Beckett's research focuses on British auxiliary forces, the First World War, and the late Victorian army. On auxiliary forces, his publications have included The Amateur Military Tradition, 15548-1945 and, most recently, the edited Citizen Soldiers and the British Empire, 1837-1902. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he has been Chairman of the Council of the Army Records Society since 2000, and is also Secretary to the Buckinghamshire Military Museum Trust. He is on the executive council of the Buckinghamshire Record Society, and is on the editorial boards of Small Wars and Insurgencies, and of two monograph series, Insurgency, Counter-insurgency and National Security, and The History of Military Occupation. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975, with U.S. involvement ending in 1973. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam. The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist allies; the South Vietnamese army was supported by the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand and other anti-communist allies. The war is considered a Cold War-era proxy war by some US perspectives. The war would last approximately 19 years and would also form the Laotian Civil War as well as the Cambodian Civil War, which resulted in all 3 countries becoming communist states in 1975. Ron Hayward and Peter Bull (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No jacket. Oxford University Press, 2003, reissue. Paperback, 8vo, xviii,485pp. A little yellowed, bumped and creased. A fair copy. 9780192803115/0.5uk.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 232pp. Pale blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Pictorial endpapers. Previous owner's sticker on front paste down. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. Contains a mine of information about the coast between Holme and Salthouse and the villages inland. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Beckett, Janet; McDougall, Keith (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 2revised ed edition. 485 pages. 7.50x5.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Bison Books. Hardcover. Very Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near MINT. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 160pp. 670g. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Near MINT in near FINE price-clipped d/w.

Hardcover. Condizione: Book fine, Dust jacket fine. dj. 1st.

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) How should history judge the life and career of Erwin Rommel, the most famous German general of the Second World War? In his own time and in the years immediately after the war his reputation as a great and chivalrous commander grew to the point where it took on almost legendary proportions, and the legend is still with us today. His apparent support for the plot to remove Hitler from power in 1944 and the manner of his death, committing suicide in order to protect his family from Nazi retribution, further enhanced his image as an honourable, professional soldier. (Published: 2013) (Publisher: Pen & Sword) (ISBN: 9781781593592) (Pagination: 182pp, 5 maps, 17 b/w photos) (Condition: new in d/w) UL-XXXXXX.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 304 pages. 8.19x5.75x0.94 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.06x6.14x0.94 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. 144 pages. Many illustrations.

Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated with 160 original photographs-the majority never before published, line maps by Paul Miller, 160 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. The definitive study of the Curragh "Incident", involving the extensive use of sources to analyse this key event. Pages browning a little.

Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. First English Edition. This is a very good copy of the First English edition in an unclipped dust jacket. 8vo (192 pages; illustrated with color and black and white photographs).

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 2revised ed edition. 485 pages. 7.50x5.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. xii, 56, (2) pages. Frontispiece. Original publisher's cloth, spine and upper cover lettered gilt, with pictorial unclipped dust jacket. Published by The Bodley Head for the Army Records Society. A fine copy without any library stamps, inscriptions, or other markings. Images available on request.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Format is approximately 7.5 inches by 9.75 inches. xvii, [1], 493, [1] pages. List of Maps, List of Colour Plates, List of Contributors, Chronology, Bibliography, Acknowledgment of Sources, and Index. Illustrations. Maps. David Geoffrey Chandler (15 January 1934 - 10 October 2004) was a British historian whose study focused on the Napoleonic era. As a young man he served briefly in the army, reaching the rank of captain, and in later life he taught at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Oxford University awarded him the D. Litt. in 1991. He held three visiting professorships: at Ohio State in 1970, at the Virginia Military Institute in 1988, and Marine Corps University in 1991. According to his obituary in The Daily Telegraph, his "comprehensive account of Napoleon's battles" (The Campaigns of Napoleon) is "unlikely to be improved upon, despite a legion of rivals. . General de Gaulle wrote to Chandler in French declaring that he had surpassed every other writer about the Emperor's military career." He was also the author of a military biography of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and of The Art of Warfare in the Age of Marlborough. Among the contributors to this volume are: Edward Spiers, Brian Bond, Carlo D'Este, Anthony Farrar-Hockley, John Strawson, and Michael Yardley From the Napoleonic Wars to the battle of the Falklands, from the pike and musket to the Challenger tank, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army brings to life the colorful and far-reaching history of this long-lived institution. Lavishly illustrated with more than two hundred and seventy black-and-white pictures, twenty-four color plates, and fourteen maps, this volume provides a wealth of historical detail as it takes readers on a lively journey through the annals of the British Army. Here are vivid descriptions of all the famous military campaigns and battles--from Agincourt and Crecy, to Trafalgar, Waterloo, and Yorktown Heights, to Dunkirk and D-Day--as well as insightful portraits of the great commanders, including Edward I, the Duke of Marlborough, Cromwell, the Duke of Wellington, and Field Marshall Montgomery. And the breadth of coverage is superb, ranging from the Army's medieval origins, to the days of empire, to the critical issues facing the contemporary army. This vividly written chronicle is further supplemented with chapters focusing on themes of special interest, such as the controversial and costly role of the British Army in Northern Ireland, the Army in India, the function of the Army in peacetime, and the philosophy of British military policy--all of which are examined from a range of political, economic, military perspectives. Military experts and military history buffs will be particularly interested in the twenty-one detailed special sections that highlight vital aspects of the Army, including tactics, weaponry, and major figures. Finally, the volume boasts a distinguished roster of contributors, boasting not only prominent military historians, but also former servicemen, who provide expert technical insight and vivid, eyewitness accounts of modern soldiering and warfare. Comprehensive, authoritative, and lavishly illustrated, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army will fascinate military historians well as anyone seeking a broader understanding of British or modern world history. …

Hardcover. Condizione: VG+. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG+. 1st. In addition to the two editors, 20 other experts in military history contributed to this impressive, encyclopeadic work tracing the history of the British Army from medieval times to the time of publication. Presentation is chronoligical, including studies on the two world wars. As expected from such a prestegious publisher, this is an excellent work in content, presentations and production. Concluding chapters examine the Army of British India, the amateur military tradition, the British way in warfare and a forecast for the future of the Army. 493 pages including chronology, bibliography, acknowledgements and index, 40 colour illustrations (art and photos), b/w illustrations throughout, 15 maps. Black hard covers with gilt spine title VG+, ditto text block, no inscriptions. Colour art/pictorial DJ is VG+ with few light creases to edges, not price clipped. A hefty book at 1.7kgs unpacked, contact vendor for accurate postal costs. Photos, Art, Maps Etc (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.29x6.38x1.02 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. xii, 456, [2] pages. Frontispiece. Map. Note on Editorial Methods. Notes. Appendix 1 Biographical Notes. Appendix 2 Serving officers not previously mentioned, sending letters or telegrams of support to the Gough brothers. Appendix 3 The Irish Command in March 1914. Bibliography. Index. Some page discoloration noted. Published for the Army Records Society; Publications of the Army Records Society, Vol. 2. Ian Beckett is Professor of Military History at the University of Kent. Former positions include Professor of History at University College Northampton, Senior Lecturer at Sandhurst, Professor of Modern History at the University of Luton, and Distinguished Professor of Military Theory at the US Marine Corps University. Publications include 'The Oxford History of the British Army' and 'The Great War 1914-1918'. For the National Archives, he wrote the 'The First World War: The Essential Guide to Sources in the UK National Archives'. The Curragh incident of 20 March 1914, sometimes known as the Curragh mutiny, occurred in the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. The Curragh Camp was then the main base for the British Army in Ireland, which at the time still formed part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Ireland was scheduled to receive a measure of devolved government, which included Ulster, later in the year. The incident is important in 20th-century Irish history, and is notable for being one of the few occasions since the English Civil War in which elements of the British military openly intervened in politics. It is widely thought of as a mutiny, though no orders actually given were disobeyed. With Irish Home Rule due to become law in 1914, the British Cabinet contemplated some kind of military action against the unionist Ulster Volunteers who threatened to rebel against it. Many officers, especially those with Irish Protestant connections, of whom the most prominent was Hubert Gough, threatened to resign or accept dismissal rather than obey orders to conduct military operations against the unionists, and were privately encouraged from London by senior officers including Henry Wilson. Although the Cabinet issued a document claiming that the issue had been a misunderstanding, Secretary of State for War J. E. B. Seely and Chief of the General Staff (CIGS) Field Marshal Sir John French were forced to resign after amending it to promise that the British Army would not be used against the Ulster loyalists. The event contributed both to unionist confidence and to the growing Irish separatist movement, convincing Irish nationalists that they could not expect support from the British Army in Ireland. In turn, this renewed nationalist support for paramilitary forces. The Home Rule Bill was passed but postponed, and the growing fear of civil war in Ireland led to the British government considering some form of partition of Ireland instead, which eventually took place. The British army's principal base in Ireland was the Curragh Camp in County Kildare, not far from Dublin, where two cavalry units, the 5th and 16th Lancers, were stationed. On Paget's instructions the officers there were sounded out and Paget reported to the War Office in London that almost all of the 5th Lancers officers had said they would instantly resign if ordered to act against the Ulster Volunteers and he feared that the same thing would happen with the 16th Lancers. Brigadier-General Hubert Gough, the commander of the cavalry brigade, had indicated that he would do the same. The news created a sensation in the press, which reported 'an Astounding Action' and 'an Arrogant Claim to Disobey Orders' in 'a Curragh conspiracy'. The authorities in London back-tracked at high speed. Asquith told the public that there had been 'an honest misunderstanding' and that the government had never intended to take punitive action against the Ulster Volunteer Force. The War Office announced that there was no intention of using the army to enforce the Home Rule bill. The Curragh Incident is often called a mutiny or a proto-mutiny, as the dissenting officers had clearly stated that they would disobey orders, though they had not actually disobeyed any because no orders had been issued. The episode heartened the Ulster Unionists while reinforcing nationalist doubts of Westminster's appetite for Irish self-rule. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. …

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

First Edition. Armies and guerrilla warfare, 1900-1945. Pp. 160, text illustrations, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, a trifle scuffed; Blandford Press, London, 1988. First edition.