Jebb c b lieut colonel (3 risultati)

Condizione: New. SB vxii+99pp. line drawings 2016 N&MP Reprint of 1848 Original EditionPublished Price £9.99 A sequel to Lt. Col. Jebb's earlier 'Defence of Outposts' this companion treatise - like its twin beautifully illustrated with drawings and diagrams - features the reverse of the coin: the tactics used in attacking outposts rather than defending them. Published on the eve of the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny this gives a valuable insight into the Victorian army at its impressive peak. Book.…

Condizione: New. SB viii+100pp. line drawings 2016 N&MP Reprint of 1848 Original EditionPublished Price £9.99 Described by its author as 'a useful little treatise' this book, simply and clearly written, and intended for study by 'soldiers and subalterns' is an exposition of the tactics to be used defending outposts. Opportunely published on the eve of the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny - which both featured the tactics it expounds in sieges and storming fortifications, - this timely treatise is also beautifully illustrated with drawings and diagrams. Book.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Fourth Edition. Bound in original red cloth, with blind-stamped boards and gilt title lettering to spine, this 1853 hardcover Fourth Edition is "Good". Three separate titles bound up as one, as follows: .1."Treatise on Strengthening Outposts", V111/100pp with Preface, 11 Chapters hand-coloured frontis and 15 Plates (Minor damp affect to blank verso of plate 13). Some scattered foxing. 2."Treatise on the Attack of Military Posts": Same author, same publisher; Third Edition, 1853. 99pp with Prefaces, Nine Chapters, hand-coloured frontis and 5 plates. No prelims., first page is frontis. 3."Treatise on Duties at a Siege", Second Edition,1855; Same author, Same Publisher: V11/132pp with Preface, 16 chapters, hand-coloured frontis and 9 Plates. No prelims., first page is frontis, which has slight damp affect to verso and top margin of front. Yellow endpapers with signature of Hugh William Bamber, and dated 1857. Spine is distressed with chips and 10% of top cloth missing; corners worn and bumped; otherwise Good.…