prepared under direction chief general (20 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very good. Second printing. 122 p., 5 unnumbered pages of plates, illustrations, 17 cm. Stapled pamphlet. Sunning to cover, otherwise a clean, tight, unmarked copy.

Card Covers. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Not Illustrated (illustratore). First Edition. Please Email for further details. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Not Signed or Inscribed.

No Binding. Condizione: Good. Army Code No. 70468. 102pp. Ceremonial manual in smaller, repurposed boards, bound with cord through punched holes. Boards are worn and scuffed, with additional label and manuscript titles. Pages are a little discoloured and rubbed and lightly chipped in places at edges, else clean and neat. A guide for servicemen for drill, formations and procedures for all normal ceremonial occasions and for Regimental parading.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Staple bound blue card wrap. Black lettering to the front. Date has been changed from 1963 to 1964 in black ink. Hole punched with a further thicker blue card surround. White lettering to the front. Spine sunned and further sunning to the bottom front board. No inscriptions. 339pp, black and white images to the rear, clean and bright pages throughout. (Any digital image available on request).

Original buff card covers ii,16pp illustrations Not to be Published A Vg copy.

Original blue card covers vii,132pp illustrations A Vg copy.

Couverture souple. Condizione: Bon. Edition originale. The War Office, Crown Copyright Reserved, 1942 (Reprinted in Canada (June, 1943), oriinale soft cover, stappled binding, about 6 ½ X 4 inches, 163 pages + 7 at end, illustrated in B&W. The pagination is somewhat complex, as some pages were left blank in anticipation of adding future information on loose sheets that were to be pasted onto the indicated blank page. Here we have some additions that were not pasted but were correctly placed: pp. 34-35, 35a-35b, 54-54a, 62-62a, 76a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, and 132a. Approximately 15 spaces remain without their additions. The original cover is in good condition but shows some tanning and a few stains (see images). The interior, however, is in very good condition, only very slightly worn, but nothing major or noticeable.

STAPLED WRAPPER. Condizione: Very Good +++. SOLID & VERY CLEAN WITH INFO PAGE OF FORMER MILITARY IDENTIFICATION CARD OF DRIVER FILLED IN. 64 PAGES. RARE.SCANS ON REQUEST, THANKS.

Booklet. Condizione: Good. 5M-6-42 (4828). H.Q. 70-44-61. G.S. Publications 688. 18 p. 20 cm. B&w illustrations. Stapled booklet. Ink stamp on front cover for "E" Battery C.A.T.C. (AI) Petawawa.

Booklet. Condizione: Good. 5M-6-42 (4827). H.Q. 70-44-61. G.S. Publications 688. 8 p. 20 cm. B&w illustrations. Stapled booklet. Ink stamp on front cover for "E" Battery C.A.T.C. (AI) Petawawa. Topics include: characteristics of personnel; morale; military qualities and tactics; tactics in Malaya.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Original staple-bound printed self wraps 12x19cm. ii, 32pp with full-page map of New Guinea and 6 figures full-page or in-text. Good, lightly tanned and creased with numbers in red crayon to the back. This was compiled from reports describing how difficulties encountered in jungle warfare may be overcome, and Japanese defensive methods. Drawing also on lessons from Malaya and Burma, sections cover Offensive, Defence, Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Artillery, Air cooperation, Flame throwers, Smoke, and Maintenance and supply, with Appendices on the development of air transport in New Guinea, and the work of pack transport in New Guinea. The map shows Japanese occupied areas. Among the figures are full-page drawings showing the construction details of Japanese emplacements (dug-outs, bunkers, one-man pits); bunker positions; and an annotated diagram showing a flame thrower's reach in yards distinguishing distances for non-burning, density after igniting, imperfect combustion, and perfect combustion.

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Stapled card covers with three holes punched near spine, 12mo, iv/74pp with b&w diagrams and photos. Covers worn, with chips, with some rust staining around staples; a good copy.

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Stapled card covers with three holes punched near spine, 12mo, vi/104pp with b&w diagrams and photos. Covers worn, with chips, tears and small pieces missing from paper cover edges, sticker mark top right of front cover, institution stamps bottom left of front cover amd top right of first page, A fair copy.

Couverture rigide. Condizione: Satisfaisant. Format:15/22 THIS PAMPHLET SUPERSEDDES NOTES ON THE SOVIET ARMY 1956 (WO Code No. 9044) WO Code No. 9520 26/GS Trg Publications/2412 PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CHIEF OF THE IMPERIAL GENERAL STAFF FEW MARKS AND PATCHES ON THE COVER PAGES N°3 AND4 DETACHED AND CREASED.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Original staple-bound printed wraps 12x19cm. ii, 30pp including 3 full-page diagrams. Good with previous owner's name, scuffing and marks to the front, tanned. This opens by recognising the "supremely important part played by partisans behind enemy's lines, and the extremes of human courage and cruelty that distinguished many of their desperate actions", citing experiences in Russia and China. It was prepared "to acquaint officers with some aspects of this special kind of warfare, in case operations of this type are undertaken against British or Allied forces" (Introduction). Chapters cover their status under Hague Regulations, partisan operations (organisation, tactics), German organisation against partisans, German offensive measures, German protective measures, German treatment of partisan prisoners, and German training. The diagrams show options for encircling and annihilating partisan groups.

Booklet. Condizione: Good. Reprinted in Canada Oct. 1942. 5M-10-42 (6406). H.Q. 70-44-61. G.S. Publications 808. 16 p. 20 cm. B&w figures, including drawings of tanks. Stapled booklet. Ink stamp on front cover for "E" Battery C.A.T.C. (AI) Petawawa. Topics include: Japanese tanks, tank organization, antitank defence, training, tactics. Appendices, including fold-out chart and short glossary.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Original staple-bound printed wraps 12x19cm. 24pp with distribution list, contents and opening statement inside front wrap, complete with folding blue and black printed map in rear pocket. Good, lightly tanned with "FILE" ink stamp and ms notes to the front, and ms notes on a chit pinned inside the front wrap. Map neatly folded. Two-hole punched for filing, which affects the map also. This was compiled from reports prepared by US Forces to give UK forces insight into US tactical doctrine against the Japanese in the Pacific. It relates to the period from 23 Nov 1943 when the US occupied Makin Atoll to 29 Aug 1944 when US forces landed on Ngesebus Island (Appendix A). Sections cover a firm base and its defence, reconnaissance and information, conduct of attack, arms and weapons, intelligence, and Japanese methods, with appendices containing the diary of events, signal communications, the use of man-pack flame throwers, and Japanese infiltration tactics. The map, 76x47cm, covers the region from the East Africa coast (W) to the Hawaii Islands (E) on a scale of 426.85 miles to 1 inch with enlarged insets for New Guinea, New Britain, and Saipan.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Original staple-bound printed self wraps 12x19cm. viii, 128pp complete with 3 colour folding operations maps and 5 b/w figures of which 4 full-page and 1 folding, bound in. Near fine except for rust residue around the staples, lightly tanned. Based on reports and material from GHQ Cairo, this describes and draws lessons from the two major battles at El Alamein (defensive from 30 Aug to 6 Sep, and offensive from 23 Oct to 4 Nov) and subsequent early part of the advance on Tripoli and Tunis. Some lessons relate only to the Libyan Desert, while others have broader applicability. It contains: Part I. Narrative of Operations; II. Lessons for all Arms (general, command and control, communications, intelligence, security, camouflage and tactical ruses, control of movement, army - air cooperation); III. Lessons by Arms (armour in cooperation with infantry, armour in a mobile role, artillery, engineers, signals, infantry); IV. Administrative Lessons (general, reinforcements, supply and transport, medical and hygiene, stores and vehicles, recovery and repair); V. Enemy methods (Axis, enemy defences, defensive ruses, minefields). Appendices include dril for night attacks and account of successful defensive action. The maps show both sets of operations and the break out, and the figures show military movements and layout.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Original staple-bound printed wraps 12x19cm. 11, 142pp with distribution list and contents inside wraps, complete with 5 colour folding maps bound in. Wraps very good, interiors near fine, lightly tanned, with the maps neatly folded. This is based on field notes from battles fought in North Burma, Assam, and the Arakan during September 1943 to September 1944, first circulated in India and Southeast Asia, then updated in this form. By this time, the Fourteenth Army had "fought its way clear of the mountains and jungles of North Burma and emerged to engage the Japanese in the dry zone of Central Burma" (Foreword). Chapter 1 gives a diary of key events and Fourteenth Army and Japanese plans. Chapter 2 operations in the Arakan. Chapter 3 an account of three operations including General Stilwell's advance into Burma, the Japanese drive into Assam, and 3 Indian Division's long range penetration into North Burma. Chapter 4 Japanese tactics, peculiarities and equipment. Chapter 5 lessons on attack, defence, tanks, artillery, engineers, animal management, ordnance, air supply and transport etc. The maps are of the Far East, The Fourteenth Army's lines of communication, Arakan October 1943, Burma 8 Nov 1943, and Burma 2 March 1944.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Edition Thus. This offering consists of a six-page stapled booklet entitled "The Corps Tactical battle in Nuclear War 1958, Sequel No. 1, W.O. Code No. 9564 (Sequel No. 1)", eighteen stapled pages entitled "The Corps Tactical Battlee in Nuclear War 1958, Amendments No. 1, W.O. Code No. 8564-1, 26/GS Trg Publications/2389, and a 'Loxit' binder, per our photo. Usual library markings to all three pieces. An exceellent addition to any Cold War collection.; 8vo.