slim sir william (70 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 2nd Edition. A collection of sharply observed, often humorous short pieces drawn from Slim's long military career. These vignettes highlight the character, improvisation, and human moments behind soldiering, offering insight into leadership, discipline, and the realities of service. A warm, wise companion to Slim's major works on command and the Burma campaign. Hard cover, wear to dust jacket, some loss, price clipped, signature to front end page, foxing to page edges.

Paperback. Condizione: Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Paperback. Condizione: Used; Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 594 pages. 7.95x5.28x1.65 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condizione: Good. Reprint . Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Reprint, 2008. Publication of 242 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and a touch edge worn. There are light marks on the block of the book. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 594 pages. 7.95x5.28x1.65 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. The Great Commanders is a collection of first person accounts of history / cover shows minor shelf wear / pg edges lite soil.

Hard. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st. First American edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: David McKay, 1962, first printing. 8vo., ix+242pp. Foxing on top edge of page block and rear dust jacket panel, else very good in very good, price-clipped dust jacket.

hardcover. Condizione: Used; Very Good. London, 1959; black cloth covered boards; edge and corner wear; covers lightly scuffed; no dust jacket; 8vo, 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on free front end paper; interior pages in very good condition; Interior is clean and unmarked; 242 pages.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 1st Issue of This Edition. 223 pages. A firm clean book with the usual natural age toning. Spine slightlu curved.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Black cloth covers with gold lettering on spine which is bright. Covers exhibit moderate wear on corners and spine ends. Light wear on edges and hinges. Spine is ever so slightly cocked. Moderate shelf wear and soiling to covers. Text is clean and unmarked. Hinges are tight. Small sticker from the Graham Book Company in Sydney on the bottom edge of the inside front cover. Lacks dust jacket. Book of broadcasts the author has given in England, the US and Australia in the last ten years. The talks mostly centered on Marks of Greatness, Crosses of Sacrifice, Three Armies which included British, Indian and Australian. All of our books are individually inspected and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 4th Edition. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External Condition: Wear to top and bottom of spine and corners, overall though virtually complete. Internal Condition: Endpapers a little grubby, otherwise clean. Author/Editor: Slim, Sir William. Publisher: Cassell. Year: 1960. Edition: 4th Edition. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 242. Keywords: WWII, Burma, Soldier, Army. The book for sale is the one in the photo.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 562 pages. dj chipped and worn, library sticker on spine - no other markings, private collector.

Condizione: Good. 1960. 4th Edition. 242 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Contains black and white maps. Pages and maps are lightly tanned throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light sunning to spine and tanning to edges. Water staining to both panels.

Condizione: Good. Book plate omn upper pastedown; dust jacket worn on edges.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing Black cloth gilt Hardback x + 186 pages Very Good + condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions Very decent copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 4th Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has wear at top and tail and is now enclosed in a dust jacket cover. Previous owner has signed inside front cover.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Book has been beautifully rebound with blue boards and gilt titles.Blue green decorated marble endpapers.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 2nd Edition. VG Second Edition, published just 2 months after the First, VG in a VG unclipped DJ with Frontiis & 21 maps, all in excellent condition. Offsetting to fep, closed tear to bottom edge of top panel, spine ends & corners a little pushed.decent copy Slim's classic account of how his 'forgotten' 14th Army turned defeat in Burma into victory in 1945.

1st ed. thus stiff wrappers Nice Copy 8vo. 576pp., maps, index., Probably the best account by a Commander in WWII. Inc. several excellent maps. First paperback edition.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 320p ill 18cm pbk. Subjects; Elephants, Burma. World War, (1939-1945). Campaigns Burma. Elephants, Behavior. Description and travel. Burma History, Japanese occupation, (1942-1945). 3 Kg.

Condizione: New. From the Pan Military Classics Series comes the best general s book of World War IIField Marshal William Slim stands alongside Montgomery as the outstanding British field commander of World War II. Defeat Into Victory is his classic account o.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 186 pages. The black boards are very lightly scratched, and the preliminaries lightly foxed at the page's outer edge; the first chapter "Courage" is heavily annotated in pencil, and a few pages are dog-eared. The book belonged to Bindaree Retirement Centre, its stamp appears three times. The remaining chapters are clean, unmarked and the he binding solid, though the book is obviously used. "Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, PC (6 August 1891 - 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia. Slim saw active service in both the First and Second World Wars and was wounded in action three times. During the Second World War he led the Fourteenth Army, the so-called "forgotten army" in the Burma campaign. After the war he became the first British officer who had served in the Indian Army to be appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff. From 1953 to 1959 he was Governor-General of Australia. In the early 1930s, Slim also wrote novels, short stories, and other publications under the pen name Anthony Mills." (Wikipedia).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good Plus. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First American Edition. David McKay, 1962 242 pp with three maps. Accounts of action in WWll in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, Burma-India. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Dust jacket is bright and intact save for a small chip missing at top of spine. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus./Very Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

1st ed. thus stiff wrappers Very Nice Copy 8vo. 576pp., maps, index., Probably the best account by a Commander in WWII. Inc. several excellent maps. First paperback edition.

4th edition orig. cloth Nice Copy octavo 242pp., fldg. maps, Account of Slim's WWI service and his Military adventures between the Wars. No dust jacket o/w nice copy.

hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. Good 1950 third impression with dust jacket forward by Field Marshall Slim is loose (pages seven to ten) chapter one starts on page 15 so not sure wher 10-15 are.

Pan Books, London 2009. XIII+660 pages. With maps. Paperback. Spine lightly cocked. Mild traces of use.