Isbn: 9780080347615 - the last of the regiments: their rise and fall (13 risultati)

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good -. No Jacket. First Edition. (1990), 271pp, blue cloth, small stain to front cover, slight shelfwear to cover, slight foxing to top pg edges, no dj, contents clean.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine hardback in fine un-clipped d/j,no inscriptions.1990,1st edition.271pp.

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9780080347615.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. larger 8vo cloth pp xiv+271 diiagrams notes ibibliography ndex VG+/G British army units over history. Author was a RAEC officer. Minor tape repair to jacket edge. [ Large book, so possible extra airmail postage overseas. ]. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Brassey's 1990 1st, book bery good, bright blue boards gilt lettering to spine, small price label on front pastedown, slight sunning to portion of top edges, unclipped dustjacket is very good.

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) A controversial study of the British Regimental System. The author looks at the British Army's golden age, the period between Waterloo and Crimea. He also examines the development of Regiments in India, the great reforms, the impact of WWI and WWII, and British Regiments compared with US and European forces. (Published: 1990) (Publisher: Brassey's) (ISBN: 0080347614) (Pagination: 271pp, appendices, notes, bibliography, index) (Condition: near fine in dw) UL-XXXXXX.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. hardback, octavo, a near fine tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a very well preserved dust jacket. xiv + 271pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 0080347614. with dustjacket, bright clean copy.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Their rise and fall, 271 pgs, index. Book and dust jacket are in very good condition.

Condizione: Good. Original blue boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo.; Small dent on top corner dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. Copy in blue cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Free of inscriptions. Appears unread.

Condizione: Sehr gut. First Edition. 15cm x 23.5cm. XIV, 271 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Brigadier Peter Dietz presents a critique of the British military tradition and of the regimental system in particular. Convinced that the time has come for radical steps to be taken to bring the Army more into line with the spirit of the society in which it now lives and which it serves, he calls for the creation of a 'New Model' just as Cromwell did in the English Civil War. Dietz believes that the best of the Army can be preserved without that aura of social exclusiveness which has long been seen in some parts of the Army as an essential ingredient of élitism. The author sees innate conservatism as the fundamental stumbling block to progress and seeks a way forward which will sweep away much of what he now feels to be outdated in the Army's approach. [From publisher's note] Includes for example the following sections: The Origins of the British Army / The Tempering of the Regiments / The Golden Age of the Regiments / The British Army between Waterloo and the Crimea / The Regiments in India / The Great Age of Army Reform / The Long Armistice and the Second World War / The End of the Family.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Hardback 1990. Clean & tight. Front end paper has an INSCRIPTION. Jacket is complete. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched with TRACKING boxed in cardboard. ref 78.3.