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Military history
This collection includes books on the organisation and training of military units, regimental histories, weapons, and accounts of conflicts.
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Professional Papers of the Corps of Royal Engineers : Royal Engineers Institute Occasional papers
Royal Engineers Institute
1900
With over 80 fold-out drawings on matters ranging from the Siege of Kimberley to the Uganda Railway.
The whites of their eyes: an account of the military and naval adventures of the Agnews of Lochnaw from the formation of the first Scottish regiments in 1639
Agnew Association
1982
Traces the military contributions of the Agnew family from the early seventeenth century.
A history of the rencounter at Drumclog, and battle at Bothwell Bridge, in the month of June, 1679, with an account of what is correct, and what is fictitious in the "Tales of my landlord", respecting these engagements and reflections on politic
W.P. Borthwick and Co.
1821
An account of the battle fought between a group of Covenanters and the forces of John Graham of Claverhouse.
McCrae's Battalion: the story of the 16th Royal Scots
Mainstream Publishing
2004
An account of the Heart of Midlothian Battalion raised by George McCrae at the start of the First World War.
Culloden Moor and the story of the battle with description of the stone circles and cairns at Clava
Eneas Mackay
1920
An account of the battle of Culloden and the associated prehistoric remains at Clava.
Signature tune
Hammond, Hammond and Company Ltd.
1943
The impressions of a journalist from a neutral country visiting eight belligerent countries during the Second World War.
Birth of a Spitfire: the story of Beaverbrook's Ministry and its first £10,000,000
Collins
1941
The story of how Lord Beaverbrook started the Spitfire Fund which raised £10,000,000 through donations and was used to build over 1,500 of the iconic aircraft.
Bristol Beaufighter
Airlife
1994
The story of one the most outstanding aircraft of the Second World War.
Battalion: a British infantry unit's actions from El Alamein to the Elbe, 1942-1945
Bâton Wicks
1994
The story of the 5th Seaforth Highlanders from El Alamein to the liberation of Europe in the Second World War.
The flower of battle: British fiction writers of the First World War
Secker & Warburg
1995
An assessment of writers who survived the First World War and the impact it had on their writings.
The British campaign in France and Flanders 1915
Hodder and Stoughton
1917
Includes accounts of the second Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Loos. Green and Gibson B21a.ii.
The British campaign in France and Flanders January to July 1918
Hodder and Stoughton
1919
Covers the period during which German troops released from the Russian front provided the opportunity for a new attack on allied lines. Green and Gibson B21a.v.
The British campaign in France and Flanders 1914
Hodder and Stoughton
1920
Includes accounts of the first Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Mons. Green and Gibson B21a.i.
An appreciation of Sir John French
Rupert Books
1999
Facsimile of 1916 Conan Doyle propaganda pamphlet published during the First World War. Limited edition of 400.
The story of British prisoners
Rupert Books
1999
A facsimile of a pamphlet by Arthur Conan Doyle in which he undertakes to prove German atrocities committed against prisoners of war. Limited edition of 400.
The pendulum of battle: Operation Goodwood, July 1944
Leo Cooper
2004
An assessment of the largest British tank battle ever to have taken place. With loosely inserted correspondence between the author and Major Alastair Ritchie.
The Battle of Flodden and the raids of 1513
Andrew Elliot
1911
A discussion of the events leading up to the Battle of Flodden, the battle itself, and the aftermath.
Reflections 1939-1945: a Scots Guards officer in training and war
Pentland Press Limited
2000
The memoirs of a Major commanding a tank squadron in the 3rd Battalion Scots Guards.
The truth about Pearl Harbor
Strickland Press
1945
An analysis of the events leading up to the Pearl Harbor disaster.
One year of life: the story of H.M.S. Prince of Wales
William Blackwood
1944
The story of the short life of HMS Prince of Wales.
In good company: the First World War letters and diaries of the Hon. William Fraser, Gordon Highlanders
Michael Russell
1990
A vivid, and often critical, account of a young Highland officer's experiences at the front in the First World War.
The soldiers' English and French conversation book
T. Werner Laurie Limited
1917
Aimed at helping the British soldier converse with the French and Belgian allies.
Women in green: the story of the W.V.S.
William Heinemann Ltd
1948
The official story of the Women's Voluntary Service during the Second World War.
