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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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The last enemy
Macmillan & Co. Ltd
1942
Richard Hillary's memoir of life as an RAF pilot before and during the Second World War, prior to his death on a night-training flight on 8th January 1943.
Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions
University of California Press
2003
An account of the significance and often sensational history of a series of medallions depicting one of Alexander the Great's victories.
The other side
Macmillan & Co. Ltd
1946
Explores the consequences of a young French girl marrying a German soldier.
Brave deeds by brave men
Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.
1925
In which Doyle emphasises the importance of courage 'as the root of all human excellence'. Green and Gibson C47 ; red linen cariant.
Pictures from Persia
Robert Hale Limited
1947
Reminiscences of a soldier stationed in Kermanshah and Qum during the Second World War.
The dead look on: a novel
William Heinemann Ltd
1943
A novel based on the Nazi massacre at Lidice.
Once there were titans: Napoleon's generals and their battles, 1800-1815
Greenhill Books
2007
An assessment of the contributions made to Napoleon's success, and failure, by his generals.
Home Guard training: some lessons to teach and learn
Eyre and Spottiswoode
1940
A manual on how to train Home Guard troops, with supporting exercises.
We shall return: a novel of Dunkirk and the French campaign
Andrew Dakers Limited
1942
Set in the French campaign of 1939-1940 with the evacuation at Dunkirk as its culmination.
The English army at Flodden
Scottish History Society
1951
Reprinted from Miscellany of the Scottish History Society, Volume 8.
War, the liberator, and other pieces, with a memoir
John Lane, the Bodley Head
1918
A posthumous collection of poems by an officer who won the Military Cross and was killed at the Battle of Cambrai in 1917.
The piper in peace and war
John Murray
1927
Provides a history of piper and playing, and then considers the impact on each Scottish regiment.
We will remember: historical record of the British Legion Scotland
British Legion Scotland
1959
A history of the British Legion Scotland from its formation in 1921. Numerous advertisements.
Robert the Bruce in Glen Trool AD 1307
Galloway Gazette Press
1929
An account of the events leading up to Bruce's victory at the Battle of Glen Trool.
A regiment at war: the Royal Scots (the Royal Regiment) 1939-45 (including the Canadian Scottish Regiment)
Pentland Press Ltd
1988
A collection of contemporary accounts of the exploits of the Royal Scots and their allied regiment, the Canadian Scots, in the Second World War.
Behind enemy lines with the SAS: Amedee Maingard, code name 'Sam', SOE agent in France 1943-1944
Pen & Sword Military
2007
The memoirs of an SOE agent in France.
War through artist's eyes: paintings and drawings by British was artists
John Murray
1945
A selection of pictures of the Second World War commissioned by the War Artists' Advisory Committee.
Scotland at war
Archive Publications in association with the Scotsman Publications Ltd
1989
A extensively illustrated account of aspects of Scottish civil and military life during the Second World War.
The Battle of Bannockburn 1314
Tempus
2000
A re-assessment of the events leading up to the Battle Bannockburn and the battle itself.
The strange story of Dr. James Barry: army surgeon, Inspector-General of Hospitals, discovered on death to be a woman
Longmans, Green and Co
1958
An account of Dr James Barry, who was probably the first woman to qualify as a doctor and practice as surgeon.
Rifle training for war: a textbook for Local Defence Volunteers
Cassell and Company, Ltd
1940
A manual of rifle training for what become known as the Home Guard.
The flowers of the forest: Scotland and the First World War
Birlinn Limited
2006
An assessment of the industrial and human contribution made by Scotland during the First World War, and the post-war impact on its economy.
The longest day: June 6, 1944
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1960
An account of the preparation for and execution of the D-Day landings.
