The Tanks; the History of the Royal Tank Regiment and its Predecessors Heavy Branch Machine-Gun Corps, Tank Corps and Royal Tank Corps 1914-1945
Hart, Captain B. H. Liddell; Foreword by Field-Marshall Viscount Montgomery Of Alamein, K. G. , G. C. B. , D.s.o.
Published by Cassell & Company, Ltd., E-357, 1959
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Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Cassell London, UK. 1959. Xix, 462 pgs; xiv, 555 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (chipping and wear present to the extremities). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Foxing present. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) , a unit of the British Army, traces its roots to the Heavy Section of the Machine Gun Corps formed during World War I, evolving into the Tank Corps in 1917 and receiving its "Royal" designation in 1923.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1017 pages. Seller Inventory # 71467
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Title: The Tanks; the History of the Royal Tank ...
Publisher: Cassell & Company, Ltd., E-357
Publication Date: 1959
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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THE TANKS The History of the Royal Tank Regiment and its Predecessors Heavy Branch Machine-Gun Corps, Tank Corps and Royal Tank Corps 1914-1945. Volume One 1914-1939
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Cassell ( 1959 ), London, 1959
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Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good plus. First Edition. Octavo; xix, 462 pages, black cloth Captain Liddell Hart, the military correspondent for Britain's Daily Telegraph, covers it all. Illustrations and maps. Seller Inventory # 240197
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The Tanks: The History Of THe Royal Tank Regiment And Its Predecessors Heavy Branch Machine-Gun Corps, Tank Corps and Royal Tank Corps 1914*1945
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Cassell, 1959
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Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. 2 vol set. The jacket is rubbed, worn, scuffed and torn. It is protected in cellophane. The boards are rubbed and scuffed. Internally, clean. Tightly bound. r*02/07/2024. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # g87gj
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The Tanks. The History of the Royal Tank Regiment and its predecessors Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps, Tank Corps, and Royal Tank Corps 1914 - 1945. Two Volumes, Complete Set.
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London: Cassell, 1959
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Seller: Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. xix 462p xiv 555p black cloth with silver lettering to spine, each volume with frontispiece portrait, many plates, tables, with well preserved fold out maps, clean pages, a firm set, very good, first edition, name and name stamp to endpaper Language: English. Seller Inventory # 179559
THE TANKS THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL TANK REGIMENT AND ITS PREDECESSORS HEAVY BRANCH MACHINE-GUN CORPS TANK CORPS AND ROYAL TANK CORPS 1914-1945 2 VOLUMES
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Frederick A. Praeger, 1959
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Seller: Cape Cod Booksellers, Yarmouth, MA, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good++. Frederick A. Praeger, 1959, 8vo., 462+555 pages. Numerous photos and fold-outs, 2 volumes complete. Bookplate, name and date of previous owner on front endpage. Books and jackets in very good++ condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # GD011804BC8S4
THE TANKS: THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL TANK REGIMENT AND ITS PREDECESSORS: HEAVY BRANCH MACHINE GUN CORPS, TANK CORPS AND ROYAL TANK CORPS, 1914-1945 [TWO VOLUMES]
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Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, New York, 1959
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Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, two volumes. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jackets. Spines black with red and yellow lettering. Dust jackets protected with mylar coverings. Exteriors have moderate wear including some soiling, slight wear to the joints and few chips to the head/tail edges. Minor ink to the front flaps. Slight age toning and offsetting to the interiors. Boards have slight wear including faint smudges and minor edge wear. Text blocks have slight age toning and light soiling to the edges. Slight offsetting to the end papers. Frontispiece. Illustrated including maps. First edition. CONTENTS: Vol. One "1914-1939" x, xii, xiv, xvi, xix, 462 pages -- Vol. Two "1939-1945" viii, xi, xiv, 555 pages. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire about rates. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #2. 1390689. FP New Rockville Stock. Seller Inventory # 1390689
The Tanks. The History of the Royal Tank Regiment and its Predecessors Heavy Branch Machine-Gun Corps, Tank Corps and Royal Tank Corps. Two volumes; 1914-1939 and 1939-1945. Foreword by Viscount MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN.
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Cassell. London. 1959 1st edition., 1959
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Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Size 8.75 x 5.75 inches. 2 Volumes. In black cloth covers with silver to spine. With illustrated dustwrappers. In very good condition with very good dustwrappers. (dw; Tanning and foxing marks to rear covers, spines, and inside flaps. Rubbing to edges. Nicks from corners and ends of spines. Larger chips from top ends of spines. Not price clipped. In protective cellophane wrappers.). Ends of spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Tanning to endpapers. Some foxing spots on page edges. Volume 2 water stain to top end of page edges. Inside generally very clean and tight copies. 462, 555pp. Prof ills with b/w photographs and fold out maps. This book was commissioned by the Royal Tank Regiment?s Historical Committee and covers forty years of struggle for the fulfilment of a new idea. The true potential of the tank in warfare was never fully realised by those in authority until the German Blitzkrieg of 1940. Seller Inventory # 99946
The Tanks, The History of the Royal Tank Regiment and Its Predecessors, Heavy Branch Machine-Gun Corps, Tank Corps and Royal Tank Corps 1914 - 1945 (1959, 2 Vols, VG+/VG+)
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Praeger, NY, 1959
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Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Pub by Praeger, 1959, 2 vols. NOT exLib. VG+ or better cond. hardcovers w/ VG+ unclipped pict dustjackets now in archival Brodart. Black cloth over bds w/ bright silver dec & lettering on spines. Illus in b&w incl numerous crisp foldouts. 462pp & 555pp. Square, straight, tight, bright & clean, overall VG+/VG+ or better cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. Seller Inventory # 008036
THE TANKS The History of the Royal Tank Regiment and Its Predecessors Heavy Branch Machine-Gun Corps, Tank Corps and Royal Tank Corps 1914-1945 (2 volumes)
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Cassell, London, 1959
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Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st UK Edition. 2 volumes in very good condition. Volume 1: 1914-1939, 462 pages. Volume 2: 1939-1945, 555 pages. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white plates and fold-out maps throughout. Page edges are lightly smudged and darkened. Bound in black cloth with silver titles on the spines. Worn and bumped around the edges. Boards are lightly stained. Black dustjackets in very good condition with red and white titles. Worn around the edges and spine.with small chips and tears. 1ST UK EDITION. NPC. VG/VG. Book. Seller Inventory # 230290
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The Tanks. The History of the Royal Tank Regiment and its predecessors Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps Tank Corps & Royal Tank Corps. 1914-1945. Volume One (1914-1939); The Tanks. The History of the Royal Tank Regiment and its predecessors Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps Tank Corps & Royal Tank Corps. 1914-1945. Volume Two (1939-1945)
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Praeger, (NY, NY); (NY, NY), 1959
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Seller: Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.
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First American Edition. First American Edition. octavo, black in pictorial dust jackets. (xx), (462)pp; (xiv), (556)pp. Praeger, Two volume set. By Captain B.H. Liddell Hart with a foreword by Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G., G.C.B., D.S.O. Volume One is illustrated with black and white photos (including a reproduction of a T. Harsall painting), maps and three fold-out maps. This volume covers the development of Britain's armor program during World War I and between the wars and the program's near demise save for the efforts of advocates such as the author himself. Volume Two is illustrated with black and white photos, maps, line illustrations and 15+ fold-out maps. Volume Two picks up when the reality of World War II materialized just prior to the realization of the need for armor with the blitzkrieg of 1940. Both volumes are in very fine condition with very slight wear along dust jacket edges. octavo, black in pictorial dust jackets. Seller Inventory # 34524
Tanks the History of the Royal Tank Regiment and Its Predecessors Heavy Branch Machine-gun Corps Tank Corps and Royal Tank Corps 1914-1945 Volume One 1914-1939
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Cassell, London, 1959
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Hardcover
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Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Volume One only. Covers the period 1914-1939. xix; 462 pages, including index. Foreword by Field-Marshall Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. Illustrated in black and white and with eight maps, including three folding maps. Black cloth with silver lettering and crest on spine. Some wear to spine ends and corners and some scuffing and small marks to covers. Previous owner`s details written neatly in black ink on front pastedown. Size: Octavo 0.0. Seller Inventory # 36378
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