Brig Gen Bruce (39 results)

Condition: New. 2002 N & M Press reprint (original pub 1927). SB. xv + 263pp with 32 b/w plates and 18 mapsPublished Price £22 In 1881 the 33rd (Duke of Wellington's) and the 76th Regiments of Foot were linked to form the 1st and 2nd Battalions The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, the only British regiment to be named after a commoner. It is a Yorkshire regiment and had its Depot in Halifax. The first two chapters in the book provide an historical outline of the raising of the 1st Battalion in 1702 and take its story through to 1923. When the Great War war broke out the battalion was in India (where it had arrived in 1905) in Lahore and it was one of eight regular battalions to remain in India throughout the war. The 2nd Battalion was raised as 76th Foot in 1787 (two other regiments with that number had previously been raised and disbanded) and the next two chapters give an historical outline of the early years of the battalion taking it up to the outbreak of the Great War when the battalion was stationed in Dublin, part of 13th Brigade, 5th Division. Apart from the last chapter on the Memorial Chapel and a couple of appendixes, the rest of this history recounts story of the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front, mainly by use of quotations from eyewitness accounts, letters, diaries and official documents supported by good maps.The battalion arrived in France on 16th August 1914 and within a short time it was in action at Mons (360 casualties), Le Cateau and the Retreat from Mons, then the Marne, the Aisne and so to Ypres. Here, on 11th November 1914 the Germans launched their final, desperate attack to break through to Ypres and in the fighting 2nd DW virtually eliminated the Fusilier battalion of the 2nd (Prussian) Guard Grenadier Regiment (4th Guard Brigade); that regiment's history put the Fusilier casualties at 15 officers and 500 men while 2nd DW themselves lost 400 officers and men. Again, at Hill 60 on 18th April 1915, in a successful assault on the high ground the battalion suffered 421 casualties, 15 of them officers. On 5th May the Germans attacked using poisonous gas (chlorine) and recaptured the lost ground, inflicting a further 350 casualties, catastrophic losses in just two, separate days fighting. In January 1916 the battalion was transferred to the 4th Division in which it served for the rest of the war. A good feature of this history is the recording by name of officers joining the battalion or leaving or becoming casualties, and the arrival of drafts with strengths. By the end of August 1915 the battalion had received drafts totalling 2,265 other ranks. Book.…

Condition: New. 2002 N & M Press reprint (original pub 1927). HB. xv + 263pp with 32 b/w plates and 18 maps In 1881 the 33rd (Duke of Wellington's) and the 76th Regiments of Foot were linked to form the 1st and 2nd Battalions The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, the only British regiment to be named after a commoner. It is a Yorkshire regiment and had its Depot in Halifax. The first two chapters in the book provide an historical outline of the raising of the 1st Battalion in 1702 and take its story through to 1923. When the Great War war broke out the battalion was in India (where it had arrived in 1905) in Lahore and it was one of eight regular battalions to remain in India throughout the war. The 2nd Battalion was raised as 76th Foot in 1787 (two other regiments with that number had previously been raised and disbanded) and the next two chapters give an historical outline of the early years of the battalion taking it up to the outbreak of the Great War when the battalion was stationed in Dublin, part of 13th Brigade, 5th Division. Apart from the last chapter on the Memorial Chapel and a couple of appendixes, the rest of this history recounts story of the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front, mainly by use of quotations from eyewitness accounts, letters, diaries and official documents supported by good maps.The battalion arrived in France on 16th August 1914 and within a short time it was in action at Mons (360 casualties), Le Cateau and the Retreat from Mons, then the Marne, the Aisne and so to Ypres. Here, on 11th November 1914 the Germans launched their final, desperate attack to break through to Ypres and in the fighting 2nd DW virtually eliminated the Fusilier battalion of the 2nd (Prussian) Guard Grenadier Regiment (4th Guard Brigade); that regiment's history put the Fusilier casualties at 15 officers and 500 men while 2nd DW themselves lost 400 officers and men. Again, at Hill 60 on 18th April 1915, in a successful assault on the high ground the battalion suffered 421 casualties, 15 of them officers. On 5th May the Germans attacked using poisonous gas (chlorine) and recaptured the lost ground, inflicting a further 350 casualties, catastrophic losses in just two, separate days fighting. In January 1916 the battalion was transferred to the 4th Division in which it served for the rest of the war. A good feature of this history is the recording by name of officers joining the battalion or leaving or becoming casualties, and the arrival of drafts with strengths. By the end of August 1915 the battalion had received drafts totalling 2,265 other ranks. Book.…

PF. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint of the 1927 first edition. Includes 19*maps and 32*b/w plates. xiv, 264pp. Sunning to spine.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. History of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 1st and 2nd Battalions 1881-1923. Book.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 263pp. The boards are lightly "bumped" and the spine is slightly "pushed in". The spine is sun faded. There is no foxing and no tanning. The binding is clean and tight. No signs of rough handling. There are no written comments or notifications or highlighting in this book. This would appear to be somewhat RARE as I can find no others for sale, it is also in excellent condition. This book covers fighting in South Africa, India, Palestine with service in other countries, The bulk of the book is concerned with the regiment's Great war service. Mons, Le Cateau. River Marne, Ypres, Hill 60,Somme, Arras, Beaumont Hamel, Les Boeufs, German Offensive, La Bassee Canal, many more, then back to Mons, the Armistice. I have scanned the Battle Honours pages to show which battalion served in which action/battle. It is an impressive list. Eight appendices covering Roll of Honour, Army Uniforms, etc. etc. Many illustrations and maps. All my books are scanned so you can see what you are buying, also my prices are inclusive of UK postage and packing. Additional cost for overseas postage.…

Condition: New. 2006. hardcover. . . . . .

Condition: New. 2006. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardback. Condition: New.

1st. Very Good- pp309. frontis. 21 illus. orig. cloth. sp. faded. sp. lean. owner Mr. Claud Bicknell Alpine Club and C.U.M.C. President 1930.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edn, London, Maclehose, 1934. 8vo, 309p. Plates. Spine evenly faded else VG in original cloth. Neate B197. Reminiscences by the well-known Himalayan explorer and leader of the 1922 and 1924 Everest expeditions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. This book is bound in bright red boards with bright gilt letters on the spine & front cover with a bright gilt fox head on the front cover. There is wear on the spine tips & cover corners with a 3 cm tear in the cloth on the top of the front cover where it meets the spine. There is glue residue from a bookplate inside the front cover. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. All the illustrations & maps are present, clean & unmarked. This is a "Subscribers' Edition No. 208", flat-signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. None. First Edition. 309 pages. Illustrated. Newly rebound in navy cloth with red and gold title label to spine.

1st. Very Good pp309. frontis. 21 illus. orig. cloth. sp. faded.

First Edition. First Edition. Fair book in a facsimile dust jacket. Uncommon. The book has general wear.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

1st. Near Fine- pp309. frontis. 21 illus. orig. cloth.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. VG+/VG. 8vo. original green cloth (mild sunning to spine ends, prev. owner's name to FFE, a few spots to leaf edges and outer leaves, else clean & bright) in dustwrapper priced 12/6 net (slightly rubbed & marked, a little edge frayed with chip and closed tearing to tail cap, small repairs on reverse, ink stain to rear panel, else most presentable); pp. [viii (last blank), 310 (last blank), with frontispiece + 21 plates. A very good copy in the rare dustwrapper. [Neate B197: Reminiscences of his climbing and exploration, including the 'Alps from end to end' with Conway. Bruce, who served in the Indian Army, made numerous private climbing expeditions in the Himalaya, accompanied Conway in the Karakoram, and Mummery on Nanga Parbat, as well as leading the 1922 and 1924 Everest Expeditions. A.C.President, 1923-5].…

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First edition. 8vo. ( 227mm. ) Pp. [8], 309. Plates [22] photographs, occasionally two per page. Contents spotted spotted in the margins throughout. Publishers cloth backed boards, sometime rebacked with the original faded backstrip laid down, corners lightly bumped, new endpapers. ' Carping critics are asked to be indulgent to the author, who makes no claim to literary merit ' - from the Author's Note.…

First Editions. Small Quartos. In three volumes, mixed editions. frontispieces, 356, 339 (1 p. ad) and 372pp. Each volume illustrated with amazing photographic images and maps (some folding). To climb mount Everest, it was imperative to locate many men called Coolies who were accustomed to living in cold climates to help, cooks were needed and translators to translate to the men especially the Tibetan language and more. It took months to prepare. All the men needed specific clothing, sleeping bags and of course, food. When the expedition began its journey, it included nine Europeans including two surveyors. It also included 50 Coolies and 100 mules. A fascinating journey. All volumes bound in cloth, one green cloth and two in blue cloth, all lettered in gilt, all have some foxing to fore-edges, the green volumes has bumped corners, and previous owner's names, each volume displays only ocassional spots of foxing. In gernal, a very nice set.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

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Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 344 50:B&W 7.44 x 9.69 in or 246 x 189 mm (Crown 4vo) Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 344.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 344.

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