Brigade Rifle (164 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: New. 2004 N & M Press reprint of 1871 original Edition. SB. xi + 258pp + maps & illustrations. Published Price £14.50 A fascinating account of an almost forgotten colonial campaign that helped secure Canada's western frontier against incursions from the United States. Overshadowed by the 1870 Franco-Prussian War that was taking place simultaneously, the expedition was mounted by the British army at the request of the Canadian Government, who shared its costs. The objective was to secure Rupert's Land (now part of Manitoba) for Canadian settlement against a rebellion led by Louise Riel, a man of French extraction, supported by a mixed bag of Irish Fenians, native Canadian Indians and 'Metis' - of mixed Franco-Indian race. Riel's rebellion was fuelled by French-Irish-Indian fears of Anglophone dominance, and possible suppression of the Roman Cathoiic religion and their land rights. Command of the expedition was given to a brilliant officer, Colonel Sir Garnet Wolseley, then midway through his glittering military career. The author was one of Wolseley's officers and bases his account on his journal and the expedition's official records. Wolseley's force consisted of Riflemen, Royal Engineers, gunners and Canadian militiamen. Their route took them across the Great Lakes from the shores of Lake Superior west to Fort Garry in the summer of 1870. A feat of exploration as well as of military ingenuity, they successfully overcame many natural obstacles before surprising and scattering Riel's rebels in a bloodless encounter. Complete with maps and appendices detailing the expedition's logistics. Book.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 44pp., ills., fine copy.

Condition: New. SB xxvi + 386pp, maps, 2002 N&MP Reprint of 1899 Original EditionPublished Price £14.50 One of the best and most justly famous of the many memoirs of a serving British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. Born in Beverley in east Yorkshire, George Simmons began his military life in 1805 as Assistant Surgeon in the LIncoln Militia. He subsequently joined the 95th Rifles in order to help pay for his younger brothers' education. Simmons served throughout the thick of the Peninsular War under Wellington, doing his duty as a Rifleman in six campaigns up to 1814, and seeing action at the sieges of Ciudad Roderigo and Badajoz and the battles of Salamanca, Vittoria, and finally of Waterloo. He was thrice severely wounded, but survived to write these memoirs, which were based on the letters he sent home to his impecunious but doting parents. Book.…

Condition: New. 2023 reprint (of original pub 1946). SB. 133+175 pp + 14 B&W illustrationsPublished Price £15 Of a more intimate Regimental Chronicle style than the work of Major Hastings, it pleases with the first-hand telling of the Regiment's achievements narrated by seasoned officers who were in the thick of the fighting, from the dark days of the Defence of Calais in 1940, through the Western Desert and Tunisia, showing a reputation for close co-operation units, and on to North West Europe and the pursuit over the Rhine into the heart of Germany.Written so shortly after the cessation of hostilities this account has an immediacy that modern histories lack. Book.…

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Hardcover. pp. 48. 8vo. Fold out map. Light shelfwear, rear hinge torn. Owner's name to front pastedown.

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Condition: Very Good. 1 page, 1 colour plate. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 19 x 25 cms. Category: Society for Army Historical Research; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 1 page, 1 plate, some foxing. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 19 x 25 cms. Category: Society for Army Historical Research; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 8 pages, 2 plates, 1 colour plate. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 19 x 25 cms. Category: Society for Army Historical Research; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

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Condition: New. 2004 N & M Press reprint of 1871 original Edition. HB. xi + 258pp + maps & illustrations. A fascinating account of an almost forgotten colonial campaign that helped secure Canada's western frontier against incursions from the United States. Overshadowed by the 1870 Franco-Prussian War that was taking place simultaneously, the expedition was mounted by the British army at the request of the Canadian Government, who shared its costs. The objective was to secure Rupert's Land (now part of Manitoba) for Canadian settlement against a rebellion led by Louise Riel, a man of French extraction, supported by a mixed bag of Irish Fenians, native Canadian Indians and 'Metis' - of mixed Franco-Indian race. Riel's rebellion was fuelled by French-Irish-Indian fears of Anglophone dominance, and possible suppression of the Roman Cathoiic religion and their land rights. Command of the expedition was given to a brilliant officer, Colonel Sir Garnet Wolseley, then midway through his glittering military career. The author was one of Wolseley's officers and bases his account on his journal and the expedition's official records. Wolseley's force consisted of Riflemen, Royal Engineers, gunners and Canadian militiamen. Their route took them across the Great Lakes from the shores of Lake Superior west to Fort Garry in the summer of 1870. A feat of exploration as well as of military ingenuity, they successfully overcame many natural obstacles before surprising and scattering Riel's rebels in a bloodless encounter. Complete with maps and appendices detailing the expedition's logistics. Book.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Green card covers with silver lettering to spine. Covers are a little creased but serviceable. Slight bumping to corners, some subsequent curling throughout. Spine is a little chipped with bumping to the ends. Textblock is generally clean and well held. 133 pp. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 261g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 031734:5f) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 261 G. Book. …

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Condition: Very Good. 39 pages, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 22 cms. Category: Wide World Magazine Articles; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Stapled Wraps. First edition. pp. 23. 8vo. Light shelfwear, thumbed corners, title page marked; very good.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Red River Expedition (Dominion of Canada 1870). Book.

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Condition: New. In English.

8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates; dark green cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy.