Brigadier Sir John Smyth V C (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book neat and clean and firmly bound, with just a few marks and some darkening and spotting to page edges. It has an ink gift inscription to FFEP. Neat DJ has been clipped.

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Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Written by a decorated veteran and Victoria Cross recipient, The Only Enemy examines the concept of war's inexorable adversary "the only enemy" and explores the internal and external battles faced by soldiers. Awarded the VC at twenty-one, Brigadier Sir John Smyth has since followed on the flood tide of England's history for close on half a century, and he here recounts his life with no hint of vainglory in the direct simplicity of the telling. Whether he writes of that first fine exploit in France in 1915, at the head of his small band of great-hearted Sikhs, or of Dunkirk, where he was the only Indian Army officer to command a fighting formation, or of the disastrous battle of the River Sittang in the tragic Burma campaign, his steadfast courage burns through the words of the narrative. In victory and in defeat, in his premature retirement from the Service after his advice was ignored and the Burmese defeat made inevitable for himself and his men, he remains unchangingly loyal, only the cold lucidity of his analysis of the situation in military terms revealing with steely logic where blame should be apportioned. In later years he has made a name for himself as a journalist and Member of Parliament. With first-hand reflections on campaign service, leadership, strategy and the enduring face of conflict, Smyth's memoir invites both historian and collector into the mind of a warrior whose era bridged imperial and modern warfare. No writing or marks on the cover or in the text, nice tight copy with some shelf wear, bumps, etc.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Clean brown cloth on boards with gilt titles. Light bumping to foot of spine. Edges: mild foxings. Eps: faint thin short touches of ex-book cover residue to top and bottom edges. Clean contents. B/w glossy illustrations. Binding is As New. 192p Dj: top and bottom edge with light thin ex-bookcover residue, otherwise a clean jacket. Faint sunning to spine. Price-cut to front flap foot.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered metallic turquoise back. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains (vi), 208 pp with 22 monochrome photographs and 4 maps throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the tips and corners, not price clipped, 25/-. Member of the P.B.F.A. MILITARY (Armed Warfare).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. SERVE TO LEAD. This is the Sandhurst motto , the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , came from two famous establishments , the Royal Military Academy Woolwich and the Royal Military College Sandhurst , they were amalgamation in 1947. The author has written the first comprehensive account of this military training school. 8vo.Pp, 301,[1]. previous owners signature on front free , otherwise good illustrations all correct, book came from the library of Bertram Ratcliffe . Original red cloth covered boards with title in gold on spine. Dust jacket slightly sunned .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 301pp including index. Red cloth boards with gilt titles to spine in price clipped dustwrapper. Top edge red. Ownership inscription to ffep. Dustwrapper lightly foxed with some light wear to extremities. Eps foxed. Otherwise textblock and illustrations clean tight and bright. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A nice clean copy with the minimum of wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Only Enemy by Brigadier Sir John Smyth V. C. first edition. Very good hardback, minor bumping. Jacket is chipped at edges with some small closed tears. 352pp., frontis., index, Autobiography of the Famous VC winner.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back over maroon ground. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains portrait frontispiece, 352 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with one small chip to the top of the rear cover, not price clipped, 30s. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'To Edwin and Mollie - with affectionate regards and good wishes from Jackie Smyth, 23.3.59.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.

Red Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. In June 1915 Smyth was awarded the Victoria Cross, the United Kingdom's highest award for bravery in combat. The citation for this award, published in the London Gazette For most conspicuous bravery near Richebourg L'Avoue on 18 May 1915. With a bombing party of 10 men, who voluntarily undertook this duty, he conveyed a supply of 96 bombs to within 20 yards of the enemy's position over exceptionally dangerous ground, after the attempts of two other parties had failed. Lieutenant Smyth succeeded in taking the bombs to the desired position with the aid of two of his men (the other eight having been killed or wounded), and to effect his purpose he had to swim a stream, being exposed the whole time to guns and shrapnel, This Copy is inscribed to Air Commodore Sir John Slessor." With Warmest Regards Jackie Smyth" 17/10/61Slight Foxing to title page Size: Octavo (standard book size). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; 1960s; Inventory No: 45008.