Callwell Sir (141 results)

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Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Tactics Of To-day. Book.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Condition: New. 2004 N&M Press reprint (original pub1931). SB. ix + 352 pp with three illus and l line drawings of guns. Published Price £24 This volume deals with the development of the Royal Regiment of Artillery over a period of forty years. The artillery which fought in the Crimea and the Mutiny was little changed from that which emerged from Peninsular War. Its guns were still smooth bores, and its organization and tactics were suited to its armament; but changes were coming rapidly with the advent of rifled guns, and in 1860 the RA received the "Armstrong" rifled guns. The first year of the period covered ib this volume saw the establishment of the School of Gunnery at Shoeburyness, and the decision to amalgamate the Artilleries of the three Presidencies in India with the Royal Artillery, the first significant change in organization. The first of the three parts into which the book is divided deals with organizational changes across the forty years and such matters as pay and conditions of service, the abolition of purchase [of commissions, the formation of new brigades etc. Part II deals with armament and charts technical progress - new guns, new ammunition, carriages and mountings and the establishment of an Inspection Branch. The final part is concerned with training under the headings Horse & Field Artillery; Mountain, Heavy and Siege Artillery; and Coast Artillery. In all this the authors keep clear of campaigns and operational matters, reserving them for a separate volume. Appendices contain tables showing armaments of Horse and Field Batteries, particulars of Horse and Field Guns, and all natures of guns in the Service. Book.…

Condition: New. 2005 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1919). SB. xiv + 361pp with eight maps. Published Price £14.50 This volume is one of a series entitled Campaigns and their Lessons . The author, C.E.Calwell (1859-1928) had retired as a colonel five years before the outbreak of war. He was recalled, promoted to Temp Major-General and appointed Director of Military Operations (DMO) in place of Henry Wilson; he held the post till the end of 1915 and was then sent on liaison missions to Russia. He was a well-known military historian, author of several books including the biographies of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson and Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Maude.The author points out that he is not setting out to furnish a history of the campaign but his principle concern is to study the broad strategical aspects of it and certain of the tactics employed that throw light on the art of conducting amphibious warfare. Thus, the naval attempt to force the straits without military cooperation is treated in some detail. Likewise, the famous landing on the Peninsula on 25th April 1915 is dealt with fairly exhaustively, as is the successful evacuation. Some of the principal battles, battles that involved furious fighting causing heavy losses on both sides, are only touched on briefly because there are no special lessons to be learned. In fact this work is designed to be a study of certain phases of the campaign, not a formal history, and comments and deductions are scattered about in the text. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. No. MCXLIX; No. MCXL; No. MCXLI; 8vo; 424 pages; Contents clean and complete in brown polished buckram binding with leather title label and gilt lettering at spine; leather label rubbed. Three issues of this wonderful journal bound together. Some of the articles in these three issues include: Ian Hay - "A Safety Match" Chapters I-XI ; Col. C.E. Callwell, C.B. -- War Office Reminiscences ; The Fenian Brotherhood by P. L. ; Sir C.H.T. Crosthwaite -- "Did He Eat Him?" A Yarn of the Sea; Isola Bella by Linesman; Robert Dinwiddie; The Coronation by An Eyewitness; The Twymans by H. Newbolt; The Flight of Elizabeth; What the Moon Saw; Morocco in Liquidation by Kepi; Copts and Moslems in Egypt by W.; The Company of Royal Archers; Christmas at the Capital of Menelik; An Elder of the Dutch Church; Ahu-Gardani by Major R.L. Kennion; The Song of Shadow-of-a-Leaf by Alfred Noyes; etc.…

Condition: New. 2005 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1919). HB. xiv + 361pp with eight maps. This volume is one of a series entitled Campaigns and their Lessons . The author, C.E.Calwell (1859-1928) had retired as a colonel five years before the outbreak of war. He was recalled, promoted to Temp Major-General and appointed Director of Military Operations (DMO) in place of Henry Wilson; he held the post till the end of 1915 and was then sent on liaison missions to Russia. He was a well-known military historian, author of several books including the biographies of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson and Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Maude.The author points out that he is not setting out to furnish a history of the campaign but his principle concern is to study the broad strategical aspects of it and certain of the tactics employed that throw light on the art of conducting amphibious warfare. Thus, the naval attempt to force the straits without military cooperation is treated in some detail. Likewise, the famous landing on the Peninsula on 25th April 1915 is dealt with fairly exhaustively, as is the successful evacuation. Some of the principal battles, battles that involved furious fighting causing heavy losses on both sides, are only touched on briefly because there are no special lessons to be learned. In fact this work is designed to be a study of certain phases of the campaign, not a formal history, and comments and deductions are scattered about in the text. Book.…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: Good. 1927. First Edition. 390 pages. No dust jacket. Green and black cloth covered boards with gilt. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering has become dull. Boards have minor damp and dust stains. Board corners are bumped.…

PF. Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1920. No Edition Remarks. 339 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Rough-cut pages. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and staining to gutters; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No D/J. Second Impression. Volume 2 only. Some spotting to page edges. Stain/Marks to boards and spine. No D/J.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition first edition vintage book, near-antique. VOLUME 2 ONLY. Includes a dust jacket with a little wear and tearing. The contents have foxed edges and are otherwise generally fine for their age.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Not Applicable. 1st Thus. 352pp; Facsimile.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. German-language 1930 hardcover in VG condition: slight exterior wear, slight page foxing, slight exterior soiling. 418 pages. [1.8 lbs]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. SCARCE 1ST EDITION! 295 pages, with many b&w plates, a good plus hardback, rebound many years ago in a red leather/stiff cloth binding with bright gold gilt lettering to the spine, from a uk university library but hard to tell from the exterior.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No D/J. Previous owners inscription to ffep and front paste down. fading to spine. Minor marks to boards. Corners a little bumped.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1919, Hardcover. Poor. No Dust Jacket. Ex-Library with standard markings. Spine is frayed. Contents complete. 361p.

Condition: New. 2004 N&M Press reprint (original pub1931). HB. ix + 352 pp with three illus and l line drawings of guns. This volume deals with the development of the Royal Regiment of Artillery over a period of forty years. The artillery which fought in the Crimea and the Mutiny was little changed from that which emerged from Peninsular War. Its guns were still smooth bores, and its organization and tactics were suited to its armament; but changes were coming rapidly with the advent of rifled guns, and in 1860 the RA received the "Armstrong" rifled guns. The first year of the period covered ib this volume saw the establishment of the School of Gunnery at Shoeburyness, and the decision to amalgamate the Artilleries of the three Presidencies in India with the Royal Artillery, the first significant change in organization. The first of the three parts into which the book is divided deals with organizational changes across the forty years and such matters as pay and conditions of service, the abolition of purchase [of commissions, the formation of new brigades etc. Part II deals with armament and charts technical progress - new guns, new ammunition, carriages and mountings and the establishment of an Inspection Branch. The final part is concerned with training under the headings Horse & Field Artillery; Mountain, Heavy and Siege Artillery; and Coast Artillery. In all this the authors keep clear of campaigns and operational matters, reserving them for a separate volume. Appendices contain tables showing armaments of Horse and Field Batteries, particulars of Horse and Field Guns, and all natures of guns in the Service. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 578 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Octavo, xii, 153 pages + publisher catalog (32 pages). In Fair plus condition. Spine is black with black print. Boards in red cloth; fraying to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning. Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, light age toning to paper. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1404838. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1919 Hardcover, first edition. Ex-Library. Text is clean. Binding is strong. Inside hinge paper is partly cracked. 8 maps. Dark blue linen cover with stamped borders, lightly rubbed corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Two volumes. Corners are bumped a bit with modest wear, some very light spots of silverfishing along edges, faint crease to spine, some foxing to outside edges of textblock. otherwise a nice copy, clean and attractive, with good color, bright gilt, solid binding, clean pages. Near very good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Green cloth with gilt armorial. Vol I has inscription on FFE and notes writte on front pastedown. Crack in front hinge and frontis loose and laid in. Some foxing through prelims, but text clean. Volume II has notes on FFEs, some foxing through early pages, and occasional pencil underlining through text. Scarce in two volume set.…