Major L C Gates (5 results)

Softcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. None. 1st Edition. Undated but believe published around 1950. Spine, binding and cover all fine; cover very slightly faded. Contents very clean and no inscription. 75 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover. Not ex. library. 80 pages, appendices. Covers are a little grubby, some feint spotting on cover, contents clean, binding is tight. Preface by Field-Marshal Viscount Wavell. Undated, may be early 1950's.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Fair condition hard cover with no jacket - plenty of wear to boards with water staining and age spoiling to back and front - contents clean and tidy - complete with 7 fold-out maps and many others. A good reading / reference copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not applicable. 1st Edition. VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: The History of the Tenth Foot 1919 to 1950 by Major L. C. Gates Summary: The History of the Tenth Foot, 1919-1950.The "Tenth Foot" refers to the historic Lincolnshire Regiment. The book traces the regiment's history from the end of the First World War through the Second World War and into the early post-war years. Inter-war Years (1919-1939) • Describes the regiment's transition from wartime service to peacetime duties after the First World War. • Covers reductions in army strength, overseas garrison service, recruitment, training, and regimental life during a period of relative peace. • Follows both regular and territorial battalions as they adapted to changing military requirements. Second World War (1939-1945) The history follows the regiment's battalions in several theatres: • France and the Dunkirk campaign (1940): The regiment's involvement in the British Expeditionary Force and the withdrawal to Dunkirk. • North Africa and the Middle East: Service against Axis forces in desert and Mediterranean operations. • Burma Campaign: Extensive coverage of the battalions that fought against Japanese forces in difficult jungle conditions. • North-West Europe (1944-45): Participation in the liberation of Western Europe following the Normandy landings. The book relies heavily on war diaries, officers' reports, and first-hand accounts, documenting: • Major operations and battles. • Battalion movements. • Leadership and tactical decisions. • Individual acts of bravery and gallantry. • Casualties and honours awarded. Post-war Period (1945-1950) • Covers occupation duties after the war. • Discusses demobilisation and the reduction of wartime forces. • Examines the regiment's role in the changing British Army of the late 1940s. • Ends with the regiment entering a new era before later army reorganisations. Author: Major General L. C. Gates, MBE, MC Edited by: Major General J.A.A. Griffin DSO Publisher: Gale and Polden Limited. Aldershot Year Published: 1953 Edition: 1st Edition Binding type: Hardcover ISBN: Dimensions: 24.5cm x 15.5cm Notes: From the library of J.C.C of Dunholme. Book is protected by a removable cover SKU: VSS / 268 / H / 7418 / 5699 Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Not applicable Book condition: Very good. Handling marks, marks Binding: Intact Pages: 355 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Formerly owned by Captain H.R. Tweed of the Regiment who has written his name atop the front free endpaper. Tweed is mentioned on page 54 during combat in Norway. On the same page are handwritten notes of A.A. Greenwood, whose bookplate is mounted inside the front board. Greenwood mentions that one Private Roe, who was buried, was his Platoon Scout. "Compiled from war diaries, officers' narratives and other sources." - title page. "Records the part played by the Regiment in the epoch-making battles of the African and European theatres, as well as the actions of platoons and companies in the less famous but perhaps even more testing operations in the jungles of Burma, the Arakan and Sumatra." - Foreword. xii, 355, [3], [3 additions & corrections] p. Black and white photographic plates. Numerous maps, some fold-out. Relevant news clippings affixed to blank page at back. Greenwood's notes upon front free endpaper state that Captain Tweed left this book to him in his will. Few additional markings to contents by Greenwood. Average wear to original red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Binding intact. Mild sunning to spine. A sound association example of this important history. ; 8vo.…