Rogers Colonel O B E (24 results)

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) The modernisation of the British Army that followed the American War of Independence was spearheaded by John Moore and Wellington. This is an informed study of the army that resulted. With chapters on Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers, Auxiliaries, Command and Staff, the…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Probable First. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Probable First. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The author traces the origins and gradual development of heraldic devices and their meaning from the Norman Conquest to modern day. Illustrated in both color and B&W.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition book and DJ not price clipped. 252 pages good and clean with clear print, indexed. Spots of foxing, mainly where the black and white photographs are in the centre of the book, no previous names. 'For nearly a century, from the reign of Queen Ann…

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) The development of Napoleon's Army from Valmy to Waterloo. Chapters include the Cavalry, Infantry, Artillery, Engineers and Signals, Administration, Medical, Imperial HQ. With special studies on the 3rd Corps at Auerstadt, and later in Poland. (Published: 1974) (Publisher: Book…

(Subject: Land Vehicles & Weapons - General) The entire history of artillery From the 15th Century to the present. Its use in sieges in the field and at sea; its value in defence and attack and its many variations with rockets and tanks. He describes the manufacture of pieces, their ammunition their limbers, carts and furniture…

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) An extensively illustrated volume detailing the historical background, weapons, equipment, organization and functions of the British Army in the late 1970s. (Published: 1979) (Publisher: Book Club Associates) (Pagination: large format, 160pp, 8 col, and 219 b/w photos) (Condi…

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) Examines in detail the organisation, training, and personnel of the British Army during the eighteenth century, and explains how the government policies of containing the enemy and colonial conquest were achieved. It also illustrates how the Army survived the constant nervous…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The mounted troops of the British Army, 1066-1945 (Imperial Services Library, Volume 3).A First edition, First printing copy of this 1959 book. A near fine book, some rubbing to the edges and a bump to the bottom of the spine. In a very good DW, wi…

(Subject: Land Vehicles & Weapons - General) The development and use of the tank, from WWI to the nuclear age. The technical design of the tanks of all the combatants in both world wars is fully described and illustrated. Specifications of armament, armour and engines are dealt with in great detail. (Published: 1965) (Publisher:…

(Subject: Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements) An examination of the personal weapons of the British Soldier from the Medieval period to post WWII. 1960 first edition (Published: 1960) (Publisher: Seeley Service) (Pagination: 259pp, col plate, 24 b/w plates, 48 drawings, index) (Condition: vg in a rubbed and…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A nice copy, bound in a yellow cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Spine is good with minor wear. Small mark to upper board but minor. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is in good condition with small tear to top edge and some wear, otherwise good. All pages a…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in red cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to a black panel on the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in as new condition. International postal rates are c…

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. New Edition. THE MOUNTED TROOPS OF THE BRITISH ARMY Imperial Services Library Vol 3. Colonel H.C.B. Rogers, O.B.E. Seeley Service & Co Ltd, London 1967 New Edition. 256pp Illustrated Hardbook. This is volume 3 of the influential and authoritive Imperial Services Librar…

Allen & Unwin ; 1977 ; 0043550118; Rilegato con titoli in oro al dorso, sovracoperta ; 22,5 x 14,5 cm; pp. 252; Prima edizione. 8 illustrazioni (mappe) a b./n. ; Presenta leggeri segni d'uso ai bordi (senza mancanze nè lacerazioni), interno ottimo e senza scritte. ; Molto buono (come da foto). ; For nearly a century, from the re…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 'Troopships and their History' ~ by Colonel HCB Rogers, OBE; pub by Seeley Service & Co 1963; with jacket, 8vo, 224`pps + 18pps of b&w photos and coloured frontispiece; jacket has a few dust marks on back, book has few marks on top and bottom edges o/w in…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Dust Jacket has small closed tears, but otherwise complete and overall sound. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Inventory No: 46390. For further information on this titl…

Hardcover Sehr gut. Text Englisch. Aus der Reihe "Imperial services library", hier Band III. Leineneinband, goldgeprägtes Rückenschildchen, minimale Gebrauchsspuren. Frontispiz, 255 paginierte Seiten, 33 Tafeln, zum Teil in Farbe und zahlreiche s/w Skizzen, insgesamt sehr guter Zustand, keinerlei Eintragungen. +++ Text in Englis…

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Excelente. 1ª Edición. London, Seeley Service & Co. Ltd, 1957, 205 pp. Illustrated Edition. The Pageant of Heraldry. An explanation of its principles and its uses to-day. by Col. H. C. B. Rogers with an introduction by Col. H. A. B. Lawson Published by Seeley Service & Co. Limited. Illustr…