V C Brigadier Smyth (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: good-. First. 8vo. Small mark to front board. Wear to extremities. Some underlining. Dw has wear and tears to extremities. Tear to rear joint and across to front joint. Mark to covers. Book.

(Subject: World War II - General) A contemporary look at the lessons of WWII, and the author's thoughts on the future. (Published: 1945) (Publisher: Hutchinson) (Pagination: 93pp.) (Condition: red cloth, gilt titles, war-time paper) UL-XXXXXX.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.

Condition: Very Good. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo . Good clean copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. . . . .

Condition: Very Good. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo . Good clean copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

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. …

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. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A nice clean copy with the minimum of wear.

Condition: Very Good. 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: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Archival protective jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dark brown boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped DJ, now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 35/-net. 223 pp, clean and bright pages throughout. Map illustrated endpapers (Any digital image available on request).…

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. 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.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Softback. 12mo. 32pp. Bw oval photo ontitle page + bw photo " Fred Perry " in text. Publisher's green pictorial soft card covers, bw lettering + drawing male tennis player hitting ball + leaves under year on front. Two staple hinges through. Bright attractive copy. F. …

Condition: Very Good. 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.…