Siege southern

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1906. First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates, maps and plans, with folding map of Port Arthue in pocket at end, thick royal 8vo. 230mm by 160mm. (pp. 511), original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, some foxing, preliminary leaves with foxing, folding map of the Liautung Peninsula not present. Binding has been re-backed using original boards, new endpapers, Some wear to board-edges esp. lower edge of original back- board. The Russo–Japanese War (1904–05) was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. The major theatres of operations were the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden in Southern Manchuria and the seas around Korea, Japan and the Yellow Sea. The Battle/Blockade/Siege of Port Arthur was the major engagement of the War. Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett was an English war correspondent during the First World War. Through his reporting of the Battle of Gallipoli he was instrumental in the birth of the Anzac legend which still dominates military history in Australia and New Zealand. Twelve years previously Ashmead-Bartlett arrived in Manchuria to report the Russo-Japanese War. " As we have probably witnessed old-fashioned assaults and close-order formations for the last time, it has been one of my chief objects to place on record the obsolete method of fighting which characterised the Siege." (from the preface)      

THE SIEGE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA AUTHOR DOUGLAS REED PUBLISHER MACMILLAN BOOK CONDITION HARDCOVER  248 PAGES IMPRINT TO FIRST LAND LAST PAGES FROM D/J OTHERWISE THE BOOK IS CLEAN AND GOOD  DUST JACKET HAS WEAR AND TEARS FORMAT  

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Historical action adventure set in the Middle Ages. In England, King John (Paul Giamatti) has reluctantly signed the Magna Carta treaty, but quickly reneges on the promises drawn up in the charter and leads an army to the southern coast of England to take down the rebel barons who forced him to sign it. A courageous group of Knights Templar must now face off against King John's army as they place Rochester Castle under siege. Brian Cox, Jason Flemyng, James Purefoy and Charles Dance co-star. Age: 15

 Koevoet! - Jim HooperSouthern - 1989, first edition, second impression - Har cover with dust cover show slight wear.  Internall stiil clean and tight. This stunning work is a tribute to Koevoet and the legend they created. This new edition features a substantially rewritten and expanded text accompanied by nearly 100 colour photographs. “A thrilling exposé of modern military history, and of one of Africa’s bloodiest conflicts”. Dan Mills, author of the bestseller Sniper One: The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege “Koevoet is full of detail, flavour and character – Hooper’s informal style of writing brings the reader immediately into the story. Engrossing and educational – it is hard to stop.” British Army Review "...a valuable first-hand account of South African counter-insurgency operations in what was then South-West Africa and should be read by anyone interested in the southern African conflicts of the late twentieth century."   Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research