By Sea By Land - history of the Royal Marines Commandos by James D Ladd - 1998

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London: Harper Collins, 1998. v-xvi, 606pp; illustrated, black spine, light edgewear.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

HarperCollins, 1998. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Book Revised and updated from the 1980 original. Black cloth with gilt titles under pictorial jacket. With b/w plates and maps Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 606 pages. Item Type: Book. Clean and bright pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. No inscriptions. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 000472366X. ISBN/EAN: 9780004723662. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 033766. . 9780004723662

Collins, 1998. Jacket top fold split to 2cm. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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London: HarperCollins, 1998. NrF/NrF. Revised and updated edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication on title-page. Signing reads, 'J D Ladd/10th December 1999'. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white and colour photographs, line-drawings and maps. The author, James D Ladd (born 1925), served in the Royal Marines during World War Two before becoming a journalist and widely respected military historian. A well-researched, authoritative and comprehensive authorised account of the Corp's actions since the First World War. The book reveals the changing nature of warfare between1919 and the present day and the way in which the Marines' involvement in sea service and naval gunnery between the wars was replaced by amphibious and commando operations. With Appendices, Bibliography and Indexes. Some light age tanning to edges of pages; else a near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE revised and updated edition, first printing SIGNED BY… Read More