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War in Afghanistan 1879-80, the personal diary of Major-General Sir Charles M. MacGregor, edited by W. Trousdale, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1985, 226pp., with photographs and index, hardback, with dust-jacket, good condition The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80, by A. Forbes, Darf, London, 1987 [reprint of 1892 edition], 337pp., the account of one of the foremost war correspondents of his day, with photographs and index, hardback, with dust-jacket, very good condition The...
£40–£50
British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia Registers, for Meerut 1815-75, 346pp.; Quetta, 268pp.; and Peshawar, Two Volumes, 192pp. and 160 pp., all with useful and interesting surveys of the cemeteries with thousands of names and photographs, all softback, very good condition (4) £10-£15
Hammer Price: £10
We Lead: the 7th Light Cavalry, 1784-1990, edited by Lieutenant-Colonel C. L. Proudfoot, Lancer, New Delhi, 1991, 260pp., with index, list of honours and awards &c., hardback, with dust-jacket, good condition I Serve: the 18th Cavalry, by Major-General G. S. Sandhu, Lancer, New Delhi, 1991, 266pp., a history of the constituent regiments [6th and 7th Light Cavalry, later 18th Light Cavalry] 1842-1986, with photographs, roll of honour, list of honours and awards &c., hardback, with...
A Famous Regiment, the Kali Panchwin, 2/5th (Formerly the 105th) Mahratta Light Infantry 1768-1923, by Colonel Sir Reginald Hennell, C.V.O., D.S.O., O.B.E., John Murray, London, 1927, 292pp., with photographs, index, list of honours and awards &c., hardback, some light foxing, otherwise very good condition £20-£30
Hammer Price: £20
Memories of the British Raj: Soldier in India, the Autobiography of Brigadier R. C. B. Bristow, Johnson, London 1974, 208pp., an account of the author’s service with the Dogra Regiment 1918-47, with photographs and index, hardback, with dust-jacket, very good condition Prender’s Progress, the Autobiography of Brigadier J. Prendergast, Cassell, 1979, 256pp., an account of the author’s service in India with the 4/15th Punjabis and Tochi Scouts 1931-47, hardback, good...
The History of the Indian Mountain Artillery 1850-1947, by Brigadier-General C. A. L. Graham, Gale & Polden, 1957, 470pp., the standard history of the corps and very detailed, with pull-out maps and index, hardback, light foxing, otherwise good condition Tales of the Mountain Gunner, by C. H. T. MacFetridge and L. P. Warren, Blackwood, 1973, 327pp., an anthology of accounts of life and service in the Indian mountain batteries by different writers covering the late 19th and early 20th...
The Madras Regiment 1758-1958, by Lieutenant-Colonel E. G. Phythian-Adams, O.B.E., publisher unknown, 338pp., with pull-out maps, index, list of honours and awards &c., hardback, fair condition £15-£20
Hammer Price: £25
The Army in India and its Evolution, Government Publication, Calcutta, 1924, 253pp., a very detailed survey of the state of the Indian Army in 1924- its history, the various services and departments, strengths, training, establishments &c., with index, hardback, good condition £15-£20
Bengal Cavalry Regiments, 1857-1914, by R. G. Harris, Osprey, London, 1979, 40pp., part of the “Men-at-Arms” series, with photographs and colour illustrations, softback, good condition 30th Punjabis, by J. Lawford, Osprey, London, 1972, 40pp., part of the “Men-at-Arms” series, with photographs and colour illustrations, softback, good condition The Indian Mutiny, by C. Wilkinson-Latham, Osprey, London, 1977, 40pp., part of the “Men-at-Arms” series, with photographs and...
Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment, by Lieutenant-Colonel. J. P. Lawford, M.C., and Major W. E. Catto, Gale and Polden, 1967, 302pp., a good general account of the five regiments which combined to form the 16th Punjab Regiment, with photographs and list of honours and awards &c., hardback, with dust-jacket, very good condition £20-£30
The Frontier Scouts, by C. Chenevix-Trench, Cape, London, 1985, 300pp., an excellent and detailed history of the elite Frontier Scout Regiments, with photographs and index, hardback, with dust-jacket, good condition Frontier Scouts, by Colonel H. R. C. Pettigrew, privately published by the author, 110pp., a rare and interesting account largely of the South Waziristan Scouts and the author’s service in the inter-War years and after, with photographs, softback, good condition Frontier...
Hammer Price: £30
The Raj: India and the British, 1600-1947, Catalogue of the exhibition in the National Portrait Gallery, 1990, edited by C. A. Bayly, 432pp., with hundreds of photographs of exhibits of all kinds relating to British India, softback, good condition Soldiers of the Raj: The Indian Army 1600-1947, Catalogue of the exhibition in the National Army Museum, 1997, edited by A. J. Guy and P. B. Boyden, 386pp., with hundreds of photographs of exhibits of all kinds relating to the army in India...
The North Western Frontier and British India 1839-42, by P. Mehra, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 1978, Two Volumes, 425pp. and 406pp., modern reprints of official dispatches and reports on the North West Frontier and Afghanistan (and a few other places like Persia and Arabia) offering a wealth of detail on the area, politics, trade and reflecting the current state of knowledge and intelligence coming from the frontier, with pull-out maps, index, tables of statistics &c., hardback, good...
The Golden Galley: The Story of the 2nd Punjab Regiment 1761-1947, by Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Betham, K.B.E., C.I.E., M.C., and Major H. V. R. Geary, M.C., Oxford University Press, 1956, 330pp., an excellent survey of services of the 67, 69, 72, 74, 87 Punjabis, with photographs and pull-out maps, hardback, with dust-jacket, the dust-jacket slightly frayed, good condition £20-£30
Hammer Price: £35
Capital Campaigners: History of the 3rd Battalion (Queen Mary’s Own) The Baluch Regiment, by Colonel W. E. Maxwell, Gale and Polden, 1948, 167pp., a good survey of the regiment and its campaigns from its origins in the 1840s to end of the Second World War, with index, hardback, good condition £30-£40
Hammer Price: £40
The Nagas in the Nineteenth Century, by V. Elwin, Oxford University Press, 1969, 650pp., a rare and detailed survey and history of the N.E. Frontier tribes, hardback, with dust-jacket, the dust-jacket slightly torn, otherwise good condition Far Frontiers, People and Events in North-Eastern India 1857-1947, by John Whitehead, British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia, London, 1989, 204pp., with photographs, softback, very good condition On the Frontier and Beyond, by...
The 3rd Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own), by Colonel H. G. Rawlinson, Oxford University Press, 1941, 223pp., an excellent and very detailed history of the regiment, with photographs, index, roll of honour, lists of honours and awards &c., hardback, good condition £30-£40
Hammer Price: £45
Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War: East African Campaign, Longman’s for Historical Section of Indian and Pakistan Armies, 1963, 180pp., with pull-out maps, photographs, and index, hardback, in dust-jacket, the binding damaged in parts, therefore fair condition £15-£20
The Bengal Horse Artillery 1800-1861, by Major-General B. P. Hughes, Arms and Armour Press, 1971, 184pp., the classic account of the Bengal Artillery, with photographs and index, hardback, with dust-jacket, the dust-jacket slightly torn, otherwise good condition and a limited edition of 1,000 copies £20-£30
Jammu and Kashmir Arms, History of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, by Major-General D. K. Palit, Palit and Dutt, Dehra Dun, 1972, 305pp., with photographs and index, hardback, with dust-jacket, good condition History of the Jammu and Kashmire Rifles, 1820-1956, by Major K. B. Singh, Lancer, New Delhi, 1990, 320pp., with index, list of honours and awards &c., hardback, good condition The Indian State Forces: Their Lineage and Insignia, by Maharaja of Jaipur, Leo Cooper, 1967, 122pp., a...
Hammer Price: £50
The History of the Bombay Army, by Sir Patrick Cadell, C.S.I., C.I.E., Longmans, 1938, 362pp., a general history of the entire Bombay army and its campaigns, 1662-1920, with pull-out map and index, good condition £20-£30
Heritage: The History of the Rajput Regiment 1778-1947, by M. Ahmad, Rakesh Press, New Delhi, 1989, 382pp., a good detailed history of the regiment, with pull-out maps and index, hardback, with dust jacket, the dust-jacket slightly torn, otherwise good condition Regimental History of the 4th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifle (Wilde’s), by Major-General Sir A. T. Wilde, K.C.B., C.S.I., Naval & Military Press reprint, 235pp., softback, very good condition The History of the Baluch...
Valour Triumphs: A History of the Kumaon Regiment, a presentation copy from the Regiment to a former Commanding Officer, Colonel A. T. B. Craig, signed by General A. T. Raina [Colonel of the Regiment], by K. C. Praval, Thomson Press, India, 1976, 442pp., with pull-out maps, list of commanding officers, honours and awards &c., hardback, with dust-jacket, the dust-jacket faded and frayed, otherwise good condition £30-£40
History of the Corps of Indian Engineers, 1939-47, by Major S. Verma and Major V. K. Anand, Historical Section Ministry of Defence, India, 1974, 490pp., part of the Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War, an exceptionally detailed survey, with pull-out maps and index, hardback, in wrapper, good condition £20-£30
The Military Engineer in India, by Colonel E. W. C. Sandes, D.S.O., M.C., Institute of Royal Engineers, Chatham, 1933, Two volumes, 590pp. and 392pp., a superbly detailed work on the various units of Indian Engineers (Sappers and Miners &c.) from 1660-1935, with excellent detail on the Victorian campaigns and the Great War, with pull-out maps, photographs, and index, hardback, slight scuffing to covers, generally good condition Bengal Sappers 1803-2003, edited by G. Cooper and D....
Gallant Sepoys and Sowars, by Major W. J. Elliott and Lieutenant-Colonel Knollys, c. 1860, 176pp., a scarce early work detailing the gallantry of Indian soldiers in the Mutiny and in Afghanistan &c., with illustrations and index, hardback, lacking frontispiece, otherwise good condition The Victoria Cross in Afghanistan 1878-80 and how it was won, by Major W. J. Elliott, Dean, London, 1882, 250pp., an interesting and very early “boy’s own” accounts of gallantry in the Second Afghan...
Hammer Price: £55
Chitral: The Story of a Minor Siege, by Sir George Robertson, K.C.S.I., Methuen, London, 1898, 368pp., an excellent contemporary account of the Chitral siege and relief, with pull-out maps, photographs, and index, hardback, good condition Much Sounding of Bugles: The Siege of Chitral, 1895, by J. Harris, Hutchinson, London, 1975, 245pp., with photographs and index, hardback, with dust jacket, good condition A Narrative of Events in Chitral, Swat and Bajaur, Chitral Campaign, by H. C....
The Third Afghan War: Official Account, Government of India, Calcutta, 1926, 174pp., a detailed survey of the operations, with pull-out maps, list of unit formations &c., hardback, a few pages supplied in photocopy, damage to cover, therefore fair condition Crisis on the Frontier: The Third Afghan War and Campaign in Waziristan, 1919-20, B. Robson, Spellmount, 2004, 318pp., a good modern account of the operations, with photographs and index, hardback, with dust-jacket, almost new...
Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War: Post War Occupation Forces, Japan and S.E. Asia, Longman’s for Historical Section of Indian and Pakistan Armies, 1958, 310pp., with pull-out maps, photographs, and index, hardback, in dust-jacket, the dust-jacket torn in parts, otherwise good condition and one of the scarcer books in the “Official History” series £30-£40
The Calcutta Light Horse 1759-1947, author not stated, Gale & Polden 1957, 175pp., with photographs, nominal rolls, and lists of various Regimental competitions and trophies, hardback, cover slightly scuffed but otherwise good condition The Bombay Light Horse and its Successor the Bombay Motor Patrol A.F.I., author not stated, Cranford Press 1966, 47pp., with photographs and nominal rolls for 1914-18 and 1939-45, hardback, good condition and a limited edition of 150 copies (2) £20-£30
The History of the Bombay Pioneers, 1777-1933, by Lieutenant-Colonel W. B. P. Tugwell, Sidney Press, London, 1938, 439pp., the standard history of the Corps of Bombay Pioneers until its dissolution, with pull-out maps, photographs, and index, hardback, scuffing to spine but otherwise good condition £30-£40
Hammer Price: £60
British and Indian Armies in the East Indies 1685-1935, by A. Harfield, Picton Print, 1984, 411pp., a detailed account, with various medal rolls, of operations involving the Indian Army on the Chinese coast, Perak, Spice Islands &c., with photographs and index, hardback, with dust-jacket, good condition To Guard My People: the History of the Indian Police, by Sir Percival Griffiths, K.B.E., C.I.E., Benn, Bombay, 1971, 430pp.., the standard and detailed history of the Indian Police, with...
The Army List of Hodson’s Horse, 1857-1928, compilation of Indian Army List entries (officers) for the regiment at different dates, a Presentation copy to Major H. H. F. Fagan in memory of his service with Hodson’s, Kohat, Christmas 1929, Civil and Military Press, Lahore, 1929, 330pp., hardback, good condition and a useful compilation £20-£30
Naval Brigades in the Indian Mutiny 1857-59, edited by Commander W. B. Rowbotham, R.N., Naval Record Society, 1947, part of the Navy Records Society series, 330pp., with pull-out map and index, hardback, very good condition A Naval Cadet with H.M.S. Shannon’s Naval Brigade in India, the Journal of Naval Cadet E. S. Watson, London Stamp Exchange, 1988 reprint, 132pp., hardback, very good condition The Devil’s Wind: The Naval Brigade at Lucknow, by Major-General G. L. Verney, D.S.O.,...
Hammer Price: £65
In Kut and in Captivity with the 6th Indian Division, the Autobiography of Major E. W. C. Sandes, M.C., Murray, London, 1919, 496pp., a classic account of the Mesopotamian campaign, the siege of Kut, and the author’s experiences as a Turkish Prisoner of War, with photographs, pull-out maps, and index, hardback, good condition My Campaign in Mesopotamia, by Major-General Sir Charles V. F. Townsend, K.C.B., D.S.O., Thornton Butterworth, London, 1920, 400pp., a detailed, if self-serving,...
The Royal Bengal Engineers, by Colonel Sir Edward T. Thackeray, V.C., K.C.B., Smith Elder, London 1900, 275pp., a detailed history, with index, hardback, minor scuffing to covers, therefore fair condition List of Officers of the Bombay Artillery, compiled by Colonel E. Spring, Clowes, London, 1902, 135pp., with detailed war services, promotions, appointments, &c. of the officers of the Bombay Artillery from 1749 to 1860, with index, hardback, good condition and a useful publication (2) ...
Historical Records of the 13th Madras Infantry, by Lieutenant-Colonel R. P. Jackson, Thacker, London 1898, 320pp., with fine hand-coloured uniform studies, hardback, badly wormed in places, therefore fair condition £40-£50
Hammer Price: £70
King George’s Own Central India Horse, author not stated, I.M.H. Press, Delhi, 1922, 149pp., a history of the Regiment covering the period 1857-1920 in Hindi (in Roman text) and therefore presumably intended for the Indian ranks of the regiment, hardback, good condition, rare £10-£15
History of the 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles (Wellesley’s), by Colonel F. H. James, Gale and Polden, 1938, 276pp., a superb history full of detail, with pull-out maps and various with useful appendices on officers, &c., hardback, good condition £30-£40
The Grenadiers: A Regimental History, by Brigadier R. Singh, Regimental Centre, 1962, 328pp., a detailed study of the Bombay regiments making up the Indian Grenadiers, with index and list of honours and awards &c., hardback, with dust-jacket, the dust-jacket reinforced with sellotape, otherwise good condition £20-£30
Hammer Price: £75
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