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The Royal Armouries
 The Naval & Military Press has access to the libraries and collections housed within its three sites. These have proved to be a rich source of material for our publishing programme. The Royal Armouries houses the British national collection of arms and armour. It is the oldest museum in the United Kingdom and one of the oldest museums in the world. The collection is split across three sites:
* The Royal Armouries Museum (Leeds) in Leeds
* HM Tower of London (London)
* Fort Nelson (Portsmouth).
The collection is as old as the Tower of London, but was not regularly opened to the public until the reign of Charles II in 1660. From the 15th century (and possibly earlier) distinguished visitors were allowed access to the Royal Armouries in the Tower. From the reign of Elizabeth I, a greater range of visitors was permitted to view a collection made up almost entirely of items from the reign of Henry VIII.
Collections now include the Spanish Armoury, which contains instruments of torture and punishment, and the Line of Kings, mounted figures representing English monarchs. The collections contain many trophy weapons from the height of the British Empire.
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ALL-IN FIGHTING
Product Code: 10729
The distilled knowledge of W.E. Fairbairn, legendary SOE instructor in unarmed combat, and inventor of the Sykes-Fairbairn knife, who learned his deadly skills in 30 years on the Shanghai waterfront. Fully illustrated.
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BOYS ANTI-TANK RIFLE MARK I
Product Code: 10710
The name of this weapon is something of a misnomer, since, as the authors stress, it was never designed to stop tanks - as members of the BEF found to their cost when they tried to do so during the 1940 Battle of France. It was, rather, produced as a weapon to combat light armoured vehicles - and...
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COMPLETE LEWIS GUNNER
With notes on the .300 (American) Lewis Gun
Product Code: 10715
The US-manufactured Lewis gun replaced the Vickers as the standard machine gun of the British army in the First World War. This 1941 re-issue of an instruction manual first published in 1918 proves that the Lewis was still valued in the Second World War. The booklet opens with general instruction...
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FIGHTING PATROL TRAINING
Product Code: 10717
This short illustrated booklet, produced early in the Second World War under War Office guidance, is designed to teach tactics of fighting patrolling to inexperienced officers commanding equally raw recruits. The author is keen to emphasise aggression and maintaining morale - and cautions against...
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Hand Grenades: A Handbook on Rifle and Hand Grenades. 1917
Product Code: 10773
Written by a serving officer, this handbook aims to give a complete knowledge of grenades in use during the Great War. Describing the use and effects of grenades in clear terms, the author aims to give the reader a quick grasp of grenades and the tactics involved in their employment. Chapter subj...
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Handbook of the Mexican Army, 1906
Product Code: 10739
Comprehensive British War Office report on the organisation of the Mexican army as it approached a decade of civil war and revolution.
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Infantry Sword Exercise. 1895.
Product Code: 10767
An 1895 revision of the standard instruction booklet for swordsmanship in the British army. The system of swordsmanship followed is that method developed by the maestro Il Cavaliere Ferdinando Masiello of Florence; and there are line drawing illustrations showing not just the position of the bod...
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INFANTRY TACTICS AND MODERN WEAPONS, 1897
Product Code: 10727
Translated from the German, and published in 1897, this manual on infantry tactics in battle is interesting for its recommendations on evolving tactics and training in the face of modern weaponry at the turn of the 20th century.
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