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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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.300 LEWIS MACHINE GUN FOR THE HOME GUARD 1940 MANUAL
Product Code: 10708
The .300 Lewis, an updated version of a weapon well-known to the British Army in the Great War, was designed to pack a punch in firepower with economy of operating personnel. With an effective range of 1,000 yards, the gun was air-cooled and susceptible to over-heating, a defect that the manual ...
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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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BLOODY BAYONETS: The Complete Guide to Bayonet Fighting
Product Code: 10713
The bayonet - a simple but effective weapon - long maintained its supremacy in the British Army, even after it had been superseded by more sophisticated and complex weapons. The secret of its dominance is that it was thought by higher authorities to embody the offensive spirit so essential to suc...
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BOYS ANTI-TANK RIFLE MARK I
Product Code: 10710
This wartime booklet, published in 1944, and illustrated with a dozen photographs, is a guide to all aspects of the weapon including its mechanism, magazine, firing, loading and unloading, sight-setting, aiming, firing positions, maintenance and cleaning.
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COMBAT WITHOUT WEAPONS
Product Code: 10714
Effective techniques for dealing with both an armed and un-armed attacker. 5*
REVIEW ON AMAZON
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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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