Military Training Manuals, Military Text books and Instructions

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MANUAL OF MILITARY BALLOONING
Product Code: 9215

Official army instructional manual on the military use of balloons and their history. Published by the Aldershot ballooning school in 1896, this is the best published source on ballooons in war.

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LIGHT HORSE DRILL: 1802
Product Code: 9189

Unofficial illustrated training manual of the Volunteer cavalry raised to resist the threat of Napoleon’s invasion.

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DEFENSIVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PEOPLE
Product Code: 9188

Instruction manual designed for training raw recruits from ‘the people’ in the arts of early 19th century soldiering ( 1832). GIves advice on morale as well as orthodox military tactics.

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MILITARY GUIDE FOR YOUNG OFFICERS,CONTAINING A SYSTEM OF THE ART OF WAR 1776
Product Code: 9187

Major and detailed military manual for British officers in 1776. Includes everything from how to form a funeral party to defending a fortress and a glossary of military terms.

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TREATISE ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF LIGHT TROOPS ON ACTUAL SERVICE ,1843
Product Code: 9186

A full manual of infantry tactics written by a former serving officer in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars (1842).

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GERMAN 88-MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN
Product Code: 7070

The famous German ‘eighty-eight’ anti-aircraft gun in complete detail, with many detailed photographs and drawings.

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DIE PANZERTRUPPEN und ihr zusammenwirken mit den anderen Waffen (Armoured units and their co-operation with other weapons)
Product Code: 6671

The third German-language edition of General Heinz Guderian’s blueprint for the Blitzkrieg. The father of German tank warfare here outlines his thoughts on the past and future use of the war-winning weapon.

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ENEMY WEAPONS Part V - German Infantry, Engineer and Airborne weapons.
Product Code: 6668

Detailed War Office appreciation of German infantry weaponry issued in July 1943. Remarkable descriptions and diagrams of enemy small arms.

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A NEW SYSTEM OF MILITARY DISCIPLINE FOR A BATTALION OF FOOT IN ACTION (1745) CAMPAIGNS OF KING WILLIAM AND QUEEN ANNE 1689-1712
Product Code: 5927

Early (1745) military manual which combines a military history of the reigns and campaigns of William III and Queen Anne - especially those fought by the Duke of Marlborough - with a generously illustrated survey of the latest tactics and exercises for horse and foot.

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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE FORMATIONS, FIELD-EXERCISE AND MOVEMENTS OF HIS MAJESTY’S FORCES (1792)
Product Code: 5926

Official War Office manual setting out the new system of uniform field exercises and movements for the British army that was introduced in 1792.

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