Condition: Old NEW Stock: Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. SIGNED by author on title page. Book is crisp and clean, with many black-and-white and color plates, all in fine condition. Dust jacket has a small tear top front and some wear at the top of the spine.
OLD NEW STOCK: Refers to an item which, for whatever reasons, has not been offered for sale from the date of publication to the date of this listing. It is NEW but old stock and should be in New condition. Any deviation from the new condition will be detailed separately.
Expect an item that is new and has been in stock for some time, is undamaged, with minimal wear perhaps some slight spotting or foxing and minimal fading to the cover, see pictures. Fully returnable if unhappy with the condition.
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Signed by the author. From the 18th Century to Independence in 1947, with chapters on Artillery, Pioneers, Sappers, European Infantry, Auxiliary Forces, Native Infantry, Local Forces and Punjab Frontier Force. There are appendices on the development of the Gurkha Regiments, and the Bengal and Madras Native Infantry.
