Item Tag: The Battery Press

BRITISH OPERATIONS IN THE BOXER REBELLION 1900-1901

Official Account of Military Operations in China 1900-1901 by Major E.W.M. Norie. Battery Press reprint edition:1995 510 pages. 15 photos/drawings. Trim Size: 6″ by 9″ ISBN: 215-2 Summary:This is an exact reprint of perhaps the scarcest BRITISH OFFICIAL HISTORY. Originally issued in 1903 in a limited ed. of only 250 copies and never sold to the public. It presents the most detailed & accurate account of the planning, organisation and operations of the forces in China during the BOXER Rebellion. It chronicles the defence of the foreign Legations in Peking, the massive International Relief Force. This includes the capture of the Taku Forts guarding the Pei-Ho river, the lst relief of Tien-Tsin, the 2 nd relief column and the relief of Peking, including the punitive operations after Pekin’s relief. It includes despatches, correspondence, massive orders of battle, complete lists of equipment and supplies , and many more appendices, plus maps in the text and 2 large fold-out plans. There are numerous references to the operations of other nations armies that were also present.

BRITISH OPERATIONS IN THE BOXER REBELLION 1900-1901

Official Account of Military Operations in China 1900-1901 by Major E.W.M. Norie. Battery Press reprint edition:1995 510 pages. 15 photos/drawings. Trim Size: 6″ by 9″ ISBN: 215-2 Summary:This is an exact reprint of perhaps the scarcest BRITISH OFFICIAL HISTORY. Originally issued in 1903 in a limited ed. of only 250 copies and never sold to the public. It presents the most detailed & accurate account of the planning, organisation and operations of the forces in China during the BOXER Rebellion. It chronicles the defence of the foreign Legations in Peking, the massive International Relief Force. This includes the capture of the Taku Forts guarding the Pei-Ho river, the lst relief of Tien-Tsin, the 2 nd relief column and the relief of Peking, including the punitive operations after Pekin’s relief. It includes despatches, correspondence, massive orders of battle, complete lists of equipment and supplies , and many more appendices, plus maps in the text and 2 large fold-out plans. There are numerous references to the operations of other nations armies that were also present.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, THE 321ST GLIDER FIELD ARTILLERY BN IN WORLD WAR II

Mission Accomplished, The 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion in World War II by Joseph K. Perkins. Battery Press reprint edition:2004 112 pages. 268 photos/drawings. 1 maps. Trim Size: 8 1/2 ISBN: 003-6 Summary:The 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion was part of the 101st Airborne Division in World War II. Activated at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, the 321st fought in Normandy, Holland, Bastogne and Central Germany. This history was originally published in Germany in 1945. It was first reprinted in soft cover by Battery Press in 1977. The 2004 reprint is a hardcover edition.

MILITARY OPERATIONS, FRANCE AND BELIGUM, 1918 VOLUME IV

Offered is Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918 Volume IV by Brigadier Sir James E. Edmonds. Battery Press reprint edition:1993 688 pages. 34 maps. Trim Size: 5 1/2″ by 8 1/2″ hardcover ISBN: 191-1 Summary:Originally published in 1947 as part of the British official history set for ground operations in World War I. this volume covers from 8th August 1918 ‘The Black Day of the German Army’ until Sept. 26th 1918 when the British armies were lined up opposite the main Hindenburg line ready to play their part in the great Allied offensive . It includes information on French units which operated with British & Commonwealth forces at the Battle of Amiens, Albert, the Scarpe, Peronne-Bapaume, Mont St.Quentin, the Drocourt-Queant switch line and others.

THE 359TH FIGHTER GROUP (WWII AVIATION UNIT HISTORY)

The 359th Fighter Group. Battery Press reprint edition:1979 72 pages. 334 photos/drawings. Trim Size: 8 1/2″ by 11″ ISBN: 014-1 Summary:The 359th Fighter Group was based in England as part of the 8th Air Force. It flew both P-47 and P-51 aircraft. This history was first published after WWII. THIS ITEM IS SOFT COVER.