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REID, STUART: : LIKE HUNGRY WOLVES: Culloden Moor 16 April 1746

LONDON.WINDROW & GREENE Ltd.,1994.

ISBN 1859150802.

UK,Folio HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[There is a simultaneous De-Luxe edn,but this is the standard edn.] FINE/NFINE.No owner isncrptn,and no price-clip (£35.00) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy silver background with 4 (Grenadier Sergeant + Grenadier Officer and a Highland and a Lowland soldier of the Jacobite Army respectively) superimposed miniaturised colour illustrations to front panel with b/w lettering, rear panel with 2 (a Fusilier and a Gunner,Royal Artillery respectively) superimposed, miniaturised colour illustrations; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners but two internal sellotape repairs to two small tears - one at head of spine/backstrip's top edge and the other to front,lower right-hand corner - no other major nicks or tears present. Head+foot of spine/backstrip also minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edges very, very lightly toned but clean,fore-edges bright and clean; text+illustrations all on glossy paper - contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear readinng creases to any pages' corners.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters within a gilt-border panel to front and to spine/backstrip also,a red headband and clean plain white pastedowns with both front+rear free endpapers with some offset foxing from dw/dj inner flaps.UK,Folio HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8-128pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w 18thC reproduction engravings, paintings,plus b/w battle maps/plans,photographs and colour plates throughout the text and the book,the colour plates by Gerry Embleton and with commentaries,appendices(3),a bibliography, references; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table,and author's introduction. The battle fought on Culloden Moor near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands on 16 April 1746 has passed from history into legend.The decisive defeat of the army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart by that of the Duke of Cumberland - the last pitched battle between conventional armies ever fought in Britain - marked the final ruin of the Jacobite cause,and its results changed the face of Scotland forever.It has inevitably become entangled in myth and distortion. Stuart Reid's rigorous new analysis of the campaign and battle of Culloden - based on years of primary research in under-used archives,and on the actual battlefield - strips away the varnish of half-truth and simplistic romanticism.The heart of his book is a penetrating examination of the composition, organisation,equipment,training and tactical doctrines of the opposing armies.His detailed discussion of the course of the battle is based on a thorough understanding of how those armies fought; and is supported by an important new series of battle maps which reconcile,for the first time,contemporary maps and eyewitness accounts with modern topographical maps and personal examination of the field of Culloden. His text is illustrated with nearly 100 rare early engravings and paintings; and with a superb portfolio of eight meticulous full-colour,full-page plates by the respected military artist Gerry Embleton,recreating the appearance of the fighting men of both armies.It is supported by appendices,a full bibliography, and source notes. 'Like Hungry Wolves' represents an important and attractive addition to the collections of all students of Scottish history,the British Army,and the 18thC. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK buyers note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item(s) offered P/p included or free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book/item! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

UK,Folio HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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