David Bilsborough:The Wanderer's Tale - Annals of Lindormyn Series #1
- First edition 2020, ISBN: 9780230016040
Paperback, Hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. An impossible mission in wartime Italy: the next explosive bestseller from Damien Lewis., 6, Citadel, 2020-08-25. Hardcover. Used: Good., Citadel, 2020-08-25,… More...
Paperback / softback. New. An impossible mission in wartime Italy: the next explosive bestseller from Damien Lewis., 6, Citadel, 2020-08-25. Hardcover. Used: Good., Citadel, 2020-08-25, 2.5, Quercus, 2019. Paperback. New. 7.72x5.04x1.10 inches., Quercus, 2019, 6, Fortress Press, 2011-08-01. Paperback. Used: Good., Fortress Press, 2011-08-01, 2.5, London: The Religious Tract Society, . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated hardcover green cloth on boards with guilt on spine and cover. Flypage missing, otherwise a tight and square copy.The waves are rising and the ship is on the rocks. Alick and his grandfather set out in their boat to save as many lives as they can... but this time they only come back with one. A little girl is thrown overboard moments before a huge wave sweeps the wreck away. Who is she? Where are her parents? What are they going to do? As the storm disappears on the horizon, the little mystery girl touches the hearts of some very lonely people. Another stranger arrives on the island and Alick finds out that there is a rock that you can depend on in life, whatever the storms throw at you. Jesus Christ will always be there - an anchor, a fortress, stronger than a lighthouse on the rocks, stronger even than death!, The Religious Tract Society, 3, London: Quercus, 2018. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Type: Book, Quercus, 2018, 3, TUNBRIDGE WELLS: THE BATON PRESS , 1984 Brown Boards with gilt titles to spine, 250 x 190 mm approx, vi + 136 pp. Many unspecified b/w illustrations being reproductions of prints, maps and illustrations drawn especially for the book by Ron Poulter. The first book to be written exclusively about the siege and storming of Badajoz. Draws on personal accounts of combatants as well as the author's own researches. VG/VG (Book- No previous owner name or insc. No notable defects. Dust Jacket- slight fading to spine and minor rubbing to extremities. Non price clipped). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale., THE BATON PRESS, 1984, 3, The secret mission to storm a forbidden Nazi fortress - in the winter 1944 the Allies were stalled on the mountain defences of the Gothic Line.400 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good+ condition., Quercus, 2019, 3, Warwick: Helion & Company, 2018. Narva and Ivangorod the two fortresses on both sides of Narova River comprise a nowadays-unique fortification ensemble that has gone through many historical periods of the Baltic region. Narva gained world fame after two battles in early 1700s during the epic struggle between the Kingdom of Sweden and an alliance of northern powers sponsored by Tsar Peter the Great of Russia the Great Northern War 1700-1721. First attacked in 1700, its Vauban style bastions were saved by a daring strike on the besieging Russians given by young King Charles XII who came to relieve the town. Four years later Narva saw another full scale three-months-long siege packed with sallies, bombardments, trench combat and peaked by general storm - something rare in a period when governors preferred to surrender before assault. Military campaigns in the Baroque age across Europe were far more fortress-oriented - field battles were few while sieges were many. Even then, Narva’s two sieges are extraordinary as they provide samples of nearly all possible siege tactics typical to the period but rarely applied to one and the same town. Telling the story of these 1700 and 1704 events thus gives us a chance to speak about the mechanism of fortification warfare, about everyday life of the besieger and the besieged, about morale, military customs of that time, and about broader context of the resolute struggle between Tsar Peter and King Charles. While writing about Narva’s sieges there are a number of plots to be covered. Lines of circumvallation – their perception in contemporary military thought and their use and fate in the 1700 campaign. Besiegers strive to obtain information via deserters and captives and the most unusual way to do so – a trick or stratagem, with the staging of a mock battle between Russian greencoats and bluecoats pretending to be Swedish relief force. Artillery was probably the most important arm to any siege and it is worth looking into such matters like technology of breaching the walls, use of bombardment against the town buildings, or addiction to a specialty weapon - hand mortars. Work and life in trenches under fire was typical experience to soldiers of the time. Sallies made by the garrison attempted to slow down their foe’s work, with varying success. Communication between the besieging army commander and governor is explored, along with the special role in it of drummers and trumpeters. When it comes to the final and rare stage of the siege – the general storm – aspects to be researched include the way assault columns were composed, controversy on selecting hour of attack, the amazing size of scaling ladders, and the behaviour of troops prior to and during the action. The inevitable consequence of a storm, the plundering of the town, raises question about period military laws on this subject. In conclusion the text will conclude with the further story of the town and the fate of several high and low ranking personalities – it will too give additional info on how war was waged in those years. The book is based on day-to-day journals, relations, personal accounts and correspondence from Russian, Swedish and impartial sources both published and archival. The book is accompanied with numerous contemporary illustrations prints depicting specifically Russian and Swedish military scenes as well as engravings from various European sources that visualize typical scenes of siege warfare and artworks by modern artists.. 1st Edition. Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Helion & Company, 2018, 6, Osprey Publishing, 2020-01-21. Paperback. Used: Good., Osprey Publishing, 2020-01-21, 2.5, Scholastic Canada, 2013. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., Scholastic Canada, 2013, 2.5, The History Press, 2008-11-13. Paperback. Good. 1.7986 in x 22.9825 in x 15.5882 in. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition., The History Press, 2008-11-13, 2.5, The History Press, 2008-11-13. Paperback. Good. 1.7986 in x 22.9825 in x 15.5882 in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Clean copy, sound binding., The History Press, 2008-11-13, 2.5, Citadel, 2020. Hardcover. New/New. Brand new book. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***, Citadel, 2020, 6, Paperback / softback. New., 6, CHESS DIGEST,INC SOFT COVER IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good., CHESS DIGEST,INC, 3, Whittlesey House, 1944. Hardcover. Near Fine in Good DJ. 2nd printing, near fine cloth hardcover shows just a hint of wear, else tight and clean, in good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows a large open chip at top edge of front panel along spine head, other smaller edge chips, mild rubbing and soil, closed egde tears including closed tear to length of rear panel and scotch tape mends at reverse of same. 218 pages with black & white plates. Still a solid copy of this look at U.S. amphibious forces that is "..essential to the understanding of what underlies the storming of both Japan's homelnd and Fortress Europe., Whittlesey House, 1944, 4, (Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) An account of the potent fighting machine which blazed across the Iberian Peninsular from Portugal to Southern France, fighting a score of major battles and storming three powerfully held fortresses. Includes service records of every infantry and cavalry regiment that served between 1805 and 1815, plus 8 pages of uniform plates. (Published: 1994) (Publisher: Book Club Associates) (Pagination: large format, 224pp, 32pp colour illustrationss, 185 b/w illustrations ) (Condition: vg in dustjacket with very slight fading on spine.) UL-XXXXXX, 0, Pan Macmillan, UK, 2007. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 592 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Macmillan, UK, 2007. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. Remainder mark on page edges. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: It has been five hundred years since the Peladanes stormed the distant stronghold of Vaagenfjord. There, the dreaded rawgr Drauglir and his supernatural minions had held sway over the mortal world, in a long, terrifying reign. And now, the peace is broken. Rumors abound, ill omens have been seen, and a priest of the One God has had a vision. The rawgr--hideous, powerful creatures of which there were but few - have reappeared and, from their far northern outpost, threaten to wreak vengeance on the descendants of the Peladanes who sacked their fortress centuries before. Thus begins an epic adventure--a fabulous quest--the likes of which has never been told. David Bilsborough, a brilliant young author, has created a passionately imagined vision of Lindormyn, a world teeming with peoples, history, cultures; a world rich with fabulous landscapes and hidden terrors; a world with compelling characters--human and other--some deadly, others merely remarkable. In sum, his creation explores a world of wonders that will surprise and captivate readers with its masterfully woven tapestry of lives entrapped by the play of Time and Chance, Good and Evil, on a grand scale. It s a sweeping epic to fire the imagination of readers everywhere. *** Quantity Available: 4. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN/EAN: 9780230016040. Inventory No: 08090561.. 9780230016040, Pan Macmillan, 2007, 4<
