A Collection of Military History, Weaponry Reference, and Contemporary Memoirs. Various Publishers. (DJ)

A collection of modern hardcover and softcover books focusing on military history, bladed weapons, and contemporary memoirs. Military and hobbyist titles include The Armchair General (Century); The Battle of the Somme: A Topographical History by Gerald Gliddon (Pen and Sword); Battles of the Samurai by Stephen Turnbull (Arms and Armour Press); The Sherman Tank by Roger Ford; Submarines of World War II by John Ward; Zulu by Ian Knight (Greenhill Books); Rorke’s Drift 1879 (Osprey Military); and reference works on knives including The Old Knife Book, Tactical Knives by Pohl (Krause), and The Complete Encyclopaedia of Knives by A.E. Hartink (Rebo). Biographical and general interest titles include The Life by Martina Cole (Headline); Life of Crime by Kimberley Chambers (HarperCollins); Riding the Waves by Jane McDonald (Penguin); Wake Up by Piers Morgan (HarperCollins); Tunnel 29 by Helena Merriman (Hodder and Stoughton); The Power of Hope by Kate Garraway (Bantam Press); And Away… by Bob Mortimer (Gallery Books); and Limitless by Tim Peake (Century). Children’s and young adult fiction is represented by Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer (Puffin) and The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton (Egmont). The volumes are primarily octavo-sized (8vo) and include hardcovers with original dust jackets and trade paperbacks.