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Hardback. Very Good.

Pen & Sword Military, 2008. hardcover. Cross, J.P. : Jungle Warfare: Experiences and Encounters. Barnsley (UK) : Pen & Sword Military, 2008. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's black cloth, bright gilt lettering to spine. Matte color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. Vi pp prelim material, 265 numbered pp, plus one blank; 16 pp glossy b&w photos inserted to center. Intro, chaps organized into four parts: Setting the Scene, Conventional Warfare in Jungle Terrain, Unconventional Warfare in Jungle Terrain, Jungle Craft and the Future; appendices (Immediate Action Drills, Ambushes, Japanese Training), bibliography, index. Condition notes: Signed by author on title page; dj shows moderate wear to edges (no tears) and several surface scratches; spine slightly cocked, light soiling to edges; former owner's address to front pastedown, else clean, tight unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

London: Arms and Armour, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. This book was published roughly 50 years after the British and US armed services first started taking jungle warfare seriously. As a result it is a review of the history of this method of fighting particularly during World War II, The Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War together with recommendations for its future development. Cross was involved not only as a fighter but set up and ran at least one jungle warfare training school. Very Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket. First Edition 222 pages which include a bibliography, an index and appendices on Immediate action drills, Japanese Training, Ambushes and Life on the Lines of Communication. The book is divided into four parts, namely - I - Setting the Scene, II - Conventional Warfare in Jungle Terrain, III - Unconventional Warfare in Jungle Terrain and IV - Jungle Craft and the Future. Weight 0.80 Kg. Postage within Malaysia is free The dust jacket has a little bit of… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London : Guild Publishing, 1989. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 222p. : ill. ; 24cm. Subjects: Jungle warfare. Asia -- Military history.