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First UK Edition; 8vo; pp. 222; sketch illustrations, index; chipped dustjacket, price clipped, minor flecking to page edges, a good copy. London, Faber And Faber Ltd, (mcmlv), (1955).

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1955. 222 pp. Light foxing on endpapers. Small stains and ex-lib stamps on front endpapers. Red cloth with gilt titles. Corners bumped, light wear along the edges. Yellow and red DJ. Chips and wear along the edges. VG-/VG-. First Edition.

New York: Praeger, 1955. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 222, [2] pages. Maps. Diagrams. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling and corners bumped. Largely a study of the effect of tactical atomic weapons on the tactics and organization of armies. In the author's view the Western Powers are basing their strategy on bombs that are too big and on armies that are too small. Ferdinand Otto Miksche was an officer in the Czechoslovakian Army, the British Army, and ultimately the French Army; and was also a prolific author on politico-military subjects. He attended the (Austro-Hungarian) Imperial Military College, and also the Ludovika Military Academy in Budapest; he began his service with the Czechoslovakian Army in 1927. After serving with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War, he returned to Czechoslovakia. He escaped his fallen country at the end of the 1930s, and spent WWII in various positions with the Allied Forces. He served for some time during the… Read More

London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1955 222 pagines. Illustrations. English text.. 1ste / 1st. Cloth / Linnen Hardcover. Good / Goed/No Dust Jacket/Geen Stofomslag. A5.

London: Faber & Faber, 1955. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. chipped dust jacket 222pp., diags., maps, index, An investigation of the effect of nuclear weapons on the tactical evolution and organisation of ground forces. Small ownership stamp o/w VG

UsedGood. Ex-Library copy. moderate cover and page glue staining, unmarked text, Good solid copy, mild to moderate reading/age wear, no DJ if issued, may have some light markings or exowner inscription. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

Praeger, 1955. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Faber and Faber, [1955]. 222pp. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. Rubbed and a trifle marked. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to half-title. The first edition of Austrian-born army officer and military theorist Ferdinand Otto Miksche's (1904-1992) early study of the effect of atomic weaponry on the tactical evolution and organisation of ground forces. . First edition. 8vo.