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COUGHLIN, CON: : CHURCHILL'S FIRST WAR - YOUNG WINSTON AND THE FIGHT AGAINST THE TALIBAN

LONDON.MACMILLAN/Pan Macmillan,a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited,2013.

ISBN 9780230758513.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,montage'd contemporary monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with bright,crisp,capitalised gilt-lettered part-title,and capitalised,grey-lettered remainder of same,similarly coloured+ lettered author name to front panel of dw/dj; white spine/backstrip with capitalised gilt-lettered part-title as front [CHURCHILL'S FIRST WAR],similarly coloured+lettered author name as the front's,publisher's capitalised,black-lettered and illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with  with contemporary b/w uniformed portrait of Winston Chuchill. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting or other blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked bronzed gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,a b/w striped headband,and immaculate plain speckled light-grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,xiv-xxipp +2-298pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,9 chapters,16pp of contemporary b/w photographs and contemporary b/w illustration reproductions in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp74/75 and pp202/03 respectively,Acknowledgements,Notes,a 4pp Bibliography,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication [to John Keegan,a British military historian,lecturer,writer and journalist,Friend and Mentor],a Contents list/table - the latter two each with a blank reverse,3 regional b/w maps - The North-West Frontier of India, The Malakand Position and Chittral (India).         Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a 10-year old book.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. 'Churchill's First War' is a fascinating account of Winston Churchill's early military career fighting in the 1890 Afghan campaign, offering fresh and revealing parallels into today's war in Afghanistan.                      Just over a century ago British troops were fighting a vicious frontier war against Pashtun tribeman on the North West Frontier - the great-great-grandfathers of the Taliban and tribal insurgents in modern-day Afghanistan. Winston Churchill,then a young cavalry lieutenant,wrote a vivid account of what he saw during his first major campaign. 'The Story of the Malakand Field Force', published in 1898,was Churchill's first book and,a hundred years later,is required reading for military commanders on the ground, both British and American.                            In 'Churchill's First War',acclaimed author and foreign correspondent,Con Coughlin tells the story of that campaign,a story of high adventure and imperial success,which contains many lessons and warnings for today.Combining historical narrative,interviews with contemporary key players,and the journalist's eye for great color and analysis,'Churchill's First War' affords us a rare insight into both the nineteenth-century "Great Game" and the twenty-first-century conflict that has raged longer than World War II.                                             Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,that 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 the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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