NY: McGraw Hill. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor spine rubbing; lettering is clear. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Minor top edge soil. The top 1/8" of a number of pages especially the photo pages is very lightly damp stained no musty odor and the gutter of the frontispiece is crinkled else contents are clean unworn. DJ is not much to look at with pieces missing but it provides plenty of protection and information. ; 9-1/2" Tall viii 438pp. Blue cloth gold and silver lettering red spine panels. Full-color frontispiece portrait. 32p b/w photos. Maps in text. Index. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Written in his own hand and finished only weeks before his death this book spans more than half a century of modern history showing a man whose unique vantage point at the center of the stage enabled him to iluminate major controversies of our time and whose views and ideas are now bound to bring new and unexpected reappraisals to the conflicts in which he himself was the central figure. . Index. The Contents: Early years 1880-1912; Washington and Veracruz 1912-1917; World War I 1917-1919; In defense of peace 1919-1941; World War II - Retreat from the Philippines 1941-1943; World War II - The Allied offensive 1943-1944; World War II - Conquest of Japan 1944-1945; The occupation of Japan 1945-1950; Frustration in Korea 1950-1951; Soldier's return 1951-1964. ; 9-1/2" Tall; 438 pages . McGraw Hill hardcover
NY: William Morrow. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0688147186; Binding and contents are almost like new. Very minor wear on the clean complete DJ. ; 9-1/2" Tall 350pp. Black boards bright gold lettering. WAR. "A real life nonfiction thriller set in the ruins of Bosnia and the sands of Saudi Arabia the deadly alleys of Mogadishu and the teeming streets of Port-au-Prince - Colonel David Hackworth completes a second tour of battlefield duty this time as a war correspondent. In his hard-hitting inimitable style he tells of the sacrifices of ordinary grunts in the Balkans the Persian Gulf Somalia Korea and Haiti and offers a tough-love critique of American military leadership explaining America's role in new post-Cold War conflicts. " Glossary. Index. . William Morrow hardcover
Bookseller reference : 34620 ISBN : 0688147186 9780688147181
NY: W. W. Norton. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0393074609; Back cover's upper fore corner is turned inward very slightly otherwise binding is clean sound and unworn a handsome volume in very nice condition. Very minor edge soil/foxing. Very minor foxing of photo pages' margins and their facing pages else contents are almost as new. DJ's spine is quite faded but lettring is perfectly clear. Very minor wear on the clean DJ. ; 9-1/2" Tall 434pp. Red cloth bright gold lettering in black spine panel. AUTOBIOGRAPHY . "One of the great military heroes of recent American history tells the firsthand story of a life of action gallantry dedication - and some controversy.Maxwell Taylor fought in Sicily and Italy.He parachuted into enemy-held France on D-day.later commanded in the historic Arnhem drop in Holland and in the defense of Bastogne in the Bulge. " .After WWII he was: Superintendent of West Point U. S. Commander in Berlin Commander of the Eigth Army in Korea Army Chief of Staff President of Lincoln Center Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ambassador to Vietnam and adviser to President Johnson evidently he couldn't keep a job! . "Maxwell Taylor's memoirs range from cadet days at West Point to the top of the military profession and a prominent seat at the national council table. ".Index. Seven maps. 32p b/w photos. . W. W. Norton hardcover
Bookseller reference : 34530 ISBN : 0393074609 9780393074604
Washington DC: Office of the Quartermaster Genuine military manual. VG soft cover. No date but circa 1950s with illustrations showing soldier with an M1 Garand rifle. Lightly creased very clean. 24 pages. . Soft Cover. Very Good . 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Office of the Quartermaster Paperback
Washington: Goverment Printing Office 1953. Clean and bright in sound original binding. Fine genuine soft cover military manual. Illustrated. 178 pages. First Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Goverment Printing Office Paperback
Oldwick NJ: The King's Arms Press and Bindery Quality fascimile reprint or the original 1769 manual bound in hand marbled wrappers soft cover. As new. 40 pages plus illustrations in rear. . Fascimile Reprint. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The King's Arms Press and Bindery Paperback
US Army Air Forces 1944. Genuine original publication. VG trade paperback. Internall fine and clean in sound binding. Some very light age toneing to edges of covers. Illustrated. 88 pages. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. US Army Air Forces Paperback
Middle Pacific: Army Air Forces 1946. Printed circa 1946. Illustrated with drawings. 56 pages. VG soft cover. Has descriptions of Pacific air fields and tips on flying including use of parachute survival etc. Letter to passengers laid in from Fleet Logistic Support Wing Pacific Air Transport Squadron Two describing flight rules no gambling etc. meals details of plane operation while crossing the Pacific etc. Few tiny tears to rear cover. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Army Air Forces Paperback
Fort KnoxKY: US Army Armor School 1972. Genuine soft cover military manual with stapled card covers. VG. Very clean. Photos Description and Data for helicopter weapons systems. Illustrated. 42 pages. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good . 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. US Army Armor School Paperback
New York: W. Lord. Good. 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. First several and last several pages are foxed other pages generally have slight foxing. Upper outer corner of front cover has light wear lower outer corners have slight wear. Upper ends of spine edges have small splits. . W. Lord hardcover
Macon: The J.W. Burke Company 1912. 213776pp. Printed on grey paper. Contemporary grey-green cloth printed linen label on cover spine gilt. Extremities lightly worn. Faint dampstaining to top edge. About very good. With the introduction by Claude Estes tipped in before the titlepage. "The compilation embraces 1 Field Officers which are Colonels Lieutenant-Colonels and Majors arranged alphabetically; 2 Regiments and Battalions arranged by States alphabetically showing the composition and structure of each." DORNBUSCH II 1048. The J.W. Burke Company hardcover
Washington 1820. 64pp. plus ten folding charts. Dbd. Minor foxing. Very good. A scarce report on U.S. Army expenditures and appropriations after the War of 1812. Includes correspondence from John C. Calhoun who was Secretary of War from 1817 to 1825. Also includes proceedings of the court martial held at Fort Scott in Georgia at which Col. David Brearly was tried and acquitted for mustering into the services of the United States "a large body of Indian warriors" thereby consuming a large quantity of the supplies intended for the relief of U.S. troops and Georgia militia stationed at Fort Scott. An important document for the Creek War. Only seven copies in institutions. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 4034. unknown
Cincinnati Oh.: Cohen & Co. 1892. 4xiv269pp. plus addendum of forty chromolithographic plates. Portrait. Oblong octavo. Original pebbled cloth gilt. Worn at spine ends and corners. Front hinge cracked. Internally clean save for a few pencil emendations. A very good copy. An incredibly extensive compilation of rules and regulations for the Patriarchs Militant of the fraternal organization known as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows I.O.O.F. Included are military rosters ceremonial procedures and organizational by-laws. The forty handsome chromolithographic plates depict all manner of military insignia dress and uniform. Cohen & Co. hardcover
Georgetown 1826. 40pp. Dbd. Slightly tanned. Very good. A seminal report recommending a better organized army during peace time. With a table showing the number of men and officers each state and territory would furnish under the proposal. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 25307. unknown
Washington 1885. 51pp. Original printed wrappers. Wrappers soiled. A sound copy. General orders pertaining to the transportation of U.S. troops munitions etc. involving the use of land grant and bonded Pacific railroads. Contains tables of railroad lines and their respective terms for military transportion. unknown
Washington: Government Printing Office 1894. 484pp. Small quarto. Contemporary three quarter brown calf and cloth gilt-stamped spine. Rubbed. Cloth crudely torn on rear cover starting on front cover. Internally clean. Good. An exhaustive collection of tables and figures assembled to ensure the proper payment for officers and troops on the move particularly interesting for posts in the American West. Nearly every Army locale in the United States is included. Extremely rare OCLC locates only one copy. OCLC 41471531. Government Printing Office hardcover
Washington 1812. Broadside 12 1/2 x 7 inches. Dbd. Soft vertical fold. Light offsetting from a different document near title else very good. An interesting unofficial handbill relating to the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department on the eve of the War of 1812 with references to the impending war with Britain Indian business and the Barbary powers. In 1811 Congress introduced "A Bill for the Establishment of a Quarter-Master's Department" which the anonymous author of the present document notes "merges the duties of the superintendent of military stores in the quarter master without naming the former." The author urges Congress to keep separate the military office of the Quartermaster from the civil positions of the Army Purveyor. unknown
Philadelphia: Published by William H. Hortsmann and Sons 1851. 131pp. plus twenty-five plates by P.S. Duval after G.C. Humphries five printed in colors six handcolored. Folio. Original grey paper-covered limp boards blue/grey title label on upper cover rebacked with green cloth. Extremities worn corners rounded. Occasional small chips in margins of plates and first few leaves of text. Else very good. In a modern cloth box leather label. First edition of this rare color plate book recording the uniform and dress of the mid-19th-century United States Army. This work was published by William H. Hortsmann and Sons "military furnishers" of Philadelphia; established in 1815 they were the country's leading military outfitters throughout the 19th century and well into the 20th. The plates drawn by G.C. Humphries were presumably used by Hortsmann in conjunction with the text to explain to customers what they were entitled to wear the official nature of the work being emphasized by the facsimile endorsements on each plate by the Adjutant General. The attractive plates are ably executed in lithography by P.S. Duval one of the leading lithographic printers of the time. They consist of five chromolithographic images showing nineteen full-length views of various ranks and regiments within the U.S. Army; followed by sixteen plates of details of uniforms four partially or completely handcolored; two plates of swords; and ending with colored plates of "horse furniture." The text reprints the relevant regulations concerning the dress code for officers and enlisted men including members of the topographical engineers dragoons and cadets. Not in Bennett or McGrath. COLAS 2520. SABIN 68957 an apparent variant with all 25 plates colored. HOWES R155. Published by William H. Hortsmann and Sons hardcover
Washington DC: Department of the Army 1988. Paperback. Very Good. Light wear to covers. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed! Department of the Army paperback
San Francisco : Information Office 25th Infantry Division 1969. Paperback. Like New. A rare copy. Light wear to covers. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed! dnr1 San Francisco : Information Office, 25th Infantry Division, paperback
Government Printing Office. Collectible - Good. Condition: Good ; Front hinge starting. Brown cloth rubbed at edges and at corners. Ex-library with call number marked on spine. Government Printing Office hardcover
U.S. Government Printing Office 1936. Hardcover. Good. 1936. 341 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Grey cloth with black lettering. Clean pages. Mild tanning to endpapers and page edges. Ex-library with usual stamps and inserts. Previous owner's inscription on front paste down. Mild wear to spine board edges and corners. Mild scuffing and marking to boards. U.S. Government Printing Office hardcover
Office of the Chief of Engineers U. S. Army. 1959. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. ORIGINAL 1959 PUBLICATION; softcovers staple-bound; light creasing of lower corner of wraps and leaves; light tanning of leaves o/w in very good condition. Office of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army. Paperback
Office of the Chief of Engineers U. S. Army. 1959. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. ORIGINAL 1959 PUBLICATION; softcovers staple-bound; light tanning of leaves o/w in very good condition. Office of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army. Paperback
Office of the Chief of Engineers U. S. Army. 1959. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. ORIGINAL 1959 PUBLICATION; softcovers staple-bound; light tanning of leaves o/w in very good condition. Office of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army. Paperback
Washington D.C.: Department of the Army 1975. Light edgewear. Light soiling mostly to the exterior. Light wear. . Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Department of the Army Paperback
<p>Department of the Army; May 1955 GPO 1955. Department of the Army Technical Manual TM 30-544. English-Russian Russian-English. Trade Size paperback. vi 802pp. Government Printing Office GPO. Flaws: Creased corner light soil. Wrinkle on spine and inside on one page. Small area spotted. else Good</p> Department of the Army; GPO paperback
Department of the Army - 1950. Gd. condition : Historical Study . Once a Restricted text . J71484ml. . Soft Cover. Good. Department of the Army - Paperback
U.S. Army Press - 1983. Gd. condition - Military training manual . The principles and techniques presented herein are the result of an analysis of outstanding leadership displayed by both military and civilian leaders. . L39186z. Soft Cover. Good. U.S. Army Press - Paperback
Washington D.C.: Department of the Army 1984. Good to Very Good condition slight wear to covers and a small spot of marker on cover. Inside pages clean. US Army field manual covering all aspects of using the M60 machinegun assembly disassembly troubleshooting maintenance crew drill firing marksmanship and courses of fire. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Department of the Army Paperback
Washington DC: Headquarters Department of the Army 1972. Publisher: Headquarters Department of the Army 1972 Good HB 260 pp. Hard Cover. Good. Headquarters, Department of the Army Hardcover
Washington DC: Department of the Army 1950. Publisher: Department of the Army 1950 FAIR Soft Cover cover soiled text brownish binding strong. Printer Wrapper. Fair. Department of the Army Paperback
University Of Oklahoma Press - 1959. Hardcover/pub.1959/Gd. condition/208 pages - This text is credited with starting the rush of Europeans to the great cattle regions of the West. Talks about the natural phenomena the weather condition s and other factors that would affect stock in t he plains region. KE219100. Hard Cover. Good. University Of Oklahoma Press - Hardcover
Headquarters Department Of The Army Publishing - 1959. Hardcover/pub.1959/Fair condition/558 pages - This manual presents the elementary facts of American military history. Hopefully this will interest the student in an ever expanding study of the past. T his presents a chance to acquire knowledge from the experiences of others. KA812230. Hard Cover. Fair. Headquarters Department Of The Army Publishing - Hardcover
Headquarter Department Of The Army Publishing - 1962. PB/pub.1962/Fair condition/203 pages - Department of the Army ROTC manual. AH227957. Soft Cover. Good. Headquarter Department Of The Army Publishing - Paperback
W. H. Allen and Co. Collectible - Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Small Quarto. Cloth Hardback 1880 . . Ex-Library book with usual library treatments. 364 pp adverts. Frontispiece and 10 plates. Hinges intact. Textblock shaken. Pages clean and intact though some loose. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering to front board with black blind stamp design. gilt lettering to spine edge. Uncut paper. Heavy bumps and rubs to extremities with dark handling blemishes to rear board and head and tail of spine edge softened nd frayed. While we seek perfection we are still human and occasionally make mistakes. 1 kg. Photographs available on request. Offered by the Rare & Collectable Books department of Better World Books UK 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase supports literacy charities W. H. Allen and Co hardcover
N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1925. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 310 pages frontis illustrations top edge gilt INSCRIBED by the author notes on front fly-leaf typed poem about Flanders Field taped to pastedown chipping to top of jacket spine and edge wear. Hein describes the Grand Review in Washington and the Custer incident. He also recalls meeting Custer in the spring of 1876 while Custer was in route to Washington. Hein also tells of his time in the Apache Wars with Crook. Luther 63. . G. P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover
Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1969. First Edition First Printing; blue c w/gilt decorations/titles; in mylar protective wraps 701 clean unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by B/W Illus. 4 Vo; 3.5 Pounds. Government Printing Office Hardcover
London: HMSO 1913. 228 pages. Folio. Bound with other parliamentary papers in the Guildhall Library's red buckram; there is a single unobtrusive stamp on the titlepage see photo. HMSO, hardcover
Fort Sill OK: U.S. Army Artillery and Missile School 1964. Oversize Paperback. GOOD. Tight 3-hole punched. Light wear to edges. Some soiling to covers and two large creases on back. Edge stain to top that is about 1" square. 44 pages. 8X10.25X025" 20X26X0.5cm Instructions and workbook on map use for artillery. Guides the student through learning to use maps correctly in branching method where they are given two possible answers and then told to turn to a different page for each answer. Similar to choose your own adventure. Some choices have been circled in pencil.� Migrated template U.S. Army Artillery and Missile School paperback
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