Vernet, Carle - 1758 Bordeaux - Paris 1836
Hussard aux galop.
um 1817/18. Aus einer Folge von 4 Blatt Kreidelithographien, um 1817/18. 29,4:42,6 cm. Mit der Adresse von C. de Lasteyrie, rue du four St. Germain No. 54. Literatur: Béraldi XII, 392.
Bookseller reference : 082-L
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Vernet, Carle - 1758 Bordeaux - Paris 1836
Hussard marchand devant son cheval en fumant sa pipe.
um 1817/18. Aus einer Folge von 4 Blatt Kreidelithographien, um 1817/18. 29,4:42,6 cm. Mit der Adresse von C. de Lasteyrie, rue du four St. Germain No. 54. Literatur: Béraldi XII, 393
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Vernet, Carle - 1758 Bordeaux - Paris 1836
Lancier à pied á côté de son cheval.
um 1817/18. Aus einer Folge von 4 Blatt Kreidelithographien, um 1817/18. 29,4:42,6 cm. Mit der Adresse von C. de Lasteyrie, rue du four St. Germain No. 54. Literatur: Béraldi XII, 395.
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Veteran Soldier Soldier
General McClellan And The Presidency: Letter From A Veteran Soldier On The Subject His Opinion Of McClellan 1864
New. unknown
Bookseller reference : A9781104753566 ISBN : 1104753561 9781104753566
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Veteran Soldier
General McClellan and the presidency: letter from a veteran soldier on the . Leather Bound
2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English Pages 19. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover
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Veteran Soldier
General McClellan and the Presidency: Letter from a Veteran Soldier on the Subject; His Opinion . 1864 Leather Bound
2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1864. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English Pages 19. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover
Bookseller reference : LB1111002027034
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VIGNES-ROUGES Jean des .
ANDRE RIEU . OFFICIER DE FRANCE .
Editions Ernest Flammarion, 1917, broché, 276pp. bon état, 190x120 . (p3)
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Volz, Otto [Hrsg.]
Wir kommen und schlagen in Scherben. d. Bildpostkt. als Dokumentation e. Zeitgeistes ; 2. Weltkrieg 1939 - 45.
Horn/Wien, Berger, 1985. 25 cm. 99 S., zahlr. Ill., Pp., sehr guter Zust., sauber erhalten.
Bookseller reference : 60612AB
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von Lehndorff, Hans Graf (Hg.)
Die Briefe des Peter Pfaff: 1943 - 1944. 3., durchges. und erw. Auflage.
München: Herbig Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1988. 173 S. Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag.
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Vrba, Leopold
Durchbruch bei Avranches Die Deutsche Wehrmacht im II. Weltkrieg - 1944 - Entscheidungsschlacht an der
Rastatt: Erich Pabel Verlag GmbH, 1986. 124 Seiten , 19 cm kart.,
Bookseller reference : 17727 ISBN : 348860178
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Walbert, Kate
Die Gärten von Kioto Roman / Kate Walbert. Dt. von Sabine Roth
München Goldmann, 2003. 313 S. 19 cm, Broschiert ,aus rechtlichen Gründen im Schnitt als Mängelexemplar gekennzeichnet ,
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Walle, Heinrich (u.a.)
Deutsche jüdische Soldaten : 1914 - 1945. (Ausstellung). Im Auftrag d. Bundesministeriums d. Verteidigung. Hrsg. vom Militärgeschichtlichen Forschungsamt. Vorwort : Dr. Hackl.
Herford ; Bonn : Mittler Verlag, 1984. 172 S. : Illustr. ; 15 x 21 cm; kart.
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Wallner, Michael
Zwischen den Gezeiten. Roman. 1. Aufl.
München: Luchterhand 2007. 253 S. 22 x 14 cm. Orig.-Pappeinband mit Orig.-Schutzumschlag.
Bookseller reference : 62681
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Walter, Herbert; Rosey, George; Lincke, Paul; Leipziger, Mark; Recker, Robert; Tyers, Will H.
Forward March - Folio No. 1 (One): A Collection of the World's Best Marches, Adaptable for Theatre Pianist or Organist for School Drills, Lodge Work and Home
48 pages. Appears to be circa 1920. Includes piano sheet music for these marches: A Breezy Corner; Anniversary March; Folies Bergere; Gainsborough March; Gallant Knights; Hail to the Bride; Honeymoon March; Kwang Hsu; Laughing Cavalier; March of the Siamese; Our Soldier Boys; Police Parade; Troppers Review. Above-average wear to covers which are free of textblock. First page almost loose. A worthy vintage copy of this foot-tapping compilation. Book
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War On The Eastern Front 1941 1945 : The German Soldier in Russia James Lucas Lucas
War On The Eastern Front 1941-1945 : The German Soldier in Russia James
Very Good. VG/VG dust jacket. unknown
Bookseller reference : 5836
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Wardale, William; McMahon, Thomas J.; Long, Edward E.; Layng, Charles; Verrill, A. Hyatt; Lane, Rose, Wilder; Walmsley, Leo; Sutton-Paterson, J.; Gilbert, Harrie C.
The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, May 1923, Vol. LI, No. 301: A Woman in Unknown Albania / Seeking the Copper Mountain
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Kidnapped by the "Gavilleros"- the British administrator of a large sugar estate on the West Indian island of Santo Domingo is kidnapped; An Island Paradise - photo-illustrated article on the 'progress, civilized, and thoroughly lovable people' of Fiji; Looking Backwards - 25th Birthday of this publication; An Adventure With a Mad Buffalo; Jimmy's Reformation - Jimmy Boncelek used to be the terror of Stigler, Oklahoma; Seeking the Copper Mountain - photo-illustrated account of an eventful journey through the little-known province of Veraguas, part of the Republic of Panama; A Woman in Unknown Albania - Part II - Rose Wilder Lane describes her adventures among the remote northern mountains, a picturesque country where the tribal blood-feud still flourishes - article with photos; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - Part V - a tramp with a donkey cart, avoiding all modern luxuries; The Tobacco Smugglers of the Belgian Border - photo-illustrated report; A Soldier of Fortune - Part II - remarkable personal narrative smuggled from a man presently incarcerated in a French prison; Splitting the Herd - A cowboy adventure from the Texas plains; Photos of Chinese cave temple at Gunong Rapat in the federated Malay States; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
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Watt, M.; Temple, A.; Arnault, F.; Dalton, E.; Amy, L.; Workman, F.; Row, J.; Glanville, E.; Et al
The Wide World - The Magazine For Everybody, July 1918, No. 243, Vol. XLI - Exploring Eastern Karakoram / The "White" Chief of Penrhyn Island
Pages 178-264 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: "Ju-Ju" Justice - a startling West African Ju-Ju incident and its sequel, involving the Elder Dempster branch boat "Lagoon"; Tales of the Service - The Smuggler's Cave (part III) - stirring stories of the Service contributed by a customs-house officer on the West Coast of Scotland and also in Ireland; The Wooing of Abia - a charming yet thrilling love story involving natives of Papua, with great photos; Beyond the Law (part III) - The Dalton Gang terrorized the Western States of America for years while committing train robberies and holding up banks; The Empire's Only Eskimo Soldier - John Shiwak, of Labrador, the only Eskimo soldier to lay down his life for the empire (article with photo); Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram (part III) - the Himalayan exploits of Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman (with photos); A Nightmare Voyage - in 1905, the American barque Challenger left Port Townsend for Japan in the command of Captain Pedersen; Photo of a Papuan chief's daughter wearing a necklace of hundreds of dog teeth; Lion-Hunting as a Business - Frank Allen of Rhodesia is the only known lion-hunter - article with photos; A Woman's Journey Across Africa (part IV) - a 4,000 mile honeymoon trip east to west across the Dark Continent - with photos; The Baboon and the Baby - a baboon steals a baby from a home; My Experiences in German East Africa - James Henry Butcher relates his thrilling experiences as a private in the South African Infantry, with photos; The Shining Town - a fascinating photo-illustrated sketch of life and scenes in Granada; The "White" Chief of Penrhyn Island - the shipwrecked author was adopted by a chief in the South Sea Islands and went on to become the ruler of an island and its people; Only a Half-Breed - in South-West Colorado in 1869 a white man's squaw prevented a war; Fantastic ad "Swear Off Tobacco" by the Newell harmacal Company of St. Louis inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Weapon Tests and Evaluations: The Best of Soldier of Fortune Peter G. Kokalis Kokalis
Weapon Tests and Evaluations: The Best of Soldier of Fortune Peter G
New. unknown
Bookseller reference : 807081 ISBN : 1581601220 9781581601220
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Weber, Fritz
Die Trommel Gottes. Ein Roman aus Alt-Österreich. (6. Aufl.).
Bln., Eher Nachf. 1939. 335 S., dav. 4 S. mit Vlgsanz., OHLdr. m. kl. sw./gld. Deckelvign., nur geringe Gebrauchsspuren. Signiertes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : MILI1011
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Wehrenbrecht, August
Wir gebrannten Kinder : vierzehn wiedergefundene Jahre. Orig-Ausg., 1.Aufl.
Berlin : Frieling, 1998. 170 S. : Ill. ; 21 cm Pp.
Bookseller reference : 30195
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Weiss, Werner
Irgischwaka - übermorgen : Erlebnisse in der russischen Kriegsgefangenschaft ; von Stalingrad bis Karaganda.
[S.l.] : [s.n.] (Wetzlar : Wetzlardr.), 1993. 200 S. : Ill., Kt. 8°. Orig.-Bericht in gekürzter Fassung. - 3. Aufl. Geb. in ill. OPpbd. (flexibler u. abwaschbarer Glanzkarton).
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Wells E. Returned Soldier
Fragments From Gallipoli and France by a Returned Anzac
Melbourne: Mitchell and Casey Printers: 1920 First Edition. Subsequently reprinted under the name V. Pretty in 1921. Decorated wrappers that is paper covers plus pp. 32 210 x 135 mm. In his Introduction Wells claims that the �following sketches of life in the trenches are a faithful account of a soldier�s life as it really is. Stripped of all gloss and glamor the realities of war are truthfully portrayed��. Short and longer pieces cover topics such as �A Story of Gallipoli� �Over the Top� and �Winter on the Somme� but there is no doubt that a legend with mythic overtones has been born although it is a legend that is being built on a foundation of bloody-mindedness as much as heroism and finds expression here in the vernacular rather than the elegiac for example in verse two of �Anzacs� �Some of you got the V.C./Some the Gallipoli trot/Some got a grave by the sea/And all of you got it damned hot�. Three short tears to the leading edge of the front wrapper neatly repaired; wrappers foxed; has been folded vertically; a good copy and internally very good. unknown
Bookseller reference : 239553
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Wendtorf, Dirk
Adoleszente Wehrmachtssoldaten in der Nachkriegsjugendliteratur : Opfer oder Täter? ; autobiografische Erklärungsansätze zur Motivation adoleszenter Soldaten. Studies in modern German literature ; Vol. 105
Oxford ; Bern ; Berlin ; Bruxelles ; Frankfurt am Main ; New York ; Wien : Lang, 2006. 216 S. : graph. Darst. ; 23 cm kart.
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Wendtorf, Dirk:
Adoleszente Wehrmachtssoldaten in der Nachkriegsjugendliteratur : Opfer oder Täter? ; autobiografische Erklärungsansätze zur Motivation adoleszenter Soldaten. Studies in modern German literature ; Vol. 105
Wie neu! Das Buch untersucht Werke jugendlicher deutscher Autoren, die als Wehrmachtssoldaten im Zweiten Weltkrieg dienten und ihre im Krieg gemachten Erfahrungen in Kinder- und Jugendbüchern literarisch verarbeiteten. Im Zentrum der Studie steht die literarische Umsetzung der folgenden Fragen: Was bewegte die Autoren für das nationalsozialistische Deutschland zu kämpfen? Empfanden sie persönliche Verantwortung für das Geschehene und wie war ihre Einstellung zum Widerstand? Welche literarische Form wählten sie, um dem zeitgenössischen jugendlichen Rezipienten die Kriegserlebnisse zu vermitteln? Die Studie analysiert Werke heute unbekannter wie auch etablierter Jugendschriftsteller und umfasst den Zeitraum von 1947 bis heute. Der Autor beleuchtet den historischen und soziologischen Kontext, in dem die Werke entstanden bzw. publiziert wurden. Er bezieht in seine Untersuchungen aber auch die affektive und kognitive Entwicklung eines Heranwachsenden mit ein, um die Motive, welche die Autoren als Begründung für ihr Handeln anführen, aus entwicklungspsychologischer Sicht zu erhellen. ISBN 9783039105236
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Wette, Wolfram (Herausgeber)
Das letzte Tabu : NS-Militärjustiz und "Kriegsverrat". hrsg. von Wolfram Wette und Detlef Vogel. Unter Mitarb. von Ricarda Berthold und Helmut Kramer. Mit einem Vorw. von Manfred Messerschmidt 1. Aufl.
Berlin : Aufbau 2007. 507 S. : Ill. ; 22 cm, mit Schutzumschlag Top Zustand, Pp., gebundene Ausgabe, Hardcover/Pappeinband, Exemplar in sehr gutem Erhaltungszustand
Bookseller reference : 51319
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Wheeler-Bennett, John W
Der hölzerne Titan. Paul von Hindenburg / aus d. Engl. übertr. von Werner Gebühr.
Tübingen : Wunderlich Leins, 1969. 506 S. 8°. Bibl.- Einbd.
Bookseller reference : 40409
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WILLIAMS, John - PITT, Barrie (Editor in Chief)
France. Summer 1940
1970 Published by Macdonald & Co., Purnell's History of the Second World War, collection "Campaign Book", N° 6 - 1970 - In-8, broché couverture illustrée - 160 p. - Très nombreuses illustrations et reproductions photographiques en N&B in et hors texte - Ouvrage en anglais
Bookseller reference : 120506
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WILLIAM GIFFORD PALGRAVE English priest soldier traveller orientalist and Arabist 1826 1888.
Autograph letter signed 'W. Gifford Palgrave' with his original print portrait photograph with a fez.
Westminster: Manuscript ALS. ca. 1875 1875. No Binding. Very Good. Original autograph letter signed ALS 'W. Gifford Palgrave' to "Dear Joseph" regretting he is unable to make the journey William Palgrave Gifford. Speaker's Court the Palace Westminster undated. 15x10 cm. In English. 2 pp. in good condition with a separate photographic portrait of Palgrave. William Gifford Palgrave was an English priest soldier traveller and Arabist author of A Personal Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia 1862-1863. Palgrave was born in Westminster. He was the son of Sir Francis Palgrave and Elizabeth Turner daughter of the banker Dawson Turner. His brothers were Francis Turner Palgrave Inglis Palgrave and Reginald Palgrave. He was educated at Charterhouse School then occupying its original site near Smithfield and under the head-mastership of Dr Saunders afterwards Dean of Peterborough. Among other honours he won the school gold medal for classical verse and proceeded to Trinity College Oxford where he obtained a scholarship graduating First Class Lit. Hum. Second Class Math. 1846. He went straight from college to India and served for a time in the 8th The King's Regiment of Foot Bombay Native Infantry H.I.C. Shortly after this he became a Roman Catholic was ordained a priest and joined the order of the Jesuits Society of Jesus and served as a member of the order in India Rome and in Syria where he acquired a colloquial command of Arabic. He convinced his superiors to support a mission to the interior of Arabia which at that time was terra incognita to the rest of the world. He also gained the support of the French emperor Napoleon III representing to him that better knowledge of Arabia would benefit French imperialistic schemes in Africa and the Middle East. Palgrave then returned to Syria where he assumed the identity of a travelling Syrian physician. Stocking his bags with medicines and small trade goods and accompanied by one servant he set off for Najd in north-central Arabia. He travelled as a Christian. The service he would do for the Society of Jesus and the French empire would be as a spy not a missionary. Palgrave became friendly with Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud while in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Faisal's son Abdul Rahman bin Faisal asked Palgrave to get him strychnine. Palgrave believed that Abdul wanted to poison his father. Palgrave was accused of espionage and was almost executed for his Christian beliefs. <br/> <br/> Manuscript ALS., [ca. 1875] unknown
Bookseller reference : 052767
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Winterberg, Sonya
Besatzungskinder : die vergessene Generation nach 1945.
Berlin : Rotbuch-Verl., 2014. XVI, 222 S., Abb. Originalhardcover mit Schutzumschlag.
Bookseller reference : 1144061
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Witkop, Prof. Dr. Philipp (Hg)
Kriegsbriefe gefallener Studenten. Herausgegeben in Verbindung mit den Deutschen Unterrichts-Ministerien.
Georg Müller Verlag, München, 1928. 353(4) Seiten, OLeinen, dunkler Farb-Kopfschnitt. 61.-65. Tausend. Das Papier leicht gegilbt. Am Einbandrücken Kleberest eines Bibliotheksaufkleber. Gutes Exemplar. Good copy.
Bookseller reference : 13503
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Wolfe Gene; Wolfe The Gene Soldier of Mist; Wolfe Gene Soldier of Arete
Latro in the Mist
New York New York U.S.A.: Orb Books 2003 A distinguished compilation of two classic fantasy novels Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete in one volume. This omnibus of two acclaimed novels is the story of Latro a Roman mercenary who while fighting in Greece received a head injury that deprive him of his short-term memory. It gave him in return the ability to see and converse with the supernatural creatures and the gods and goddesses who invisibly inhabit the ancient landscape. Latro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his journal anew each morning gives him a poignantly tenuous hold on himself but his story's hold on readers is powerful indeed and many consider these Wolfe's best books. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Orb Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 11435 ISBN : 0765302942 9780765302946
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Wolff, Karl Gottfried
Versuch über die sittlichen Eigenschaften und Pflichten des Soldatenstandes. für junge Leute von Stand und Erziehung, die sich den Waffen gewidmet haben.
Leipzig, Hilscher, 1776. 8o. [8] Bl., 480 S. Papiereinb. d. Zt., dieser am Rü. m. kl. Fehlstellen,Exlibris. 2 kl. Stempel auf Titelbl., alle Seiten unbeschnitten , Ecke gestaucht, innen tls. braunfl., insgesamt gut erhalten.
Bookseller reference : 62764AB
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Woodman, Henry.
THE HISTORY OF VALLEY FORGE. With a Biography of the Author and the Author's Father, Who Was a Soldier With Washington at Valley Forge During the Winters of 1777 and 1778. Authorized by the Woodman Family.
156p. + Portrait Frontis and full page photograph of Valley Forge. Oval portrait of Washington carefully cutout. Inked ownership of Francis A. Coburn. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial wraps slightly worn and soiled. Interesting account of an American Revolutionary soldier. PA PAMPH 20_21 BX7
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WORLD WAR II SOLDIER IN JAPAN
Just After The Official End Of World War II An Allied Soldier Writes Home From Japan: “Aomori Was Bombed And It Sure Was Smashed And Burned. Well We Have A Few Japs Working In This Camp And I Think As A Whole They Will Like Better From Now On That Ever Before. There Clothes Are All Patchesâ€
WORLD WAR II IN JAPAN. ALS. 2pgs. October 1 1945. Hirosaki Japan. An autograph letter signed “Dale†Christensen written home by an Allied serviceman stationed in Japan shortly after the official end of World War II. “Well I haven’t had a chance to write for some time. We made it up here O.K. but the ship sure was loaded. We landed at Aomori and this place is inland about 30 miles. We have had no trouble at all. We spent the first night at an airport and then moved to another Army camp the next day then the third bn came up and took over here. I was in on the big thing at this camp I came up with the first gen jeeps and saw the Jap General sign the camp over to us then to top it all off I was picked to take the Jap General to his home. He talked to me all the way but I didn’t know a thing he said. When he got out he saluted me. He seemed happy about the whole thing. The climate here is good and cool. We have a big mt right afore us and it looks just like Mt Fugiama sic. They say it sure gets cold here in the winter. The rice is just headed out and it is very pretty here but I hope I can soon come home…We are cleaning this camp up now it sure needed it. I don’t see how the Japs lived in it. Bugs and dirt all over. We sure are making a change in the looks of it. They say they might give each one of us a Jap Rifle and bayonet to take home I don’t think there is any thing to it. I sure would like to have one. They sure can grow the fruit and garden stuff here but they sure are way behind in the way to live. I think even behind the Philippines…The papulation sic of this place in 97000 and Aomori – 57000. Aomori was bombed and it sure was smashed and burned. Well we have a few Japs working in this camp and I think as a whole they will like better from now on that ever before. There clothes are all patches but they look healthy and happy. Well I will write more later. I hope we soon get a mail call. Tell Ann and the rest Hello. Everything is fine here. Write soon. Dale.†The letter is in fine condition. hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 5101
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WWI French Soldier of the 23rd Company 205th Infantry Regiment
QUATRE MOIS DE CAMPAGNE Aug. 4 - Nov. 29 1914
The Ardennes France 1915. 8vo. 186 x 120 mm. 68 pp. manuscript text approximately 18000 words 67 full-page pen drawings. Contemporary home-made binding carved wooden boards in relief with a depiction of a Gaul soldier with spear point of tip and butt broken off which also appears elaborately rendered on the title-page which likewise reads: QUATRE MOIS DE CAMPAGNE dated "Aout Septembre Octobre Novembre 1914." Important elaborately illustrated manuscript journal being the detailed hitherto unpublished account of a French Infantryman "Poilu" during his four month campaign in the Ardennes trapped behind German lines along the Northern Front. The present manuscript is distinguished by its 67 full-page drawings and sculpted wood binding that depicts a Gaul soldier almost certainly created by the author / illustrator himself. This journal tells in graphic detail the disorganization of the campaign the ravages of the war and the cohabitation of the Regiment with the local population and the Allies. <br/><br/> Our soldier who has not yet been identified with certainty belonged to the French 23rd Company of the 205th Infantry Regiment. His moving narrative begins on August 4 1914 when he in Paris by train for Army mobilization. The journal gives a detailed account of the troop's movement through the Ardennes both in and out of the trenches. After several gruesome battles the Regiment was surrounded by the enemy in the woods of Signy-le-Petit. Facing the threat that the civilian population would be executed the Regiment surrendered to the Germans on November 29 1914 see below. This is where the journal ends the surviving soldiers of the 23rd Company having been taken as prisoners of war and marched into Germany. Many would not return. <br/><br/> The manuscript is illustrated with 67 full-page drawings naive but extremely detailed and evocative: some are sad even pathetic while others are full of G.I. humor. The journal itself is of particular interest in that the author was not a French officer official or professional journalist but a lowly "Poilu" literally: hairy or bearded one the informal name for a French WWI infantryman. Poilu is still used as a term of endearment for the French infantry of the Great War and the word carries the sense of the infantryman's typically rustic agricultural background. The Poilu soldier was known for his love of rationed "military grade" pinard wine. The image of the dogged bearded French soldier was widely used in propaganda and war memorials. The stereotype of the Poilu was of bravery endurance and unquestioning obedience. <br/><br/> The journal is of genuine scholarly interest because the majority of the narrative describes events that transpired 150 km inside enemy lines. The four-month account describes the heroism of French partisans who inhabited the forest of the Ardennes where the 23rd Company 205th Infantry Regiment was trapped. Two partisans in particular stand out namely Fernand Cretu a farmer and his wife Maria. From Sept. 13 to Nov. 28 1914 they hid fed supplied and protected the entire 23rd Company more than 250 soldiers on their farm near the village of Neuville lez Beaulieu Signy-le-Petit. The captain of the company de Colbert de Laplace lodged at the farm and made it his headquarters. <br/><br/> The longest and most compelling passages of the journal appear for November 28 and 29 which describe how the 23rd Company was surrounded by a thousand German soldiers. Fernand Cretu and his family were taken hostage by the enemy and his farm was burned. The entire village of Neuville lez Beaulieu was rounded up and taken into the church of Signy-le-Petit. There the German commanding officer informed Capt. de Colbert that if he did not surrender immediately the church would be locked and then set on fire. The captain capitulated and ordered that all weapons belonging to the 23rd Company be destroyed. These scenes are illustrated in the present manuscript and which may be the sole surviving eye-witness account of these events. At the end of the conflict Fernand Cretu and his wife were awarded the Croix de Guerre with a vermeil star. These partisan heroes are actually NAMED in the present Journal. <br/><br/> EXTRACTS: "On the 16th September 1914. Wake up at 6 o'clock. This morning we have coffee. Canon-fire but not as close as yesterday. Today we have bread and as always only 3 kg to feed 15 men. Meals are always the same and in small quantities. At 5.30 in the evening the Company meets in the courtyard of the farm; Roll Call: there are 15 men are missing AWOL; they had simply marched away some in plainclothes they bought from the farm workers. The AWOL soldiers are sentenced to eight days in prison. A pigsty is transformed for this purpose. A prison guard is appointed but he serves in this capacity only at night. At present he will live in a compartment of the pigsty; guardians and guardians will suffer equally ." <br/><br/> Céry-les-Mezieres August 30 1914: ". In haste we move out. It's about time because the shells are getting closer to us -- it's complete music sic percussion shrapnel; the 77th the 105th everyone does the dance sic. Where we are right now is not good. We are shelled section by section and we hit the ground. The shelling falls on all sides at once; they explode so close to us that at times the movement of the air produced by the explosions our faces are concussed we are splashed with earth and shrapnel. In my section two men were wounded simultaneously: one in front of the section the other in the last row pierced by the cans and bowls that were affixed to their packs. Under fire our impassive captain orders us to move right left forward backward. Thanks to his coolness we are doing well. Meanwhile our artillery retaliates but unfortunately 75 of our men are dislodged by 105 German soldiers . At 5am the order is given to move forward. With three comrades and a sergeant I go on patrol. We go to the end of the plateau that we occupy and from there we discover the entire valley of the Oise river. The fight resumes at our very feet. This is a famous vista but what is less famous are the bullets that whistle past our ears. In Berg-les-Mezieres the machine guns issue forth from a bridge -- what a concert sic. In front of us on the slope on the other side of the Oise we see the Germans descend into the battle in a tight flank; so it begins!" <br/><br/> Literature: "Historique du 205e Regiment d'Infanterie 1914-1918" Paris: Charles-Lavauzelle & Cie Editeurs Militaires 1922 p. 4. Georges Myrtil "L'Odyssee de la 23e Companie" in: La Guerre par ceux qui l'ont faite. Historique du 205e régiment d'infanterie de 1914 à 1918. Paris: E. Rochard 1933 pp. 46-53 a copy of which is included in the present offering. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2789
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Württemberg - Schall, Friedrich W
Das Gesetz über die Verpflichtung zum Kriegsdienst im Königreich Württemberg vom 22. Mai 1843, und die Vollziehungsinstruction vom 30. December 1843 mit den darauf Bezug habenden neueren Gesetzen, sowie mit Erläuterungen, Normalien, Bescheiden und Entscheidungen des Ober-Recrutierungsraths und Geheimen-Raths, ferner mit Belehrung der Gemeindebehörden über die ihnen obligenden Recrutirungsgeschäfte, mit Verfügungen des Kriegsministeriums, Formularien zu Einstandverträgen und einem alphabetischen Sachregister herausgegeben von Fr. W. Schall, Oberkriegsrath und Mitglied des Ober-Recrutirungsraths.
Stuttgart, Nitzschke 1863. VI, 349 Seiten. Beschädigter Kart.-Einband der Zeit. (Einband mit Fehlstellen und sehr stark berieben. Papier teils etwas stockfleckig). 21x14 cm
Bookseller reference : 144848
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Yan, Lianke
Dem Volke dienen. Roman.
Berlin, Ullstein, 2007. 205 Seiten. OPappband mit ill. Schutzumschlag.
Bookseller reference : 30546
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Yerby, Frank
Die Reise zu Simone
Stuttgart, Hamburg, München: Deutscher Bücherbund, 1974. 541 Seiten , 22 cm Gewebeeinband mit Schutzumschlag
Bookseller reference : 16479
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YVONNEAU Donatien .
POUR LA VICTOIRE !
Editions Albert Messein, 1923, broché, non coupé, 372pp. bon état, 190x120 . (p3)
Bookseller reference : 5731
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ZALUSKI Zbigniew
Les Polonais sur les fronts de la Deuxième guerre mondiale.
Varsovie, Editions Interpress, 1969. 12 x 22, 95 pp., nombreuses illustrations en N/B, broché, bon état (couverture légèrement défraîchie).
Bookseller reference : 66097
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Ziemann, Benjamin
Front und Heimat : ländliche Kriegserfahrungen im südlichen Bayern 1914 - 1923. Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Institut zur Erforschung der Europäischen Arbeiterbewegung: Veröffentlichungen des Instituts zur Erforschung der Europäischen Arbeiterbewegung / Schriftenreihe A, Darstellungen ; Bd. 8 1. Auflage. ERSTAUSGABE.
Essen : Klartext-Verlag, 1997. 510 S. ; 23 cm Originalpappband.
Bookseller reference : 305865
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Ziesemer, Bernd
Ein Gefreiter gegen Hitler. Auf der Suche nach meinem Vater. Bernd Ziesemer 1. Aufl.
Hamburg : Hoffmann und Campe, 2012. 285 S. 8° (21x14cm), Hardcover/Pappeinband im OSchutzU.
Bookseller reference : 10333
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Zille, Heinrich und Fritz Engel
Vadding in Frankreich Folge I + II. sowie Vadding in Ost und West (Vaddingserie III (3) Folge (Frankreich nach Russland) : 27 Originalzeichnungen. insgesamt 3 Bände v. H. Zille. [Vorr. : Fritz Engel] / Zille, Heinrich: Vaddingserie ; (Folge 3); Teil von: Deutsche Bücherei (Leipzig): Weltkriegssammlung 1.-20. Tsd. - Kein Nachdruck "Originalausgabe"
Berlin : Lustige Blätter (Dr. Eysler & Co.), 1916. jeweils [32 Bl.] : überw. Zeichnungen ; quer 8° Broschiert, Rücken mit Tesafilm nachgeklebt, sonst Exemplare in gutem Erhaltungszustand
Bookseller reference : 61947
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Zimmermann, Bodo
Die Soldatenfibel. Zusammengest. und bearb. v. Major a.D. Bodo Zimmermann. Mit 89 Bildern und Zeichnungen im Text. 11., wesentliche verbesserte Auflage.
Verlag "Offene Worte"; Berlin, (1934). 119 Seiten; zahlr. graph. Darst. u. Illustr.; 19 cm; klammergeh. Broschur.
Bookseller reference : 1250333
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Zipfel, Ernst (Hrsg.), Gustav Goes Richard Euringer u. a
Flammende Fronten. Eindrücke und Erlebnisse aus dem Weltkrieg. Hrsg. von Ernst Zipfel. 4. Auflage. (Band 3 der Bücherei des Soldatenbundes).
Wilhelm Limpert-Verlag; Berlin / Abteilung Bücherei des Soldatenbundes, (1937). 280 S.; 20,5 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Leinenband mit OUmschlag.
Bookseller reference : 1256924
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Zobeltitz, Hans-Caspar von
Was vier junge Deutsche 1914 - 1918 erlebten (Die Quadriga im Weltkriege) - [Band 1 - Georg Goetz der Infantrist],
Stuttgart, Friedrich Andreas Perthes, 1927. 8°, 239 S. mit illustr. Vorsatzseiten, 45 s/w-Illustrationen Bildern und einem farbigen Titelbild von Herbert Knötel, original farbig illustr. Leineneinband (Hardcover), Erstausgabe ohne Schutzumschlag, Einbandkanten zum Teil minimal beschabt, kleiner Besitzervermerk und exlibris mittig auf Vorsatzseite, fliegendes Blatt und Farbillustationsseite (ohne Bildverletzung) am Seitenschnitts mit kleinem Anriss, sonst schönes, sauberes Exem
Bookseller reference : 13762CB
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Zweiter Weltkrieg : Leben - Harmon, E. N., Milton MacKaye and William Ross MacKaye
Combat Commander : autobiography of a soldier / forew. by Omar N. Bradley.
Englewood Cliffs, N. J. : Prentice-Hall, c 1970. 352 pp. : ill., maps. Gr. 8°. Library copy.
Bookseller reference : 10558 ISBN : 131524216
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Österreichischer Porträtmaler um 1850
Bildnis eines jungen Offiziers; Kniestück.
o.J. Aquarell auf hellem Karton, unbezeichnet. 27,4:21,1 cm. Miniaturhaft fein durchgeführtes Porträt.
Bookseller reference : 473-E
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