‎War‎

‎[SINO-VIETNAMESE WAR] [XINHUA NEWS AGENCY] 新华社.‎

‎战斗要闻. 九 十 十四. Zhan dou yao we. jiu shi shi si. War Dispatches. Issues no. 9 10 14.‎

‎江西.Jiangxi.: 中共江西省办公厅.Zhong gong Jiangxi ban gong ting. 1979. Three editorials from Xinhua News Agency dated between 2 March and 6 March 1979 were published during the Sino-Vietnamese War. The issues were re-printed and distributed by the General Office of Jiangxi Provincial Government shortly after the editorials were published. Issues no. 9 and 10: single sheet printed on both sides pages numbered. Issue no. 14: two sheets printed on both side pages numbered. Staples removed leaving small pin holes edges torn a 5.5cm horizontal closed tear on lower section of Issue 9. Even foxing and some soiling. Text in Chinese. 26.5 x 19cm when folded. An Original upper cover with small pin holes attached to Issue no.9 showing the editorials were gathered and distributed to a mechanical company in Jiujiang District by the General Office of the Jiangxi Provincial Government. . 中共江西省办公厅.[Zhong gong Jiangxi ban gong ting]. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 169136

‎Peter Fitzsimons‎

‎Fromelles & Pozieres : In the Trenches of Hell‎

‎Sydney Australia: William Heinemann 2015. 793 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Heinemann Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 022501 ISBN : 1742759505 9781742759500

‎Phillip Bradley‎

‎To Salamaua‎

‎Melbourne VIC Australia: Cambridge University Press 2010. Minor ding to top edge of front board. 372 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cambridge University Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 020615 ISBN : 0521763908 9780521763905

‎CEW. Bean C. E.‎

‎The Australian Imperial Force in France - 1916 : The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914 - 1918 Volume III The A.I.F. in France: 1916 Volume 3‎

‎Brisbane QLD Australia: Univerity of Queensland Press 1982. Facsimile of the 1942 edition. Jacket has light fading to spine and rear. 1036 pages with b/w illustrations. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univerity of Queensland Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 018675 ISBN : 0702217204 9780702217203

‎U. S. Secretary of War‎

‎Shipping troops to and from the Philippines etc. Letter from the Secretary of War in response to the Senate of May 23 1900 a letter from the quartermaster-general relative to the cost of shipping troops and supplies for the army to and from the Philip‎

‎Washington D.C: Government Printing Office 1900. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. Spanish-American War; Philippines; 7 pages; 22.3cm; disbound; U. S. Senate document #439.Very minor discoloration at the bottom edge about an eighth of an inch. Government Printing Office Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 014630

‎Brune, Peter‎

‎Those Ragged Bloody Heroes : From the Kokoda Trail to Gona Beach 1942‎

‎Sydney NSW Australia: Allen & Unwin Pty. Limited 1992. 309 pages with b/w illustrations. The story of Maroubra Force. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 002784 ISBN : 1863732640 9781863732642

‎Fletcher David‎

‎Universal Carrier 1936-48: The Bren Gun Carrier Story. New Vanguard 110‎

‎New York: Osprey Publishing 2005. 48pp index num bw ills. Pictorial card. As new. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. Osprey Publishing Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 010999 ISBN : 1841768138 9781841768137

‎Franks, Norman; VanWyngarden, Greg‎

‎Fokker DR I Aces of World War I. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 40‎

‎Oxford.: Osprey Publishing 2005. 96p index appendices num bw ills col plates. As new. The Fokker 'Dreidecker' triplane entered service on the Western Front in 1917 and saw immediate success with von Richthoffen's JG-1 fighter unit. Finally replaced in the spring of 1918 it had come to represent the German Fighter force in WWI. Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. Osprey Publishing Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 010394 ISBN : 1841762237 9781841762234

‎Carlson, Lewis H‎

‎We Were Each Other's Prisoners. An Oral History of World War II American and German Prisoners of War‎

‎New York: Basic Books 1998. xix 285pp bibliography maps bw ills. Moderate edge wear and creasing to covers some creasingto few pages. Based on interviews with more than 150 German and American POWs this book brings their stories to life. From the Nazi-hating German who surrended rather than fight to the Jewish-American prisoner sent to a slave labor camp to the US prisoner who escaped three times- a fascinating comparison of the experiences of POWs from both sides. First Trade Paperback. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Basic Books Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 008934 ISBN : 0465091237 9780465091232

‎U. S. War Department‎

‎Small arms firing manual 1913. With text corrections to February 21 1917. Changes no. 16.‎

‎New York: Military Publishing 1913. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. World War I; 250p. incl. index; additional 34p. variously numbered; 14.3cm; original brown cloth rubbed; glue residue on covers; top 1" of fly-leaf lacking; illus.; War Department document #442; owner marks. Military Publishing Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 8873baM

‎U. S. War Department‎

‎Small arms firing manual. 1913. Corrected to April 15 1917. Changes nos. 1 to 18.‎

‎Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office 1917. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. World War I; 268p. incl. index; 14.3cm; original orange cloth rubbed; spine crimped; corners bumped; illus.; tables; diagrams 2 folded; War Department document #442; owner marks. Government Printing Office Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 8866baM

‎Guerra, HL. H. L.‎

‎El otro espía: La Habana 1942 Spanish Edition‎

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

Bookseller reference : 9198970348.G ISBN : 9198970348 9789198970340

‎[CIVIL WAR] [ALABAMA]‎

‎Invitations to three annual balls held by the Montgomery Greys 1st Infantry Battalion Alabama Volunteers at their armory as described below each 12mo‎

‎The first two have been folded for mailing the first is accompanied by its mailing envelope addressed to Mrs. F. B. Clark the third with a little silverfish damage verso of the integral leaf. Very good lot. 1 The pleasure of your company is respectfully solicited at a Complimentary Ball to be given to the Montgomery Greys 1st Infantry Battalion Alabama Volunteers at Their Armory Wednesday Evening April 28 1875 complete text of the invitation a bifolio printed in gilt below a purple engraving of a shield featuring the American Eagle flags a cannon and a drum; the integral leaf prints in purple the names of those on the committees for reception and arrangements. 2 Ninth Annual Ball: Montgomery Greys at Their Armory Tuesday January 23rd 1883 at 8:30 P.M. complete title a handbill printed within an elaborate patriotic frame with the names of the Ball committee printed below a lithograph executed by Krebs Lith Co Cincinnati. Central fold a little separation from each side. 3 The Montgomery Greys Thirty-Second Annual Ball to be held February 16th 1920. Organized 1860-1920 complete title printed in gilt inside a gilt oval decorated with two American flags to each side a gilt American Eagle at the head and an American shield and banner at the bottom; the interior three pages print various committee members verso of integral leaf prints the names of the organizations officers. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70148

‎[MEXICAN WAR] [MAPS]‎

‎17 maps extracted from James K. Polk’s Message from the President‎

‎Washington 1848. Caption titles of the maps listed below in chronological order according to the date of the action described in the map; almost all bear the lithographer’s slug. Several have tears in marginal folds and a few show some foxing one uniformly browned. All are serviceable examples almost all very good. 1 Sketch of the Actions Fought at San Pascal in Upper California between the Americans and Mexicans Dec. 6th & 7th 1846 caption title. 11 x 7 ¾ inches neatline. 2 Sketch of the Passage of the Rio San Gabriel Upper California by the Americas Discomfiting the Opposing Mex. Forces Jan 8th 1847 caption title. From a sketch by Lt. Emory. P. S. Duval Lith. Phil. 6 3/8 x 8 ¼ inches neatline. 3 Sketch of the Battle of Los Angeles Upper California Fought between the Americans and Mexicans Jany 9th 1847 caption title. From a sketch of Emory. 5 ¾ x 8 ¼ inches neatline. 4 Sketch Accompanying Col. Price’s Despatch of 15th Feb. 1847 caption title. 8 1/8 x 5 ¾ inches neatline. 5 Linnard Capt. T. B. Plan of the Battle of Buena-Vista Fought February 22nd and 23rd 1847 caption title. Surveyed by Capt. Linnard & Lts. Pope & Franklin. Lith of P. S. Duval Phil. Notes in several margins. 16 ¼ x 20 inches neatline. 6 Sketch of the Battle of Sacramento Feb. 28th 1847 caption title. Printed note of the battle in lower margin. 12 ½ x 9 ½ inches neatline. 7 Coppee Lt. H. Survey of the Mexican Lines of Defence at Cerro Gordo and the Lines of Attack of the American Army under Major General Scott. On the 17th and 18th of April 1847 caption title. Surveyed by Major Turnbull and Capt. McClellan Top. Engineers. Lith of P. S. Duval Phil. 12 ¼ x 18 ¾ inches neatline. 8 Sketch Accompanying Col. Price’s Despatch of 18 April 1847 caption title. P. S. Duval Lith Phil. 9 ½ x 11 ½ inches neatline. 9 Map of the California coast supplied title. June 19th 1847. Table in lower margin recording distances between towns and number of men available in each. Lith of P. S. Duval Phil. 14 ½ x 11 ¾ inches neatline. 10 Hardcastle Lt. Edmund. Battles of Mexico Line of Operations of the U. S. Army under the Command of Major General Winfield Scott on the 19th and 20th of August 1847 caption title. Surveyed by Major Turnbull Capt. McClellan and Lt. Hardcastle. Lith of P. S. Duval Phil. 23 ½ x 28 ½ inches neatline. 11 Hardcastle Lt. Edmund. Map of Genl. Worth’s Operations on the 20th of Augt. 1847 caption title. Surveyed by Capt. Mason of Engineers and Lt. Hardcastle of Top. Engrs. 18 ½ x 30 ¾ inches neatline. 12 Hardcastle Lt. Edmund. Battle of Molino Del Re: Sketch of the Operations of the 1st Division United States Army under the Command of General Worth on the 8th Sept 1847 caption title. P.S. Duval Lith Phil. 19 3/8 x 12 ¼ inches neatline. 13 Hardcastle Lt. Edmund. Battles of Mexico Line of Operations of the U. S. Army under the Command of Major General Winfield Scott on the 8th 12th and 13th of September 1847 caption title. Surveyed by Major Turnbull Capt. McClellan and Lt. Hardcastle. Lith of P. S. Duval Phil. 28 x 21 ½ inches neatline . 14 Pemberton Bvt. Capt. J. C. Sketch of the Route of General Worth’s Column from Chapultepec to the Alameda in the Attack upon the City of Mexico 13th & 14th September 1847 caption title. 14 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches neatline. Notes in lower margin. 15 Hardcastle Lt. Edmund. Map of the Valley of Mexico caption title. Lith of P. S. Duval. 12 x 16 ¾ inches neatline. Fold separations from edges. 16 Plan Accompanying Gen. Quitman’s Report caption title. Duval’s Lith Press. 13 x 17 ¾ inches neatline. Notes on the battle in lower margin. Some hand coloring. Two splits through margin at folds uniformly browned. 17 Sketch Accompanying Col. Price Despatch caption title. 9 ½ x 11 ½ inches neatline For the lot of 17 maps unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70172

‎[WORLD WAR II] [PHOTOGRAPH]‎

‎Chief of Staff George C. Marshall consults with his staff over a map laid out before them a group photograph of the general and his staff Marshall seated at a table surrounded by Generals Leonard Gerow seated on the an edge of the table to Marshall’s right Raymond A. Wheeler Sherman Miles Henry “Hap†Arnold Wade Haislip and Col. Harry Twaddle all standing behind him and William Bryden seated at the end of the table to Marshall’s left‎

‎Washington DC 1941. Photograph 11 x 14 inches picturing the American general staff at the eve of World War II. Marshall 1880-1959 served as Chief of Staff 1939-1945 and held important cabinet positions after the war; Gerow 1888-1972 would be the first corps commander ashore on D-Day; Wheeler 1885-1974 later served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia 1944-1945; Miles 1882-1966 the son of General Nelson Miles was Chief of Military Intelligence when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor; Arnold 1886-1950 served as Chief of the Air Corps 1938-1941 and then Chief of Army Air Forces 1941-1945; Haislip 1889-1971 led the XV Corps after the D-Day invasion 1944-1945 and was commander of the 7th Army when Germany surrendered; Twaddle 1888-1954 commanded the 95th Infantry Division in France and Germany during the closing months of the war; Bryden 1880-1972 served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Marshall 1940-1942. Getty Images posts a similar online photograph from the same meeting. The number “125898†appears in white in a lower corner hole-punched at bottom edge for placement in a binder several small creases but very good. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70213

‎[CIVIL WAR] [CONFEDERATE NAVY] [SAVANNAH]‎

‎The destruction of the Confederate ironclad “Atlanta†the capture of its commander Lt. William A. Webb a hero of the Battle of Hampton Roads a year earlier and other naval activities in the Savannah Georgia area 1863-1864 in a series of 22 manuscript letters and orders many signed by three commanders of the Savannah Squadron Webb Lt. Commander Josh Kennard and Captain William W. Wallace‎

‎The letters and documents include orders to move ships and provide aid to a blockade runner personnel matters transfers promotions repairing and outfitting ships reporting on the dead and wounded from the “Atlanta†and other matters. All of the material is more fully described below generally in chronological order starting with the earliest piece for each individual. Some storage wear and soiling but a very good lot. TATTNALL Captain and Flag Officer Josiah 1795-1871; commanded Southern naval units in defense of Port Royal S.C. in 1861 the defense of Virginia’s waters in 1862 and naval forces of Georgia 1862-1863. Appointing Lt. Arthur Sinclair Fleet Captain of the Savannah Squadron giving instructions for communicating with the Commandant’s Office and calling for economy in a manuscript copy of a letter signed clerically for “Flag Officer Comdg Tattnall†by Tattnall’s clerk C. Lucian Jones on “Confederate States Navy Station / Commandant’s Office / Savannah†letterhead February 26 1863. This copy noted as “sent to the Commander of vessels … the Comdg Officer Str Isondiga†at the time Lt. Joel S. Kennard. 4to. Two-pages approximately 150 words in part: “In addition to your duty as Commander of the Atlanta you will also perform that of Fleet Captain and will as such take charge of the general duties of the Squadron being guided by my general and such other orders as I may issue from tie to time.†Sinclair 1810-1865 commanded the “Atlanta†February – May 1863 by which time both he and Tattnall were relieved of command for various failures Lt. William Webb being appointed to fill there posts see his entry below. 1 WEBB Lieutenant and Flag Officer William A. 1824-1881; commended for his actions commanding the “Teaser†in the Battle of Hampton Roads March 1862; commanded a secret squadron of small boats outfitted with spar torpedoes in Charleston Harbor in 1862-1863; commanded the “Atlanta†and the Savannah Squadron. Giving instructions for conduct in various areas to his junior officers in an autograph letter and three letters each signed by Webb as commander of the “Atlanta†and Savannah Squadron Commander May 13 – June 9 1863 to Lt. Commander Joel S. Kennard see below commanding the “Isondiga†in Webb’s squadron shortly after taking command. 4to. 4-pages. The first letter asks from a “complete muster roll†of the “Isondiga’s†officers and crew the other three being “General orders No. 3†prohibiting boats from going “below Thunderbolt†five miles south of Savannah “without the officers being well armed†the final two offering directions for having repairs to the Isondiga taken care of and giving instructions on the construction of pennants to fly. Accompanied by a manuscript “General Order No. 4†clerically signed by now “Secretary†Jones June 3 1863 from Webb to Kennard both “Off Thunderbolt.†Folio. Two-pages approximately 200 words in part: “All vessels under my command will keep a strict look out night and day and will bring to all boats and vessels not belonging to or employed by the Army of Navy … no boat or vessel will be allowed to pass unless their passport is signed by the Comdg Genl … the guard vessel for the day will have the grand flag flying and will have a boat ready for boarding … a correct register of all vessels brought to will be kept … all commanders will inspect quarterly for condition of each vessel … with respect to the completeness of her equipment and the proper stationing of her crew.†Webb’s Savannah command was short lived he attempted to break the Union blockade by engaging with two Monitors patrolling Wassaw Sound on June 17 but the “Atlanta†ran aground forcing Webb to surrender under withering fire that severely damaged the ship killing one and wounding 16 crew members Webb not being able to repeat his Hampton Roads performance being captured and sent to prison in Boston for a year. 5 KENNARD Lt. Commander Joel S. 1819-1901; commanded the “Isondiga†in the Savannah Flotilla 1862-1864. Complaining of being passed over for Savannah Squadron command for a more junior officer William A. Webb and asking for a transfer in an autograph letter signed by Kennard from the C.S Str “Isondiga†on the Savannah River May 9 1863 to Stephen R. Mallory Confederate Secretary of the Navy in Richmond. 4to. Two-pages approximately 175 words in part: “I cannot help feeling that I am fully as much entitled to advancement as Mr. Webb … nor is it my intention to boast any great display of gallantry during this war but Sir there is such a thing as a proper self esteem … as far as I know or can learn of Mr. Webb’s career mine will not suffer by comparison … if it be possible to obtain command of any one of the vessels said to be in course of construction in Europe I would gladly accept it.†Accompanied by five autograph letters signed by Kennard June 23 – March 6 1864 the first to three “Isondiga†junior officers concerning a supply problem with their signed manuscript reply and accounting sheet three to Flag Officer William W. Hunter see below concerning “Isondiga†personnel repairs and charges of drunkenness against an engineer signed manuscript charges included here and the last to Savannah Paymaster D.C. Seymour concerning pay for his crew members. Also accompanied by a letter from the Savannah paymaster to Kennard forwarding instruction not present for “Isondiga’s†assistant paymaster written June 17 1863 the day of “Atlanta’s†defeat and Webb’s capture. 10 KENNARD. Forwarding information from the “Atlanta†debacle in a manuscript letter left unsigned perhaps a retained copy from Kennard on the “Isondiga†Savannah River June 26 1863 nine days after the engagement to Stephen R. Mallory Confederate Secretary of War. 4to. Two-pages approximately 200 words in part: “Letters have been received by parties in the City from two of the officers and one of the crew of the ‘Atlanta’ prisoners of war at the time of writing in Port Royal S.C. … the third letter is from one of the crew by the name of Moore. After mentioning the casualties this man Moore states particulars of the engagement. A summary of which is that two of the enemy’s fifteen inch shot passed through the port side of the Atlanta hull disabling two gun crews that a third shattered the Pilot house; that she got aground and that being thus unable to bring any of her guns to bear upon the Enemy the ship was surrendered.†Two of “Atlanta’s†officers reported slightly different numbers of casualties but one mentioned one dead and 16 wounded among them several named officers. 6 HUNTER Commander William W. 1803-1892; commanded Confederate vessels protecting Gulf of Mexico ports 1861-1863; commanded the Savannah Squadron 1863-1864. Ordering the discharge of a sailor the movements of the “Isondiga†and inspecting munitions in a series of four autograph letters and orders signed by Hunter as “Flag Officer Commanding Afloat†February 5 – March 19 1864 from Savannah to Lt. Commander Kennard aboard the “Isondiga.†4to half-sheet 4to and a slip 2 x 7 ¾ inches approximately 250 words total. Accompanied by an autograph order marked at its head “Confidential†signed by Hunter to Kennard March 4 1864 forwarding a letter present here but actually a clerical copy docketed verso and signed by Hunter also marked by him “Confidential†from Brig. Gen. H.W. Mercer commanding army troops in Savannah at the time to Hunter the same day explaining that a Confederate steamer with “a most important cargo of Army stores is expected nightly and requesting that Hunter and his vessels keep an eye out to assist any attack by Union ships; Hunter’s order to Kennard advises “you will further object therein stated by every means in your power.†Following the destruction of the “Atlanta†and capture of the Savannah Squadron’s commander William Webb on June 17 1863 Kennard was named squadron commander pro tem until Hunter arrived from the Gulf to take command later than year a post he held until Sherman drove Confederate Forces from the Savannah area in December 1864. So for a bit more than a year Hunter and his flotilla helped hold Savannah but without the “Atlanta†he had no hope of breaking the blockade or otherwise diminishing the Union’s naval superiority. Webb made his name at the Battle of Hampton Roads March 8-9 1862 commanding the gunboat CSS “Teaser.†As part of the Confederate flotilla attempting to break the Union blockade it offered cover fire for the newly construction ironclad “Virginia†formerly the Merrimac as it engaged the USS “Cumberland†on the first day; after sinking that ship and forcing the “Congress†to surrender though it was also sunk when shore batteries fired on the Confederate vessels sailing to accept the surrender the “Merrimac†appeared to be heading for a victory. The appearance of the Monitor the following day changed the scene however and the two sides fought to a standstill. Webb and the “Teaser†again performed superbly and wounded Webb won the “thanks†of the Confederate Congress. Michael Reese in his Autographs of the Confederacy writes of Webb “commander of the C.S. ‘Teaser’ a gunboat in the James River Squadron that fought with distinction at Hampton Roads … a rare signature.†We found one sale of a Webb letter similar to the four offered here Alexandria Historical Auctions February 9 2021 $1100. Files of Confederate naval manuscripts as offered here are very scarce in trade this is the first we have offered in our 45 years of selling Civil War material and the first we’ve seen. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70024

‎TOOMBS, Robert A. (1810-1885; US. House of Representative, 1845-1853, US. Senator, 1853-1861, Confederate Civil War general) U.‎

‎Speech of Mr. Toombs of Georgia in the House of Representatives February 27 1850 in Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union On the President’s Message Communicating the Constitution of California caption title‎

‎Washington DC: Gibbon & Co. Printers 1850. First edition. 8vo. 8 pp. Cowan p. 641. Disbound pamphlet lacks stitching leaves are loose light foxing. Still a good copy. Gibbon & Co., Printers unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70088

‎Francisco Gonzalez Ledesma/Raul Guerra Garrido‎

‎Cronica Sentimental En Rojo El Año De Wolfram‎

‎Círculo de Lectores S.A. 1985. Tapa dura. 2ª Mano. . . Premio planeta 1984. Finalista 1984. . . Tela Con Sobrecubierta ; 552 P.; 13x19 C Círculo de Lectores, S.A. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 14285 ISBN : 8422618656 9788422618652

‎[CIVIL WAR] [MAP]‎

‎Johnson’s New Military map of the United States Showing the Forts Military Posts &c. With enlarged plans of Southern Harbors from authentic data obtained by the War Department‎

‎Washington DC: Johnson & Ward 1861. Engraved map with hand-coloring 20 x 30 inches the United States and territories 12 ¼ x 19 inches to neatline with maps of harbors at New Orleans Mobile Bay Pensacola Bay Key West Savannah Charleston Hampton Roads Washington and Baltimore each about 3/12 x 3 1/3 inches along edges at bottom and to the right of the large map the whole enclosed within an ornamental border. From Johnson’s 1862 New Illustrated Atlas pp. 20-21. Stevenson Civil War Maps 1396: “States and territories are depicted rather than military divisions.†Matted very good. Johnson & Ward unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 69243

‎[WORLD WAR II]‎

‎Japanese Infantry Weapons cover title‎

‎NP: U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas 1944. First edition CinCPac – CinCPOA Bulletin 167-44. 12mo. 3 86 pp. Illustrated from photographs and line drawings plates. Detailed descriptions of 43 weapons or small groups of similar weapons e.g. hand grenades with illustrations on facing pages. “Included in this pamphlet are all Japanese weapons reported and encountered used in infantry regiments or equivalent units.†“Restricted†at head of front wrapper; “64th Engr. Top. Bn. USAFCPBC No. 1100†at bottom of front wrapper. OCLC locates two copies U.S. Navy Dept. Library U.S. Army Field Artillery School. Original illustrated wrappers stapled. Very good. [U.S. Navy, Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 69280

‎Sarantakes, Nicholas Evan (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, US. Naval War College) U. S.‎

‎The Battle of Manila‎

‎Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A thrilling and in-depth look at the battle for Manila the third-bloodiest battle of World War II and the culmination point of the war in the Pacific theater. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : ria9780199948857_inp ISBN : 0199948852 9780199948857

‎[AFRICAN-AMERICANA] [TENNESSEE] [CIVIL WAR] [MANUSCRIPT]‎

‎Abstract of Monies received from tuition in City Colored Schools in Month of November 1864 manuscript caption title at head of an accounting document. Signed at the end “T. A. Walker†Cap’t. / 63d U.S.C.T. U. S. Colored Troops and Sup’t. Freedmen / West Tenn‎

‎Memphis TN 1864. 4to. One-page; docketed verso. The manuscript shows that S. H. Cobb Superintendent of Colored Schools received $438.25 in tuition for the month. Old fold lines very good. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 68592

‎[World War II]‎

‎PRETRIAL INVESTIGATING OFFICER'S REPORT. PRISONER OF WAR PROCESSING STATION ANGEL ISLAND CALIF. caption title‎

‎Angel Island CA 1944. A small group of papers 4to & 8vo relating to the investigation of charges against seven German prisoners of war accused in the death of another prisoner at the Prisoner of War Camp Papago Park in Phoenix Arizona on March 12 1944. The papers include 4 sheets partly printed completed in typescript and ink; plus two carbon copy pages rectos only of typed arguments from the defense and prosecution. The defense argument begins in mid-sentence and is therefore incomplete.<br /> The first sheet the Officer's Report 2 pp. on an A.G.O. Form No. 120 states the nature of the general investigation and is directed to the Commanding Officer of the Prisoner of War Processing Station on Angel Island. It is signed in type by 1st. Lt. Harry A. Baldwin JAGD and recommends trial by General Court-Martial. The second sheet 1 p. records the names of the accused and the specification and charge of "guilty" for each man. The third and fourth sheets 2 pp. give the sentences each man to be "hanged by the neck until dead." In the partial record of the defense's statement for clemency mention is made of statements "obtained by duress or coercion" with the use of tactics including "the use of a Gas Mask with an onion placed within it and the use of an overcoat." Defense pleaded that the prisoners knew their victim Werner Drechsler was an informant and believed him to be a traitor supplying information to "a country with which their country was at war." They were moved to murder him in much the same way as a group of American POWs might defend themselves against a traitor in their midst. The prosecutor's response in rebuttal asked for sympathy for the victim. Clearly that argument prevailed. In Jane Eppinga's book on this court martial "Death at Papago Park POW Camp: A Tragic Murder and America's Last Mass Execution Arcadia Pub.: 2017 she details the events leading up to Drechsler's hanging by his fellow U-boat crewmen. Drechsler had been collaborating with US Navy authorities since his capture in 1943 spying on his fellow prisoners at a POW Camp near Fort Meade in Maryland. When he was transferred to Papago Park where he was known the US military failed to protect him and he was dead within seven hours of arrival. On August 25 1945 all seven men Helmut Fischer Fritz Franke Guenther Kuelsen Heinrich Ludwig Bernhard Reyak Otto Stengel and Rolf Wizuy were hanged at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 68360

‎[CIVIL WAR] [HANDBILL] [RECRUITING]‎

‎HEAD-QUARTERS 2ND DIVISION DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. / LOUISVILLE AUG. 29TH 1864. / GENERAL ORDERS NO. 20. / caption title followed by one long paragraph of dense text outlining procedures for the County Court to levy taxes “a sum sufficient to arm mount and pay fifty men to be raised within such county and maintained until further orders†and appoint a captain to organize the troops; Signed in type by E. B. Harlan as adjutant “by command of Brig. Gen. Hugh Ewing.â€‎

‎Louisville KY 1864. Printed handbill 7 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches. Ewing 1826-1905 a hero at Antietam later commanded a brigade under his brother-in-law Gen. Sherman brought some humanity to the internecine struggle in Kentucky during his Louisville service and ended the war commanding a division in North Carolina. Old fold lines else very good. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 67718

‎Guerra, Anna‎

‎La Rosa di Esteirol Italian Edition‎

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

Bookseller reference : 1291209824.G ISBN : 1291209824 9781291209822