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[CIVIL WAR; CIVIL WAR DIARY]. SMITH, CHARLES E.
A View from the Ranks": The Civil War Diaries and Manuscripts of Charles E. Smith 32nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
np: np 1861. First edition. Original leather covers. Good. A REMARKABLY EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE OF A UNION SOLIDER INCLUDING DIARIES FROM 1861-1865 SPANNING HIS ENTIRE CIVIL WAR CAREER.<br /> <br /> THE SOLDIER CHARLES E. SMITH PARTICIPATED IN SOME OF THE MOST CRITICAL CAMPAIGNS OF THE WAR INCLUDING THE SEIGE OF VICKSBURG THE FALL OF ATLANTA AND SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA. Background:<br /> <br /> Charles E. Smith 1836-1905 was born in Berlin Township Ohio. He worked as a farmer and country schoolteacher in Alum Creek Delaware County Ohio. He enlisted in the 32nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry at the age of 25 on September 3 1861 and mustered in September 7 1861. He was promoted to the rank of corporal in Company I of the regiment on January 30 1864. He was slightly wounded on July 29 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign. He mustered out of the service on July 20 1865 at Louisville Kentucky.<br /> <br /> The 32nd Ohio Infantry was organized at Mansfield Ohio on August 20-September 7 1861 and mustered in for three years' service under the command of Colonel Thomas H. Ford. The regiment was involved in several important engagements and operations during the Civil War including the Battle of Greenbrier River the Battle of McDowell the Battle of Harpers Ferry the Battle of Champion Hill the Siege of Vicksburg the Atlanta Campaign the Battle of Jonesborough Sherman's March to the Sea the Carolinas Campaign and the Battle of Bentonville. The 32nd Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville Kentucky on July 20 1865.<br /> <br /> The Collection:<br /> <br /> The collection consists of 26 dairies dating from 1859 to 1866. Except for four volumes covering a period from 1856 to April 1861 and one covering the period September 18 1865 to December 5 1866 the remaining dairies 21 volumes span his entire Civil War career in the 32nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry covering the period September 3 1861 the date of his enlistment to the date of his mustering out of the service on July 20 1865. The diaries of various sizes average approximately 100 pages with few blank pages.<br /> <br /> His daily entries in his Civil War diaries many of which are detailed consist of descriptions of the weather diet geographical locations his devotion to the Union camp activities military news and description of engagements. He also included several drawings in the diaries some in color. He described his day of enlistment of September 3:<br /> <br /> "Enlisted at Lewis Center between 8 and 9 oclock in Captain Dyre's company of 3 years volunteers. I bid good bye to all my folks and started having resolved to assist in sustaining the Government. But the feelings which came over me when I left home friends and all that seemed dear to me I cannot describe."<br /> <br /> The new enlistees moved to Camp Dennison and Smith records the daily activities in camp as his company prepared for their first movement. From Camp Dennison the 32nd Ohio was ordered to western Virginia present-day West Virginia to assist in driving Confederate forces out of the region. On October 3 1861 the 32nd Ohio participated in the inconclusive Battle of Greenbrier River. Smith records in his diary beginning on September 29 through October 3:<br /> <br /> 

"In the evening we received orders to march to make an attack on Greenbrier about 12 miles distant. Our company numbered 86 men. Our regiment probably numbered 900 men present and able to perform duty. The 32nd. Went in advance and cleared out the road and took one prisoner. Our regiment stopped at the cross roads within four miles of Greenbrier and stopped. We expected there that the battle commenced. but they Confederate troops did not come and we. crept into the thick laurel bushes to lay till morning. When I awoke it was daylight and other regiments were passing. The artillery was hurrying along as fast as possible each gun was drawn by six horses and about nine oclock the canons began to roar. It was kept up till two oclock on both sides when our communication failed and our men withdrew from the field without losing any guns. The canons roared very loud and the sound rolled over the Mountains and valleys and made everything ring once more. Our loss was including those that were killed on the field and those that died of wounds after the battle about 12 men. We took 13 prisoners."
<br /> <br /> Smith describes an engagement with Confederate forces around Beverly Virginia on December 18 1861:<br /> <br /> "The rebels came out and met our forces and a bloody fight ensued. The 32nd fought bravely and drove the enemy back. The 25th were in the advance and were cut up dreadfully. They fell back and the 32nd stood their ground and fought them like tigers. Our men made two or three gallant charges and drove them out of their entrenchments and were forced out themselves. Our boys could not drive them out again and after a desperate and bloody struggle our troops retreated. having lost about one hundred men."<br /> <br /> After spending the winter in Beverly Virginia the 32nd Ohio participated in the Shenandoah Campaign of 1862 where they engaged Stonewall Jackson's Confederate force at the Battle of McDowell Virginia on May 8 and were defeated. On that day Smith recorded the following:<br /> <br /> "We formed into line and gave three cheers to the cavalry and were waiting to welcome the infantry when a dispatch came for us to report immediately at headquarters armed and equipped. We went forthwith and formed into line of battle on an open field. The rebels came down on the hills & tried to pick a spot to plant a gun and our boys threw shell amongst and drove them out. The rebels gathered on a mountain at the right of town about 4000 men. Our boys did not find out what they were at or where they were till late in the afternoon. Two regiments went up the mountain and the ball was opened. The battle lasted till after 8 oclock at night when our boys withdrew bringing the wounded and mostly all the dead from the field. The fight lasted about 4 hours."<br /> <br /> The 32nd Ohio retreated to Franklin Virginia where they joined General John C. Fremont's command. Fremont followed the Confederates into the valley and engaged a Confederate force at Cross Keys Virginia on June 8 1862 but Smith's company did not participate in the action. The 32nd Ohio move on to Winchester Virginia where they performed garrison duty for the remainder of the summer.<br /> <br /> In September 1862 the 32nd Ohio was dispatched to Harper's Ferry. The regiment again faced Stonewall Jackson participating in the Battle of Harper's Ferry September 12-15 1862. In this engagement Jackson captured the town and nearly twelve thousand Union soldiers including the 32nd Ohio subsequently paroling them after confiscating their supplies. In his entry for September 15 Smith describes the last day of the battle:<br /> <br /> "At sunrise the ball opened with a heavy cannonade from both sides. Our men were nearly out of ammunition for artillery and the enemy was mowing down our ranks. The shells and shot came down like hail all around and amongst us and many of our officers and soldiers were mortally wounded. Our artillerists run out of ammunition and there was no other way for us to do than surrender or be slaughtered on the field. At about 8 oclock the stripes and stars were hauled down and the white flag waved as a signal for surrender. The rebel cavalry and officers were soon riding through our camp. They hoisted the bars and stars where an hour before our glorious old star spangled banner floated proudly in the breeze. O how my heart beat and my bosom heaved to see that corrupt flag raised in defiance over us."<br /> <br /> The surrender of the 32nd Ohio resulted in a revolt in the ranks of the enlisted men against the regiment's officers which Smith later discusses in a January 15 1863 entry in his diary stating: "we were obliged to surrender 11500 men to the Rebels General A.P. Hill. It was the opinion of nearly all of our men that Colonel Miles of Baltimore betrayed us into the hands of the Rebels. It was said that he got 15 cents per head for us. Our Col Thomas H. Ford was examined by a committee and dismissed from the service for blame that was unjustly laid against him for the evacuation of the Maryland Heights. Since we were paroled a hard feeling was created between the officers of the regiment." Smith and his regiment eventually rejoined General Ulysses Grant's Army of the Tennessee in Memphis on January 25 1863. The regiment was involved in Grant's Siege of Vicksburg beginning in April 1863.<br /> <br /> A pivotal engagement in Grant's Vicksburg Campaign was the Battle of Champion Hill which occurred on May 16 resulting in a Union victory. Smith's entry for that day records the fighting:<br /> <br /> "A battle had begun on the left the firing seemed to be from large guns and the line seemed to be several miles long. We halted to await orders. Soon they came & we went forward & laid behind a ridge where we could see the fighting. The scene was grand but terrible. The heavy fighting was on the left & center at first. Our brigade charged on a rebel battery and took it & hauled it off. The 32nd did a noble part charging on the hills & ravines and out the battery driving the enemy before them killing a large number."<br /> <br /> The siege of Vicksburg ended on July 4 1863 when the Confederate forces surrendered and the Union troops under Grant including the 32nd Ohio entered the city. Smith recorded the events of July 3 and 4 in his diary. On July 3 he wrote: "This is the 46th day of the Siege. The rebels have sustained at this place and nobly and bravely have they defended it but General Grant has been too much for them." The next day's entry detailed the surrender. "At nine oclock it was announced that Vicksburg was surrendered. What a thrill of joy ran through every heart. The boys all seem lively and jubilant over the success which has crowned our arms. At half past ten oclock the rebels march out of their forts and rifle pits. and form in line outside their works and stuck arms."<br /> <br /> After Vicksburg the 32nd Ohio joined an expedition to Monroe Louisiana and then participated in General James McPherson's expedition to Brownsville Mississippi. In addition to his daily entries Smith also drew a number of pencil and ink sketches that reflected what he described in on a particular day such as sketching images that depicted the sleeping arrangements in the soldiers' tents maps of terrains and a two-page spread showing the capture of a Confederate battery in Mississippi. He also wrote down poems whether written by him or others. For example on January 31 1864 he added a six-stanza poem possibly written by him entitled "Evening Thoughts" to that day's entry. A partial transcription reads: "I'm weary and I'm lonely//As I'm sitting in my tent//And I'll take my leaden pencil//And give you my feelings sent// O would this war be over//And these bloody strivings cease//And our country now distracted//Return with lasting peace."<br /> <br /> In February 3 to March 6 1864 the 32nd Ohio was involved in General William T. Sherman's Meridian Expedition which resulted in the capture of Meridian Mississippi. On March 3 Smith recorded a diary entry that detailed the destruction rendered by the campaign:<br /> <br /> "I cannot fully give the amount of damage done to the Southern Confederacy while on this Expedition but the result foots up about as follows. About 200 miles of railroad running east & west was destroyed. About 60 miles of the Mobile and Ohio railroad was destroyed and about 40 miles of the Central Mississippi road destroyed. There were about 25 Locomotives and a considerable number of cars together with Confederate railroad houses machine shops and foundries manufacturing establishments of arms ammunition. A large amount of cotton was burned."<br /> <br /> On June 10 1864 the 32nd Ohio joined Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. In the campaign the 32nd fought in the Battles of Kennesaw Mountain Atlanta Ezra Church and Jonesborough. The campaign ended on September 2 1864 when Union forces occupied Atlanta. Smith's diary entry for June 27 mentions the engagement at Kennesaw Mountain:<br /> <br /> "We were aroused at early dawn. and then ordered to pile our knapsacks and be ready to move. A battery had been brought up and was shelling the Rebels lively for a while. Our division having formed a line of battle came to a right shoulder shift arms and then we advanced in line through the woods toward the enemy. The skirmishers engaged the enemy who replied by volleys of musketry which whizzed overhead and sounded hideous. The rebels brought several batteries down and opened upon us. Moved up a little higher and laid down again and the rebels opened with shot and shell which came whizzing overhead. Some of them sung like an old spinning wheel under the control of a northern farmer's wife. Our loss in this engagement was considerable. We fell back learning that the rebels were massing their force to right and formed a new line of battle in front of our new breastworks and behind the skirmishers. Skirmishing was kept up lively along the lines and many had hair breadth escapes. We made our demonstration to draw as much rebel force away from the right as possible."<br /> <br /> His diary entry for September 3 1864 reported the good news concerning the fall of Atlanta:<br /> <br /> "Atlanta was evacuated yesterday morning at daylight the rebels having blown up large magazines of ammunition destroyed government stores and eighty carloads of ammunition. The Twentieth Corps under General Slocum marched into and took possession of the city of Atlanta an eleven oclock. We have last caused the rebels to evacuate what they called the 'Gate City' or 'Key' to the southern Confederacy and that without a very general battle. The rebels have made many boasting speeches and declared that they would fight for Atlanta till the last man woman and child was sacrificed before they would give it up. Where is their vain boasting where are their prophesies"<br /> <br /> The capture of Atlanta had a major impact on the presidential election of 1864 and helped President Lincoln's chances for reelection enormously. On election day November 8 the 32nd Ohio voted in the field. Smith's diary entry for the day reads "This being election day the polls were opened and we voted for President. Abe Lincoln carried the day."<br /> <br /> In mid-November 1864 the 32nd Ohio participated in General Sherman's "March to the Sea." The command engaged in no noteworthy battles or skirmishes until reaching Savannah Georgia. On December 10 1864 the regiment was among the lead Northern units that drove the Confederate garrison into the confines of city. Upon the Union Army's capture of Savannah on December 21 1864 the 32nd entered and encamped in the city.<br /> <br /> Within a week of the fall of Richmond the capital city of the Confederacy the news of President Lincoln's assassination and death on April 15 spread slowly to the soldiers in the south including the 32nd Ohio. On Monday April 17 Smith recorded in his diary:<br /> <br /> "An order said to have come from Secretary Stanton to General Howard was announced to the soldiers. That President Lincoln Secretary Seward and son were assassinated and that the President was killed. Whether this be true or not it caused sadness in many hearts and was believed to be reliable."<br /> <br /> The next day's entry was in response to the confirmation that Lincoln was dead:<br /> <br /> "News of the death of our President Abraham Lincoln causes a gloom over our minds. We feel that in losing him we have lost one of the best men our nation ever produced. In losing him we lose a wise and intelligent statesman a great and good counsellor a lover of freedom and humanity and the deliverer of our nation from the curse of slavery."<br /> <br /> In addition to the dairies there are several documents and papers relating to Smith and his family including the following:

1 An autograph manuscript entitled "The Vicksburg Campaign from Millikens Bend Louisiana. From March to July 4th 1863" 81 pages one side only in a bound copy book cover missing 8.5" x 11.5" n.p.; n.d.<br /> <br /> 2 An autograph manuscript entitled "The Siege of Vicksburg Continued" 34 pages one side only in a bound copybook 6.75" x 8.25 n.p.; n.d.<br /> <br /> 3 Autograph manuscript signed entitled "Diary of Events Transpiring between the United States and Spain over Cuban affairs." 117 pages in bound copy book 5.75" x 9" n.p.; circa 1901.<br /> <br /> 4 Autograph manuscript signed entitled "Closing Scenes of the Rebellion. An Original Poem" Six pages one side only in bound copybook 8" x 10" n.p.; May 30 1895. Poem was recited on Decoration Day at Cheshire Ohio on May 30 1895.<br /> <br /> 5 An autograph manuscript entitled "The Great Three Days Battle of Gettysburg Fought July 1 2d & 3d 1863. The Greatest and Most Decisive Conflict of the Great Struggle for American Independence" 28 pages one side only in bound copy book missing front cover 8" x 10" n.p.' n.d.<br /> <br /> 6 Autograph manuscript part 2 of number 4 above 27 pages one side only in bound copy book 8" x 10" n.p.; n.d.<br /> <br /> 7 Autograph manuscript entitled "Original Poem Written for the 49th anniversary of the birth of Mrs. Louisa Rolson Smith" Five pages one side only 8" x 10" n.p.; June 22 1895.<br /> <br /> 8 Autograph manuscript signed entitled "Incidents in the war of the rebellion from 1861 to 1865. Poetical Effusions from the pen of Charles E. Smith late of Co. F. 32d Ohio veteran volunteer Infantry" 68 pages one side only in bound copybook missing front and back cover 8.5" x 11.75" n.p.; n.d.<br /> <br /> 9 Photograph of Charles E. Smith 3.5" x 4.75 oval albumin print mounted on board n.p; circa 1894. <br /> <br /> 10 CDV of George Smith brother of Charles E. Smith 2.5' x 4" T.Beach photographer Delaware Ohio; circa 1860s. <br /> <br /> 11 Medal with badge for 32nd National Encampment GAR Cincinnati 1898.<br /> <br /> 12 Photograph of residence of Charles E. Smith West Berlin Ohio an 9.25" x 7.5 albumen print on a 10.25" x 8.5" mount Acme View Company McAlisterville Pennsylvania; 1894. <br /> <br /> 13 A Confederate envelope "captured on the battle field of Raymond Miss. May 12 1863 by C. E. Smith. <br /> <br /> 14 Discharge of Charles E. Smith from the service one page 6" x 8.5" Columbus Ohio; July 28 1865.<br /> <br /> 15 Two pencil sketches by Smith of "A residence near camp of 20th Ohio sketched by C. E. Smith Dec 3d 1863" on front and "A scene in co. D. 20th O.V.I. Thursday evening Nov 26th 1863. A Thanksgiving oyster supper. Sketch by C. E. Smith Nov 27th 1863." <br /> <br /> 16 A pencil sketch of the "View of The Court House at Vicksburg. Drawn by C.E. Smith Nov 4th 1863."<br /> <br /> 17 Pencil sketch of the Rock House inside the Confederate fortifications at Vicksburg "Sketched by C.E. Smith Nov 2d 1863." On verso is sketch by Smith of the city vault in Vicksburg November 2 1863.<br /> <br /> 18 Photocopy of will of Charles E. Smith Two pages West Berlin Ohio; December 18 1901. <br /> <br /> Condition: The 26 diaries all have leather covers over boards which in most cases are worn but intact. The front cover of volume #9 has separated. Most have flaps. Overall the dairies are in good condition. The other items in the collection are overall good; numbers #1 and #7 manuscripts are brittle and fragile. Foxing and toning to letters along with creasing and light tearing at edges. Wear and staining to the exterior of diaries.<br /> <br /> Note: The text of the collection has been published as "A View From the Ranks: The Civil War Diaries of Corporal Charles Smith" in a very limited printing by the Delaware County Historical Society 1999. A copy of the book is included with the collection. <br /> <br /> A REMARKABLE UNBROKEN RUN OF DIARIES OFFERING A HIGHLY LITERATE FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF THE CIVIL WAR EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE EYES OF A UNION SOLDIER. np unknown
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United States War Dept
Officers' Reserve Corps: Organized Under the National Defense Act of June 3 1916 1918
New. unknown
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Mayor's Advisory War Board
Patriotic Cook Book 1918
New. unknown
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Army War College
Machine Gun Notes Number 1 1917
New. unknown
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Photograph Archive, Imperial War Museum, London (England) Oliva, Lydia
Cecil Beaton opiniones fotográficas de una guerra
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CHORLTON, Martyn
ACTION STATIONS REVISITED No 7: Scotland and Northern Ireland The Complete History of Britain's Military Airfields
Manchester: Crecy Publishing 2012. A revised and updated version of previous works in the original 'Action Stations' series. This volume covers Scotland and Northern Ireland featuring 247 locations ranging from small airship stations to large military bases. 336 pages. Over 330 b/w photographs. Black boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 24 Cm x 16.5 Cm. Crecy Publishing Hardcover
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Civil War
Civil War pictorial field book of the Civil war salesman subscription copy containing over 2500 signatures of would be
subscribers in their own hand writing. from various regiments . some engravings. subscribers in their own hand writing from various regiments various ranks some naval A very scarce part of United States History very good condition name stamp on title unknown
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SUAREZ-GALBAN GUERRA, EUGENIO
LOS POTROS DE BÁRBAROS ATILAS Y OTROS CUENTOS.
EDITORIAL VERBUM S.L. 2002. Rústica. Nuevo. EDITORIAL VERBUM, S.L. unknown
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GUERRA NUNO, FAUSTO
NOCTURNO PARA CUERDAS DE TENDER.
HUERGA Y FIERRO EDITORES 2006. Otros. Nuevo. HUERGA Y FIERRO EDITORES unknown
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SANTOS GUERRA, MIGUEL ANGEL;CANO GARCIA, ELENA;LOPEZ MARTINEZ, JUAN;ESTEFANIA LERA, JOSE LUIS;DIEZ A
NUEVAS FUNCIONES DE LA EVALUACIÓN.
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Robotech Invid War: Aftermath
ROBOTECH INVID WAR: AFTERMATH: #3
CA: Malibu/ Eternity 1994. 1994. B&W. Minor handling wear. Very Fine to Near Mint. Fine. Illus. by Lewis Bruce & Lanphear David. Malibu/ Eternity unknown
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Duane Schultz
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J. Bryan, III
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United States War Dept
A Manual for Courts-Martial
Hardback. New. hardcover
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Great Britain War Office Director O
Design and Construction of Military Buildings: A Handbook for the use of Royal Engineer Officers and Their Staff
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Canadian Wing Commanders of Fighter Command in World War II
Brown George and Michael Lavigne
Langley B.C.: Battlelink Books 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Canadian First. Minimal wear; otherwise a solid clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover. Battlelink Books Hardcover
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U. S. War Department
Handbook on German Military Forces
Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana State University Press 1995. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Fifth Printing. Minor wear; otherwise a solid clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well illustrated with black and white photographs maps and organizational charts. Louisiana State University Press Paperback
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Strachan Tony;National Prisoners of War Association Canada
In the Clutch of Circumstance: Reminiscences of Members of the Canadian National Prisoners of War Association
Victoria B.C.: Cappis Press 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Canadian First. Inscribed by editor Tony Strachan on the title page: "For __ with love and affection Tony;" some edge wear to boards and jacket; otherwise a solid clean copy in collectable condition; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve. Cappis Press Hardcover
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U S Army War College
Restoring the "Unwritten Alliance" in Brazil- United States Relations
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United States Army War College
The Energy Puzzle Between the United States and China
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United States Army War College
Creating an Effective Regional Alignment Strategy for the U.S. Army
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Naval War College
Providing for the Common Defense Within our Borders
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Naval War College
An AK Three Clips and a Koran: Deciphering Al Qaeda's Principles of War
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McWhiney, Grady and Perry D. Jamieson
Attack and Die: Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage
<p>Univ. of Alabama Press 1982 1st ed. 209pp. green cloth sm 4to: near Very Good in an edge torn dj in Brodart poly cover top & fore edges are age darkened; some turned page corners; else nrVG A provocative history of Confederate military tactics by the historian of the American South Grady McWhiney 1928-2006 pronounced "McWhinny" and his former protege at Wayne State University.</p> Univ. of Alabama Press hardcover
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Mapp Alf J. Jr.
Frock Coats and Epaulets: Psychological Portraits of Confederate Military and Political Leaders
<p>Lanham MD: Hamilton Press 1987 reissue. 501pp. illus. paperback 8vo: Very Good ink name; else VG Short studies of six Confederate leaders: Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson Judah P. Benjamin Joseph E. Johnston and J. E. B. Stuart. This is a nice reissue of the 1963 edition.</p> Lanham, MD: Hamilton Press paperback
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Simpson, Brooks D.; Sears, Stephen W.; Aaron, Sheehan-Dean
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The Library of America 2011. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. clean unmarked copy. <br/> <br/> The Library of America hardcover
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Logan, Mrs John A.
Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography Shawnee Classics
Southern Illinois University Press 1997. Audio Book Cassette. Fine. clean unmarked copy. <br/> <br/> Southern Illinois University Press unknown
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Dept, War
TM 30-944 DICTIONARY of SPOKEN RUSSIAN ENGLISH-RUSSIAN RUSSIAN-ENGLISH 9 NOVEMBER 1945
G. P. O. Good. 1945. Paperback. 0 pages . G. P. O. paperback
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Naval War College Wives Club
Culinary Sampler
Portsmouth RI: Bob's Press 1974. First Edition. VG soiled illustrated wraps in comb binding. 247 pp. Illustrated throughout. Includes sections on Appetizers Soups and Salads Breads Meats & Poultry Fish & Shellfish Vegetables and Desserts; also includes an odd section For Men Only which has recipes for Blue Fish Over the Coals Barbecued Salmon Riverboat Pancakes Rhode Island Chli Cheesecake Pie and others.Uncommon. Bob's Press paperback
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Bowman, Martin W.; Foreword by Earl Wassom
B-24 Combat Missions: First-Hand Accounts of Liberator Operations Over Nazi Europe
NY: Metro Books 2009. Textblock and binding immaculate and tight; Appears unread; 156p. including indices. The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation's B-24 Liberator heavy bomber in action over Europe during World War II. 3rd Printing. Glossy Boards. Fine/Near Fine in mylar. Illus. by Photographs in Color and Black and White; Jacket Art by Roy Grinnell. 4to - Over 9 " -12" Tall. Hardcover. Metro Books Hardcover
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Donald Macintyre
The Battle For The Mediterranean
B. T. Batsford Ltd 1964. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback 1964 with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age handling and storage - dust jacket slightly tanned to spine and rubbed to edges; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text maps and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book. B. T. Batsford Ltd hardcover
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Michael Wilson
Baltic Assignment: British Submariners In Russia 1914-1919
Leo Cooper in association with Secker & Warburg 1985. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback 1985 with price-clipped jacket. Ex library book only a couple of the usual stamps and markings no pages removed. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age handling and storage - dust jacket slightly rubbed; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text maps to endpapers and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Leo Cooper in association with Secker & Warburg hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 231418 ISBN : 0436578018 9780436578014
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Bartley, Lt. Col. Whitman
Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic
Washington D. C: USMC Historical Branch 1954. 253 p. ; illus. ; maps; index Contents include: D-Day-19 February 1945 Into the Main Defenses 4th Division on the Right The Final Phase Recapitulation. Lavishly illustrated includes 4 maps in text and 21 tipped in at rear. . First Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. USMC, Historical Branch Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012525
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Conner Howard M.
The Spearhead: The World War II History of the Fifth Marine Division
Washington D. C: Infantry Journal Press 1950. 325pp/illus/maps. Color end-paper maps. Green cloth over boards with Division crest in color on front cover color frontispiece of Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima. A comprehensive history of the Fifth Marine Division in World War II. Dust jacket has light wear. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Infantry Journal Press Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012524
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Mikesh, Robert C.; Abe, Shorzoe
Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941 Putnam Aviation Ser.
Annapolis MD U.S.A.: Annapolis MD U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press 1990 1990. 293 pages/photos/line drawings. One of the truly outstanding works of aviation research and history containing details and photographs of aircraft from a large number of companies known to only a few outside Japan. Nearly 400 types are covered including some amazing privately-built aircraft.Clean no marks. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 1990 Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012502 ISBN : 1557505632 9781557505637
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Jill Halcomb
The SA: A Historical Perspective
Crown/Agincourt Pub 1985. 277pp/illus. The only full length history of the SA available in English. It breaks entirely new ground in its study of the Sturmabteilung's major role in the development and survival of the NSDAP and its subsequent part in the life of the Third Reich. A significant and visually fascinating addition to the literature dealing with the Third Reich. Previous owner name inside front cover. Light wear to dj. Clean no marks. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Crown/Agincourt Pub Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012510 ISBN : 0934870136 9780934870139
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Previtera, Stephen Thomas
Imperial Sky: Flight Badges of the Imperial German & Bavarian Armies Volume 1
Richmond VA: Winidore Publications 2012. 614pp/illus. Over 1500 photos of badges maker marks and details. Includes weights dimensions etc. Signed by author on title page. New Clean. By Author. 1st Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. New/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall - Oblong. Winidore Publications Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012500 ISBN : 0967307074 9780967307077
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Lehmann, Rudolf
The Leibstandarte III Vol 3
Canada: Fedorowicz J.J.Canada 1990. 468pp/illus. Clean no marks. First Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. As New/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fedorowicz (J.J.),Canada Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012522 ISBN : 0921991053 9780921991052
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Littlejohn, David & Col. C. M. Dodkins
Foreign Legions of the Third Reich: Belgium Great Britain Holland Italy and Spain Vol 2
San Jose California U.S.A.: R James Bender Pub 1987. 288pp/illus. Documenting the various ss legions created in occupied or axis allied nations. these were formations of uniformed armed fascist collaborators. Previous owner bookplate inside front cover. Clean. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. R James Bender Pub Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012513 ISBN : 091213822X 9780912138220
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Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank; Guest, Russell
Over the Front : A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services 1914-1918 Above the Trenches Ser.
London United Kingdom: Grub Street 1992. 228pp 200 b&w photos 2 maps Champagne Front -- Aisne-Marne -&- St. Mihiel Front Sept. 1918 at rear. This is comprehensive and exhaustive study detailing the biographies of the United States Air Service and the French Air Service during World War I. Introductory notes provide in the majority of cases place and date of birth previous military service decorations and post war career. Whenever possible the citations received are transcribed in full. The most extraordinary achievement of the authors is in their 24-year research into the claims of the pilots. In every case the biographies include a full list of all claims made by date time and location together with type of aircraft flown and a note on the authors' sources. Where victories are shared details are given in the other pilots involved. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Grub Street Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012515 ISBN : 0948817542 9780948817540
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Roger James Bender
Uniforms Organization and History of the Legion Condor
R James Bender 1992. 328pp/illus. Clean no marks. Still shrinkwrapped. 1st. Illustrated Boards. New/No Jacket - Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. R James Bender Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012503 ISBN : 0912138505 9780912138503
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Shores, Christopher; Franks, Norman; Guest, Russell
Above the Trenches : A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920
London United Kingdom: Grub Street 1990. 400pp 200 b&w photos map at rear. This massive reference work is the result of 20 years painstaking research and is the definitive record of every British Australian New Zealand Canadian South African and American pilot who became an ace with the Royal Flying Corps & Royal Air Force and the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I. The great bulk of the book is devoted to over 800 detailed biographies of individual scout pilots with introductory notes in the majority of cases place and date of birth previous military service decorations and post war career. In every case the biographies include a full list of all claims made by date time type and location together with the serial and type of scout flown to achieve the claim and a note of the authors's sources. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Grub Street Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012514 ISBN : 0948817194 9780948817199
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Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank; Guest, Russell
Above the Lines : The Aces of the German Air Service Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914-1918
London United Kingdom: Grub Street 1993. 320 pages 200 b/w photos. Essential reference book on German and Austrian Aces of WWI. Over 200 photos. Each biography includes a full list of all claims made by date time and location. Clean no marks. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Grub Street Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012516 ISBN : 0948817739 9780948817731
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United States War Dept
Militia Regulations Made by the Secretary at War in Pursuance of the ACT 15 and 16 Vict. Cap 50: Dated War Office July 15 1853 1854
New. unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : B9781165469437 ISBN : 116546943x 9781165469437
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Pruett, Michael H.; Edwards, Robert J.
Field Uniforms of Germany's Panzer Elite
Winnipeg MB Canada: J. J. Fedorowicz 1999. 332 pages 450 b&w photographs 110 color photographs.The second and final volume of this series featuring the Panzer uniforms of the Waffen SS Großdeutschland Hermann Göring Afrika Korps Feldherrnhalle Panzer Lehr etc. The 64 pages of color showcase many magnificent original uniform pieces. The book contains many previously unpublished armor photos. GPE also contains a large photo addendum containing some of those wild and wacky Panzer uniform. New Clean. First Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. New/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. J. J. Fedorowicz Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 008329 ISBN : 092199141X 9780921991410
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Nijboer, Donald; Pace, Steve; Foreword By Walter J. Boyne
B-29 Combat Missions: First-Hand Accounts of Superfortress Operations Over the Pacific and Korea
NY: Metro Books 2011. Textblock and binding immaculate and tight; Appears unread; Lacks dust jacket; 160p. The Boeing Aircraft Corporation's B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber in action over the Pacific and Korea. 1st Printing. Glossy Boards. Fine. Illus. by Photographs in Color and Black and White; Front Cover Art By Roy Grinnell. 4to - Over 9 " -12" Tall. Hardcover. Metro Books Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 24882 ISBN : 1435125428 9781435125421
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Vandiver Fank
Mighty Stonewall
NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc. 1957. Retired library copy minimally marked/stamped. Author's ink signature on second ffep; Textblock very clean and tight; Black cloth spine paper sides; Lightly bumped corners small fold to head and foot of spine; Library label at foot of spine; Unclipped dust jacket chip to front corner on head of spine shelf worn eges and minor chips to corners. 547pp. including notes bibliography and index. Signed by Author. Special Edition. Quarter Cloth. Very Good/Good in mylar. Illus. by Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library Hardcover. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : SB9272
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Cormack Maribelle
A Recruit for Abe Lincoln
NY: D. Appleton-Century Company 1942. Ex-library copy with library label on fep and light penciled markings and stamps. Light age toning to the textblock else clean and tight. Library label on foot of cloth spine light bumping to head and foot of spine. Clipped dust jacket with chips to corners of spine several small tears to head and foot of spine chipped corners moisture stain to back top corner several small tears to the edges. 295pp. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good in mylar. Illus. by Hamilton Greene. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library Hardcover. D. Appleton-Century Company Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : SB8370
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Gunston, Bill
Classic World War II Aircraft Cutaways Includes Fold-Outs for 12 Large Scale Artworks
NY: Barnes & Noble 1997. Textblock very clean and tight; Binding minimally edge and corner rubbed; Dust jacket lightly edge and corner worn and scuffed; 152p. including index. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good in mylar. Illus. by Black and White Photos and Illustrations. 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover. Barnes & Noble Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : EW6552 ISBN : 0760713995 9780760713990
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