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Thompson, R. W
Winston Churchill: The Yankee Marlborough
Garden City New York: Doubleday 1963. 363pp. The author's objective was not a biography but an interpretation. Critical at times but consider the source. This is the same author later wrote Churchill and Morton based on Morton's diaries to which he had full access. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003199
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Davidson, Eugene
The Trial of the Germans : An Account of the Twenty-Two Defendants Before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
Columbia MO U.S.A.: University of Missouri Press 1997. 636 pages/photos. Definitive one-volume study of the Nuremberg trials. Light rippling along bottom of cover. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of Missouri Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 001970 ISBN : 0826211399 9780826211392
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Paillole, Paul; Miller, Robert L. (translator)
Fighting the Nazis : French Military Intelligence and Counterintelligence 1935-1945
New York NY U.S.A.: Enigma Books 2003. 492pp/photos. The author was a French Resistance staff officer in charge of counterespionage during the war. The book is filled with exciting and dangerous case stories against the Germans who were occupying France- and against those French citizens who actively helped. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Enigma Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003690 ISBN : 1929631138 9781929631131
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Eubank, Keith
Summit at Teheran : The Untold Story
New York NY U.S.A.: William Morrow 1985. Book has 528 pages with some illustrations. Tiny bit of wear to edge of dj. Inside - clean and tight! Tells of the summit between Franklin Delano Roosvelt Marshal Stalin and Winston Churchill on November 28 1943. The first wartime summit conference which would shape the outcome of World War II. . First Edition. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Morrow hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000854 ISBN : 0688043364 9780688043360
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Jablonski, Edward
Airwar - Two Volumes : Terro from the Sky/Tragic Victories & Outraged Skies/Wings Of Fire Illustrated History of Air Power in Second World War
Doubleday 1971. Books have 192 and 288 pages plus indexes. DJ has wear to edge with some chipping. Volume 1 - top corner of cover and pages are bumped. Covers have light wear to edges. . Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Doubleday hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000393
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Crocker, George N
Roosevelt's Road to Russia
Washington DC U.S.A.: Regnery Publishing Incorporated An Eagle Publishing Company 1986. Book has 312 pages with some illustrations. The book describes the great conferences of World War II - Casablanca Cairo Tehran and Yalta - where the decisions were made which determined the further course of history. Stalin attended only the last two but that was all he needed. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Regnery Publishing, Incorporated, An Eagle Publishing Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000791 ISBN : 0895265877 9780895265876
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Murray, Williamson
Luftwaffe
Mount Pleasant SC U.S.A.: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America Incorporated The 1985. Book has 337 pageswith illustrations charts graphs. DJ has light wear to edge and price is clipped. The advocated of air power in pre-WWII Germany argued that the aiprlane would be the decisivie weapon of the next war. They believe that "strategic" air bombing would at best reduce the armies and navies to the role of policemen and at worst make them irrelevant to the final outcome. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Davis Lisa illustrator. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, Incorporated, The hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000248 ISBN : 0933852452 9780933852457
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LeFebure, Victor
The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
New York: E. P. Dutton 1923. 282pp. With a Preface by Marshal Foch and an Introduction by Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson a dire warning that the chemical factories along the Rhine present an ominous weapon for a future rearmed Germany making disarmament more important. . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. E. P. Dutton hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002948
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Geyer, Harold C
The Long Way Home. A Song of France. Illustrated by the author
New York: Richard R. Smith 1949. approx 300 unnumbered pages/illus. «This is a story of an American artist who "adopted" the typical French city of Troyes and figuratively lived breathed and etched for two decades before and during WWII in that center of medieval and renaissance glory». Light wear and chipping to dj. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good-. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Richard R. Smith hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003149
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CHALMERS, Rear-Admiral W. S
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF DAVID EARL BEATTY - Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Borodale of Wexford Baron Beatty of the North Sea and of Brooksby
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1951. 488 pp with 2 maps 11 diagrams plus 21 plates with 23 b/w illustrations. Fp: Crayon portrait of David Beatty. Cloth cover gilt signature on front cover gilt title on spine. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Drawing much information from Beatty's letters and journals this is a full biography of the life and naval career of one of the most charismatic and controversial naval commanders of the 20th century. . 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002146
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Harms, Norm
German Infantry in Action
Warren MI: Squadron/Signal Publications 1973. oblong 8vo. 50pp. col. & b/w pls. Combat Troops No. 2. Nice pictorial study based on archive photos. Clean. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Squadron/Signal Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : 004006
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Santoli, Al
Leading the Way : How Vietnam Veterans Rebuilt the U. S. Military: An Oral History
New York NY U.S.A.: Ballantine Publishing Group 1993. Book has 428 pages with b&w photographs. A stunning oral history of the United States military from Vietnam through Desert Storm and beyond. A historic record of the rebuilidng and reenergizing of America's armed forces as told by the combat veterans who helped to bring it about. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ballantine Publishing Group hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000394 ISBN : 0345374983 9780345374981
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Rosenbaum, Eli; Hoffer, William
Betrayal : The Untold Story of the Kurt Waldheim Investigation & Cover-Up
New York NY U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press LLC 1993. Book has 538 pages with center section of b&w photographs on glossy paper. Book has light wear to edge and corners are a little bit bumped. DJ has light wear to edge. The inside story of the Kurt Waldheim scandal as told by the man who led the investigation that exposed the hidden Nazi past of the former United Nations Secretary-General and President of Austria. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Saint Martin\'s Press, LLC hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000202 ISBN : 0312082193 9780312082192
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Carell, Paul
Der Russlandkrieg: Fotografiert von Soldaten
Berlin Germany: Verlag Ullstein 1976. 465pp. Black and white and color plates folding map maps charts index. Text in German. Story of the German campaign on the Eastern Front in WWII. Excellent photographs of the Eastern Front in WWII many from soldiers' own cameras and some in colour. Book is in near fine condition. 4th Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Verlag Ullstein hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004235
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Cholawski, Shalom
Soldiers from the Ghetto : Jewish Armed Resistance in the East 1941-1945
Stamford CT U.S.A.: A. S. Barnes & Company 1980. Book has 182 pages. Light wear to edge of cover/dj. Circular small dent in rear cover into a few of the rear endpapers. Amid the fury and terror of the German master plan to conquer Eurpe during the Second World War were the innocent victims the families torn aprat the lives strangled on a whim. The Germans seemed unstoppable. But in the face of the devil there were a courageous few who had the strength and fortitued to withstand the onslaught survive and live to triumph over evil. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A. S. Barnes & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000314 ISBN : 0498023826 9780498023828
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Kahn, David
Hitler's Spies: German Military Intelligence in World War II
New York: MacMillan 1978. 671 pages with several photos and maps. History of German military intelligence in World War II. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. MacMillan hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000843 ISBN : 0025606107 9780025606104
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Chevallaz, Georges A.; Fergusson, Harvey, II (translator)
The Challenge of Neutrality : Diplomacy and the Defense of Switzerland
Lanham MD U.S.A.: Lexington Books 2001. 278xii pp. tables chapter notes bibliography index. Complete assessment of Switzerland's neutrality in World War 2 by a prominent historian and former president of the Swiss Confederation. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lexington Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002486 ISBN : 0739102745 9780739102749
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Gilbert, Martin
Winston Churchill : Road to Victory 1941-1945 Vol. 7
New York NY U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company 1986. Book has 1417 pages/photos. DJ has tear at bottom that has been repaired. Volume VII in the series on Winston Churchill by Martin Gilbert. Book begins with the attack on Pearl Harbor and ends on V.E. Day. Small tear on back of dj. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004033 ISBN : 0395378591 9780395378595
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Hoyt Edwin P
The Bloody Road to Panmunjom
New York: Stein & Day 1985. 320pp illus. maps notes bibliography index Korean War history from the intervention of the Chinese to the Panmunjom negotiations. Small tears in dj. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stein & Day hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004311 ISBN : 0812829999 9780812829990
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Zhukov, Georgi K
Marshal Zhukov's Greatest Battles
New York: Harper & Row 1969. 304 pages with several maps. Details Marshal Zhukov's four most critical victories - the Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk and Battle of Berlin. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harper & Row hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000505
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Large, David Clay
Where Ghosts Walked: Munich's Road to the Third Reich
New York: W W Norton & Co Inc 1997. 406pp/illus. Provides a detailed account of the cultural roots of the Nazi movement in Munich. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Book Club Ed. W W Norton & Co Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004147 ISBN : 039303836X 9780393038361
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Stowell, Ellery C
The Diplomacy of the War of 1914: The Beginnings of the War
Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1915. 728 pages. Diplomatic background on the beginning of World War I. Beginning to separate inside front and rear covers. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Houghton Mifflin hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001449
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Adams, George Worthington
Doctors in Blue
Dayton OH: Morningside Bookshop 1985. 253 pages with photos. The medical history of the Union Army in the Civil War. Top corner of cover has crease. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Morningside Bookshop paperback
Bookseller reference : 001926
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Chamberlin, Brewster & Feldman, Marcia (Ed)
The Liberation of the Nazi Concentration Camps 1945 - Eyewitness Accounts of the Liberators
Washington D.C: US Holocaust Memorial Council 1987. 214pp/illus. Silver lettering to spine and front board. Introduction by Robert H. Abzug. Combatants from 14 nations recount the sights they discovered as they entered the Nazi concentration camps. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. US Holocaust Memorial Council hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003776 ISBN : 0961651806 9780961651800
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Fitxgibbon, Louis
Katyn: A Crime Without Parallel
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1971. 285 pages/photos and several appendices. Documentary evidence of the 1940 Soviet execution 4143 Polish officers includes names and subsequent cover-ups. DJ has several small tears at top and bottom. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Charles Scribner\'s Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001589
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Schnabel, James F
United States Army in Korean War : Policy and Direction - The First Year
Washington D.C.: Center of Military History 1990. Part the United States Army in Korean War set. A beautiful clean copy of the book containing 443 pages last page has a wrinkle in the bottom corner with map section in the rear. This volume describes the initial direction and strategy of the first major through limited war that the United States was to fight on the continent of Asia in the era of global tension that followed World War II. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Center of Military History hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001019
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Argyle, Christopher
Chronology of World War II : The Day By Day Illustrated Record 1939-45
New York: Exeter 1980. Book has 201 pages with many many illustrations. Book has a few dents in rear cover/dj. Light wear to edge of dj. An accurate day-by-day record of events from Friday September 1 1939 to Sunday September 30 1945. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Exeter hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000297 ISBN : 0896730719 9780896730717
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Rubinstein, WD.; Rubinstein, William D.; Rubenstein, William W. D.
The Myth of Rescue: Why the Democracies Could Not Have Saved More Jews from the Nazis
Independence Kentucky U.S.A.: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1997. 267pp. Challenging widely held beliefs about the role of the Allies during the Nazi Holocaust Rubinstein presents the highly controversial argument that all the schemes for rescuing the Jews were incapable of succeeding. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003497 ISBN : 0415124557 9780415124553
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1295
Korea's Pottery Heritage - Volume 2
Seoul Korea: Seoul Korea: Seoul International Publishing House 1990 1990. 153 pages with numerous color and b&w photos. Presents a detailed account of the evolution of Korean pottery and ceramics. Clean. 1st Printing. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seoul, Korea: Seoul International Publishing House, 1990 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001494
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Warner, Ezra T
Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commander
Baton Rouge Louisiana U.S.A.: Louisiana State Univ Pr 1994. 420 pages Contents biographical sketchs of all of the confederate generals- 425 officers in the 4 grades- and a photo of each man except John B. Grason. The sketches give a concise outline of the careers of the generals with special attention to their war service and to the salient facts of their lives before and after the war; dates of birth and death and military ranks are established with scrupulous accuracy as are the present places of burial. Notes and a full bibliography will be immensely helpful to the serious scholar. Marked only inside back cover top edge and spine. Otherwise very good clean copy. Clean. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Louisiana State Univ Pr hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003818 ISBN : 0807108235 9780807108239
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Redmon, Ronald l. & Cuccarese, James F
Panzergrenadiers in Action
Warren MI: Squadron/Signal Publications 1980. 50pp/illus. Panzergrenadier history. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Squadron/Signal Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : 004008 ISBN : 0897470966 9780897470964
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Parton, James
Air Force Spoken Here: General Ira Eaker and the Command of the Air
Fairport New York U.S.A.: Adler Pub Co 1986. 557pp/illus. Biography of one of the most important figures in air warfare. Eaker built the famous Eighth Air Force from scratch and proved the effectiveness of daylight bombing in World War II. Eaker's career spanned both World Wars and the Cold War and his story sheds light on many pivotal events in U.S. air force history. Previous owner name crossed out on ffep. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Adler Pub Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004281 ISBN : 0917561155 9780917561153
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MUIR, Dorothy Troth
PRESENCE OF A LADY Mount Vernon 1861-1868
Washington D.C.: Mount Vernon Publishing 1946. pp. 90. Illustrated with drawings. VG in somewhat chipped and stained dj. The story of Mount Vernon during the Civil War period just after it had been purchased from John Washington by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. The story is told mostly through the letters of Sarah Tracy secretary to the first Regent of the Association. Tracy was living at Mount Vernon during this time and helping with the upkeep and what restoration could be done during the war. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mount Vernon Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002008
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Ambrose, Stephen E
Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West
New York NY U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade 1996. 511 pages/maps/illus. Price clipped - gift inscription inside front cover. Light pencil underlining on several pages. Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Simon & Schuster Trade hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001945 ISBN : 0684811073 9780684811079
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Lee, Bruce; Clausen, Henry C
Pearl Harbor : Final Judgement
New York: Crown Publishers 1992. Book has 485 pages with illustrations. Small marks of wear on bottom edge of book. Previous owner gift inscription in front endpaper. The author presented an 800-page reports to Secretary of War Stimson - but did not write a conclusion. That conclusion and in fact Clausen's entire Top Secret report would have torn apart the government of the United States and revealed the breathtaking secret capability of the Allies to crack Japanese and German codes. The real truth about Pearl Harbor. First Edition. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Crown Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001016 ISBN : 0517586444 9780517586440
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Florentin, Eddy
The Battle of the Falaise Gap
New York: Hawthorn Books Inc. 1967. 362 pages with several photos and maps. The book presents all sides of the still-hot controversy. A large number of maps and photographs make it easy to follow the action. From war diaries official histories and the testimony of over seven hundred eyewitnesses Eddy Florentin-an officer in the French Resistance during the war-has made a readable fast-moving account of this crucial battle. Here are the stories of how Patton accidentally drove through a whole German division without being discovered; and how enemies often found themselves side by side-only to apologize and withdraw. Light wear to dj. Previous owner x-libris sticker inside front cover. 1st American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Hawthorn Books, Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001305
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Egerton George W
Great Britain and the Creation of the League of Nations : Strategy Politics and International Organization 1914-1919
Chapel Hill NC U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press 1978. 173 pages. Examines the wartime debate in England on creation of the League of Nations. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of North Carolina Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001959 ISBN : 0807813206 9780807813201
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Steichen, Edward
Steichen at War
New York NY U.S.A.: Portland House 1987. First printing of the 1987 edition published by Portland House . Work of Edward Steichen's Naval Aviation Photograhic Unit during World War II documenting activities of aircraft carriers FDR's death release of American prisoners-of-war at war's end and the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri. Included are more than 200 photos made by Steichen and his men along with text on the work of the unit. DJ clipped. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Portland House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002436 ISBN : 0517632276 9780517632277
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Leslie, Peter
The Liberation of the Riviera: The Resistance to the Nazis in the South of France and the Story of Its Heroic Leader Ange-Marie Miniconi
New York New York U.S.A.: Wyndham Books 1980. 254pp/illus/maps. Told here for the first time is one of the most inspiring episodes of WWII the resistance to the nazis in the South of France and the story of its heroic leader Ange - Marie Miniconi. . 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Wyndham Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004146 ISBN : 0671610481 9780671610487
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Smyth, Howard M
Secrets of the Fascist Era : How Uncle Sam Obtained Some of the Top-Level Documents of Mussolini's Period
Carbondale IL U.S.A.: Southern Illinois University Press 1975. 305 pages illustrated in black and white. A sound clean copy that can be described as having fine boards and a good to very good dust jacket. The text reads ' like a series of detective stories' told by 'Howard McGaw Smyth former World War II OSS officer reveals fully for the first time how Uncle Sam obtained some of the top-level documents of Mussolini's Italy. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Southern Illinois University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002869 ISBN : 0809306964 9780809306961
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Woodworth, Steven; Winkle, Kenneth J.; Winkle, Kenneth
Atlas Of The Civil War
New York: Oxford Univ Pr 2004. 448 pages; 200 color & b/w maps photos & illus. Divided chronologically into five sections the Atlas of the Civil War illustrates every significant battle and military campaign while simultaneously considering the important social themes that shaped the country during the same time period. All theaters of war in which armies fought and maneuvered will be covered in detail and marking a major departure from other atlases this volume will devote substantial attention to the nonmilitary elements of the struggle between North and South. Maps of population economic development elections transportation networks and patterns of enlistment illuminate the intersections between the home front and the battlefield demonstrating with specially commissioned cartography that no war is fought in isolation from the rest of society. Approximately forty three-dimensional maps of terrain and troop movements add yet another unique element to this ambitious reference. Small chip in title page and dj at top of spine. . 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Oxford Univ Pr hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004191 ISBN : 0195221311 9780195221312
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Davis, Richard G
Carl A. Spaatz and the Air War in Europe
Washington D.C: Center for Air Force History 1993. 808pp/illus/color maps. Traces Spaatz's career from WW I when he was a young pilot through WW II where he was the senior USAAF officer in Europe. Photos Maps Numerous Charts Notes Bibliography Index. ; Smithsonian History of Aviation; Clean. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Center for Air Force History paperback
Bookseller reference : 003577 ISBN : 0912799757 9780912799759
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Cooksley, Peter G
VCs of the First World War: The Air VCs
Burton-On-Trent Staffordshire United Kingdom: Wrens Park Publishing 1999. 204pp abbreviations introduction numerous b&w illus. photographs reproductions & drawings sources bibliography index. ~Of more than 600 Victoria Crosses awarded to British and Empire servicemen during the First World War 19 were awarded to airmen of the newly formed Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. Of these four were posthumous awards and all but one of the total were to officers. Some of these valorous airmen were from humble backgrounds and with limited education others were collegiate men from wealthy families but in the words of one senior officer they all had in common "the guts of a lion". The aircraft they flew were as varied as their individual character and social background ranging from the BE2 and Morane "L" to the SE5 and Nieuport Scout. . Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wrens Park Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002832 ISBN : 0905778340 9780905778341
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Musciano, Walter A
Messerschmitt Aces
New York NY U.S.A.: T A B Books 1989. 217 pgs. Traces history forgotten warriors photographs blueprints battlefield maps and much more. Jagdwaffes greatest World War II pilots and battles described along with descriptions of the legendary Me 109 aircraft. Cover creased. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket - Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. T A B Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 003390 ISBN : 0830683798 9780830683796
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Harries, Meirion; Harries, Susie
The Last Days of Innocence : American at War 1917-1918
New York NY U.S.A.: Random House Incorporated 1997. Book contains 575 pages with a center section of black and white photographs. Tiny bit of wear along edge of dj. The story of the Great War World War I. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Random House, Incorporated hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001769 ISBN : 0679418636 9780679418634
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Whelan, James R
Hunters in the Sky: Fighter Aces of Wwii
Washington D.C: Regnery Gateway 1991. 317pp. B/w photos in text throughout. In their own words the fighter pilots of World War II describe their aerial combats over the battlefields of the world recounting the qualities that make them a breed apart from other warriors. Nice clean book. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Regnery Gateway hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003421 ISBN : 0895265265 9780895265265
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Gorshenina, K. P
Nurnberg Process Nurnbergski Process International Military Trials Nuremberg 2 Vols
Moscow Russia: Juridical Literature 1955. Very Rare Soviet version of the Nuremburg War Crimes Trials. Vol 1 - 935pp/illus Vol 2 - 1155pp/illus. Detailed Russian language history and record of the Nazi War Crimes Trials. Spine worn on Vol 1. Corners bumped. Very Rare. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Juridical Literature hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003267
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Shermer, Michael; Grobman, Alex
Denying History : Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It
Berkeley CA U.S.A.: University of California Press 2000. 312 pages/photos. An in-depth exploration of the motivations behind Holocaust deniers - interviews visitations to deniers' California and Toronto headquarters reading their literature monitoring their Web sites engaging them in debate etc. -uncovers a complex social movement. . 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of California Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001960 ISBN : 0520216121 9780520216129
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Clark, General Mark
From the Danube to the Yalu
New York: Harper & Brothers 1954. 369 pages with several photos. General Clark's memoirs of service during the occupation of the Korean War. Light wear to dj. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harper & Brothers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001350
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Marshall-Cornwall, Sir James
Grant as Military Commander
New York: Barnes & Noble BooksU.S. 1996. 244pp/illus/maps. "General Sir James Marshall-Cornwall's approach is illuminating from several points of view. As a student of the Napoleonic campaigns and as the author of military biographies of Massena and of Napoleon himself Sir James is able to appraise Grant's achievement not merely in the context of the Civil War but by comparison with the acknowledged masters of strategy and tactics. " Raised stamp with previous owners name on title page. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Barnes & Noble Books,U.S. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003802 ISBN : 1566199131 9781566199131
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