‎Guerre‎

‎Guerra, Mary A‎

‎The San Antonio River‎

‎San Antonio Texas U.S.A: Alamo Pr 1987. 1st Revised Edition. Stapled Wraps. Used: Good. Type: Book 1987/Stated 1st Revised Edition/64 Pages/"Alamo" Insert/B & W Photographs/B & W Illustrations. The cover painting of natives by the river is by T. Gentilz. The front cover has some spine lines and a piece of clear tape which covers a scratch. The back cover has fewer lines and is "Finer". The pages are in "Fine " condition. Alamo Pr paperback‎

Référence libraire : 024080 ISBN : 0943260035 9780943260037

‎The Bureau of Public Relations, War Department‎

‎Arsenals of Democracy. Pictures and tabloid statistical surveys of fifteen major projects under the National Defense Program‎

‎Washington DC: United States War Office 1942. Soft cover. Near Fine. pp31 "This booklet attempts in modest fashion to portray pictorially and in terse verbal statistical descriptions the progress made by the Ordnance Department in meeting the responsibilities of expansion placed on it by the President and the Congress by means of legislation enacted during the past critical year". Inscribed to F B Adams Jr with the compliments of the authors and marked "One of a dozen or so preliminary copies probably hand-folded". Near fine in bright card wrappers light soiling to the covers fully illustrated in black and white. This book comes from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt collection of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr 1910 - 2001 the son of Ellen Walters Delano who was a first cousin to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Adams became a passionate bibliophile who served as director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City for two decades and compiled a significant personal collection relating to F.D.R. In 1969 he married his third wife who was a Swedish princess and with whom he shared the final years of his life in France. Adams' move to France explains the presence of his books in the United Kingdom. Near Fine 1942 United States War Office paperback‎

Référence libraire : 5631

‎Guerra, Francisco. [preface, Lawrence C Wroth; contributors, Chauncey D Leake, Saul Jarcho, Walter C Alvarez, John F. Fulton, B‎

‎American medical bibliography 1639-1783; a chronological catalogue and critical and bibliographical study of books pamphlets broadsides and articles in periodical publications relating to the medical sciences: medicine surgery pharmacy dentistry and veterinary medicine; printed in the present territory of the United States of America during British Dominion and the Revolutionary War. Yale University. School of Medicine. Dept. of the History of Science and Medicine. Publication no. 40‎

‎New York Harper 1962 1962. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st ed. ; 885 p. ill. ; Series: Yale University. School of Medicine. Dept. of the History of Science and Medicine. Publication no. 40 ; LCCN: 61-17786 ; LC: Z6659; Dewey: 016.61; NLM: W1; OCLC: 710107 ; blue cloth with gold lettering ; no dustjacket ; extremely important bibliography of historical medical publications in the Americas ; Contents: Introduction : Books and pamphlets -- Broadsides -- Official publications -- Almanacs -- Periodical publications -- The scientific value of this literature and its contributions to medicine surgery public health forensic medicine psychiatry pharmacy dentistry and veterinary medicine -- Part I Books pamphlets and broadsides -- Part II Almanacs -- Part III Periodical publications magazines and newspapers -- Part IV Illustrations -- Part V Section: Table of abbreviations -- Reference symbols -- Location symbols -- Pseudonyms -- Table of authors -- Table of almanacs -- Table of periodical publications -- Colonial American official publications -- American reprints of Colonial American medical publications -- Facsimile editions of Colonial American medical publications -- COlonial American reprints of European medical publications -- European reprints of Colonial American medical publications -- Colonial American medical manuscripts printed in America after 1783 -- Medical publications by Colonial American authors printed abroad before 1784 -- Bibliography of bibliographies and references -- Part VI List of illustrations -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names. ; presentation by previous owners on front endpaper; huge thick volume ; FINE. New York, Harper, 1962 Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 005681

‎Middleton, Drew‎

‎The Sky Suspended: The Story of the Battle of Britain‎

‎New York: Longmans Green and Co. 1960. Fair hardcover with good dust jacket. Ex-library copy with library stamps on title page. Flyleaf torn out jacket worn. Marked first edition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Good. Longmans, Green and Co. Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 201121-RD78

‎Edited by Barnaby Blacker‎

‎The Adventures and Inventions of STEWART BLACKER: Soldier Aviator Weapons Inventor‎

‎Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military 2006. 206 pages xii prelims. 16 pages of b/w photographs. Black boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 24 Cm x 16.5 Cm. Pen & Sword Military Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 21033 ISBN : 1844154319 9781844154319

‎War Department; Wheeler, Brig. General Joseph‎

‎Notes on China; Report on the Island of Guam August 1900; June 1900‎

‎Washington D. C.: Gpo. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1900. First Edition. disbound. The two reports are still tied together with at least one of the binding strings so I left them. Disbound means there are no wraps or covers or spine. However the two publications are complete. The Guam publication is actually about twice as many pages as indicated 51 since the b/w photos included are not numbered with the text. The "Notes on China" includes a folding map but the section on Guam does not. As-is. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 9051 pages . Gpo unknown‎

Référence libraire : 26657

‎KERSHAW, Robert‎

‎TANK MEN: The Human Story of Tanks at War‎

‎London: Hodder & Stoughton 2008. Brings to life the grime the grease and the fury of a tank battle through the voices of ordinary German Russian Italian American and British soldiers who lived and fought in these fearsome machines. 462 pages xviii prelims. 16 pages of b/w photographs. Black boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 24 Cm x 16 Cm. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 21011 ISBN : 0340923474 9780340923474

‎FRIEDMAN, Henry‎

‎I'M NO HERO‎

‎Seattle WA: University of Washington Press 2001 . First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Fine. 8vo 178 pages <br/><br/>Inscribed by Friedman in 2003. "Just as survivors feel the urge to testify readers everywhere ought to feel the urge to absorb their testimonies." - Elie Wiesel. Friedman and his family were kept hidden by friendly Polish peasants. Photographs. University of Washington Press paperback‎

Référence libraire : 2021004

‎War Office‎

‎DRILL ALL ARMS 1951‎

‎London : H.M.S.O. 1951 pp xii 156. Illustrated with 15 plates and with diagrams in the text plus 10 page stapled amendments loosely inserted. Buff card covers with small pieces missing from head and foot of spine. Owners name Cpl. Then Sgt. McEwen 1TR written at top of front cover and paper slip with Sgt. McEwen Itr pasted to top of title page . H.M.S.O. paperback‎

Référence libraire : 021700

‎Leacock, Stephen (Illustrations by Douglas Grieve; Eric Riordon; Issued with Leslie Roberts: Canada and the War at Sea; Part I.‎

‎Canada and the Sea Identified on cover as: Canada's War at Sea; Issued with Leslie Roberts--Canada and the War at Sea; Part I. The Fighting Navy; Leslie Roberts--Canada and the War at Sea; Part II. The Canadian Merchant Navy at War; Wallace Ward and J. Alexander Morton--Canada and the War at Sea; Part III. Of Ships and Shipbuilding.‎

‎Montreal: Alvah M. Beatty 1944 1st edition. 4to 158 100pp. Good to very good no dust jacket. Black and white and color illustrations photographs maps ads indices. The spine has been damp resulting in the inner hinges being weak. Volume 1 only of a 2-volume set. Illustrations by Douglas Grieve Eric Riordon. Identified on cover as: Canada's War at Sea. Issued with Leslie Roberts Canada and the War at Sea; Part I. The Fighting Navy Leslie Roberts Canada and the War at Sea; Part II. The Canadian Merchant Navy at War & Wallace Ward and J. Alexander Morton Canada and the War at Sea; Part III. Of Ships and Shipbuilding. Military--Canada Military--Canada Royal Canadian Navy World War 2. Alvah M. Beatty Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 015973

‎HARTMANN, Bernd‎

‎PANZERS IN THE SAND The History of Panzer-Regiment 5: Volume One 1935-41‎

‎Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military 2010. An account of the actions involving Panzer-Regiment 5 from its formation in 1935 through the invasions of Poland and France followed by operations in North Africa up to the end of 1941. 298 pages vi prelims. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs maps and drawings. Black boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. English Translation. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 26 Cm x 21 Cm. Pen & Sword Military Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 12235 ISBN : 1848845057 9781848845053

‎WESTWELL, Ian‎

‎US RANGERS: 'Leading the Way' Spearhead 12‎

‎Hersham: Ian Allan 2003. Covers the origins and history of US Rangers the training equipment weapons and tactics. Their many actions during WW2 are also described. 96 pages. Illustrated throughout with colour & b/w photographs maps and drawings. Every book is sent in a cardboard postal package. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 24.5 Cm x 18.5 Cm. Ian Allan Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 12232 ISBN : 0711029784 9780711029781

‎BUTLER, Rupert‎

‎LEGIONS OF DEATH: The Nazi Enslavement of Europe‎

‎Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military Classics 2004. An omnibus edition of two titles: 'Legions of Death' 1983 and 'Cross of Iron' 1989 which reveals in detail Hitler's plans for the wholesale killings and subjugation of Eastern Europe including the 'Final Solution' of the gas chambers as well as his ruthless programme for France the Low Countries and Scandinavia. 255 pages. 16 pages of b/w photographs. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. First Thus. Paperback. New. 19.5 cm x 13 Cm. Pen & Sword Military Classics Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 12202 ISBN : 1844150429 9781844150427

‎Gerhard Koop and Klaus Peter Schmolke‎

‎GERMAN LIGHT CRUISERS of World War II Warships of the Kriegsmarine‎

‎Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing 2014. Emden Konigsberg Karlsruhe Koln Leipzig and Nurnberg: A concise history of the development design details and careers of all the interwar German light cruisers ambitious but ultimately flawed designs that attempted too much on tonnages constrained by treaty obligations. 223 pages. Over 350 b/w photographs plans and drawings. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Reprinted Edition. Paperback. New. 24 Cm x 19 Cm. Seaforth Publishing Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 12198 ISBN : 1848321945 9781848321946

‎Directorate of Military Intelligence‎

‎STALAG LUFT III: An Official History of the 'Great Escape' POW Camp‎

‎Barnsley: Frontline Books 2016. This book was originally compiled for the War Office at the end of the war but not released to the public. It is a report on the administration of the camp conditions security punishments and escape attempts including of course the famous 'Great Escape' of 1944. 276 pages xviii prelims. 8 pages of b/w plates and 1 map. Black boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. First Thus. Hard Cover. New/New. 24 Cm x 16.5 Cm. Frontline Books Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 12185 ISBN : 1473883059 9781473883055

‎WILSON, James‎

‎Propaganda Postcards of the Luftwaffe‎

‎Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military 2007. Through 303 b/w postcard illustrations and extensive text this book features many of the Luftwaffe's aircraft and personalities who appeared on propaganda postcards. 224 pages. Black boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 24 Cm x 17.5 Cm. Pen & Sword Military Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 12181 ISBN : 1844154912 9781844154913

‎Jeffrey, William H‎

‎Richmond Prisons 1861-1862 Compiled From The Original Records Kept By The Confederate Government; Journals Kept By Union Prisoners Of War Together With The Name Rank Company Regiment And State Of The Four Thousand Who Were Confined There‎

‎St. Johnsbury Vt: The Republican Press 1893. HB. Green cloth gilt lettering on front cover and spine 8vo 271 pp. X-college library with minimal markings. College name stamped on ffep and title page donor bookplate on front paste-down. No markings on covers. Pages clean and binding tight. Covers show light edge wear. Book condition Good. The Republican Press hardcover‎

Référence libraire : MK8034

‎CORNISH, Nik‎

‎STALINGRAD - VICTORY ON THE VOLGA: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives Images of War‎

‎Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military 2009. Part of the 'Images of War' series. The images document every aspect of the fighting at Stalingrad and give us glimpses of the lives and deaths of soldiers on both sides who participated in one of the most terrible battles in history. 160 pages. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs. Every book is sent in a cardboard postal package. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 24.5 Cm x 19 Cm. Pen & Sword Military Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 12176 ISBN : 1844159345 9781844159345

‎THOMAS, Paul‎

‎GERMAN RECONNAISSANCE AND SUPPORT VEHICLES 1939-1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives Images of War‎

‎Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military 2018. Part of the 'Images of War' series. Outlines the full range of reconnaissance & support vehicles and equipment including the variety of armaments and power plants and the crews that performed these missions. 136 pages. Over 200 b/w photographs. Every book is sent in a cardboard postal package. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 24.5 Cm x 19 Cm. Pen & Sword Military Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 12153 ISBN : 1526720892 9781526720894

‎Stein, George H. (Identified on cover as: Hitler's Elite Guard at War; the Waffen SS.)‎

‎The Waffen SS; Hitler's Elite Guard at War; 1939-1945‎

‎Ithaca: Cornell University Press 0-8014-9275-0 1984. Trade paperback 330pp. Very good. Notes photographs maps tables appendix bibliography index. The spine is faded the covers are a bit rubbed and edgeworn and there is a vertical crease along the bottom corner of the front cover. "Now in paperback this landmark study shows how Hitler's elite army grew from a paetorian guard of barely 28000 men at the beginning of the war to a combat-hardened army of more than 500000 in 1945. Mr. Stein examines in detail the structure and organization of the Waffen SS and describes the rigid personnel selection and intensive physical military and ideological training that helped to create the tough and dedicated cadre around which the larger force of the later war years was built". Identified on cover as: Hitler's Elite Guard at War; the Waffen SS. World War II Military History Waffen SS World War 2 World War II. Cornell University Press Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 152973 ISBN : 0801492750 9780801492754

‎FOWLER, Will‎

‎STALINGRAD: The Vital 7 Days‎

‎Staplehurst: Spellmount 2005. The Germans' last desperate attempt to capture the city of Stalingrad in October 1942. Contains detailed descriptions of the manoeuvres attacks and defensive actions during the vital phase of the battle for Stalingrad. 192 pages. Illustrated throughout with colour & b/w photographs and maps including a fold-out. Laminated pictorial boards in jacket. Condition: There is slight browning to the page edges. The book is otherwise unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 28.5 Cm x 22.5 Cm. Spellmount Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 12145 ISBN : 1862272786 9781862272781

‎RIMELL, Ken‎

‎THE TYPHOON AT WAR: A Pictorial Tribute Through the Lens‎

‎Storrington: Historic Military Press 2002. 32 pages. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs. Every book is sent in a cardboard postal package. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 21 Cm x 15 Cm. Historic Military Press Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 12142 ISBN : 190131314X 9781901313147

‎Lucas, Laddie (edited by)‎

‎Wings of War: Airmen of All Nations tell Their Stories 1939-1945‎

‎London: Hutchinson 2007. Clean and tight textblock. No remainder marks. Lightly soiled covers and spine bumped head and foot of spine bumped corners. Unclipped but edge-worn dust jacket tear on front cover on top edge near head of spine cresed corners and light wear to all edges. 409pp. including epilogue and index. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Cloth. Very Good/Good in mylar. Illus. by B&W Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Hutchinson Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : SB12082 ISBN : 0091542804 9780091542801

‎Murray, Williamson‎

‎Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe 1933-1945‎

‎Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama: Air University Press 1983. Binding rubbed with little wear to extremities; textblock clean; 365p. including index. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Black and White Photos Drawings Charts Tables and Diagrams. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback. Air University Press Paperback‎

Référence libraire : SAS1005

‎BAXTER, Ian‎

‎FROM RETREAT TO DEFEAT: The Last Years of the German Army on the Eastern Front 1943-45. A Photographic History‎

‎Solihull: Helion & Company 2007. Drawing on rare and previously unpublished photographs accompanied by in-depth captions this book provides a unique insight into the last desperate years of the German Army at war on the Eastern Front 1943-45. 156 pages. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs plus a few maps. Laminated pictorial boards. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 31 Cm x 23 Cm. Helion & Company Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 12134 ISBN : 1906033013 9781906033019