FICTION / War & Military Books

New York San Diego London: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1993 A biography of Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's Nazi propaganda minister reconstructed from eyewitness accounts, his personal diaries and archival materials. Translated by Krishna Winston from the 1990 German edition. 33 photographs. Slight yelowing on edges of dust jacket. . First USA Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Indianapolis, Indiana USA: Hoosier Heritage Press, Inc., 1970 Considered by some historians to be the "Bible" of early Indiana history. Introduction by Donald Carmony. A reprint from the original which appeared in two volumes in 1915 and 1918, respectively. Many maps and tables. The original outdated bibliography was replaced by a more basic list of books and statistics. Blue softcover, book edges have slight agetoning/soiling, rubbing at folds. . . First Trade Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Nea... more information

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Leitchfield, Kentucky, USA: The Leitchfield Gazette Stated Limited Edition, apparent third printing of material originally published in 1876. Vivid tale of the most notorious outlaw produced by Grayson County and the community of Pine Knob, Kentucky. Explains the mystery of the missing "H" on John Brown's headstone. Tan paper covers with brown lettering on front and spine. VG copy with slight soiling and age toning of edges and spine of book cover, pages clean and tight inside. 120 pp.. . Third... more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Smithmark Publishers, Inc. , 1994 FIRST EDITION. Officially organized in 1861 as the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry aka Alligator Horses. during the Civil War. Farthest ranging unit, having operated in ten states. John Morgan, Ellsworth, Quirk, Basil Duke, St. Leger Grenfell. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. NF/NF copy with slight dampstaining of top and side edges of book, and age toning of edges of dustjacket: only visible form inside.. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near F... more information

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA: Loiusian State University Press, 1997 SIGNED; FIRST EDITION. Life of Cullen M. Baker the Swamp Fox of the Sulfur (River). Romanticized as a six-gun artist and defender of Old South traditions he was a violent misfit of the Reconstruction period who found acceptance as an enforcer of white supremacy. Murdering unarmed blacks and Freedmen's Bureau agents in the Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana triangle until until his own neighbors rose against him. Offers a portrait of social life and ... more information

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San Antonio, Texas USA: The Naylor Company, 1971 A reassessment of the man and his role in the American Revolution emphasizing his prior service to his country and loyalty to Liberal and Democratic ideals. Puts forth that The Duel has been overblown in importance by popular history. The author is a distant relative. Book in VG- condition, shows slight edgewear and some age toning of edges. Backstrip sun tanned. Price tag on back. "Napoleon's Dossier On Aaron Burr" by same author also available... more information

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Silver City, New Mexico, USA: High-Lonesome Books, 1990 An anthology of scholarly articles originally published in professional history jourmals, revealing the clandestine activities of the Mexican Revolution 1910-1920 by the Mexican and US governments, as well as German and Texas intrigues. Slight Page edge yellowing and some slight surface scratching of cover leafs. Second Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Loveland, Colorado Usa: J. V. Publications, 1996 SIGNED - FIRST EDITION. Life of Jack Slade from his birth in Carlysle, Illinois to hanging by vigilantes in Montana. He was a violent misfit but good businessman. Made famous for the killing of Jules Beni and wearing his ear on his watch guard. Romanticized by Mark Twain. Many Illustrations. Red illustrated soft cover in near fine condition with minor age toning of page edges. One finger mark on back of title page. SIGNED by co-author Kenneth Jessen. . Sign... more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: The Free Press (Macmillan), 1989 The only successful assasination of a leading Nazi: Heydrich, the Butcher of Prague and Hitler's likely successor. Carried out by Czech agents, it led to ferocious reprisals against Czechs and Jews and the obliteration of the town of Lidice and the end of Czech partisan resisitance. Reconstructed from eyewitness accounts and archival materials. Many photographs. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Slight yelowing on edges of dust... more information

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952 Part of a 3 Vol set. Story of the Army of the Potomac and the last desperate heartbreaking cruel year of the Civil War.Winter of 1864, U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. Full of human details that bring history to life. Maps. Red cloth cover. Very good copy, notwithstanding the age toning of pages. DJ shows age yellowing and edge fraying, backstrip is sun tanned and chipped at top. . . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Lawre... more information

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Austin, Texas, USA: Eakin Press, 1990 FIRST EDITION. A compilation of Texas orneriness throuhout 19th century history. A catolog of incidents demonstrating the Three F's of "Baja Oklahoma": Feuding Fussing and Fighting. Navy blue cloth cover with gold lettering on spine. Dust jacket shows age toning on top and bottom edges. Many illustrations. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Don Moore . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: William Morrow & Company, 1966 FIRST EDITION. The story of Congressional Medal of Honor winner General Alexander Archer Vandegrift and the First Marine Division. Half-trained and incompletely equipped, landed and held the island of Guadalcanal against all odds and hardships, with heavy battle losses. Book is library discard with usual library markings; pages are unyellowed and have not underlinings or highlighting. Red cloth cover has one waterspot on back cover, small... more information

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New York, USA: Bonanza Books, 1959 FIRST EDITION. "First-hand accounts by men and women who risked their lives in underground activities for the North and the South" with illustrations and an introduction. Narrow escapes, violent episodes, and anecdotes of the most famous and powerful people of the time which includes Belle Boyd, Allan Pinkerton, Secretary of War Stanton and a notorious Rebel spy, Mrs. Rose Greenhow. Very clean red hardcovers with gilt lettering on spine. Marred only by page yel... more information

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Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1969 A stirring account of the story ot the American Revolutionary War as fought in Old Northwest Territory, centering around the exploits of George Rogers Clark and his Long Knives. Capture of Kaskaskia and Vincennes, helping to obtain the fertile lands north of the Ohio for the US. Brown cloth boards with black cloth backstrip. Gilt design at hinges; gilt lettering on spine. Book edges have slight agetoning. DJ has only slight rubbing wear but does h... more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Random House, Inc., 1992 An unrepentant, pro-communist, chauvinistic pro-Russian insiders account of the attempted coup in August, 1991 by the Soviet "hardliners" against Mikhail Gorbachev as told by the most trusted public spokesman of the Soviet Communist Party, Vladimir Pozner. Watermark on first page, some rubbing of front flap of dust jacket. Large price tag on rear dust flap. . First Edition Second Printing. Hard Cover. Excellent/Good. 8vo - over 7¾&quo... more information

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Urbana Chicago London: University of Illinois Press, 1978 FIRST EDITION. Bloody Harlan County Kentucky was the site of one of the longest and biggest labor struggles in US history during which 13 people died which ended only after federal intervention. Author describes the rabid resistance of coal operators to rationalization of the coal industry while trying to make a very contorted argument to deny the obvious fact that coal operators, state and county officials joined in a conspiracy to thwart national... more information

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