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1) OFFICIAL SECRETS: What the Nazis Planned, What the British and Americans Knew
Breitman, Richard

New York: Hill and Wang, 1998. Uncorrected Proof. Nr Fine. . 309 pp. Trade PaperBack. [8-1/4" x 5-1/4"] Red cover w/black printing. ISBN: 0809038196. ---Using newly found evidence, formerly suppressed & hidden away, author attempts to show how & why & to what extent the U.S. & Britain squelched & censored information about the Nazi killings.--- Appears unread. 0809038196 . more information

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2) THE GERMAN SOLDIER: In World War II
Hart, Dr. S., Dr. R. Hart, & Dr. M. Hughes

Osceola, WI: MBI Publ, 2000. 1st edition (US). As New/As New. . 192pp. Hardcover. [10" tall] Glossy laminated photo pictorial boards, w/matching Dust Jacket (in new clear cover). Gray endpapers. Frontis. ISBN:0760308462. ---A "graphic portrait" of the day-to-day life of the ordinary German infantryman from Normandy to N. Africa during the 6-year war.--- Over 100 photos on high quality slick paper. Suitable as gift. 0760308462 . more information

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3) AIR POWER AND WARFARE
Hurley, Alfred F. Col USAF, & Robert C. Ehrhart, Maj USAF (editors)

Washington DC: Air Force Academy, 1979. Edition/printing not stated. Nr VG. . xii. 461pp. Trade Paperback. [9" tall] ---Proceedings of the Eighth Military History Symposium, United States Air Force Academy, 18-20 October 1978. Includes Participant section w/thumbnail photos, & Index. Symposium serves to provide (biennially) a forum & exchange of ideas/info between scholars & military in military history & related fields.--- White wrappers darkening. Two pages have creased corners. Two instances of underlining (about 6 lines total) Wear at head & foot of spine. . more information

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4) RED VICTORY: A History of the Russian Civil War
Lincoln, W. Bruce

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. 1st Trade edition. VGood+ in VGood- DJ. . 1st Printing. 637pp. Hardcover. [9.5" tall] Binding is Black cloth & Light Blue boards w/Silver-stamped spine. Endpapers illus Maps. ISBN 0671631667. Jacket illus by Wendell Minor. ---Russia's devastating civil war from 1918-1921 which ended in Communist victory & leadership by Stalin and the loss of seven million lives. 16pp b&w photos. Notes, sources, Index.--- Dust jacket (in new clear cover) has front inside flap corner crease, light wrinkling at spine ends, inside back of DJ has stain from cloth, & matching light stain on back. Light small stain on fore-edge. Book interior is clean, unmarked & unblemished. 0671631667 . more information

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5) DAS REICH: The Military Role of the 2nd SS Division
Lucas, James

London: Arms & Armour Press, n.d. (1991). Reprint. V-Fine in VG- DJ. . 222pp. Hardcover. [9-1/2"x6-1/2"] Black boards w/gilt printing on spine. Jacket red & black wraparound photo from the book. ISBN 1854090674. Appendixes, Bibliography, Index. 16pp b/w photos, maps. Jacket has a 1/2" closed tear on back cover at top & four short light scratches also on back cover. Jacket is in protective clear cover. 1854090674. . more information

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6) THE WAR YEARS 1939-1945: VOLUME II of DIARIES AND LETTERS
Nicolson, Harold (Nigel Nicolson, Ed.)

New York: Atheneum, ©1967. Bk Club ed. VG/no DJ. . (Book of the Month Club) 511pp. Hardcover. [9.5" tall] Binding is Paynes Gray cloth w/Silver printing on front & spine. Red endpapers. ---Illus w/8pp b&w photos. Index. WW2 as seen from the British viewpoint of parliamentarian & prolific author (Harold), as edited by his son (Nigel), who had the advantage of his father's reading & approval. Introduction by the son.--- Has typical BOMC indent on back board. Spine ends soft, otherwise book is clean, unmarked & unblemished inside & out. . more information

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7) FREE YUGOSLAVIA CALLING: V ..._
Petrovitch, Dr. Svetislav-Sveta, translated and edited by Joseph Ciszek Peters

New York: The Greystone Press, 1941. 1st edition. Good. . 1st Printing. xvii. 356pp. Hardcover. [9-1/4 x 6-14"] Binding is Blue cloth w/V ..._ in White on front board. Illustrated endpapers (maps), top edge stained red. ---The frontis is a copy of a letter from the Mayor of New York in 1941 in which he calls upon Americans to unite against Hitler. The letter also mentions that this book is the first to come out under the "V-for-Victory" symbol. Book tells of exploits of the Yugoslav Chetniks against the Nazi invaders.--- Corners bumped, head & heel of spine soft, spine slightly rounded, back hinge at margin is discolored & worn, maybe even chewed (two tiny entry holes appear in outer joint), in two places along the inner margin. Otherwise interior is unmarked & clean. . more information

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8) BEIRUT OUTTAKES: A TV Correspondent's Portrait of America's Encounter With Terror
Pintak, Larry

Lexington, Mass: Lexington Books (D C Heath ), 1988. 1st edition. Nr Fine in Fine DJ. . 1st Printing. xvi. 247pp. Hardcover. [9-1/4" tall] Indigo Blue cloth, Gold Ochre boards. Color photo cover. Maps, notes, index. ISBN 066919512X. Author's photo back flap. ---Award-winning first-person account of the U.S. violent entry into Lebanon's tragic civil war. Author takes a look at the lives of American hostages in Beirut. He seeks the "shadowy figures" behind Islamic Jihad & Iran's role in the continuing violence.--- P. 284 has corner crease, otherwise would be as new. 066919512X . more information

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9) A BRIGHT SHINING LIE: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Sheehan, Neil

New York: Vintage Books (Random House), 1989. 1st edition (Trade Paperback). Fine. . 1st Printing. 861pp. Softcover [8 x 5.25"] ISBN 0679724141. ---Part biography of a brilliant military man who tried to change the Vietnam War, and part history of that tragic war. Compelling & graphic with over 16pp b&w photos. Maps, Notes, Bibliography, Index.--- Gift book - appears unread. 0679724141 . more information

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10) LETTERS OF A LEATHERNECK
Vanderbreggen, Jr., Cornelius

Philadelphia: Continental Press, 1948. 1st edition, Private printing. Good+. . 290 pp. Hardcover. Full Cloth Mottled Green. Drawings by Emmy Lou Murphy. Former owner name stamp on ffep & half-title page. --Letters home from Marine during World War II-- Dust jacket has edge wear & several small closed tears on edges, & is in protective plastic cover. Corners & heel bumped & rubbed. Slight musty smell. . more information

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