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1) DEN OF LIONS: MEMOIRS OF SEVEN YEARS
ANDERSON, TERRY A

CROWN PUB., 1993. **SIGNED** by author on half-title page: "JOHN, GOD BLESS, TERRY ANDERSON". 356 pages, Index, 16 pages Black & White Photographs. Both Book and D/J are in Very Good- condition. Author tells what it was like to be a war hostage of the Middle East for seven years, how he survived and how his spirit endured and triumphed.. ISBN: 0517593017. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. War Hostages, History, Biography, Lebanon, Syria, Iran-Contra, Terrorism, Middle East, Gulf War. more information

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2) In the Mens House An Inside Account of Life in the Army by One of West Points First Female Graduates
BARKALOW, CPT. CAROL with Andrea Raab

Poseidon Press, 1990. 283 pp, Appendix, Chronology of American Army Women in the Twentieth Century, 8 pp Bl & Wh Photographs. This rare first-person account is an historic chronicle of a woman who dared to breach one of our nation's most intransigent sexist barriers in search of new frontiers of opportunity. More than just a soldier's story, this book offers an unprecedented look at life in the modern army from t h e unique perspective of a woman who currently lives it.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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3) Sin: One Way Economy Class
Caldwell, Lucy

Princetown, New Jersey: Self-published, 1976. 165 pages. Book is in Good- condition (cover has light soiling and shelfwear, front corners and first few pages creased, edgewear, slightly canted, pages clean) no dust jacket. This copy is **SIGNED** on ffep: "With All Good Wishes, Lucy Caldwell". Also, a non-author gift inscription signed by Dale (a Vietnam Veteran) and Linda Wilson, who are mentioned in the book, and a newspaper photograph and clipping of Dale Wilson taped to back of ffep. Author describes her trip to Vietnam during the Vietnam Wa r and makes a tribute to the First Marine Division.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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4) Department of The Army Field Manual: Drill and Ceremonies (FM 22-5)
Department of The Army

Washington, D. C.: Department of The Army, 1956. Inside stapled wraps, 277 pages, Index, Appendix I and II. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs, Charts. Light soiling on cover, creasing at bottom front corner. Presents Army Drill and Ceremonies and the techniques for teaching them.. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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5) ZLATA'S DIARY: A CHILD'S LIFE IN SARAJEVO
FILIPOVIC, ZLATA

VIKING, 1994. 200 pages, some color photographs. Zlata began her diary just before her 11th birthday, (1991) when there was peace in Sarajevo ; but the tone of her diary quickly changes when Sarajevo starts getting bombed. In one of her entries, she writes "War has nothing to do with humanity. War is something inhuman".. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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6) The Making of a Royal Marine Commando
Foster, Nigel

California: Presidio , 1987. 190 pages, Annex (Royal Marine Jargon). Fully illustrated with many Color and Black and White Photographs. Book is in Very Good- condition (spine ends a little bumped, 2 small dents back top edges, top corners mildly bumped, pages very clean) Dust Jacket is Good- (shelfwear, scuffing, 1/3" piece missing bottom front, light edge-creasing). Book shows what the Royal Marines are actually doing in today's world. With humorous anecdotes, striking photos, and frequently in the marines' own words, Nigel Foster shows us what sets this group of men apart.. ISBN: 0891413367. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Great Britain, Royal Marines, Armed Forces, Commando Troops. more information

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7) My Four Years in Germany
Gerard, James W

George H. Doran , 1917. Book is in Good- to Fair condition (tiny bit of edgewear to extremities, soiling to page edges, foxing inside covers, on some pages and right-side page edges. 448 pages, 38 pages Photographs and Illustrations. Fold-out FacSim ile of the telegram that the Kaiser sent to President Wilson. The author, the American Ambassador to Germany, wanted to inform the American people of the events leading to World War I.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. History, War, World War I, Germany, American Ambassadors. more information

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8) Prisoner of Hope
Jesse L. Miller

Prisoner of Hope
Englewood, Colorado: Self Published, 1988. Softcover, 178 pages, Illustrated with Black and White Photographs and Drawings. A little creasing at top spine and back bottom corner, very mild soiling on cover, previous owner stamp and gift sticker on ffep, interior pages very clean. The author, a member of the Army Air Corps during World War II, tells his story of his POW experience. He always believed that his faith in God saved him. He went on to establish the "Overseas Christian Servicemen's Center".. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. more information

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9) Custer Battlefield National Monument. Montana
Luce, Edward S. and Evelyn S

National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 1 Reprint, 1961. Stapled Wraps, 34 pages, illustrated with Black and White Photographs. In Good condition (some foxing on cover, staples a little rusty, pages clean) no dust jacket. A guidebook of the Custer Battlefield; also contains some history of General Custer's Warfare with the American Indians.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. War, North American Indians, Cheyenne Indians, Sioux Indians, U. S. Cavalry, General George Armstrong Custer. more information

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10) Blessed Assurance At Home with the Bomb in Amarillo Texas
MOJTABAI, A. G

Houghto Mifflin, 1986. 255 pp, Index. Book is Very Good+, Dust Jacket is Good. Amarillo, a Bible-belt city in the Texas Panhandle, is the home of Pantex, the final assembly plant for all nuclear weapons in the United States. Through the microcosm of this city, the author takes a hard look at our nation and our habits of nuclear accommodation.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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11) The Life of Arthur Vandeleur, Major, Royal Artillery - Abridged
No Author Name (By the Author of Memories of Captain Hedley Vicars, English Hearts and English Hands)

New York: American Tract Society - No Date. Book is in Fair to Poor condition (binding soiled, 3/4" closed tear near bottom of front gutter, spine ends wrinkled and top spine cap loose, corners bumped, soiling to page edges, previous owner name inside front cover, soiling and smudging through out on pages, not affecting text), no dust jacket. 129 pages. Biography of British Major Vandeleur, born 1829.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. British Soldiers, Religion, Biography. more information

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12) Under Fire ******* An American Story
NORTH, OLIVER L. with WILLIAM NOVAK

HARPER-COLLINS, 1991. This copy is **SIGNED** on the half-title page by Oliver North. 446 pages, Index, Appendix, 40 pages Black & White Photographs. Re: Marine Corp Lieutenant Oliver North tells the inside story of the Iran Controversy. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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13) RETURN WITH HONOR
O'GRADY, CAPTAIN SCOTT with JEFF COPLON

DOUBLEDAY, 1995. 206 pp., 6 pp. Black & White Photographs. The amazing story of how Captain O'Grady managed to live through a missile impact of 27,000 feet, the techniques he used to survive in a barren and hostile landscape, and the real story behing the daring daylight rescue mission carried out by the U. S. Marines in war-torn Bosnia.. ISBN: 0385483309. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wars, Bosnia, U.S. Air Force, U. S. Marines, History, War Survivors. more information

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14) Moving Mountains Lessons in Leadership and Logistics From the Gulf War
Pagonis, Lt. General William G. with Jeffrey L. Cruikshank

Harvard Business School Press, 1992. 248 pages, Index, Glossary, 16 pages Bl & Wh Photographs. Author provides a riveting personal account of the behind-the-scenes activity that led to our success in the Gulf. A real-world lesson in the critical role that effective management and strong leadership play in the success of any large undertaking. Book is in Very Good condition (spine ends bumped and creased, very nice clean copy), D/J is Good (has creasing and scuffing, a little wrinkling at spine ends). ISBN: 0875843603. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Persian Gulf War, U.S. Armed Forces, Logistics, Management. more information

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15) The English Civil War and After 1642 - 1658
PARRY, R. H. (Edited by) and 6 Contributors

Univ. of California Press - Later Paperback Printing, 1970. 127 pp, Index. Re: Seven distinguished British scholars present their current thinking on the complex issues of the Great Rebellion of the 17th century. In Good condition (Light creasing of cover, previ ous owner name and address on last end paper, yellow highlighting, underlining and notes throughout the book), no dust jacket. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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16) FORGOTTEN: A SISTER'S STRUGGLE TO SAVE TERRY ANDERSON, AMERICA'S LONGEST-HELD HOSTAGE
Say, Peggy and Peter Knobler

Simon & Schuster, 1991. 318 pages, Index. Peggy Say was an American with a lot of faith in her government. But when her brother, Terry Anderson, was kidnapped in Beirut, everything changed. This is her story wherein she describes the battle to save her brother in the face of her own govenment's hypocrisy and maneuvering.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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17) Naval Battles of the World
Shippen, Edward

Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler & Co., 1898. Book is in Fair condition (creasing and wear at spine ends, light chip to top spine, soiling to cover, front and back hinges split, first 2 end papers removed, pages clean), no dust jacket. Rest of title is: Great and Decisive Contests on the Sea; Causes and Results of Ocean Victories and Defeats; Marine Warfare and Armament in All Ages; With an Account of the Japan-China War, and the Recent Battle of the Yalu. The Growth, Power and Management of Our New Navy in Its Pride and Glory of Swif t Cruiser, Impregnable Battleship, Ponderous Engine and Deadly Projectile; Our Naval Academy, Training Ship, Hospital, Revenue, Light House and Life Saving Service. Hardback with decorative binding, speckled page edges, 825 pages, Frontispiece, 63 Bl & Wh Plates.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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18) Anatomy of a Division: The First Cav in Vietnam
Stanton, Shelby L

Presidio, 1987. 268 pages, Index, Bibliography, Appendix 1 and 2, 8 pages Black and White Photographs. An analysis of a military unit in terms of its distinctive fighting concepts in Vietnam. Concerns the 1st Cavalry Division, and the Airmobile.. ISBN: 089141259X. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Vietnam, Military, War. more information

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19) The Longest War: Israel in Lebanon
Timerman, Jacobo, Translated from the Spanish by Miguel Acoca

Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. 167 pages. Book is in Near Fine condition (very slightly canted, very clean copy) Dust Jacket is Very Good (mild shelfwear and scuffing). Author writes about Israel's controversial invasion of Lebanon and describes the impact of the war, both on himself and on his country.. ISBN: 0394530225. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Israel, Lebanon, Jewish People, Politics, Government, Prime Minister Begin, Israel-Arab Border Conflicts. more information

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20) The Book of the Medieval Knight
Turnbull, Stephen

Crown Publishers, 1985. Full cloth black binding with gilt lettering, 192 pp, Index, "More than 200 illustrations, including 80 in full color". Book is Near Fine and a beautiful clean copy, D/J is Good (price-clipped). First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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21) History of The Spanish-American War: Embracing a Complete Review of Our Relations With Spain
Watterson, Henry

Connecticut: American Pub. Co. , 1898. Decorative Boards, 495 pages, Appendix of Interesting Documents, Frontispiece of The War Cabinet. Illustrated with numerous original engravings and colored plates, accurately protraying the scenes described. In Fair condition (spine ends and corners wrinkled and tattered, rubbing along edges, dust soiling to page edges, discolored marks on spine, light foxing on some pages, but a solid copy with clean text) no dust jacket. Covers the causes, the major battles of the Spanish-American War and the US-Spanish Relationship.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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