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London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1955 163 pages. Index. Several black and white plates. Average external wear. Small address label upon clipped front free endpaper. Narrow opening in binding at page 53. Contents unmarked. A sound copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons Ltd., 1938 343 pages. Average wear to orange cloth-covered boards. Substantial sunning to backstrip. Some loss to titling upon backstrip. Soiling to text edges. Prior owner's name, dated 1939, upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Narrow opening to binding at verso of front free endpaper. A worthy copy.. Second Impression. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1989 364 pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white illustrations. "The stated primary purpose of this interesting and well-written work is to help minimize the violations of international law in any future armed conflicts." - from back cover. Prior owner's name blacked out upon half-title page else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. . Reprinted from the German. Soft Cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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San Rafael, CA, USA: Presidio Press, 1979 212 pages. "Shot down over Laos, Dieter Dengler crawled out of the twisted wreckage of his Skyraider and into an epic struggle for survival that would tap all his resources of strength, courage, and will to live. With dogged determination and a cunning born of desparation, Dengler and six other prisoners plotted a breakout from their prison, out witted their guards, and made their escape, choosing the chance of freedom to the hopeless misery of confinement. Dengler was the only man to survive.. and to write his own incredible story." - from dust jacket. "He received the U.S. Navy's highest award, the Navy Cross, as well as the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and Purple Heart." - from page 212. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Quality copy of this moving work.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition (BCE). more information

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UK: Osprey Aerospace, 1992 128 pages. "The world's first 'jump jet' warplane, the Harrier has earned an outstanding reputation as both a fighter and attack aircraft." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Two minor indentations upon front board. Excellent copy. . Hard Cover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ottawa, Canada, 1958 122 pages. Prepared to help Canadian soldiers live and fight in the Arctic. "...the Finnish and the Russian armies have shown us that Arctic warfare is possible: ... and the Nazis showed us just what can happen to an army that tries to fight in the cold *without* knowing how." Covers 18 topics including: Arctic Clothing; Load Carrying Equipment; Small Arms and Ammunition; Pitching and Striking Tentage; Camp and Tent Group Routine; Survival; Communications; and many more. Contains many diagrams and humourous illustrations. Unmarked but for attractive rubber stamp to front cover reading "100th Anniversary, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada 1860-1960. Average wear. Several page corners were folded. Moderate yellowing and soiling. Bit of foxing on back cover near fold. . Stapled. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Stratton. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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Ottawa: Bureau of Current Affairs, Department of National Defence, 1955 30 pages. Includes hints to discussion leaders. Unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. . Stapled. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: The Viking Press, 1954 281 pages. Index. 16 pages of fascinating black and white photographic plates. "The inside story of Hitler's 'secret weapon' - and the men and events behind it - that almost changed the course of history." - from dust jacket. Author was a German General and head of the Peenemunde Rocket Station. Prior owner's details neatly atop front free endpaper else contents clean and unmarked. Light wear to book. Binding tight and square. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in Brodart. A sound copy of this important history.. First English Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Devon, England: Hampshire Books/Southgate Publishers, 1994 190 pages including list of abbreviations, index, and list of suggested further reading. Traces of wear and soiling to covers. Oblong, 7.75" x 8.125". Commemorates the central role played by the county of Hampshire as 'springboard' for the liberation of Europe on D-Day, 6th June 1944. History with a human face, illustrated by nearly 140 archive photographs which provide a fascinating glimpse into one of the most critical moments in twentieth-century history.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Vancouver, B.C.: University of British Columbia Press, 1988 411 pages including extensive notes, index and black and white photographic plates. Describes the life of a navy, going back to its roots in the nineteenth century and looking ahead to its prospects in the twenty-first. The Royal Canadian Navy is portrayed as a resilient institution, often starved for resources, capable of basic change, and on the brink of important new developments. Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Very light wear overall. Dust jacket in clear protective cover. Excellent copy.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1979 240 pages including glossary. Author reveals the story of his life as an infantry lieutenant on the ground in Vietnam. If some soldiers, barely out of high school, might die there, others might find hidden steel in themselves and grow. Author was one who grew, also one who fought, one who killed, and one for whom the helicopter finally came to take away a shattered body. A book of truth and power which stands proudly with the best books written about men in combat. Prior owner's bookplate upon front endpaper, else unmarked. Light wear to clean book. Several tiny tears to dust jacket which shows light wear. Very nice copy. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition (BCE). more information

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London: Patrick Stephens, 1972 Reprint of the 1916 first edition. 224 pages. The Lusitania Massacre is one of the great landmarks in history, not alone in American history but in human history, because it ensured German defeat in the World War. Chapters include: Should passenger vessels carry war material?; English orders to fight submarines; The German warning; The American warning; The Cunard Company's warning; American Ruling (not law) on foreign armed merchant vessels; Was the Lusitania armed?; The Manifest of the Lusitania; Who is responsible?; View of the English, Austrians and Germans; The official English investigation; and more. Black and white illustrations. Some markings. Front free endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Front hinge secured with librarian's tape. Spine leaning moderately. Remains a decent working copy. . Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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USA: Fishergate, 1984 180 pages. Profusely illustrated in black and white. "We have attempted to provide specific data for each class and at the same time develop an 'impression' of the School as it evolved against a background of the forty years of change in naval aviation since World War II. Hence, the book's structure: historical narrative for each year followed by specific class data for each year. A running line of classes appears on the narrative pages. Alumni activities (if any) are appended to each narrative... The service affiliations of military personnel are indicated... Where appropriate, the list of class members on a class page is headed by a an In Memoriam note." - from Foreward. Printed on glossy stock. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear - the only exception being a library stamp atop front free endpaper. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy of this excellent reference.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: Golden Dog, 1998 258 pages. Black and white illustrations. "... By the end of his final flight in Cambodia in 1974, he had racked up more than 17,000 flying hours - in no less than 70 types of piston-engine aircraft. Peter was small in stature, but a giant among adventurers, with a rare ability to take the reader along with him through his many escapades." - from back cover. Unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Montreal: Self-Published, 1965 520 pages. Dozens of fold-out maps. Black and white photos. "Tells faithfully of the splendid services which the men of the Regiment have rendered to Canada and to mankind over a period of two centuries. Their deeds of valour, their acts of devotion and sacrifice, their struggles for unity, are the firm foundation on which our country stands strong and free." - Frederick Ross Phelan, Major General (Retired). Chapters include: In Defense 1760-1814; Militiamen and Volunteers 1815-1860; Raids and Rebellions 1861-1898; South Africa and Reorganization 1989-1914; The Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1915; A Service Battalion Overseas; The Somme 1916; Vimy, Lens and Avion 1917; Passchendaele 1917; The First Six Months of 1918; Amiens 1918; Dury Mill, Bourlon and Cambrai 1918; The Pursuit to Mons and After 1918-1919; Between Two Wars 1919-1939; Grenadiers in Armour 1939-1944; Crowborough to Coudehard 1944; Seine, Somme and Leopold 1944; Antwerp-Scheldt-The Maas; The Battle of the Rhineland 1945; Into Germany 1945-1946; The 2nd Battalion, C.G.G., Canadian Army (Reserve) 1940-1946; Continuance 1946-1964. Above-average external wear. Many of the black and white photos are wavy due to moisture exposure - several of these pages were stuck together and forcibly separated with damage to some of the photos. Binding sound. Usual library markings. Despite its many cosmetic defects, remains a worthy reading copy.. Hard Cover. Reading Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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England: Cambridge at the University Press, 1920 196 pages. Complete with plates, insert and maps. Gift greetings, dated 1920, inside front board. To front free endpaper has been affixed a news clipping which is the illustrated obituary (hand-dated Dec. 1920) of Captain Niemeyer, "The notorious ex-commandant of the prisoners' camp at Holzminden." Board edges and corners worn open. Publisher's decorative pastedown upon front board. Most gilt lettering upon spine is clearly legible. Back hinge going, front hinge less so. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Markham, ON, Canada: PaperJacks, Limited, 1980 287 pages. Black and white illustrations. "U-Boat and Allied escorts clash in Canada's Atlantic battleground... Exciting, firsthand stories of war from Canada's Atlantic battleground." - from covers. Some yellowing at edges. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's name atop title page else unmarked. Useful reading copy. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Canadian Intelligence and Security Association, 1981 769 pages. Black and white illustrations. "... Clearly describes the cycle of 'boom and bust' through which the formal organization passed over a period of 60 years. As such, it shows the need for a strong, efficient, dedicated, and professional Intelligence staff at each level of Canada's armed forces." - from Foreward. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding sound. Quality copy of this very substantial reference. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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U.S.A.: Phillip Freneau Press, 1975 56 pages. Index. "Until now it has not been easy for a student to obtain the true story of Bunker's Hill. Many of the facts have lain buried in scattered primary sources, hard to locate and put together. Few of the professional historians who have written about the battle have had the necessary background to evaluate the decision and assess the alternatives available to the opposing leaders. Colonel Elting is both a trained scholar and a professional soldier, who has had personal experience with military joint planning. Also he expands the coverage to include all phases of the military and naval actions, providing new insights and analyses as well as previously unpublished facts." - from Foreward. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. . Hard Cover. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973 176 pages including index, bibliography and appendices. Black and white illustrations. Maps. "For months the Finns, who received scant help from an admiring world of sympathizers and avowed allies, held on. Yet the holding could only last until the Russians gathered themselves. When that happened and Red wheel-to-wheel artillery attacks and new hordes of troops and tanks again took their toll, the Finns bowed to the inevitable defeat... Describes the big picture and relates the stories of many individual Finns and Russians in combat. The result is a fascinating and moving book." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Worthy reading copy.. Hard Cover. Reading Copy/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1962 889 pages. Extensively indexed. "Provides an objective and documented account of the formation and development of the singular body of men who have controlled and commanded the Soviet armed forces. Covers the period from the initial difficulties of the Civil War to the impact of the first catastrophes suffered by the Red Army following the German attack in 1941... Makes considerable use of unpublished documents contained in the captured German archives, and materials emanating from the Japanese military command, at one time itself a formidable foe of the Red Army." - from dust jacket. Respectfully used with somewhat above-average wear. Binding sound. Usual library markings. A quality reference copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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UK: Countyvise, 2003 362 pages. The story of the Royal Naval Reserves on Merseyside. Gift greetings on title page and marginalia on several pages only. Light wear. Nice copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Ground Observation Corps, 1960 12 pages plus illustrated covers. A monthly information bulletin published with the permission of the officer commanding 10 GObC Detachment RCAF. Topics include: Weather Wise; Aircraft Recognition; Operations; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Bonus: includes a 7" diameter reference which provides two profiles of each of 38 different aircraft of the day including: jets, single-engine, twin-engine and multi-engine. . First Edition. Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: D. W. Falconer, 1985 514 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. List of abbreviations, Bibliography, Index. Four colour plates. Several black and white illustrations. "A thumb-nail sketch of Royal Canadian Artillery batteries mobilized for service during the 1939 to 1945 conflict." - from Preface. "D.W. (Wilf) Falconer, who served the Guns from Dieppe to The Dollart has, through his dedication and untiring efforts, produced a reference work ensuring the units and details of their histories will always be remembered. The degree of accuracy and attention to detail... are second to none. It is my pleasure to recommend this book as a reference source to all students of military history and to all collectors of memorabilia of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery." - J.P. Beer, MBE, CD, Colonel, R.C.A. (Ret'd). Clean and unmarked with light wear. Possibly unread. Tight and square. A quality copy. . Signed. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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UK: David & Charles: Newton Abbot, 1973 174 pages including index. History abounds with smaller battles eminently suitable for reconstruction because of the relatively low numbers of troops and the compactness of the terrain. This book lists 15 such affrays, and the troops who took part include the legions of Julius Caesar; English archers and French Knights; Cavaliers and Roundheads; American militia; Napoleonic French and their British opponents; Federals and 'Rebs'; General Custer and Chief Sitting Bull; Boers; ANZACs at Gallipoli; British Commandos and UN infantry in Korea. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy working copy. . Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Hamden, CT, U.S.A.: Archon Books, 1972 181 pages including index, bibliography and black and white plates. The first book in a series of Concise Guides to various campaigns. A short guide to the whole war. Includes among the appendices a complete key to the British cavalry and infantry regiments with their titles i n1854, 1900 and 1971. Illustrations lean heavily upon the well-known engravings from the drawings by William Simpson. Usual library markings. Moderate lean to spine. Above average but not excessive wear. Pocket removal from front endpaper has caused some peeling. . Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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USA: GJP, 2004 425 pages. Index. References. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A worthy working copy. . Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Library Colpy. more information

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Toronto: Prospero Books, 2000 Over 350 pages. Originally published in 1894. Fitzgibbon was one of the greatest and most venturesome leaders in the War of 1812. The commander of a troop dubbed the Bloody Boys, he practiced a form of guerilla warfare, at the time considered highly unconventional. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Bookplate upon front endpaper. Slight twist to spine. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1987 158 pages. Light wear to covers. Wonderfully illustrated with black and white photos plus some colour. "Denying Charlie the Mekong Delta was a nightmare task assigned to the men of the hastily assembled Brown Water Navy. Using every conceivable coastal craft, including converted Boston Whalers, and Hovercraft, they took the Viet Cong on at their own game in a bizarre and savage war where every turning could conceal an ambush or a submerged mine." - from the back cover.. Soft Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: GSPH 235 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Bibliography. Index. Black and white illustrations. "The skill, bravery, and perseverance of the Canadian soldier in the dying months of the war leap off these pages. Mr. Fowler has performed a valuable service in confirming once again the proud military tradition enjoyed by Canada." - from Foreward. Clean, bright, tight and square with very light wear. Quality copy. . Signed. First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Warsaw, Poland: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1961 320 pages. Name index. Subject index. "A shortened version of the second edition (1957) of a work first published in Polish under the title 'Dziennik Hansa Franka' (Hans Frank's Diary). Frank was a Minister of the Third Reich and Governor General of those areas of Poland occupied by Nazi Germany which were not incorporated into the Reich. A the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg for the first time in the history of the world thousands of secret documents were revealed belonging to a state in the grip of the imperialist idea of world conquest. Among those documents Hans Frank's Diary occupies one of the leading positions both on account of its contents and on account of its more than ordinary length: 11,000 typwritten pages in foolscap, making up 38 volumes. Any study of the history of the last war must include a reading of Hans Frank's Diary." - from Preface. The author was a member of the Polish delegation to the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Usual library markings. Front hinge taped. Back hinge going. A very important work. . First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Reading Copy/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Canada: Mika Publishing, 1984 243 pages plus index. Bibliography. Black and white illustrations. "The typical and sometimes not so typical, experiences of a Canadian pilot of the RCAF who served with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War are described with humour, insight, and warmth." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Front free endpaper removed. Sound working copy.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: Sono Nis Press, 1985 334 pages. Index. Maps. Black and white photographic plates. "... A rare gem. I have been actively hunting for this sort of record and have come to realize just how rare such accounts are. This one also touches all the points an historian would wish to mention, from the attitudes of officers to frustration with the Ross rifle. One can only wonder how the journal survived and how it was composed." - Professor Desmond Morton, from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Would be graded very good if not for the fact that some rain appears to have fallen upon half-title and title pages (only) resulting in modest undulating. Average wear to dust jacket. A sound copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Dundurn, 1987 155 pages. Index. Bibliography. "A comprehensive history of rebellions and U.S. invasions in Upper Canada in 1837 & 1838, covering the skirmishes in eastern Ontario, Toronto and southwestern Ontario. Lavishly illustrated with rare photos and maps, this is a popular narrative history that examines the lives and motives of the leaders of Upper Canada's rebellions; their U.S. allies, the British and Canadian administrators who played significant roles in the uprisings; and the Canadians who remained loyal to the Crown." - from dust jacket. Faint erasure to front free endpaper else unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Nice copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: Dundurn Press, 1987 253 pages including index, bibliography and notes. Provides a penetrating insight into the challenges facing a man who chose a military career during the tumultuous period of the eighteenth century. Fast-paced and intriguing. Includes occasional maps and illustrations in black and white. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy in illustrated glossy covers. . Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Univ of North Texas Press, 1993 371 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "... Chronicles the internment of the only Japanese American combat soldier captures during the pacific campaign of World War II." - from back cover. Prior owner's address label inside front cover. Moderate wear. Minor lean to spine. A sound copy.. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1954 222 pages. Black and white photographic frontis portrait of subject. Chronology. Index of names and brief 'Who's Who". "The War Office, in consultation with the Foreign Office, have held that no security objection can be taken to the publication of this book. They add that the departments concerned in no way vouch for its accuracy or otherwise." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear to unmarked book. Slight lean to spine. Foxing to top edge. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Atheneum, 1986 184 pages. Index. Abundantly illustrated with often graphic archival black and white photograph. "Takes us straight back to those thirteen days in October, 1956, when the Hungarian people rose up against the crushing Soviet occupation of their country." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy reference copy of this important history. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Burnstown, ON, Canada: General Store Publishing House, 1992 205 pages including index. An eloquent collection of stories of over forty Canadian heroes of World War Two. All were ordinary men and women before volunteering to serve, and each reveals in their own way a gallantry, courage and perserverance that Canadians will take pride in. Includes black and white illustrations. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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England: British Military, 1944 38" wide by 25.5" high. Dated June, 1944. Moderate wear. Nice copy. . Second Edition. Very Good. Map. more information

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New York: Paperback Library, 1967 320 pages. Stalingrad. The defeat that last Hitler the war! Live through the battle of Stalingrad - the siege, the starvation, the death - as seen through the eyes of a German soldier who was part of... the Forsaken Army. An acid portrait of German troops who felt themselves needlessly and mercilessly betrayed by their Fatherland. "One of the outstanding books of World War II." - Charleston S.C. Courier. Yellowed and well-worn. Unmarked. . Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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UK: Bailey Brothers and Swinfen, 1977 139 pages. "Succeeds in recapturing the atmosphere of an era of long ag, when men fought savagely in and around holes in the ground, amongst the litter of war, and with death as a constant companion. Includes over 100 black and white photos juxtaposed with contemporary pictures." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Reading copy only.. Hard Cover. Reading Copy/Reading Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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USA: The United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1964 730 pages. Index. Abundant black and white photography. "There is a need for widespread public understanding of the best information available on the effects of nuclear weapons. The purpose of this book is to present as accurately as possible, within the limits of national security, a comprehensive summary of this information." - from Foreward. Chapters include: General Principles of Nuclear Explosions; Descriptions of Nuclear Explosions; Air Blast Phenomena; Air Blast Loading and Target Response; Structural Damage from Air Blast; Effects of Surface and Subsurface Bursts; Thermal Radiation and its effects; Initial Nuclear Radiation; Residual Nuclear Radiation and Fallout; Radio and Radar Effects; Effects on Personnel; Principles of Protection. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Please note: Bomb Effects Computer not included. A well-travelled yet sound copy. . Revised. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY: Washington Square Press, 1971 355 pages with index. A comprehensive analysis of the latest and most dramatic escalation of the war in southeast Asia. Includes articles by Noam Chomsky and Norodom Sihanouk. Contents yellowed. Owner's name 2x inside front cover. Occasional pen markings inside.. Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Victoria, BC: Self-Published, 1941 131 pages. "...Written in affectionate remembrance of the Canadian Corps, 1914-17, and the Royal Flying Corps, 1917-18... Appeared first in my own column... in the Victoria Daily Colonist... Written as impersonally as possible, from the standpoint of one who shared with many others the privilege of seeing Canada's honours won on the field of battle." - from Introduction. Text in three sections: Canada's Fighting Men; Wings; Mediterranean Days. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Solid copy.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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UK: David & Charles, 1976 144 pages. Index. Maps. "Enables the enthusiast to live through the battles as they were experienced by the soldiers at the time." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings.. Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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USA: United States Naval Institute, 1960 160 pages. Features include: USS Perry; Communist China and the Arab-African area; The Naval Academy of Today and its Mission; Collective Security in the Pacific: 9 years of the ANZUS pact; The US Navy's Hurricane Hunters; The Development of Nuclear Propulsion of the Navy; Bellingshausen Sea Operation; and more. Above-average wear, particularly to spine. Unmarked. Worthy reference copy.. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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U.K.: The Pentland Press Ltd. 338 pages including index plus 32 pages of black and white plates. Circa 1989. Provides a fascinating cradle to grave account of a man whose life was filled with incident and drama. Author served as Auchinleck's A.D.C. in India and he charts with vivid accuracy the fluctuations in the Field-Marshal's military career and personal life. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear to boards which have minor bit of soiling along part of bottom of front board. Slight lean to spine. Bright red illustrated dust jacket in excellent condition with no tears and light signs of handling. Excellent copy.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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British Columbia: Sono Nis Press, 1983 160 pages including bibliography. A memoir of the author's service time and an historical account of Canada's Wrens. Black and white illustrations. Moderate wear. Minor yellowing. Some cigarette smoke scent. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Sussex, England: The Book Guild Limited, 1997 257 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "J.S. Guard has painstakingly researched published sources and original PRO records to produce an absorbing, definitive story of military opportunism and indiscretion; of extreme endurance punctuated by sudden, sharp action; and of clandestine, courageous enterprise and ingenuity in the idyllic setting of the Greek islands. An intriguing account of one of the least publicised campaigns of the war, this work examines all aspects of the campaign, makes impartial assessments... and dispels some of the myths and misstatements associated with it." Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket now in archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. . Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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