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Houston, TX: Deep River Armory. Very Good. 1968. Softcover. 0853681104 . 41 pages, well illustrated, pictorial wrappers, 6 by 9 inches. "The material contained in this publication originally appeared under the title New Notes on The Red Army, No. 2, Uniforms and Insignia. This was produced for restricted circulation, prepared under the direction of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, by the War Office in October, 1944." B9-1 ; 41 pages . more information

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Japan. Fine. 1979. Softcover. 104 pages, well illustrated, diagrams, wrappers, 8 by 11 inches, fine. Text in Japanese (mostly) and English. Scarce. Includes KwK 43 L/71, KwK 36 / 56, PAK 43/2 L/71, PAK 43/3 K/71, PAK 43/1 L/71, FLAK 37, FLAK 41, PAK 43. EDO_60 ; 104 pages . more information

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Japan. Fine. 1984. Softcover. September 1984.176 pages, well illustrated, 36 profiles in color, 3-views, diagram, pictorial wrappers, 7 by 10 inches, fine. Text in Japanese and English. Illustrations by Shigero Nohara. Contents: Modelling Manual for Bf109, Fw190, Me262, Me163, Do335, He162, Day-Fighters Data. EDA_465; 176 pages . more information

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Washington: Center of Military History. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. X, 107 pages, illustrations, many maps (5 folding) , pictorial wrappers, very good. "World War II, 50th anniversary, commemorative edition" on cover. First printed by the Historical Division, War Department, for the American Forces in Action series, 1945. From the foreword: "Papuan Campaign: The Buna-Sanananda Operation (16 November 1942-23 January 1943) is one of a series of fourteen studies of World War II operations originally published by the War Department's Historical Division and now returned to print as part of the Army's commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of that momentous clash of arms. These volumes, prepared by professional historians shortly after the events described, provide a concise summary of some of the major campaigns and battles fought by American soldiers. The skillful combination of combat interviews with primary sources, many of which are now lost, gives these unassuming narratives a special importance to military historians. The careful analysis of key operations provides numerous lessons for today's military students. " Contents include: Part 1: Buna (Background of the Buna Operation, Battering at Buna, Warren Front: Capture of the Old Strip, Urbana Front: Capture of Buna Mission) , Part II: San Ananda (Background of the Sananandra Operation, The Road Block, and The Capture of Sananandra). ; 107 pages . more information

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Japan. Very Good. 1973. Softcover. 182 pages, well illustrated (some in color) , 28 color profiles, pictorial wrappers, 7 by 10 inches, very good. Text in Japanese. A pictorial on German WWII aircraft. EDA_49; 182 pages . more information

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Trimestrielle. Fine. 1999. Softcover. 82 pages, well illustrated (many in color) , pictorial wrappers, 9 by 12 inches, fine. Contents: Les Flakpanzer, 1939-1945 (Seconde partie) : Historique (2) , Ostbau; Les Maquettes au 1/35, et leur Fiche Technique: Wirbelwind, Ostwind, Kugelblitz, Coelian, Flakpanzer: maquettes et documentation, Uniforms. Rubriques: Le concours du Mondial 1999,Diorama: Objectif Paris, Nouveaute, Le concours de Saumur 1999, La Zimmerit (seconde partie) , Normandie 1999. Text in French, with English captions. EDV_123; 82 pages . more information

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Charlottesville, VA: Howell Press,. 1994. Hard Cover. 208 pages, circa 400 illustrations (many in color), cloth, dust jacket, 1st edition, very good. A handsome book of letters, artwork, etc. of U.S. aviation POW s in Germany in WWII. . more information

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Japan: Hasegawa Corporation. Fine. 2002. Softcover. 4499227828 . 88 pages, well illustrated (many in color) , 20 profiles in color, 3-views, pictorial wrappers, 9-1/2 by 10 inches, fine. Text in Japanese (mostly) and English. From the Wikipedia website: "The early versions of the Bf 109G resembled closely the Bf 109 F-4 and carried the same basic armament - however, on all Gustav, the firepower could be increased with the Rüstsatz VI field kit, i. E. Two underwing 20mm MG 151/20 gondola cannons in aerodynamic fairings under the wings. From the spring of 1943, the G-series saw the appearance of bulges in the cowling when the 7.92 mm MG 17 was replaced with the 13 mm MG 131 heavy machine guns (G-5 onwards) due to the latter's much larger Breechblock, and on the wings (due to larger tyres) , leading to the Bf 109G-6s nickname "The Bulge" (German: "Die Beule"). The Gustav continued to be improved constantly: cockpit visibility, firepower in the form of the 3cm MK 108 cannon was added to the basic design in 1943, and a new, enlarged supercharger for the DB605, an enlarged vertical stabilizer (G-5 onwards) , MW-50 power boost in 1944." EDA_526; 88 pages . more information

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Yank, the Army Weekly. 1945. Soft Cover. 24 pages, well illustrated, pictorial wraps, edges frayed, otherwise very good. The final issue, the front cover Yank's 'Honorable Discharge.' Most of the articles deal with going home -even 'Sad Sack' goes home. There is a nice two-page spread showing some of the famous pin-up pictures from past issues. . more information

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Secaucus, Nj,: Castle Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0890090289 . 120 pages, well illustrated (some in color) , maps, cloth, DJ, 8 by 11 inches, very good. From the dust jacket: "The thrilling and authentic tales of eight daring escapes from the Germans during World War II in Escape From The Nazis put you right alongside the tunnellers and the wirecutters, the brave and the audacious, during those nerve-racking moments when freedom may be only feet away. Learn how American, , Canadian, British, Australian and New Zealand fighters carried on in the war camps. Dozens of real-life photographs of the people and places involved put you right in the picture and make Escape From The Nazis essentail and stimulating reading for every war enthusiast. " EDG_145 ; 120 pages . more information

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Delray Beach, CA: Ampersand Publishing Company. Fine. 2005. Softcover. 96 pages, well illustrated, pictorial wrappers, oblong 11 by 8 inches, fine. Contents: Harley-Davidson WLA (David Doyle) , 6-rad: German armored cars SdKfz. 231, 232, 263 (David Doyle) , M24 Chaffee Light Tank (Charles Fontaine) , 2.8 cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41 anti-tank gun (Patrick Stansell). EDV_16; 96 pages . more information

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Washington, DC, 1951-1960.. Vol. XXXI, No. 5 - XXXVI, No. 3. Jan. 1951 - Dec. 1960, bound. . more information

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Japan: Tamiya Plastic Model Co.. Fine. Softcover. 37 pages, well illustrated, pictorial wrappers, 10 by 10 inches, fine. Edited and commented by Masami Tokoi, Armour Critic. "This booklet shows some 170 pictures selected from the PK ("Propaganda Kompanie) films. Detailed descriptions of most pictures were lost and it is not clear where or when they were taken. However, we will give brief descriptions as far as existing material shows. We hope these pictures will be helpful to you I making models and dioramas. " EDV_136; 37 pages . more information

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New York: Wm. H. Wise & Company. Very Good. 1946. Hardcover. 402 pages, very well illustrated, cloth, very good. Mainly a photo-history, with 27 brief histories by admirals from King to Halsey and Nimitz, with facsimile signatures of each. Includes: The Post War Navy by Chester W. Nimitz. Pearl Harbor by William R. Furlong. Battle of the Atlantic by Jonas H. Ingram. The Battle of the Coral Sea by Aubrey W. Fitch and Victory at Guadalcanal by Alexander A. Vandergrift. B38 ; 402 pages . more information

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Japan: Tamiya Plastic Model Co.. Fine. Softcover. 13 pages, well illustrated, diagrams, pictorial wrappers, 10 by 10 inches, fine. Text in Japanese and English, (mostly Japanese). From the Wikipedia website: "The Krupp "Protze" was a six-wheeled German truck and artillery tractor used by German forces in World War II. It was powered by a 60 hp Krupp M 304 4-cylinder engine. Its main purpose was to tow artillery, especially the PaK 36. It was also used to transport infantry and other utility uses. This vehicle was extensively used on the Eastern Front, North African campaign and in France and Sicily. The Protze, commonly called the 'Boxer' was of simple design, and was mass-manufactured between 1933 and 1942. Total production was about 7000 units. " EDO_81; 13 pages . more information

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Delray Beach, CA: Ampersand Publishing Company. Fine. 2003. Softcover. 96 pages, well illustrated, pictorial wrappers, oblong 11 by 8 inches, fine. Contents: 15cm Schwere Panzerhaubitze auf Geschützwagen III/IV (sf) "Hummel" (Patrick Stansell) , Allied Crawler Tractors (Carlos D'Arcy) , Kradschützen and Kradmelder at the Front (Ken Dugan) , Wartime Sherman Variants (Jim Hensley) , Cargo Carrier "Weasel" M28, M29, M29C (BarRY Beaudry) EDV_97 ; 96 pages . more information

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Japan: Tamiya Plastic Model Co.. Fine. Softcover. 37 pages, well illustrated, pictorial wrappers, 10 by 10 inches, fine. Text in Japanese and English, (mostly Japanese). From the Wikipedia website: "Tamiya Incorporated is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, radio controlled cars, battery- and solar-powered educational models, sailboat models, acrylic and enamel model paints, and various modeling tools and supplies. The company was founded by Yoshio Tamiya in Shizuoka, Japan in 1946. The metal models were produced from plans which had the concept of being, "Easy to understand and build, even for beginners. " Even the box art was consistent with this throughout the company. It had the best developing power in Japan. In the same vein as everybody being able to build the models, they made the parts accurate and with a high degree of detail. The company has gained a reputation among hobbyists of producing models of outstanding quality and accurate scale detail, a philosophy reflected directly on the company’s logo “First in Quality Around the World” as well as winning on a regular basis each year, the prestigious Modell des Jahres (Model of the Year) award, hosted by the German magazine Model Fan. ~ Tamiya News is published by Tamiya Model and is an informational, monthly publication about the company's own models. In 1967, when it was started, it was published bimonthly with an occasional special supplement. For a long time it cost 50 yen, but was later raised to 100 yen. The unique, thin publications were placed in envelopes and sent out via standard mail. Introductory articles on new products, model shops, model clubs, and conversions were included as were articles on famous and obscure modelers. A sister publication with articles focused on miniature vehicles and bullet racers and such. " EDV_137 . more information

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Hiroshima: Chugoku Shimbun. Good in Good dust jacket. 1983. Hard Cover. 341, [3] pages, well illustrated, maps, cloth, dj, ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good. 9-1/2 by 12 inches. Translation of: Hiroshima no kiroku. From the foreword aby Akira Yamamoto, president of the Chugoku Shimbun: "Except for the photos taken immediately after the bombing, all of the photos and captions in this book originally appeared in the daily edition of the Chugoku Shimbun. The Meaning of Survival: Hiroshima's 36 year Commitment to Peace is thus a veritable documentary record of Hiroshima and its people over one-third of this century." . more information

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Japan: Tamiya Plastic Model Co.. Fine. Softcover. 24 pages, well illustrated, pictorial wrappers, 10 by 10 inches, fine. Text in Japanese and English, (mostly Japanese). From the Wikipedia website: "Tamiya Incorporated is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, radio controlled cars, battery- and solar-powered educational models, sailboat models, acrylic and enamel model paints, and various modeling tools and supplies. The company was founded by Yoshio Tamiya in Shizuoka, Japan in 1946. The metal models were produced from plans which had the concept of being, "Easy to understand and build, even for beginners. " Even the box art was consistent with this throughout the company. It had the best developing power in Japan. In the same vein as everybody being able to build the models, they made the parts accurate and with a high degree of detail. The company has gained a reputation among hobbyists of producing models of outstanding quality and accurate scale detail, a philosophy reflected directly on the company’s logo “First in Quality Around the World” as well as winning on a regular basis each year, the prestigious Modell des Jahres (Model of the Year) award, hosted by the German magazine Model Fan. ~ Tamiya News is published by Tamiya Model and is an informational, monthly publication about the company's own models. In 1967, when it was started, it was published bimonthly with an occasional special supplement. For a long time it cost 50 yen, but was later raised to 100 yen. The unique, thin publications were placed in envelopes and sent out via standard mail. Introductory articles on new products, model shops, model clubs, and conversions were included as were articles on famous and obscure modelers. A sister publication with articles focused on miniature vehicles and bullet racers and such. " EDO_102; 24 pages . more information

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White Plains, NY,: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company. Very Good. 1999. Soft Cover. Xiv, 545 pages, illustrations, wrappers, very good. From the Messages from the Commanders of the American Ex-Prisoners of War Organization: "Ours is an organization unlike any other in the world. The very idea of a group of former POWs and civilian internees (the difference is slight between the two) and next of kin banding together in the interest of justice and good is almost without precedent. As I see it, our goal is to create and maintain a single fraternity, based on the bonds of fellowship that only we can know, and dedicated to the proposition that no American must ever again endure the hell we know so well" - (Kenneth Day, 1949). . more information

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Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Association,. Very Good. 1978. Hard Cover. 0895770296 . 528 pages, well illustrated, maps, pictorial boards, very good. 4th printing. . more information

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Paris: Argout Editions. Very Good. 1982. Hardcover. Album contains 6 issues (ca 50 pages each) , well illustrated (some in color) , bound in pictorial boards as issued by publisher, very good. Text in French. B60 . more information

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Department of the Army,. Very Good. 1951. Soft Cover. Department of the Army Pamphlet No. 20-233. "This pamphlet supersedes MS No.T-10 'Defense against Break-Throughs - Russia 1942-45,' which was given a limited distribution by the Office o the Chief of Military History, Special Staff, U.S. Army." Vi,80 pages, 12 folding maps, wrappers, very good. From the preface: "This pamphlet was prepared for the Historical Division, EUCOM, by a group of former German generals and general staff officers. The principal author, who by the end of the war had attained the rank of general, served on the Eastern Front throughout the Russian campaign and the subsequent retreat into the plains of northern Germany. He was successively commander of an infantry brigade, a panzer division (November 1941 to February 1943), and two different corps in the battles for Kharkov and Belogorod. Appointed commander of a panzer army on 1 December 1943, he participated in the withdrawal across southern Russia until the Germans reached the Carpathians. In August 1944 he was transferred to Army Group Center, and his last assignment was with Army Group Weichsel. During this final phase of his military career, he played an important part in the retreat form Lithuania, East Prussia, and Pomerania." . more information

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Paris: ODE Verlag,. 1942. Hard Cover. 48 leaves, 25 tipped-in color plates, many text illustrations, boards, back-strip frayed, else fine. A collection of the art work and short stories by German soldiers stationed in France during the occupation. . more information

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Paris: Argout Editions. Very Good. 1983. Hardcover. Album contains 6 issues (ca 50 pages each) , well illustrated (some in color) , bound in pictorial boards as issued by publisher, very good. Text in French. B60 . more information

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Paris: Argout Editions. Very Good. 1981. Hardcover. Album contains 6 issues (ca 50 pages each) , well illustrated (some in color) , bound in pictorial boards as issued by publisher, very good. Text in French. B60 . more information

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New York: International Newspaper Syndicate,. Very Good. 1934. Hard Cover. 295 pages, well illustrated, cloth, very good. Size of book is 9 by 12 inches. Includes a Calendar of the War, starting at 1939 and ending in December 1941.; 295 pages . more information

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Paris: Argout Editions. Very Good. 1979. Hardcover. Album contains 6 issues (ca 50 pages each) , well illustrated (some in color) , bound in pictorial boards as issued by publisher, two dents to back cover otherwise very good. Text in French. B60 . more information

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Paris: Argout Editions. Very Good. 1981. Hardcover. Album contains 6 issues (ca 50 pages each) , well illustrated, bound, pictorial boards, small nick in spine otherwise very good. Text in French. B60 . more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good. 1946. Hardcover. 272, [1] pages, very well illustrated, cloth, very good. 11 by 15 inches. Includes Pearl Harbor - War in the Pacific; Phlippines Lost - Guadalcanal Won; North African Campaign; New Guinea, Later Solomons, Aleutians; Sicily - Allied Bombings - U-boat War. B12-3 ; 272 pages . more information

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Paris: Argout Editions. Very Good. 1979. Hardcover. Album contains 6 issues (ca 50 pages each) , well illustrated (some in color) , bound in pictorial boards as issued by publisher, very good. Text in French. B60 . more information

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Chicago: F. E. Compton & Co. ,. Very Good. 1941. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. . ..persons, places, and events; armies, navies, air forces and economic resources; weapons, tactics, and strategy illustrated with photographs, drawings and special maps completely indexed. 118 pages, well illustrated, maps, cloth, very good. ; 134 pages . more information

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Stuttgart: Dr. Hans Riegler. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. Hardcover. In Gemeinschaftsarbit auf Grund persönlicher Kenntnis aller Kriegsschauplätze herausgegeben. Three parts in one volume (246 and 96 and 114 pages) , many plates and maps, cloth, DJ, 7-1/2 by 10 inches, fine. Memorial book on the German Wehmacht. Text in German. From the dust jacket: "Verfasst von ehemaligen Offizieren, die den Krieg selbst an massgeblicher Stelle mitgemacht haben. " EDG_135 . more information

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West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing. Fine. 1991. Softcover. 0887403158 . 47 pages, well illustrated, pictorial wrappers, oblong 11 by 8 inches, fine. Originally published under the title Kleines Kettenkraftrad by Podzun-Pallas-Verlag GmbH. Translated from the German by David Johnston. "In 1940 NSU in Neckarsulm was commissioned to construct a 0.5-ton tractor for use not yet able to deviate from the principle of a steerable front axle, it was - like its larger brothers - a half-track vehicle, but one with a motorcycle fork which performed the steering function on roads. " EDV_93 ; 47 pages . more information

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New York: David Mckay Co. ,. 1977. Hard Cover. 559 pages, map endpapers, cloth. 1st edition, frayed dust jacket, book is very good. This volume, the second of four, covers the years 1939-1941. . more information

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Carrollton, TX: Squadron / Signal Publications. Fine. 2004. Softcover. 0897474678 . 49 pages, well illustrated, color profiles, pictorial wrappers, oblong 11 by 8 inches, fine. Part 2 only. Illustrated by David Gebhardt and Darren Glenn. Color by Don Greer. This volume examines the destroyers developed in the 1930s including the Farragut, Porter, Mahan, Fanning and Craven class ships. EDN_5 ; 49 pages . more information

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Bristol: Parragon. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. Hard Cover. 0752528335 . 176 pages, very well illustrated (some in color), cloth, dj, fine. 9-1/2 by 12 inches. From the dj: Nazi Germany's Waffen-SS was one of the most brutal, fanatical and feared military organizations in history. From its humble beginnings as a small, select band whose duty was to protect the leader of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler, from both internal and external enemies, by the end of World War II it numbered nearly one million men, and included dozens of nationalities. During its existence it achieved some of the most stunning victories ever seen in the annals of warfare, but it also committed a catalogue of heinous crimes. Waffen-SS: Hitler's Black Guard at War is a fully illustrated volume on the battles, campaigns and war crimes of Hitler's Praetorian Guard. Well equipped and highly motivated, the men who wore the death's head badge swept aside all opposition in the Blitzkrieg campaigns in Poland, the West and the Balkans in 1939-41. But it was in Russia that the Waffen-SS found its real testing ground. The divisions of the Waffen-SS were to prove themselves on the most complex and demanding of battlefields, and the elite units, such as the Leibstandarte, Das Reich and Wiking Divisions, showed themselves to be masters of mechanized warfare and the all-arms battle. With the aid of full-colour maps and colour and black and white photographs, Waffen-SS: Hitler's Black Guard at War recreates all the aspects of the Waffen-SS's war on the Eastern Front, such as the Demyansk Pocket, the retaking of Kharkov and the Battle of Kursk. It also traces the growth of the SS panzer divisions and the recruitment and organization of Waffen-SS units, and includes details of all the great Waffen-SS commanders, such as Sepp Dietrich and Papa Hausser. But the soldiers of the Waffen-SS were not just highly trained troops. The black-uniformed men of the armed Schutz Staffel (Protection Squad) were ideological warriors, an elite selected on the basis of rigid racial and physical standards, who viewed with contempt the members of those races classed by National Socialist ideology as being subhuman. Trained to be highly aggressive on the battlefield and contemptuous of death, they showed no pity toward Germany's enemies. As a result they would commit atrocities against civilians and prisoners with ease. Waffen-SS: Hitler's Black Guard at War examines the war crimes and atrocities of Waffen-SS formations throughout the war. . more information

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Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 1557500312 . Xxii, 304, [3] pages, well illustrated, many maps, cloth, DJ, very good. From the dust jacket: ""This fresh account of the harrowing class by Col. Joseph Alexander reflects years of research into primary sources, new translations of Japanese documents, and interviews with survivors. " From Publishers Weekly: "Alexander, a retired Marine officer and established scholar, uses a broad spectrum of fresh Japanese and American sources to present a gripping narrative of one of the bloodiest battles of WWII in the Pacific theater. At Tarawa in the Kiribati (formerly Gilbert) islands, "uncommon valor was a common virtue" on both sides. But this account is more than battle history. Alexander interprets Tarawa as a military test bed, a validation of the concept of amphibious assault against defended positions. The Marines and the Navy made mistakes but learned from them. Without the experience gained at Tarawa, America's path across the central Pacific would have been longer and bloodier, according to the author. Tarawa was a psychological landmark as well. The savage, close-quarters fighting and high casualties helped solidify the grim determination in the U. S. To prevail over the Japanese. " ; 304 pages . more information

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Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 1557500207 . Xiv, [2], 345, [4] pages, illustrations, maps, cloth, DJ, very good. Stated first printing. From the dust jacket: "This is the story of the remarkable men of 1st Marine Raider Battalion, known by the name of its founding commander, the legendary jungle fighter Merritt A. "Red Mike" Edson. Edson's Raiders provided the vanguard of a U. S. Marine Corps experiment with special lightly-armed, mobile "commando" units in the Pacific. From 1942 to 1943, these highly trained volunteers fought seven critical battles in the Solomon Islands--with names like Tulagi, Tasimboko, the Matanikau River and the Dragon's Peninsula. They were desperate, bloody affairs fought against some of the most experienced jungle fighters in the Japanese empire. Twenty-four Raiders fought with such valor that they had ships named in their honor, all but one posthumously. ~ Alexander's portrayal of the Raiders' most notable battle, the defense of Guadalcanal's Henderson Field along an elevation known ever since as Edson's Ridge, shows why that three-day conflict became an indisputable touchstone of Marine Corps history. " EDG_318 ; 345 pages . more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0684167468 . Xiv, 320 pages, 8 plates, maps, cloth, DJ, very good. From the dust jacket: " Most accounts of the action in the northwest European theater of World War 2 focus on the battle of the Ardennes-Germany's final offensive. But the Battle for the Rhineland and the crossing of the Rhine in March 1945 by American, British, and Canadian troops, accounted for some of the most bitterly fought campaigns of all. One More River reappraises the closing months of the war in Europe. Emphasizing the action in the Rhineland: the U. S. Army's assault on the Roer dams: the British push through the Reichswald: the magnificent contribution of the Canadian army: the capture of the bridge at Remagen; Patton's spectacular drive to the Rhine and his famous nighttime crossing: and the linkup of the Airborne Divisions with the Allied ground forces across the Rhine. Always looming in the background is the tension among the senior allied commanders- Montgomery, Bradley. Patton, and Eisenhower; their frequent clashes of personality could have threatened the entire campaign. Peter Allen pieces together numerous firsthand accounts and archival material in the most in-depth and important study ever published of the closing stages of the war in Europe. " EDG_242 ; 320 pages . more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hard Cover. 0684804069 . 351 pages, illustrations, cloth, dj, very good. 1st edition. From Publishers Weekly: Historians have challenged President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, claiming that the war with Japan could have been ended by negotiations. Allen and Polmar (Rickover: Controversy and Genius) counter that the Japanese were not ready to surrender until after the second bomb was dropped. Accordingly, massive Allied landings on Japan's home islands thus remained a probability until very late in the war. The secret plan for this invasion, along with the Japanese plan for opposing it, are presented here for the first time. Experts predicted that the Americans would suffer at least half a million casualties, while critics have suggested that this figure was inflated to justify dropping the bomb. The authors have uncovered evidence to support the prediction: for example, the requisition of 370,000 Purple Heart medals by the Quartermaster Corps, indicating the number of wounded expected; 130,000 killed in action would fit the average war dead/wounded ratio, for a total of about 500,000 casualties. Finally, Allen and Polmar convincingly argue that Truman actively sought ways to end the conflict at the lowest cost of American and Japanese lives. This is a convincing case to settle a long-running controversy. . more information

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Chicago: Quadrangle Books. Very Good. 1965. Seventh Printing. Softcover. Xiv, 345 pages, map, pictorial wrappers, fine. From the back cover: "This intimate, detailed, and comprehensive study in the mechanics of revolution, based upon depth interviews and documentary sources, has become a classic in the short time since its publication. It is currently being translated into six languages. " EDG_26 ; 345 pages . more information

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Havertown, PA: Casemate. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1932033017 . Xiv, 186 pages, well illustrated, cloth, DJ, very good. Stated first edition, first printing. From the dust jacket: "Charles Alling was one of those who enlisted in the U. S. Air Corps. He wanted to fly planes, and not just any plates but the large B-17 bombers - the Flying Fortresses. A Mighty Fortress is the story of the last ten months of the war in Europe and some of the brave men who flew the bombing missions that helped bring the Third Reich to its knees. Sent to join the Eighth Air Force in eastern England, Alling was assigned as a pilot to the3rth Bomb Group at Mendlesham air base. " ; 186 pages . more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. Hard Cover. 068485628X . 396 pages, 24 plates, map, cloth, dj, very good. From the dust jacket: "From America's preeminent military historian, Stephen E. Ambrose, comes a brilliant telling of the war in Europe, form D-Day, June 6, 1944, to the end, eleven months later, on May 7, 1945. This authoritative narrative account is drawn by the author himself from his five acclaimed books about that conflict, most particularly from the definitive and comprehensive D-Day and from Citizen Soldiers . . . The Victors also includes stories of individual battles, raids, acts of courage, and suffering from Pegasus Bridge, an account of the first engagement of D-Day, when a detachment of British airborne troops stormed the German defense forces and paved the way for the Allied invasion; and form Band of Brothers, an account of an American rifle company from the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment who fought, died, and conquered, form Utah Beach through the Bulge and on to Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Germany." . more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. Hard Cover. 0684815257 . 512 pages, illustrations, 9 maps, cloth, dj, very good. From the publisher: From the bestselling author of Undaunted Courage and D-Day, the definitive book on the most important day of World War II, comes the inspiring story of the ordinary men of the U.S. Army in northwest Europe from the day after D-Day until the end of the bitterest days of the war. Citizen Soldiers opens at 0001 hours, June 7, 1944, on the Normandy beaches, and ends at 0245 hours, May 7, 1945. In between come the battles in the hedgerows of Normandy, the breakout at St.-Lô, the Falaise Gap, Patton tearing through France, the liberation of Paris, the attempt to leap the Rhine in Operation Market-Garden, the near-miraculous German recovery, the battles around Metz and in the Hurtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge -- the biggest battle in the history of the U.S. Army -- the capture of the bridge at Remagen, and finally the overrunning of Germany. From the high command (including Eisenhower, Bradley. and Patton) on down to the enlisted men, Stephen E. Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews and oral histories from men on both sides who were there. Ambrose once again recreates the experiences of the individuals who fought the battles. The women who served as nurses, secretaries, clerks, code-breakers, and flyers are part of the narrative, as are the Germans who fought against us. Within the chronological story, there are chapters on medics, nurses, and doctors; on the quartermasters; on replacements; on what it was like to spend a night on the front lines; on sad sacks, cowards, and criminals; on Christmas 1944; on weapons of all kinds. Ambrose reveals the learning process of a great army -- how to cross rivers, how to fight in snow or hedgerows, how to fight in cities, how to coordinate air and ground campaigns, how to fight in winter and on the defensive, how citizens become soldiers in the best army in the world. Ambrose evokes the suffering of warfare, fighting in the cold and wet, gruesome wounds, combat exhaustion, looting, shooting prisoners, random destruction and more. Throughout, the perspective is that of the enlisted men and junior officers. Even when writing about Ike, Monty, Patton, and Bradley, Ambrose does so from the point of view of the men in the front lines and focuses on how the decisions of the brass affected them. Citizen Soldiers is a biography of the U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations, June 7, 1944, to May 7, 1945. Allied citizen soldiers overcame their fear and inexperience, the mistakes of the high command, and the enemy to win the war. Once again, Stephen E. Ambrose shows that free men fight better than slaves, that the sons of democracy proved to be better soldiers than the sons of Nazi Germany. . more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good. 1985. Soft Cover. 0671671561 . Pictorial wrappers, very good. From the publisher: In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed the German defense forces and paved the way for the Allied invasion of Europe. Pegasus Bridge was the first engagement of D-Day, the turning point of World War II. This gripping account of it by acclaimed author Stephen Ambrose brings to life a daring mission so crucial that, had it been unsuccessful, the entire Normandy invasion might have failed. Ambrose traces each step of the preparations over many months to the minute-by-minute excitement of the hand-to-hand confrontations on the bridge. This is a story of heroism and cowardice, kindness and brutality -- the stuff of all great adventures. . more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster,. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1998. Hard Cover. 068485628X . 396 pages, 24 plates, map, cloth, dj, very good. From the dust jacket: "From America's preeminent military historian, Stephen E. Ambrose, comes a brilliant telling of the war in Europe, form D-Day, June 6, 1944, to the end, eleven months later, on May 7, 1945. This authoritative narrative account is drawn by the author himself from his five acclaimed books about that conflict, most particularly from the definitive and comprehensive D-Day and from Citizen Soldiers . . . The Victors also includes stories of individual battles, raids, acts of courage, and suffering from Pegasus Bridge, an account of the first engagement of D-Day, when a detachment of British airborne troops stormed the German defense forces and paved the way for the Allied invasion; and form Band of Brothers, an account of an American rifle company from the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment who fought, died, and conquered, form Utah Beach through the Bulge and on to Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Germany." . more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1997. Hard Cover. 0684815257 . 512 pages, illustrations, 9 maps, cloth, dj, very good. From the publisher: From the bestselling author of Undaunted Courage and D-Day, the definitive book on the most important day of World War II, comes the inspiring story of the ordinary men of the U.S. Army in northwest Europe from the day after D-Day until the end of the bitterest days of the war. Citizen Soldiers opens at 0001 hours, June 7, 1944, on the Normandy beaches, and ends at 0245 hours, May 7, 1945. In between come the battles in the hedgerows of Normandy, the breakout at St.-Lô, the Falaise Gap, Patton tearing through France, the liberation of Paris, the attempt to leap the Rhine in Operation Market-Garden, the near-miraculous German recovery, the battles around Metz and in the Hurtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge -- the biggest battle in the history of the U.S. Army -- the capture of the bridge at Remagen, and finally the overrunning of Germany. From the high command (including Eisenhower, Bradley. and Patton) on down to the enlisted men, Stephen E. Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews and oral histories from men on both sides who were there. Ambrose once again recreates the experiences of the individuals who fought the battles. The women who served as nurses, secretaries, clerks, code-breakers, and flyers are part of the narrative, as are the Germans who fought against us. Within the chronological story, there are chapters on medics, nurses, and doctors; on the quartermasters; on replacements; on what it was like to spend a night on the front lines; on sad sacks, cowards, and criminals; on Christmas 1944; on weapons of all kinds. Ambrose reveals the learning process of a great army -- how to cross rivers, how to fight in snow or hedgerows, how to fight in cities, how to coordinate air and ground campaigns, how to fight in winter and on the defensive, how citizens become soldiers in the best army in the world. Ambrose evokes the suffering of warfare, fighting in the cold and wet, gruesome wounds, combat exhaustion, looting, shooting prisoners, random destruction and more. Throughout, the perspective is that of the enlisted men and junior officers. Even when writing about Ike, Monty, Patton, and Bradley, Ambrose does so from the point of view of the men in the front lines and focuses on how the decisions of the brass affected them. Citizen Soldiers is a biography of the U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations, June 7, 1944, to May 7, 1945. Allied citizen soldiers overcame their fear and inexperience, the mistakes of the high command, and the enemy to win the war. Once again, Stephen E. Ambrose shows that free men fight better than slaves, that the sons of democracy proved to be better soldiers than the sons of Nazi Germany. ; 512 pages . more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good. 1998. Soft Cover. 0684848015 . From the publisher: "In this riveting account, historian Stephen Ambrose continues where he left off in his #1 bestseller "D-Day." Ambrose again follows the individual characters of this noble, brutal, and tragic war, from the high command down to the ordinary soldier, drawing on hundreds of interviews to re-create the war experience with startling clarity and immediacy. From the hedgerows of Normandy to the overrunning of Germany, Ambrose tells the real story of World War II from the perspective of the men and women who fought it." . more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. 0671673343 . 655 pages, 16 plates, 8 maps, cloth, dust jacket, very good. From Library Journal: "World War II buffs have always liked books about the Normandy invasions, but most popular accounts are now several years old. Ambrose has updated the familiar story of the massive amphibious landings with new information, deft historical perspective, and a gripping narrative. Several opening chapters about the strategic situation and the laborious preparations for the invasion keep this book from becoming just another battlefield drama. His portraits of the various military commanders are superb. Numerous interviews with Allied veterans provide fresh material for the vital human element of the story, and accounts from German survivors show the enemy's viewpoint. The result is the best popular history since Max Hastings's vigorous "Overload: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy" (LJ 6/1/84) , detailed enough for the historian yet with plenty of action for the lay reader. " - Raymond L. Puffer, U. S. Air Force History Prog. , Edwards AFB; 655 pages . more information

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