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Harper & Row. New York.,1965. FIRST U.S. EDITION. Illustrated with 8 maps, including 2 on endpapers, and 32 mono photo plates. Fine copy in dustwrapper. The book is protected in a red cloth chemise housed in a red morocco spined slip case, made by James Macdonald Co. New York. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Lettered in gilt.
The Second World War, in Swedish] Andra Världskriget. Minnen by Winston Churchill, Nils Holmberg; translation - 1948: Four Vs. in Swedish
by Winston Churchill, Nils Holmberg; translation
The Second World War, in Swedish] Andra Världskriget. Minnen: Four Vs. in Swedish
by Winston Churchill, Nils Holmberg; translation
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Britain's Second World War Hero Winston Churchill's thrilling Memoir in Swedish.
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photographic plates from the First UK editions Variation on the titles with each volumes containing Two books ergo:I 1) The Gathering Storm 2) The Twilight War 1948II 1) The Finest Hour 2) Alone 1949III 1) The Hinge of Fate 2) Africa Redeemed 1950IV 1) Closing the Ring 2) Tehran to Rome 1952
First Edition Vs. in Excellent condition handsome bindings lacking the dustwrappers.In 1953 Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for LiteratureThe Second World War: Minnen (Memoirs) by Winston Churchill. Stockholm: Ivar Haeggstroms Boktryckeri A. B., First Swedish EditionBeautifully bound hardcovers with candy cane evergreen covers, cloth spine and cloth covered corner tips Translated by Nils Holmberg 4 vols. Text in SwedishIdentical illustrations maps and
photographic plates from the First UK editions Variation on the titles with each volumes containing Two books ergo:I 1) The Gathering Storm 2) The Twilight War 1948II 1) The Finest Hour 2) Alone 1949III 1) The Hinge of Fate 2) Africa Redeemed 1950IV 1) Closing the Ring 2) Tehran to Rome 1952
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THE MARCH TO TUNIS. The North African War. 1940 -1943
by MOOREHEAD. ALAN.;
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Roster of Vermonters in Uniformed Service of the United States During the Second World War, 1941-1945 (3 Volumes)
by Cram, Reginald T.
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The Adjutant General. Very Good with no dust jacket; Covers very lightly rubbed, else a clean, . tight reference set.. 1972. Hardcover. Volumes I and II are bound in navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front boards and spines (995 pp, 714 pp). Volume III is Additions and Changes to the Roster of Vermonters WW II 1941-1945, printed in 1976 on light green wraps with black cloth spine (92 pp). .
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Pantheon 1945
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Greek American Bouquet of America. Constas Licourie Editor and Publisher, San Francisco California. 27,5x21 cm. --- Cloth-bound (publisher's binding), blindstamped cover. Some edgewear and light wear on hinges. Text in english and greek. Richly illustrated. Pages bright and clean.
--- The volume contains a variety of articles, History (of Greece, America, Greece's role in World War II), information about local businesses, travel within the USA, and advertisements, all directed toward the Greek-American community. Articles include: Our Debt to Greece An address from Claude Pepper, Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Line and Column in Greek Tactics (during World War II), The Tragic Chorus in Greek Plays, History of Fresno Historical Sketch of Sheridan, Wyoming A Sketch of Colorado's History, Greek War Orphans' Charity Benefit, Seattle, Washington Missoula, Montana, etc.Richly illustrated with black and white photos of persons and places, some evidently veterans in WWII.
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Britain, France and the Naval Arms Trade in the Baltic, 1919 -1939: Grand Strategy and Failure (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History)
by Stoker, Donald
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Portland & London: Frank Cass, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. New/New. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. 8vo; 242 pages with extensive bibliography and index.. The strategy of the British and French prior to World War II was to preserve the status quo after the disaster of World War I. Donald Stoker's book examines British and French involvement from 1919 to 1939 in the creation and development of the naval forces of Poland, Finland and the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This is an in-depth scholarly study of a subject that should appeal to students of international history, strategy, international relations and naval history in general.
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Burma 1942: The Japanese Invasion
by Grant, Ian Lyall; Tamayama, Kazou
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Zampi Press, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1999. Firmly bound and very carefully read. The book is in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. The jacket has some creasing & some light wear but is clean & bright without tears or loss. Tells the story of jungle warfare from both British & Japanese sources. Illustrated with photos in b/w & maps. A heavy book..
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THE MARCH TO TUNIS. The North African War. 1940 -1943
by MOOREHEAD. ALAN.;
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Harper & Row. New York.,1965. FIRST U.S. EDITION. Illustrated with 8 maps, including 2 on endpapers, and 32 mono photo plates. Fine copy in dustwrapper. The book is protected in a red cloth chemise housed in a red morocco spined slip case, made by James Macdonald Co. New York. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Lettered in gilt.
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Roster of Vermonters in Uniformed Service of the United States During the Second World War, 1941-1945 (3 Volumes)
by Cram, Reginald T.
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The Adjutant General. Very Good with no dust jacket; Covers very lightly rubbed, else a clean, . tight reference set.. 1972. Hardcover. Volumes I and II are bound in navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front boards and spines (995 pp, 714 pp). Volume III is Additions and Changes to the Roster of Vermonters WW II 1941-1945, printed in 1976 on light green wraps with black cloth spine (92 pp). .
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Pantheon 1945
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Greek American Bouquet of America. Constas Licourie Editor and Publisher, San Francisco California. 27,5x21 cm. --- Cloth-bound (publisher's binding), blindstamped cover. Some edgewear and light wear on hinges. Text in english and greek. Richly illustrated. Pages bright and clean.
--- The volume contains a variety of articles, History (of Greece, America, Greece's role in World War II), information about local businesses, travel within the USA, and advertisements, all directed toward the Greek-American community. Articles include: Our Debt to Greece An address from Claude Pepper, Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Line and Column in Greek Tactics (during World War II), The Tragic Chorus in Greek Plays, History of Fresno Historical Sketch of Sheridan, Wyoming A Sketch of Colorado's History, Greek War Orphans' Charity Benefit, Seattle, Washington Missoula, Montana, etc.Richly illustrated with black and white photos of persons and places, some evidently veterans in WWII.
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Britain, France and the Naval Arms Trade in the Baltic, 1919 -1939: Grand Strategy and Failure (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History)
by Stoker, Donald
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Portland & London: Frank Cass, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. New/New. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. 8vo; 242 pages with extensive bibliography and index.. The strategy of the British and French prior to World War II was to preserve the status quo after the disaster of World War I. Donald Stoker's book examines British and French involvement from 1919 to 1939 in the creation and development of the naval forces of Poland, Finland and the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This is an in-depth scholarly study of a subject that should appeal to students of international history, strategy, international relations and naval history in general.
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Burma 1942: The Japanese Invasion
by Grant, Ian Lyall; Tamayama, Kazou
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Zampi Press, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1999. Firmly bound and very carefully read. The book is in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. The jacket has some creasing & some light wear but is clean & bright without tears or loss. Tells the story of jungle warfare from both British & Japanese sources. Illustrated with photos in b/w & maps. A heavy book..
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Hasen
by Bercovitch, Reuben
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New York: Knopf, 1978. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Jacket woodcut from Rockwell Kent Legacies, cover design by Lidia Ferrera.. This First Edition title translates to "Hare", a story of two young boys surviving in the wild near a concentration camp, and the day everything changes. "As simply and beguilingly told as a fairy tale, this is a novel whose terror belongs to reality-a novel that evokes with extraordinary power the essence, the beauty, of loyalty and commitment tested to the utmost." (from DJ). 5½ x 8". Original black boards over cloth, silver letters to spine, black top edge. Bottom spine slightly bumped, DJ has tiny chips at top & bottom spine and light wear to back, else a near fine dustjacket over a near fine book with Kent's striking woodcut on cover.
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THE ASIATICS
by Prokosch, Frederic
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New York: Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., 1945. 348 pages, Armed Service edition #764, published in July 1945. During World War II more than seventy American publishers cooperated with the Council on Books in Wartime to distribute books free of charge to American servicemen. The flat oblong paperback books were designed to be easily carried into battle in soldiers' pockets. From September 1943 through June 1947, there were 1,322 titles published in Armed Services Editions. The book offered here is in very good condition: clean and tight, with minor edgewear.. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong 32mo - over 4" - 5" Tall. Book.
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Orlando King
by Colegate, Isabel
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London, The Bodley Head, 1968, hardcover, 204 pp, True First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Tightly bound and clean with no markings, spine a bit cocked, front endpaper corner-clipped, small spots to front board. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, edge nicks, rubs, light scratches, short edge tears carefully repaired on the interior side with archival quality tape, very faint stains to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The popular author's first book in the Orlando Trilogy followed by Orlando at the Brazen Threshold, and Agatha. A modern classic. ISBN 9780370006529
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Yank, The Army Weekly; World War II from the guys who brought you victory
by Steve Kluger
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Arms and Armour, 1991. Hardback. good/good, faded spine (red spine). with Dw, slightly faded on the spine, slightly foxed and tanned on the page edges otherwise very good
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European Sporting Cartridges Volume 2
by W. B. Dixon
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EUROPEAN SPORTING CARTRIDGES, VOLUME TWO: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN SPORTING CENTERFIRE AMMUNITION FROM 1870 TO 1998Author: Dixon, W.B.Published by Armory Publications, Inc., 2000Seattle, Washington USA 98155
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Publishers Press / Salt Lake City, Utah 84119
First EditionOUT OF PRINT and SCARCE. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in AS NEW condition still sealed in the Original Publishers Shrink Wrap. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a RARE TITLE.226 pages. 9.25" x 12.25". Hardcover with a Dust Jacket. Volume Two covers all of the European Sporting Cartridges ( other than German and Austrian which are covered in Volume One ), including those from Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, and Belgium. There are also a number of patent drawings and descriptions of ammunition and magazine designs as well as photographs of a number of German-made double rifles and combination guns.
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Santa Barbara Photographs
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Santa Barbera: Zeldis Publishing, 7-04. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Large format hardback with dust jacket which is has minor wear, Signed by Photgrapher Bill Zeldis
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50 Years Later: Remains of the Battle of the Bulge
by Emonts-Pohl, Joseph; Schuren, Hermann-Josef
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Grenz-Echo Verlag. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed.. 1994. Hardcover. 9054330414 . A photoessay on the tank memorials and other military remains of the Battle of the Bulge along the Luxembourg-Belgium border. Many color photos. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 160 pages .
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American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
by Manchester, William
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This Book is a Masterpiece account of one of the greatest American Military Generals of all time by award-winning Author, William Manchester. This Biography details the life of General Douglas MacArthur from childhood to the day he died. It covers his military career that spanned more than 50 years and includes his participation in all wars from the beginning of the 20th Century through Korea. This Book has maps and several sections of photographs spanning MacArthur's life and contains 793 pages, including the Bibliography and Index.
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BLOODY BURON NORMANDY - 08JULY 1944
by SNOWIE, Capt. J. ALLAN
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Erin, ON: The Boston Mills Press, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [1-8]9-120. FIRST EDITION. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth boards, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece photograph, photos, maps, glossary, nominal roll for D-Day. A history of the actions of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada near the village of Buron during the month following the D-Day landings. They faced the 12th SS (Hitler Youth) exchanging artillery barrages and fighting patrols. On the 8th July, 1944 the regiment executed a plan to capture the village which is described in this book. The unusual aspect of the fighting was the ferocity with which it was carried out on both sides. The text includes many full page photographs. The soldiers in most of the photos are identified by name and rank. The appendices include; a list of participants in the battle taken from The Highland Light Infantry of Canada with a determination of killed or wounded.…
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Die Befreiung 1813 - 1814 - 1815 : Urkunden - Berichte - Briefe mit geschichtlichen Verbindungen
by Klein, Tim
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A 1st ed. good paperback, soiling & other signs of wear on covs. & spine as in image, with stamp fr. end p. & inside of cov. (image_2) "Alfred Rosenberg spende fur die Deutsche Wehrmacht 1939/1941 Gau Danzig" also FON pasted label. 520p. 19x13cm. 500gr. "Die Stempel mit dem Schriftzug: "Alfred-Rosenberg-Spende für die Deutsche Wehrmacht …". Eine kurze Untersuchung nach anderen Belegen und Formen über diesen Stempel ergab, dass solche Stempel auch mit anderen Gaubezeichnungen bekannt sind. Es handelte sich bei diesen Aktionen um deutschlandweite Buchsammlungen, die das Ziel verfolgten, den Soldaten an der Front Bücher zukommen zu lassen.Durchgeführt wurde die Aktion "Buchspende für die Deutsche Wehrmacht" vom Kriegs-Winterhilfswerk, dem ein Aufruf Rosenbergs voranging. Bis zum Jahr 1940 konnten so 8 ½ Millionen Bücher gesammelt werden. Bis zum Frühjahr 1941 konnten in zwei Sammelaktionen 15 ½ Millionen Bücher an die kämpfende Front verschickt werden . Im Oktober 1941 erfolgte… Read More
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