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Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/Good. XII, 212pp., last 3 blank, figures and tables, forward by Senator Sam Nunn, bibliography and index. Black coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Boards of the book are slightly bowed, and there is sustaining to the boards as well. Slight discolouration in the endpapers. Dust marks to the top paper edge. Plain text dustwrapper, with dark blue background and white and the writing on the front panel and spine. The dustwrapper is rubbed and faded on all surfaces, and there is chipping to the top and bottom edges. "'The Antagonists' is the first in-depth, empirical comparison of the Soviet and American combat strength on a level of the individual soldier.". Number 34, In the Contributions In Military History series. This is the First USA Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying…
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The Antagonists; A Comparative Combat Assessment of the Soviet and American Soldier
by Gabriel, Richard A
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The Assassination of Trotsky
by Mosley, Nicholas
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Abacus, London, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. Chronology of events, and a note on sources. Between pages 96 and 97 there are eight pages of black and white photography. Photographic paperback binding with red coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. This book tells the tense and often nightmarish story of the 2 attempts to assassinate Trotsky in the summer of 1940, the 2nd of which were successful. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with sunning of the back strip and rear panel. Tanning of the text block edges with a hand edge of the pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], 5 - 185, [7  further titles and publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Politics; History -- Russia; History -- Mexico; Inventory No:…
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The August Coup : The Truth and the Lessons
by Gorbachev, Mikhail
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Harper Collins, London, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 128 pages, original hardcover binding, original photographic illustrated dustjacket. Written by the architect of perestroika, this book explains the revolution in attitudes, in ideas and in practice that entails a radical alteration of both domestic and foreign policy for the USSR. An interesting historical document. Previous owner's chop at the top of the first page and the title page, no other damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; History -- Russia; ISBN: 000255044x. ISBN/EAN: 9780002550444. Inventory No: 0273216. . 9780002550444
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Dateline Freedom -- Revelations of an Unwilling Exile
by Vitaliev, Vitali
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Hutchinson, London, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 500 g; XIV, 210 pages, indexed, and with a central eight-page photographic section. The edges of the pages have browned, there is a small (very small moisture mark to the external edge of pages 208 -- 210). No other damage to describe. Described by the Sunday Telegraph as "a warrior of the pen", leading Soviet satirist and investigator journalist Vitali Vitaliev put his life at risk by exposing miscarriages of justice that no other reporter was brave enough touched. But by 1991 freedom of the press, one of the hallmarks of perestroika, no longer exists, the size of the KGB has grown ominously, new repressive laws to "protect the honour and dignity of the President" have been passed. -- Front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1.…
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Masterpieces of Jewish Art; Bronze (volume 1)
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The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, Moscow, No date. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. IV, 5-320 pages, introduction by publishers and notes. Illustrated endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous colour and sepia toned photographs and sepia tone illustrations. Square cameo photographic illustration to the front panel with gilt decoration. Gilt titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little rubbing to the book corners. Colour photographic dustwrapper, same illustration as for underlying board with yellow "textured" background with gilt titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little ruffling to the dustwrapper edges and fading to the backstrip. " This book is the opening album of the "Masterpiece of Jewish Art " series, which is the first step toward placing the Jewish cultural heritage within the reach of the reading public. The series will highlight the major types of traditional Jewish art, the work of…
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The Storm Petrels; The First Soviet Defectors, 1928-1938
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Collins, London, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 700 g.; (10), 11-257, (1) pages, foreword by author, and index. Red coloured boards with black insert to the backstrip, and within insert gilt titles. Bumping to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book corners. Dust marks to the top text block edge. Very light age toning of the text. Gift inscription to the free-front end paper. Illustrated dustwrapper with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. On the rear dustwrapper panels are three black-and-white photographs of early Soviet defectors. Creasing to the dustwrapper edges and rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. Sunning has also occurred to the dustwrapper panels. A few spots to the verso of the dustwrapper. In this book the author has detailed five instances of defection of Russian officials/military personnel to the West. All the more remarkable is the fact that this is in the years between 1928 to1938. The author spoke to the defectors that were still alive and their…
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West of Moscow (memories of World War II and German prisoner-of-war camps)
by Chub, Dmytro (copyright Dmytro Nytczenko)
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Lastivka Press, Newport, Melbourne, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. By Author on Ffep. 110 pages, illustrated wrapper by L. Denysenko. Gift inscription dated 31 October 83 -- "to dear Dr L. Joel, my former contriman, (sic) with best wishes from author D. Chub" Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; History -- Russia; By Author on Ffep. ISBN: 0949617024. ISBN/EAN: 9780949617026. Inventory No: 0209830. . 9780949617026
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