World War II

R. James Bender Publishing, Mountain View, Calif. @ 1971 stated First edition. This is a collector's volume #323 of the first 500 and signed by author, see picture. Hard cover with tight binding and pages. Some rubbing on the front and back cover and slight bumping at corners. Top edge of pages are slightly curling and stained up to about page 26, see pictures. Some browning on the edges and soiling to boards, spine and first free page, see pictures.Many black & white photos, some color photos and drawing.
No writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT a library copy. I have gone through this book and it is a good reading copy. Page 265/266 has a corner fold, pic #6.
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HANDWRITTEN and HANDMADE ALBUM – SCRAPBOOK – DIARY of the German soldier – Prisoner of War 1943-1945 from World War Two at Camp McCain in Mississippi Fort Devens in Massachusetts, and Camp Stark in New Hampshire the United States of America. In the German languageContains (pasted on the album leaves): 1 original Airbrushed title leaf, 12 calligraph and airbrushed leaves with text in the German language, 1 original watercolor, showing Camp Stark, Jun 1944. 1 original tempera, signed and dated 1945, 3 original India ink drawings, one signed, 3 pin-up erotic pencil drawings, 4 prints (magazine clippings), 5 blank leaves. 3 Leaves stamped: CENSORED / FORT DEVENS / MASSAlso contains a photo from 1970 (size: 10,5 x 7,4 cm) – most probable showing the author of this album. Housed in fine leather album with USA coat of arms in multicolored deep relief. An extraordinary and extremely rare piece of history.Condition: The album is in excellent condition. All leaves are clean and fresh.Dimensions: 37 x 21… Read More

[World War II] Grand Duchess Charlotte. Proclamation. Printed broadside. Approx. 51 x 53 cm. [London?]: [No publication information] 1944. Black printing on white paper. Old fold lines and small marginal tears, otherwise very good. Text repeated in French and German.
Rare. OCLC lists no holdings. No copies at Library of Congress, the Eisenhower Presidential Library or the National Archives online listings. A very emotional appeal to the citizens of Luxembourg from the Grand Duchess: "By saluting in this historic hour, in our walls, the liberating armies of our Allies, we express our deepest gratitude to them. We are proud of ours who fought in their ranks. Honor to them and to the Luxembourgers, who on the soil of the country have loyally and courageously resisted the most cruel of oppressors. We salute with emotion the memory of our compatriots who died for their country or victims of German crimes." The date 9/44 is in the lower left corner. This coincides with the date for the Allies liberation of… Read More

[World War II] Prime Minister Hubert Pierlot. Proclamation. Printed broadside. 50.5 x 52 cm. [London?]: [No publication information] 1944. Black printing on white paper. Old fold lines and small marginal tears, otherwise very good. Text repeated in French and Dutch.
Rare. OCLC lists no holdings. There are no copies at the Library of Congress or the Marshall Center, the Eisenhower Library or the National Archives online listings. The Prime Minister invokes the fight to come: "Alongside our Allies, Belgian Air, Land and Sea forces are taking part in the decisive battle for the independence of our country. Soon they will give the hand to the Fighters of the Inner Front and to all those who, braving the inhuman rigors of the occupier, have contributed to the use and destruction of his power." The date 9/44 is in the lower left corner. The liberation of Belgium began in September 1944, when the British Second Army liberated Antwerp, the US First Army liberated the region south of Brussels and… Read More

Folio Society, 2014. Hardcover. As New. Books unread and in crisp, clean and collectable condition/Insignificant rubbing on slipcase.

Stamford Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1943. Limited Edition. Hardcover. This handsome and scarce limited edition of Churchill's 19 May 1943 address to the U.S. Congress was produced for Members of Congress by Frank Altschuls Overbrook Press. This was Churchill's second address to Congress, seventeen long months of war having passed in the interval since his first, just after Pearl Harbor. Churchill's address came days after the Allies' critical victory in North Africa. Condition is very good minus. The black paper-covered boards are only lightly scuffed and blemished. The red front cover label remains bright, clean, and fully intact. The contents show almost no spotting and no previous ownership marks. We note customary transfer browning to the endsheets from the pastedown glue. A faint, unobtrusive moisture stain affects a maximum area of roughly 3 inches wide by .75 inches deep of the upper left margins through p.12. Light spotting appears confined to the inner blank margins at p.12-13… Read More

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1938. First Edition, only printing. Hardcover. This book is the precursor to Churchill’s great war speeches, the first edition, only printing. This particular copy is increasingly scarce thus, in the first issue dust jacket. This copy is very good in a very good minus dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is beautifully square, clean, bright, and tight with sharp corners and vivid spine gilt. We note only a hint of sunning at the spine tips. The contents retain a crisp, unread feel. Trivial spotting appears confined to the endpapers, half-title, and the blank frontispiece recto. The sole previous ownership markings are initials and a surname, neatly and diminutively inked on the upper right half-title recto. The fore and bottom edges are clean apart from modest age-toning. The blue-stained top edges are uniformly dulled. This copy would merit “very good plus” or better if not for a missing front free endpaper. This has been neatly but fully removed, so that the… Read More

No place indicated: No publisher indicated, c. 1940. Leaflet. This is a rare and fascinating wartime propaganda piece ridiculing British Prime Minister Winton Churchill's Second World War alliance of convenience with Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. The unsigned, undated leaflet reproduces excerpts from five unidentified pieces of Churchill’s writing. The leaflet measures 8.125 x 5.875 inches (20.6 x 14.9 cm) and is printed only on the recto. Churchill’s bibliographer Ronald Cohen gives no publisher or location for this item. The poor English of the introduction and the use of a z with a horizontal stroke through it leads us to speculate that this leaflet is continental, possibly German, propaganda. The leaflet ends by turning Churchill’s words into a derisive attack on the alleged hypocrisy of Britain’s wartime alliance: “We cannot treat with Bolshevism but you can make the supreme sacrifice so that it can overturn existing civilization by stealth, by propaganda, and by bloody force.” The effect… Read More

Virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, the Battle of Cherkassy (also known as the Korsun Pocket) still stirs controversy in both the former Soviet Union and in Germany. The culmination of years of research and survivor interviews, Hell's Gate is a riveting hour by hour and day by day account of this desperate struggle analyzed on a tactical level through maps and military transcripts, as well as on a personal level, through the words of the enlisted men and officers who risked the roaring waters of the Gniloy Tickich to avoid certain death at the hands of their Soviet foe.

AJ Press, 2002. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. 2002 1st edition. .Large format paperback. Text in English & Polish. There is a light crease to the front cover & a little edge wear but internally the book is in VG clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated with b/w photos, scale drawings & colour artwork.

New York: Armed Services Editions, 1943. Special Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Armed Services edition D-117, first edition thus, wrappers. Some wear and toning to covers and pages, but complete and in very good condition for its age and the fact it was made to be carried by soldiers during wartime. This title was so popular, it was reissued later in the series as ASE K-28. Published during WWII by the Council on Books in Wartime and distributed to GIs, Armed Services Editions were part of the U.S. military effort to fight against propaganda and to promote free thought. This title was one of the most popular in the ASE series, but is now very hard to find. Featured in the Grolier Club exhibit "The Best Read Army in the World", on view through December 30, 2023.

First Edition of this memoir of war journalist Tregaskis' experience during this pivotal WWII battle

Small crease (1mm) top corner of front cover. Please see photo. Remainder of book is pristine. Book has been stored for several years.
Non Fiction with authentic war photos. Depicts the intensity of World War II in a first edition book taking readers on a journey through the German Armed Forces during the war. The pages are filled with historical accounts and vivid descriptions that bring the theme of militaria to life. The book is an original piece from Finland and is an excellent addition to any collector's inventory. The region of origin is the United States, and it is a must-have for anyone interested in original period items from WW II (1939-45).
Includes photos sourced from the Finnish War Museum, National Defence University, Helsinki.
This book is part of a large collection of WWII airplanes, figures, and books, collected by a parent who was an 82nd Airborne Ranger. He was an avid collector, as well as a historian. The models, figures, and books, were very special to him and each was chosen to… Read More

You get one vintage Wunderlich's Salute by Marvin D. Miller 1983 softcover book published by Malamud-Rose in the USA. This is a first edition and is in English. The UPC / ISBN numbers are 9780961046606 / 0961046600. This book is signed by the author and there is an author's note that was taped inside the front cover. The book is in good condition with some wear to its covers and edges. The binding is tight and there are no loose pages, which are free of writing. This item is 8.5 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide. These measurements are approximations to give you an idea of the size of the book. Please see all pictures.

Condition: New with one flaw noted while taking photos. Please see photos
This hardcover book the first of a series of in-depth studies which covers the uniforms, equipment, insignia, weapons, vehicles, and personal items of the British and Commonwealth soldier of WWII. It covers the British Airborne soldier of the 1st and 6th divisions and the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade. The book contains over 540 color recreation and detail photos and over 65 unpublished war era B&W photographs.
Each branch of the Airborne is covered: paratroops, glider troops, divisional and administrative departments, and glider pilots as well as those liaison and attached troops. Published by Schiffer Publishing in 1999, is filled with detailed information and photographs and makes a nice addition to any Military History library.
This book is part of a large collection of WWII airplanes, army figures, and books, collected by a parent who was an 82nd Airborne Ranger. He was an avid collector, as well as a historian.… Read More