1. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FISCAL YEAR 1925, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1926, B&W illustrations, 75pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover) small bump bottom corner, Report on World War I cemetaries and memorials in Franch, England, Belgium, Italy and Germany., (Order No: 40086 ), $25.00
2. DULWICH COLLEGE WAR RECORD, 1939-1945, Keliher, Hudson & Kearns, London, (1949), B&W illustrations, 306pp, very good, decorated blue cloth (hardcover), "The compiler of this WAR RECORD little thought that it would fall to his lot to produce a Second World War book, twenty-five years after the first. It has been a sad task recording the death of some 330 Old Alleynians, who made the supreme sacrifice for King and Country and for the cause of Freedom.", (Order No: 34315 ), $30.00
3. KEEL - UNITED STATES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS - 1967 - HALL OF FAME COMPANY 138, Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, 1967, B&W and color illustrations, very good, gold cloth (hardcover), A nice yearbook format of the trainee's induction and life at Great Lakes in the 1960s. Even if this is not your yearbook, the photos will bring back memories - it did for me of my 2- weeks reserve training in 1963., (Order No: 47726 ), $12.50
4. REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 1, 1866 - VOL I AND VOL II - TWO VOLS., George E Jenks State Printer, Concord, NH, 1866, good, black cloth (hardcover) some light edgewear, Two Volume Set Complete: Volume I, 716pp, consists of regimental rosters. Volume II, 958pp consists of: Part One of this report (pages 3-394) is the first part of the MILITARY HISTORY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, FROM ITS SETTLEMENT, IN 1623, TO THE YEAR 1861. The second part of this volume (pages 399-958) is the MILITARY HISTORY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE DURING THE GREAT REVELLION; 1861-1866., (Order No: 54590 ), $150.00
5. THE NINETEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY: NATIONAL GUARD OF PENNSYLVANIA - ORGANIZED AUGUST 26TH, 1898, Philadelphia, (1899), B&W photos of officers, 40pp, good, cream cover (hardcover) has light soil and wear, Nice commemorative piece, brief history, then listing of the companies with photos (in uniform) of the officers., (Order No: 9335 ), $45.00
6. FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES: AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, F. Tennyson Neely, Chicago, IL, 1899, B&W illustrations, unpaginated, good+, gray cloth (hardcover), Photographic study of the Phillipines during the Spanish-American War., (Order No: 54325 ), $50.00
7. REPORT BY THE SUPREME COMMANDER TO THE COMBINED CHIEFS OF STAFF ON THE OPERATIONS IN EUROPE OF THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, US Government Printing Off., Washington, DC, (1946), 123pp, good, wraps (softcover), "6 JUNE 1944 TO 8 MAY 1945", (Order No: 50788 ), $7.50
8. Academic Department of the Infantry School under the supervision of the Assistant Commandant, THE INFANTRY SCHOOL MAILING LIST: A SEMI- ANNUAL PUBLICATION CONTAINING THE LATEST THOUGHT ON INFANTRY -- 11 VOLUMES, The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, good, blue buckram cloth w/light wear (EX-LIB), Offered as a lot are eleven (11) different volumes of MAILING LIST, including: Vol XIII-January, 1937; Vol XIV-July, 1937; Vol XVII-1939; Vol XVIII-July, 1939; Vol XIX-February, 1940; Vol XXI-February, 1941; Vol XXII-July, 1941; Vol XXIII; Vol XXV; Vol XXVII; Vol XVIII., (Order No: 17513 ), $225.00
9. Academic Department of the Infantry School under the supervision of the Assistant Commandant, THE INFANTRY SCHOOL MAILING LIST - CONTAINING THE LATEST THOUGHT ON INFANTRY - VOLUME XXII, The Infantry School, Fort Benning, GA, (1941), B&W illustrations, 309pp, good, blue buckram cloth, "A Compilation of instructional matter prepared at The Infantry School and issued from time to time.", (Order No: 17514 ), $25.00
10. Aldrich, Mildred, ON THE EDGE OF THE WAR ZONE: FROM THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE STARS AND STRIPES, Small, Maynard and Company, Boston, MA, (1917) 3rd ptg, B&W illustrations, 311pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 53857 ), $6.00
11. Anderson, David L., THE COLUMBIA GUIDE TO THE VIETNAM WAR, Columbia University Press, New York, (2002) 1st ptg, 308pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0213114923 Part I provides a lucid narrative overview of contested issues and interpretations in Vietnam Scholarship, Part II is a mini-encyclopedia with descriptions and analyses of individuals, events, groups, and military operations., (Order No: 36481 ), $7.50
12. Anderson, Christopher J., THE U.S. ARMY TODAY: FROM THE END OF THE COLD WAR TO THE PRESENT DAY, Greenhill Books, London, (1997), B&W and color illustrations, 80pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1853672696 "G.I. - THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER, HIS UNIFORM AND HIS EQUIPMENT", (Order No: 53295 ), $6.00
13. Ashdown, Charles Henry, BRITISH & CONTINENTAL ARMS AND ARMOUR, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1970), 497 B&W illustrations, 384pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0486224902 First published in 1909. This definitive book is invaluable as a study of its subject, and as a complete guide for the collector and antiquarian; but it is also important to the costume designer, theatre directors, interior decorators, and those interested in the military arts., (Order No: 54442 ), $12.00
14. Austin, Michael (edited by), 'ALMOST LIKE A DREAM' A PARISH AT WAR 1914-19, Merton Priory Press, Cardiff, UK, (1999), 150pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1898937338 Letters from the Front (World War I) published in the Parish Magazine of St. Michael's Derby., (Order No: 57395 ), $15.00
15. Austin, Paul Britten, 1812: NAPOLEON IN MOSCOW, Greenhill Books, London, (1995), B&W illustrations, 264pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1853671959 The dramatic story of the advance to Moscow., (Order No: 39568 ), $8.00
16. Baker, Chester E., DOUGHBOY'S DIARY, Burd Street Press, Shippensburg, PA, (1998), B&W illustrations, 138pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1572491000 Corporal Chester Earl Baker served in France during World War I., (Order No: 60425 ), $10.00
17. Bardwell, John D., THE YORK MILITIA COMPANY, 1642-1972, John D. Bardwell, York, ME, (1972) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 57pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A compilation of information about the military history of York, Maine, during the colonial period and the reorganization of the york Militia Company, three hundred years after its founding. Contents include: Preface; Introduction; The Town Militia; The Revolution; The Citizen Soldier; Bibliography; Current Publications On Military History; Index of Names., (Order No: 54379 ), $20.00
18. Barker, Ralph, BLOCKADE BUSTERS, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, (1977) 1st Amer, B&W illustrations, 224pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0393056090 "Declassified and told at last--one of the great clandestine aventures of World War II.", (Order No: 41238 ), $8.00
19. Barnes, R. Money, THE BRITISH ARMY OF 1914: ITS HISTORY, UNIFORMS & CONTEMPORARY CONTINENTAL ARMIES - IMPERIAL SERVICES LIBRARY VOLUME IX, Seeley Service & Co., Ltd., London, (1968), B&W and color illustrations, 296pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 56600 ), $20.00
20. Bassingthwaighte, George E. (preface by), STAFFORD'S MILITARY RECORD [STAFFORD, VERMONT], The Haggett Press, Randolph, VT, [1945], 56pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Originally authorized by the Town to prepare a Military Record of all the Soldiers and Sailors of the Town who served in World Wars I and II, this booklet was expanded to include those who also served in: The War of the Revolution; The War of 1812-1814; and, The Civil War., (Order No: 55434 ), $30.00
21. Bazelon, Bruce S., HORSTMANN'S: THE ENTERPRISE OF MILITARY EQUIPAGE, Bruce S. Bazelon, Camp Hill, PA, (1997), B&W illustrations, 199pp, fine, red cloth (hardcover), The story of the Horstmann firm which was one of the best documented of the 19th century military goods houses., (Order No: 46666 ), $40.00
22. Bekker, Cajus (translated and edited by Frank Ziegler), HITLER'S NAVAL WAR, Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1974, B&W illustrations, 400pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0385020228 "This book makes admirably clear the reasons why a conclusive success eluded the U-boats.", (Order No: 60051 ), $7.50
23. Bell, William Gardner, COMMANDING GENERALS AND CHIEFS OF STAFF 1775-1983 - PORTRAITS & BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE US ARMY'S SENIOR OFFICER, Center of Military History, Washington, DC, 1983 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 185pp, fine, red buckram cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 38918 ), $10.00
24. Bennett, Richard, FIGHTING FORCES: AN ILLUSTRATED ANATOMY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ARMIES, Barron's Educational Service, Hauppauge, NY, (2001) 1st ptg, color illustrations, 192pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0764153439, (Order No: 54183 ), $6.00
25. Bidwell, Shelford (co-authors, compilers and consultants Brian Blunt and Tolley Taylor), BRASSEY'S ARTILLERY OF THE WORLD, Bonanza Books, New York, (1979), over 250 B&W ill., 274pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517277182 "Guns, howitzers, mortars, guided weapons, rockets and ancillary equipment in service with the regular and reserve forces of all nations. Detailed descriptions of over 320 weapons; guns, mortars, missiles, rockets." A comprehensive look at artillery equipment of all types., (Order No: 17521 ), $12.50
26. Bishop, Denis and Ellis, Chris (with additional drawings by Eric A. Butcher), VEHICLES AT WAR, George Allen & Unwin/Barnes, London/South Brunswick, (1979), B&W and color ill., 222pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0046230122 This volume shows how military vehicles, from humble cargo trucks to tanks, were developed over the years to meet the changing styles of transport and warfare in the industrialized age., (Order No: 34049 ), $15.00
27. Blum, John Morton, V WAS FOR VICTORY: POLITICS AND AMERICAN CULTURE DURING WORLD WAR II, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, (1976), 372pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0151940800, (Order No: 26607 ), $4.00
28. Bradford, George and Morgan, Len, 50 FAMOUS TANKS - NEW SECOND EDITION, Arco Publishing Company, Inc, New York, (1977) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 96pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0668015837, (Order No: 51913 ), $5.00
29. Bree, Germaine & Bernauer, George (eds), DEFEAT & BEYOND: AN ANTHOLOGY OF FRENCH WARTIME WRITING (1940-1945), Random House, New York, (1970) 1st ptg, 381pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 3458 ), $8.50
30. Breemer, Jan S., THE BURDEN OF TRAFALGAR: DECISIVE BATTLE AND NAVAL STRATEGIC EXPECTATIONS ON THE EVE OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR, Naval War College, Newport, RI, (1993), 46pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Center for Naval Warfare Studies - Newport Paper #6., (Order No: 58831 ), $14.50
31. Breeze, Lawrence E., FROM FARM TO FRONT: AN INNOCENT GOES TO WAR 1942-1946, Souteast Missouri State Univ, Cape Girardeau, MO, (2009), B&W illustrations, 261pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 9781890551155 Compelling account by the author of his transformation from a youthful and innocent Missouri farm boy in 1942 to an experienced and serious combat veteran by the end of 1945., (Order No: 60474 ), $15.00
32. Breitman, Richard, THE ARCHITECT OF GENOCIDE - HIMMLER AND THE FINAL SOLUTION, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1991 1st ed, 335pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394568419 Author demonstrates that although Adolf Hitler held the ultimate responsibilty for what became the Holocaust, it was Heinrich Himmler, the short, pudgy, unimposing head of the SS, who essentially laid the plans and devised the schemes that led to the killing of six million Jews., (Order No: 42994 ), $10.00
33. Breyer, Siegfried, GUIDE TO THE SOVIET NAVY, US Naval Institute, Annapolis, MD, 1971 (3rd ptg), B&W illustrations, 353pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870212370, (Order No: 4551 ), $6.00
34. Breyer, Siegfried; and Koop, Gerhard, THE GERMAN NAVY AT WAR 1935- 1945: VOLUME I: THE BATTLESHIPS, Schiffer Publishing Co., West Chester, PA, (1989), B&W illustrations, 188pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) owner's bookplate, ISBN 0887402208 A history of the "Big Ships" - Pocket Battleships; Cruisers; Aircraft Carrier "Graf Zeppelin.", (Order No: 55002 ), $35.00
35. Brooks, Victor, HELL IS UPON US - D-DAY IN THE PACIFIC JUNE-AUGUST 1944, Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, (2005) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 354pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0306813696, (Order No: 53283 ), $7.00
36. Bruckberger, Raymond Leopold (translated by Dorothy Carr Howell), ONE SKY TO SHARE: THE FRENCH AND AMERICAN JOURNALS OF RAYMOND LEOPOLD BRUCKBERGER - DOMINICAN, P. J. Kenedy & Sons, New York, (1952), 248pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 57587 ), $6.00
37. Bruning, John R., CRIMSON SKY - THE AIR BATTLE FOR KOREA, Brassey's, Dulles, VA, (2000) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 231pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1574882961, (Order No: 46470 ), $7.50
38. Bryant, Arthur, THE TURN OF THE TIDE 1939-1943, Collins, London, 1957, 766pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "A Study based on the Diaries and Autobiographical Notes of Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke.", (Order No: 8929 ), $5.00
39. Burns, Gilbert C., LORD HAVE MERCY - DIARY OF AN AMERICAN WWII DIVE-BOMBER PILOT FROM AIR CADET TO COMBAT, Trafford Publishing, n.p., n.d., B&W and color illustrations, 137pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1425115047 A fascinating story of a WWII airman's experiences., (Order No: 60377 ), $45.00
40. Bussey, Charles M., FIREFIGHT AT YECHON: COURAGE & RACISM IN THE KOREAN WAR, Brassey's (US), Inc., New York, (1991) 1st ptg, 264pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0080374484 "A personal story of the courage of African-American Soldiers.", (Order No: 52942 ), $6.00
41. Byrd, Barthy, HOME FRONT: WOMEN AND VIETNAM, Shameless Hussy Press, Berkeley, CA, (1986), 68pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0915288524 Nine stories of women left home who are still victims of war., (Order No: 55939 ), $5.00
42. Chalfont, Alun, MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN, Atheneum, New York, 1976, 16 B&W ill., 11 maps, 365pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, ISBN 0689107447, (Order No: 11074 ), $5.00
43. Chant, Christopher, THE MILITARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES: REVOLUTIONARY AND EARLY AMERICAN WARS, Webster's Home Library, New York, (1997), B&W and color illustrations, 272pp, very good+, brown cloth (hardcover), Focuses on events leading to the separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain up to the famous stand-off led by Colonel William Barrett Travis and 154 Texan defenders at the Alamo., (Order No: 34698 ), $11.50
44. Chappell, Mike (text and colour plates by), THE CANADIAN ARMY AT WAR - MEN-AT-ARMS-SERIES, Osprey Publishing, London, (1985), B&W and color illustrations, 48pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0850456002, (Order No: 29095 ), $14.50
45. Chitwood, Randolph, RENDEZVOUS IN THE CORAL SEA: A MEMOIR OF WORLD WAR II, Red Top Press, Old Greenwich, CT, (1999) 1st ptg, 229pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0967195403 "A great deal of the history of WWII from one young man's point of view.", (Order No: 60429 ), $12.50
46. Chown, John D., THE 9-PDR. MUZZLE LOADING RIFLE: HISTORICAL ARMS SERIES NO. 9, Museum Restoration Service, Ottawa, Ontario, 1967, B&W illustrations, 32pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 30380 ), $7.50
47. Clark, Bronson P. (foreword by Wallace T. Collett), NOT BY MIGHT: A VIET NAM MEMOIR, Chapel Rock Publishers, Glastonbury, CT, (1997) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 241pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), This spiritual memoir brings back to life a time of trial for this nation and for those who opposed the unpopular war in Viet Nam., (Order No: 47862 ), $7.50
48. Clark, John A., AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE COMBAT DIARY: COMBAT MISSIONS FLOWN WITH THE 100TH BOMB GROUP, ENGLAND 1944-1945, Proctor Publications, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI, (2001), B&W illustrations, 322pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, ISBN 1928623050 A first-person contemporaneous account from the cockpit of the famous B-17 "Flying Fortress"., (Order No: 58441 ), $75.00
49. Clarke, F. C. H., THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR, 1870-71 -- FIRST PART: HISTORY OF THE WAR TO THE DOWNFALL OF THE EMPIRE -- FIRST VOLUME ..., Her Majesty's Stat. Off., London, 1881, 439pp, append, good, red cloth (hardcover) fade to spine and light edgewear, Translated from the German Official Account for the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermanster-General's Department, Horse Guards. This volume is: First Part: History of the War to the Downfall of the Empire; First Volume: From the Outbread of Hostilities to the Battle of Gravelotte. Second Edition Revised and Corrected. The main text is followed by several appendices., (Order No: 54034 ), $100.00
50. Cobban, Helena (foreword by Robert G. Neumann), THE SUPERPOWERS AND THE SYRIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT - BEYOND CRISIS MANAGEMENT?, Praeger, New York, (1991) 1st ptg, 182pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0275939456 This is a solid analysis of the strategic and political considerations that have tied the superpowers to their regional clients since the late 1970s. It also clearly shows the problems encountered by the superpowers because of those ties., (Order No: 49090 ), $10.00
51. Coblentz, Paul, THE SILENCE OF SARRAIL, Hutchinson & Co., London, B&W illustrations, 288pp, good, purple cloth (hardcover) faded spine and edgewear to cloth, A biography of General Sarrail., (Order No: 47294 ), $25.00
52. Coffin, Howard; Curtis, Will; and, Curtis, Jane, GUNS OVER THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: A GUIDE TO THE HISTORIC MILITARY SITES AND BATTLEFIELDS, The Countryman Press, Woodstock, VT, (2005) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 255pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0881506435 A great guide (I use my own copy a great deal) to the historic places and events during the French and Indian Wars (1754-1763), the American Revolution (1775-1783), the War of 1812 (1812-1814) and even the Civil War (1861-1865)., (Order No: 56876 ), $10.00
53. Coffin, Tristram, THE PASSION OF THE HAWKS: MILITARISM IN MODERN AMERICA, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1964) 1st ptg, 280pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The "hawks" of the title are a clue to the author's sardonic mood toward what he sees as the tin gods of Nuclear Age militarism. They refer to the strutting "War Hawks" who pushed the fledgling United States into the nearly catastrophic War of 1812., (Order No: 17560 ), $6.00
54. Cohen, Joseph, JOURNEY TO THE TRENCHES: THE LIFE OF ISAAC ROSENBERG, 1890-1918, Basic Books, Inc, Publishers, New York, (1975), B&W illustrations, 224pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0465036767 Dr. Cohen's study is based on an exhaustive examination of Rosenberg's drawings, paintings, prose pieces, poetry and letters; hitherto unreleased family papers; and a close collaboration with the poet's late sister, who was for forty-three years his literary executrix., (Order No: 45396 ), $10.00
55. Cole, Leonard A. (foreword by Alan Cranston), CLOUDS OF SECRECY: THE ARMY'S GERM WARFARE TESTS OVER POPULATED AREAS, Rowman & Littlefield Pub., Totowa, NJ, (1988), 188pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0847675793 A probing examination of the Army's germ warfare testing program from World War II to the present., (Order No: 38054 ), $40.00
56. Collier, Basil, BRASSHAT: A BIOGRAPHY OF FIELD-MARSHAL SIR HENRY WILSON, 1864-1922, Secker & Warburg, London, (1961), B&W ill., 13 B&W maps, 362pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), In this book the author shows that Wilson was not only one of the most selfless of public men but by far the ablest British soldier of his day--a brilliant military thinker whose tactical insight as a youngish brigade major in South Africa came near averting the disaster of Spion Kop, and whose skill and judgement might, fourteen years later, have transformed the French Army's dream of beating the Germans in six weeks into a reality had his advice been followed., (Order No: 20690 ), $20.00
57. Connor, John, THE JAPANESE EXTERMINATION CAMPS, published by the author, Silver Spring, MD, 1995 rev. ed., 107pp, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 60422 ), $20.00
58. Controller of His Britannic Majesty's Stationery Office, BOMBER COMMAND THE AIR MINISTRY ACCOUNT OF THE BOMBER COMMAND'S OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE AXIS, Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., New York, 1941, 80 B&W illustrations, 128pp, good, wraps (softcover), "Authentic stories of Britain's Bomber Crews - 80 exclusive Air Minstry photos of The Royal Air Force in action.", (Order No: 24509 ), $8.00
59. Coonts, Stephen, WAR IN THE AIR: TRUE ACCOUNTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY'S MOST DRAMATIC AIR BATTLES - BY THE MEN WHO FOUGHT THEM, Pocket Books, New York, (1996) 1st ptg, 331pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0671881906, (Order No: 54941 ), $5.00
60. Cooper, Matthew, THE GERMAN ARMY 1933-1945: ITS POLITICAL AND MILITARY FAILURE, Bonanza Books, New York, (1984), B&W illustrations, 598pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517436108, (Order No: 3438 ), $7.50
61. Corbett, Joseph Edward, WE PLAYED OUR CARDS - HOW MY GENERATION MET THE CALL OF WORLD WAR II, Overlake Publishing, Burlington, VT, (2003) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 215pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by author, ISBN 0974446300 "Joe Corbett's remarkable experiences as a salvage officer in the US Navy during World War II are recollected here in tranquility and with great admiration for those with whom he served.", (Order No: 56465 ), $20.00
62. Cowan, Sam K., SERGEANT YORK AND HIS PEOPLE, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, orig pub 1922, 292pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Illustration on the front of the dustjacket shows Gary Cooper as SERGEANT YORK - A Warner Bros. Picture., (Order No: 41216 ), $10.00
63. Craig, Darrell Max, THE HEART OF KENDO - A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF THE SWORD, Shambhala, Boston, MA, 1999 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 238pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1570624070 "The aim of kendo, and of all Japanese martial arts, is not the perfection of a physical technique but the development of a flowing, flexible mind...", (Order No: 57112 ), $17.50
64. Cram, Reginald M.; Steele, Fred E.; and, Greenleaf, Arthur R. (assembled under the direction of), ROSTER OF VERMONTERS IN UNIFORMED SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1941-1945 - VOLUME II (M-Z), Supervisor Veterans Affairs, Montpelier, VT, 1974, 714pp, fine, blue cloth (hardcover), Offered is Volume II (M-Z) Inclusive ONLY!, (Order No: 52330 ), $60.00
65. Cranwell, John Philips, THE DESTINY OF SEA POWER: AND ITS INFLUENCE ON LAND POWER AND AIR POWER, W. W. Norton & Co., Inc., New York, (1941) 1st ed, 262pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Naval warfare, as the author shows, is and always has been in essence mechanized warfare., (Order No: 19973 ), $7.50
66. Crawley, Aidan, THE SPOILS OF WAR: THE RISE OF WESTERN GERMANY SINCE 1945, Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, (1973) 1st US, 315pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0672513587 The story of how Germany struggled from the ashes of defeat to its present prosperity-one of the epics of the twentieth century-is told here with all the sweep and drama the subject commands., (Order No: 11299 ), $6.00
67. Daso, Dik A., ARCHITECTS OF AMERICAN AIR SUPREMACY - GEN HAP ARNOLD AND DR. THEODORE VON KARMAN, Air University Press, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 1997, B&W illustrations, 461pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1585660426, (Order No: 56850 ), $7.50
68. Davis, Kenneth S., EXPERIENCE OF WAR: THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR II, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, 1965, 12 B&W maps, 704pp, very good (hardcover) (no dustjacket), This book captures both the panoramic outline and the individual shapes of America's participation in World War II. Included are many of the little known, but crucial episodes, from the home front to the front lines-the heroic, the bizarre, the egotistical, and the warmly human moments. MAINSTREAM of AMERICA Series., (Order No: 12330 ), $5.00
69. Davis, Richard Harding, WITH THE ALLIES, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1914 3rd ptg, B&W illustrations, 241pp, good, decorated red cloth (hardcover) signed by author SEE NOTE, Contents include: The Germans in Brussels; The Burning of Louvain; Paris in War Time; The Battle of Soissons; The Bombardment of Rheims; The Spirit of the English; Our Diplomats in the War Zone; The Waste of War; and, The War Correspondents. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Sincerely yours Richard Harding Davis", (Order No: 32883 ), $125.00
70. de Benouville, Guillain (translated from the French by Lawrence G. Blochman), THE UNKNOWN WARRIORS: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE FRENCH RESISTANCE, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1949, B&W illustrations, 372pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Here is the story of THE UNKNOWN WARRIORS of the F.F.I., the first fully detailed account to appear in this country of the rise of the Resistance movement in Occupied France., (Order No: 44721 ), $10.00
71. De la Bere, Ivan, THE QUEEN'S ORDERS OF CHIVALRY, Spring Books, London, (1964) rev ed, B&W illustrations, 228pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Sir Ivan De la Bere was Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Order of Knighthood at St. James's Palace from 1945 to 1960; this background and Sir Ivan's precise research make this book remarkable as an accurate guide to the honors system--its evolution, present-day ceremonies and the correct manner in which the various insignia should be worn., (Order No: 19472 ), $6.00
72. DeYoung, Karen, SOLDIER - THE LIFE OF COLIN POWELL, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2006 1st ed, 610pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1400041708, (Order No: 55554 ), $7.50
73. Divine, A. D., FIREDRAKE: THE DESTROYER THAT WOULDN'T GIVE UP, E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1943 4th ptg, B&W illustrations, 251pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) owners name cut, Previous owner's name has been cut out from the top corner of the front free endpaper (FFEP)., (Order No: 40863 ), $4.00
74. Dockery, Kevin (from interviews by Bud Brutsman), NAVY SEALS A HISTORY: PART III - POST-VIETNAM TO THE PRESENT, The Military Book Club, New York, (2003), 455pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) in fine slipcase, ISBN 0965016610, (Order No: 55561 ), $7.50
75. Dollinger, Hans, THE DECLINE AND FALL OF NAZI GERMANY AND IMPERIAL JAPAN: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE FINAL DAYS OF WORLD WAR II, Chancellor Press, London, (1968), 880 B&W ill., maps, 432pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0753700093, (Order No: 14089 ), $4.00
76. Douglas-Hamilton, James, MOTIVE FOR A MISSION: THE STORY BEHIND HESS'S FLIGHT TO BRITAIN, St. Martin's Press, Newton Abbot, UK, (1971), B&W illustrations, 290pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0333122607, (Order No: 3725 ), $5.00
77. Downey, Fairfax, SOUND OF THE GUNS: THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN ARTILLERY, David McKay Co., Inc., New York, (1956), B&W illustrations, 337pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "... from the Ancient and Honorable Company to the Atom Cannon and Guided Missile.", (Order No: 1422 ), $6.50
78. Doyle, A. Conan, GREAT BRITAIN AND THE NEXT WAR: A REPLY TO BERNHARDI'S "GERMANY AND THE NEXT WAR", Small, Maynard & Company, Boston, MA, 1914, 48pp, good, pictorial red boards (hardcover) much fading as usual, "Writing early in 1913 to call to the attention of his fellow-countrymen the warning so openly given them by General von Bernhardi in his GERMANY AND THE NEXT WAR, Sir Arthur took occasion to analyze the German general's "case" against England and to answer his contentions in the light of history and reason.", (Order No: 53330 ), $40.00
79. Drez, Ronald J. and Brinkley, Douglas, VOICES OF COURAGE: THE BATTLE FOR KHE SANH, VIETNAM - WITH TWO AUDIO CDS, Bulfinch Press, New York, (2005), B&W illustrations, 186pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0821261967 Through this unique multimedia format, the voices of Khe Sanh veterans are collected and heard, providing readers an intimate look at, and new appreciation for, the courage of the Marines and other servicemen who fought at Khe Sanh., (Order No: 47494 ), $15.00
80. Dunbar, John R. (an account by), THE COMBAT AT THE BARRIER, Grant Dahlstrom, Pasadena, CA, 1967, B&W illustrations, 36pp, very good, wraps (softcover) some fading to cover, "It was the fourteenth of February, 1627, that the extravagant and splendid spectacle, 'le combat a la barriere', took place in Nancy, seat of the Dukes of Lorraine." With reproductions of Callot's etchings. Limited to 300 copies., (Order No: 35512 ), $40.00
81. Dunn, William R., FIGHTER PILOT - THE FIRST AMERICAN ACE OF WORLD WAR II, University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, (1982), B&W illustrations, 243pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, (Order No: 41341 ), $7.50
82. Ellacott, S. E., CONSCRIPTS ON THE MARCH: THE STORY OF THE SOLDIER FROM NAPOLEON TO THE NUCLEAR AGE, Abelard-Schuman, London, (1970), B&W illustrations, 160pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0200711202 Contents include: The New Armies of France: Louvois to Napoleon; Service Conditions; 19th Century Failings and Reforms; Americans at War; The Spread of German Influence; Soldiers of East and West; Europe in Flames; The New German Army; Soldiers at Grips; and, The Soldier Today., (Order No: 35020 ), $5.00
83. Elliott, Peter, ALLIED MINESWEEPING IN WORLD WAR 2, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, (1979), B&W illustrations, 201pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870219049, (Order No: 60433 ), $17.50
84. Ellis, Chris and Chamberlain, Peter, FIGHTING VEHICLES: THE MACHINES THAT REVOLUTIONIZED LAND WARFARE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, Hamlyn, London, (1973) 2nd ptg, B&W photographs, 96pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0600334813 A comprehensive history., (Order No: 12938 ), $4.00
85. Ellis, Chris, FAMOUS SHIPS OF WORLD WAR 2 IN COLOUR - ARCO COLOR SERIES, Arco Publishing Company, Inc, New York, (1977), color illustrations, 210pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0668042311, (Order No: 41021 ), $7.50
86. Ellis, John, CAVALRY: THE HISTORY OF MOUNTED WARFARE, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1978), B&W and color ill., 192pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 039912179X This study of cavalary deals with the whole history of mounted warfare, from Assyrian warriors of antiquity to the last remaining outposts of cavalry in the modern world., (Order No: 35749 ), $15.00
87. Ellis, O. O.; and, Garey, E. B. (foreword by Major-Geneeral Leonard Wood, U.S.A.), THE PLATTSBURG MANUAL - A HANDBOOK FOR FEDERAL TRAINING CAMPS, The Century Co., New York, 1917 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 303pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "The First Book for the Citizen Soldier to Read." "The first steps in soldiering. Written for alert and eager men without previous military training, and planned for the most intensive training." Uncommon in dustjacket., (Order No: 51676 ), $17.50
88. Engelmann, Bernt (translated from the German by Erica Detto), THE WEAPONS MERCHANTS, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, (1968), B&W photographs, 224pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A true account of illegal traffic in death-dealing arms by individuals and governments., (Order No: 17577 ), $6.50
89. Ennels, Jerome A. and Newton, Wesley Phillips, THE WISDOM OF EAGLES: A HISTORY OF MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Black Belt Press, Montgomery, AL, (1997), B&W illustrations, 208pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1578660002 "The first comprehensive history of a US military of naval base by professional historians that explores its social, economic, operational, and educational aspects.", (Order No: 58604 ), $12.50
90. Eshel, David, THE U.S. RAPID DEPLOYMENT FORCES, Arco Publishing, Inc., New York, (1985), B&W and color ill., 208pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0668062118 An inside view of the makings of the U.S. Rapid Deployment Forces and its central command. Describing the Forces' remarkable military capabilities, the book introduces the major units of the command, their weapons, and their training., (Order No: 16957 ), $12.50
91. Essame, H., PATTON THE COMMANDER, B. T. Batsford Limited, London, (1974), B&W illustrations, 280pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0713427744, (Order No: 37270 ), $20.00
92. Ethell, Jeffrey and Price, Alfred, AIR WAR SOUTH ATLANTIC, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, (1983) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 260pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 002536300X The full story of the air actions which took place during the Falklands conflict in the spring of 1982. Includes first-hand accounts by both British and Argentinian pilots., (Order No: 55607 ), $5.00
93. Faber, Harold (editor), LUFTWAFFE: A HISTORY, Times Books, New York, (1977), 34 B&W photos, 267pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0812907256 In this fascinating book we are taken into the strange, self-defeating world of the Luftwaffe high command with all its colorful characters and the destructive interplay of its personalities and rivalries., (Order No: 11864 ), $5.00
94. Faivre, Mario (translated by Douglas W. Alden), WE KILLED DARLAN: ALGIERS 1942 - A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE FRENCH RESISTANCE IN NORTH AFRICA, 1940-1942, Sunflowere University Press, Manhattan, KS, (1999), 200pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897452348, (Order No: 60423 ), $12.50
95. Featherstone, Donald, CAPTAIN CAREY'S BLUNDER: THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL - JUNE 1879, Leo Cooper Ltd, London, (1973), B&W illustrations, 240pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0850520606 The death of the Prince Imperial was the biggest story of the year 1879, arousing even more interest and sympathy than had the massacre of an entire British force at Isandhlwana a few months earlier, in which fourteen hundred men lost their lives. It is a story which poses the question--is it preferable to be a live coward or a dead hero?, (Order No: 31841 ), $85.00
96. Feis, Herbert, THE SINEWS OF PEACE, Harper & Brothers, Pub., New York, (1944) 1st ed, 270pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Contents include: Conceptions and Conditions; International Monetary Relations and Proposals; International Investment; Trade Between Nations; On Foodstuffs and Raw Materials as International Questions; and, Concluding Thoughts., (Order No: 31602 ), $15.00
97. Finn, James, SABRES OF FRANCE - THE NAPOLEONIC WARS - COMPANION BOOK SERIES, Walker and Company, New York, (1961), B&W illustrations, 115pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 49501 ), $7.50
98. Flood, Charles Bracelen, HITLER: THE PATH TO POWER, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1989 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 686pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0395353122 The fascinating story of Adolf Hitler's political apprenticeship in the years immediately following World War I. In so doing the author provides an entirely new understanding of how Hitler came to power., (Order No: 20656 ), $6.50
99. Ford, Roger; and, Ripley, Tim, THE WHITES OF THEIR EYES: CLOSE-QUARTER COMBAT, Brassey's Inc., Washington, DC, (2001) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 298pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1574883798, (Order No: 53293 ), $7.50
100. Franzwa, Gregory M. & Ely, Lt. Gen. William J., LEIF SVERDRUP "...ENGINEER SOLDIER AT HIS BEST.", The Patrice Press, Gerald, MO, (1980) 1st ed, B&W photographs, 387pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) author inscribed, ISBN 0935284125 Sverdrup rose to prominence as a master soldier, master engineer, master businessman, and master citizen. He was one of the greatest civic leaders St. Louis and Missouri ever had. Inscribed on title page "To Sen. Lipscomb with best wishes Gregory M. Franzwa.", (Order No: 8164 ), $15.00
101. Funk, Arthur Layton, THE POLITICS OF TORCH: THE ALLIED LANDINGS AND THE ALGIERS PUTSCH 1942, University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, (1974), 322pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0700601236, (Order No: 60360 ), $10.00
102. Futrell, Robert Frank, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN KOREA 1950- 1953 - REVISED EDITION, Office of Air Force History, Washington, DC, 1983, B&W illustrations, 823pp, good, wraps (softcover), First published in 1961. The official history., (Order No: 4041 ), $6.00
103. Garland, Albert N. (reflections by); Infantry Magazine (edited by); Westmoreland, William C. (foreword by), A DISTANT CHALLENGE: THE U.S. INFANTRYMAN IN VIETNAM, 1967-1972, The Battery Press, Nashville, TN, (1983), B&W illustrations, 359pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0898390710 Tells the story of American involvement through first person narratives by the men who led and the men who fought., (Order No: 55029 ), $7.50
104. Gelb, Norman, DUNKIRK: THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE FIRST STEP IN THE DEFEAT OF HITLER, Quill / William Morrow, New York, (1989) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 352pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0688107370, (Order No: 55150 ), $4.00
105. Gibson, Hugh, A JOURNAL FROM OUR LEGATION IN BELGIUM, Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, NY, 1918, B&W illustrations, 363pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) slight bump to corners, Presents some idea of life in Belgium during the first few months of the war., (Order No: 40417 ), $6.00
106. Gillman, Peter and Gillman, Leni, 'COLLAR THE LOT!': HOW BRITAIN INTERNED AND EXPELLED ITS WARTIME REFUGEES, Quartet Books, London, (1980), B&W illustrations, 334pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0704322447 Just how this bizarre passenger list came to be compiled can only be told through the story of internment in Britain in 1940--one of the strangest, most disreputable, and least-known episodes of the Second World War., (Order No: 53467 ), $25.00
107. Glover, Michael, THE NAPOLEONIC WARS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 1792-1815, Hippocrene Books, New York, (1979), B&W and color illustrations, 232pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 088254473X, (Order No: 1417 ), $7.00
108. Goode, W. A. M. (With chapters by: Rear Admiral Sampson, Captain Robley D. Evans, and Commander C.C. Todd), WITH SAMPSON THROUGH THE WAR, Doubleday & McClure Co., New York, 1899 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 307pp, very good, decorated grey cloth (hardcover) clean & tight copy, "Being an Account of the Naval Operations of the North Atlantic Squadron during the Spanish American War of 1898." An exceptionally nice copy., (Order No: 20014 ), $125.00
109. Gordon, Lawrence L., MILITARY ORIGINS, A. S. Barnes & Co., New York, (1971), B&W and color illustrations, 256pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0498078132, (Order No: 52727 ), $5.00
110. Gore, James Howard (compiled by), AMERICAN LEGIONNAIRES OF FRANCE: A DIRECTORY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES..., W. F. Roberts Co., Washington, n.d. c1920, 451pp, good+, red cloth (hardcover), "...ON WHOM FRANCE HAS CONFERRED HER NATIONAL ORDER - THE LEGION OF HONOR." "This Directory includes the names of Legionnaires of France who were living at the time the manuscript went to the printer. An exception, however, was made in the case of officers decorated for services during the War who succumbed to wounds received in action or died subsequently, weakened no doubt, by strain or exposure incident to their war duties. The inclusion of their names is intended to augment, if it be possible, our appreciation of their supreme sacrifice.", (Order No: 39924 ), $135.00
111. Graham, George Edward, SCHLEY AND SANTIAGO, W. B. Conkey Company Publ., Chicago, IL, (1902), B&W illustrations, 474pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), An historical account of the Blockade and Final Destruction of the Spanish Fleet under command of Admiral Pasquale Cervera, July 3, 1898., (Order No: 57883 ), $5.00
112. Graham, Michael B. (foreword by Ken Hechler), MANTLE OF HEROISM: TARAWA AND THE STRUGGLE FOR THE GILBERTS, NOVEMBER 1943, Presidio Press, Novato, CA, (1997), B&W illustrations, 360pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0891416528 First published in 1993., (Order No: 3840 ), $6.00
113. Graves, Charles, THE THIN RED LINES, Standard Art Book Co., Ltd., London, n.d. c1950, B&W illustrations, 183pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A record of the life-lines of the British and Allied communications over the 355,000 mile imperial cable and wireless network through nearly six years of world-war., (Order No: 54723 ), $15.00
114. Gray, John Edward (Colonel, USA, Retired), CALLED TO HONOR: MEMOIRS OF A THREE-WAR VETERAN - WORLD WAR II - KOREA - VIETNAM, R. Brent and Company, Asheville, NC, (2006) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 428pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0978816013 A story of six decades of service and sacrifice., (Order No: 58545 ), $15.00
115. Grenfell, Russell, THE BISMARCK EPISODE, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1949 4th ptg, B&W illustrations, 219pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 2585 ), $6.00
116. Griffin, Susan, A CHORUS OF STONES: THE PRIVATE LIFE OF WAR, Doubleday, New York, (1992) 1st ed, 363pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0385418574 Author looks at the "nature of war and gender and the illuminating interplaya between private suffering and public tragedy.", (Order No: 7770 ), $7.50
117. Grigg, Edward, THE GREATEST EXPERIMENT IN HISTORY, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1924, 216pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Contents include: The Greatest Experiment in History; The Near Eastern Question; British Imperialism in Egypt; The Treaty of Versailles and the European Situation; India Yesterday and To-Day; British and American Imperialism., (Order No: 40263 ), $25.00
118. Groh, Richard, 50 FAMOUS FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, Arco Publishing Company, Inc, New York, (1975) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 96pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0668017511 Shows the best remembered fighters and tells why each earned a special place in the pages of air history., (Order No: 51915 ), $5.00
119. Guillaume, Augustin (General), SOVIET ARMS AND SOVIET POWER: THE SECRETS OF RUSSIA'S MIGHT, Infantry Journal Press, Washington, DC, (1949) 1st ed, 212pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) pencil marks on a few pages, (Order No: 39132 ), $7.50
120. Guyol, Philip N., DEMOCRACY FLIGHTS: A HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IN WORLD WAR II, Dartmouth Publications, Hanover, NH, 1951, B&W illustrations, 309pp, good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Part One--Military Aspects; Part Two--Governmental Aspects; Part Three--Economic Aspects; Part Four--Cultural Aspects., (Order No: 44690 ), $12.50
121. Hackett, General Sir John, THE PROFESSION OF ARMS, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, (1983), B&W illustrations, 239pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0025471201, (Order No: 4172 ), $3.00
122. Hackworth, David H.; and England, Eilhys, STEEL MY SOLDIERS' HEARTS, Rugged Lane, New York, (2002), B&W illustrations, 441pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1590710029 "The Hopeless to Hardcover Transformation of U.S. Army, 4th Battlaion, 39th Infantry, Vietnam.", (Order No: 53301 ), $7.50
123. Halstead, Ivor (written and compiled by), WINGS OF VICTORY: A TRIBUTE TO THE R.A.F., E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1941 3rd ptg, 24 pages of B&W ill., 221pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), COMPLETE, AUTHENTIC--THE HEROIC, MAGNIFICENT STORY OF BRITAIN'S R.A.F. IN ACTION., (Order No: 20496 ), $10.00
124. Hanley, Charles J.; Choe, Sang-Hun; and, Mendoza, Martha (with research assistance by Randy Herschaft), THE BRIDGE AT NO GUN RI - A HIDDEN NIGHTMARE FROM THE KOREAN WAR, Henry Holt and Company, New York, (2001) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 313pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) remainder mark, ISBN 0805066586, (Order No: 53291 ), $6.00
125. Hannon, Adla Shaker, ADVENTURES OF A WORLD WAR II ARMY NURSE, Xlibris Corporation, n.p., (2007), 351pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1425739946, (Order No: 55510 ), $25.00
126. Hansen, Marcus L., WELFARE CAMPAIGNS IN IOWA - CHRONICLES OF THE WORLD WAR (EDITED BY BENJAMIN F. SHAMBAUGH), State Historical Soc. of IA, Iowa City, IA, 1920, 320pp, very good+, blue cloth, teg (hardcover), "The pages of this book are devoted to an account of the campaigns in Iowa for the raising of funds to support welfare work incident to the World War.", (Order No: 54497 ), $14.50
127. Hanson, Neil, UNKNOWN SOLDIERS - THE STORY OF THE MISSING OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2006 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 471pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0307263703 When the first World War was over, approximately three million soliders remained unaccounted for. This narrative follows the horrible trench lifes of three soldiers and their legacies., (Order No: 57147 ), $10.00
128. Hapgood, David & Richardson, David, MONTE CASSINO, Congdon & Weed, Inc., New York, (1984) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 269pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) bump top edge bending few pps, ISBN 0312925379 "At last, the full story behind one of World War II's most disputed events - the day American bombers destroyed the great abbey.", (Order No: 3435 ), $5.00
129. Harclerode, Peter (edited by), THE ELITE AND THEIR SUPPORT - VOLUME 1, Strategic Publishing Co. Ltd, Hampshire, England, [1986], B&W and color illustrations, 104pp, ads, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0951154605 The only definitive annual reference work solely concerned with the specialists units of the armed forces of the world. Contents include: Part 1 - Formations & Units; Part 2 - Equipment & Systems., (Order No: 30983 ), $20.00
130. Harris, Frank, ENGLAND OR GERMANY?, The Wilmarth Press, New York, 1915, 187pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 29595 ), $12.00
131. Hart, B. H. Liddell, HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, Cassell, London, (1970), 768pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0304935646, (Order No: 3564 ), $7.50
132. Hart, Sir Basil Liddell (prepared by) and Hart, Adrian Liddell (edited by), THE SWORD AND THE PEN: SELECTIONS FROM THE WORLD'S GREATEST MILITARY WRITINGS, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, (1976) 1st ptg, 282pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0690000529 Throughout history, generals have tried to enhance their reputations by the use of their pens while historians have sometimes lied in fear of the sword. This book is an exploration not only into war but into the minds and nature of those who have engaged in it, with sword and pen, in time past., (Order No: 16457 ), $3.50
133. Hastings, Max (edited by), THE OXFORD BOOK OF MILITARY ANECDOTES, Oxford University Press, New York, 1985, 514pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0192141074, (Order No: 55086 ), $5.00
134. Hayward, David K. (editor in chief) - 22nd Bomb Squadron Association, EAGLES, BULLDOGS & TIGERS - HISTORY OF THE 22ND BOMB SQUADRON IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA, 22nd Bomb Squadron Assn., Huntington Beach, CA, (1997) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 294pp, very good+, light blue cloth (hardcover), 22nd Bomb Squadron (M), 341st Bomb Group (M), 10th and 14th Air Forces - China-Burma-Theater 1942-1945. Both a historical record and a collection of stories about a bunch of "kids" in World War II who went to India, later China, in the US Army Air Corp (later US Air Force) 22nd Bomb Squadron., (Order No: 47814 ), $100.00
135. Hearn, Chester G., THE ILLUSTRATED DIRECTORY OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, Greenwich Editions, London, (2005), B&W and color illustrations, 360pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0862887542 Details of the weapons and equipment, the battles, and the personalities., (Order No: 53300 ), $6.00
136. Heiber Helmut (translated by John K. Dickinson), GOEBBELS - A BIOGRAPHY, Hawthorne Books, Inc., New York, (1972) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 387pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), An unlikely candidate for prestige and power within the Third Reich, Joseph Goebbels remained a frustrated "artist" throughout his life. He was an excessive romantic in search of a hero and a cause until he "discovered" Adolf Hitler., (Order No: 56214 ), $8.00
137. Heinl, Robert Debs, DICTIONARY OF MILITARY AND NAVAL QUOTATIONS, United States Naval Inst., Annapolis, MD, (1967) 2nd ptg, 367pp, very good+, black cloth spine (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 59103 ), $6.00
138. Held, Werner and Nauroth, Holger (translated by David Roberts), THE DEFENCE OF THE REICH: HITLER'S NIGHTFIGHTER PLANES AND PILOTS, Arms and Armour Press, London, (1982), B&W illustrations, 231pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0853684146 A vivid pictorial history of the German night-fighters that fought to defend the cities and factories of the Reich from British and American bombing raids during the Second World War., (Order No: 32852 ), $20.00
139. Hibbert, Christopher, CORUNNA - BRITISH BATTLES SERIES, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1961), 41 B&W plates, 216pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The Battle of Corunna, which was fought on January 16, 1809, saved a British army from annihilation., (Order No: 4124 ), $12.00
140. Higgins, Trumbull, WINSTON CHURCHILL AND THE SECOND FRONT, 1940-1943, Oxford University Press, New York, 1957, 281pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) slight cant to bookblock, In this analysis of British and American strategy from the fall of France through the Casablanca Conference in 1943, Winston Churchill inevitably dominates the scene., (Order No: 34924 ), $10.00
141. Hill, Helen and Agar, Herbert, BEYOND GERMAN VICTORY, Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, (1940), 117pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A sober assessment of all the vital factors in the world situation in 1940 by two highly competent American observers., (Order No: 20191 ), $17.50
142. Hill, J. R., ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE - SECOND EDITION, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, (1993) 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 128pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870219987 "Addresses the question of how to deal with the threat of submarines.", (Order No: 59098 ), $8.00
143. Hills, George, FRANCO: THE MAN AND HIS NATION, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1967) 1st Amer, 19 B&W ill., 12 B&W maps, 464pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), In a biography certain to antagonize both Francophiles and Francophobes, a biography that is as much a concise history of modern Spain as it is a telling portrait of its mentor, George Hills has penetrated the official censorship in Spain and the myths created by the enemies and friends to get at the facts. He leaves the reader to make the final judgment., (Order No: 17168 ), $7.00
144. Hodges, Phelps (Major), BRITMIS: A GREAT ADVENTURE OF THE WAR, Jonathan Cape, London, (1931), B&W illustrations, 364pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) light foxing bookblock edges, "Being an account of Allied intervention in Siberia and of an escape across the Gobi to Peking.", (Order No: 40475 ), $150.00
145. Hoffman, Jon T. (history written by), FIRST MARINE DIVISION - VOLUME II - KOREA, Turner Publishing Company, Paducah, KY, (2000), B&W illustrations, 152pp, very good++, red boards (hardcover), ISBN 1563114909, (Order No: 60459 ), $40.00
146. Holmes, W. J., UNDERSEA VICTORY - THE INFLUENCE OF SUBMARINE OPERATIONS ON THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC, Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1966 1st ed, 505pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 58415 ), $25.00
147. Hooton, E. R., PHOENIX TRIUMPHANT: THE RISE AND RISE OF THE LUFTWAFFE, Arms and Armour Press, London, (1994), B&W illustrations, 320pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1854091816 This book, the product of much new research in military archives in Germany, France and Britain, tells the story of how Germany came to develop the Luftwaffe., (Order No: 43529 ), $12.50
148. Howarth, David, TRAFALGAR - THE NELSON TOUCH, Collins, London, 1969, 76 B&W ill., 13pp color ill., 254pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), CONDITION NOTE - Slight cant to the book block., (Order No: 1415 ), $4.00
149. Howe, M. A. DeWolfe (edited by), THE HARVARD VOLUNTEERS IN EUROPE, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1916 2nd ptg, 264pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) fade to spine as usual, "Personal Records of Experience in Military, Ambulance, and Hospital Service" during World War I., (Order No: 49420 ), $40.00
150. Howe, Quincy, ASHES OF VICTORY: WORLD WAR II AND ITS AFTERMATH, Simon and Schuster, New York, (1972) 1st ptg, 542pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0671211773, (Order No: 14088 ), $7.50
151. Huard, Frances Wilson, MY HOME IN THE FIELD OF MERCY, George H. Doran Company, New York, (1917), ill. by Charles Huard, 269pp, very good+, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 47276 ), $10.00
152. Huie, William Bradford, THE HIROSHIMA PILOT, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1964), 318pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "The case of Major Claude Eatherly who has been called 'The American Dreyfus.'", (Order No: 3021 ), $4.00
153. Humes, Edward, OVER HERE - HOW THE G.I. BILL TRANSFORMED THE AMERICAN DREAM, Harcourt, Inc., Orlando, FL, (2006), 319pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0151007101 In 1944 the US government feared the flood of returning World War II soldiers almost as much as it longed for peace. To avoid economic catastrophe, FDR, Congress, and veterans groups devised a modest measure, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944., (Order No: 51711 ), $6.50
154. Hunt, Leslie (foreword by Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris), TWENTY- ONE SQUADRONS: THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AUXILIARY AIR FORCE 1925-1957, Garnstone Press, London, (1972), B&W illustrations, 431pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0855111100 The first history of the pre-war Auxiliary Air Force and Special Reserve and the post-war Royal Auxiliary Air Force Squadrons, and the full story of the magnificent contributions by the 'weekend' squadrons in all operational commands of the RAF, and in most theaters of war., (Order No: 54829 ), $25.00
155. Hutchinson, Robert, JANE'S SUBMARINES - WAR BENEATH THE WAVES FROM 1776 TO THE PRESENT DAY, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, (2005), B&W and color illustrations, 223pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0060819006 Begins with the primitive boats of the 18th and 19th centuries, covers the submarines of both World Wars and goes on to the nuclear submarines of today., (Order No: 52558 ), $10.00
156. Inglis, Fred, THE CRUEL PEACE: EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE COLD WAR, BasicBooks, New York, (1991) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 492pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) review slip laid in, ISBN 0465014941 An unforgettable saga of the epoch that has shaped our lives, chronicling the impact of the Cold War from the arenas of global politics to the psychic interior of our private fears and phobias., (Order No: 21293 ), $4.00
157. Jackson, G. Gibbard, THE ROMANCE OF THE SUBMARINE, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., London, [1931], B&W illustrations, 244pp, good, grey cloth w/some light spotting (hardcover), A fascinating early history of the submarine and how it developed., (Order No: 19443 ), $47.50
158. Jaksch, Wenzel (translated and edited by Kurt Glaser), EUROPE'S ROAD TO POTSDAM, Frederick A. Praeger, Pub., New York, (1963), B&W ill., B&W maps, 468pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This first pre-history of the Conference, written by a member of the German Bundestag, analyzes the events in Central Europe during the hundred years that began with the liberal revolutions of 1848., (Order No: 31458 ), $14.50
159. James, D. Clayton, A TIME FOR GIANTS: THE POLITICS OF THE AMERICAN HIGH COMMAND IN WORLD WAR II, Franklin Watts, New York, 1987 1st ptg, B&W photos, 317pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0531150461, (Order No: 8378 ), $8.00
160. Jane's (Blake, Bernard, edited by), JANE'S UNDERWATER WARFARE SYSTEMS - SECOND EDITION - 1990-91, Jane's Information Group, Surrey, UK, 1990, B&W illustrations, 289pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0710609191, (Order No: 17729 ), $25.00
161. Jeffreys-Jones, Rhodri, PEACE NOW! AMERICAN SOCIETY AND THE ENDING OF THE VIETNAM WAR, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, (1999) 1st ptg, 308pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0300078110 A subtle, complex study of both politics and protest movements in the late 1960s and early 1970s., (Order No: 57322 ), $10.00
162. Jensen, Chaplain Andrew and Abramson, Martin, THE TRIAL OF CHAPLAIN JENSEN: THE FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT OF THE MOST SENSATIONAL MILITARY TRIAL OF THE DECADE, Arbor House, New York, (1974), 288pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0877950652 "I was destined to become the only chaplain in the history of America to be court-martialed on any charge, and the only officer in the history of the U.S. Navy to be court-martialed on charges of adultery only." So begins this first-person account of one of the most extraordinary trials--personal or legal--in American history., (Order No: 18868 ), $7.50
163. Jensen, Joan M., ARMY SURVEILLANCE IN AMERICA, 1775-1980, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, (1991) 1st ptg, 325pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0300046685 This book presents a comprehensive history of military surveillance in the United States, tracing the evolution of America's internal security policy during the past two hundred years., (Order No: 43348 ), $14.50
164. Kahn, David, HITLER'S SPIES: GERMAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE IN WORLD WAR II, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, (1978) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 671pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0025606107, (Order No: 1582 ), $8.50
165. Karig, Walter and Kelley, Welbourne, BATTLE REPORT: PEARL HARBOR TO CORAL SEA, Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., New York, 1944, B&W illustrations, 499pp, good (no dustjacket), light fade/wear and soil to cloth as usual, (Order No: 18278 ), $8.00
166. Kawano, Kenji (photographs by) (foreword by Carl Gorman, Code Talker) (introduction by Benis M. Frank, USMC), WARRIORS: NAVAJO CODE TALKERS, Northland Publishing Company, Flagstaff, AZ, (1999) 7th ptg, B&W illustrations, 107pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) signed by the photographer, ISBN 0873585135 During World War II, as the Japanese were breaking American codes as quickly as they could be devised, a small group of Navajo Indian Marines provided their country with its only totally secure cryptogram., (Order No: 59600 ), $10.00
167. Keeney, L. Douglas and Butler, William S., DAY OF DESTINY: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF D-DAY, Quill / William Morrow, New York, (1998), B&W illustrations, 128pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0688168825 Includes more than one hundred rare photographs never before assembled., (Order No: 55219 ), $5.00
168. Kelley, Frank and Ryan, Cornelius, STAR-SPANGLED MIKADO, Robert M. McBride & Company, New York, (1947) 1st ed, 282pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "Here is the first penetrating behind- the-scenes study of General Douglas MacArthur and the American occupation of Japan. Pulling no punches, it is a down-to-earth account of America's role in Japan told with wit, understanding - and where necessary with criticism.", (Order No: 52664 ), $35.00
169. Keyserlingk, Robert H., AUSTRIA IN WORLD WAR II: AN ANGLO-AMERICAN DILEMMA - AUSTRIA IN WWII, McGill-Queen's Univ. Press, Kingston, Canada, (1988), B&W illustrations, 305pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), review press rel., ISBN 0773506446 The first comprehensive work on the British and American attitude toward Austria during the wary, and also serves as a case study in the growing importance of propaganda as an arm of government., (Order No: 2651 ), $15.00
170. Kightly, Charles, STRONGHOLDS OF THE REALM: DEFENSES IN BRITAIN FROM PREHISTORY TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, Thames and Hudson, London, (1979), 193 ill. 20 in color, 208pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0500250634 An exciting collaboration between one of the liveliest of the younger generation of British historians and a photographer who has traveled throughout the country to make a unique visual record tracing the overall role played by defenses in the history of Britain., (Order No: 35748 ), $12.00
171. Kilvert, B. Cory, COMRADES IN COURAGE, THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1914-1918, published by the author, booksurge, 2007, 270pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by the author, ISBN 1419657801, (Order No: 59483 ), $18.50
172. King, William, THE STICK AND THE STARS, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, (1958) 1st ed, 192pp, good w/chipped and worn dustjacket (hardcover), "A British submarine commander, a man of wit and charm and adventure, tells the story of his combat, his fears, his moments of laughter, and love, and of himself.", (Order No: 17511 ), $10.00
173. Kinross, John, WALKING & EXPLORING THE BATTLEFIELDS OF BRITAIN, Hunter Publishing Inc., Edison, NJ, (1989), B&W and color ill., maps, 192pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1556501560 Interesting and unusual area of walking, which will stimulate interest in Britain's historic battles. More than sixty of the greatest British battles are explained. Detailed maps and illustrations help the walker get the most from their walks., (Order No: 34403 ), $14.50
174. Kirkland, Richard C., TALES OF A WAR PILOT, Smithsonian Institution Pr., Washington, DC, (1999) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 160pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1560988886 More than a memoir, this book encompasses two very different kinds of combat flying - the aggressive dogfights of the fighter pilot and the lifesaving missions of the unarmed helicopter pilot., (Order No: 52582 ), $5.00
175. Kruger, Rayne, GOOD-BYE DOLLY GRAY: THE STORY OF THE BOER WAR, J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA, 1960, B&W illustrations, 507pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), This fascinating story reveals a war 'fought with great incompetence (and heroism and generosity) on either side.' The author sees and describes the background, the personalities, the campaigns and the lasting effects on Africa., (Order No: 20781 ), $8.00
176. Kunkel, Norman C. and Kunkel, Georgie Bright, LIBERATOR'S LIFE: AFS AMBULANCE DRIVER CHOOSES PEACE, Bright Kunkel Books, Seattle, WA, (2006) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 250pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1599754479, (Order No: 60426 ), $20.00
177. Lachouque, Henry (translated from the French by Roy Monkcom), NAPOLEON'S BATTLES - A HISTORY OF HIS CAMPAIGNS, E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1967 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 479pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "This book which masterfully recreates Napoleon's campaigns, is a complete, exhaustive study of his military personality and performance.", (Order No: 56692 ), $40.00
178. Ladd, James, COMMANDOS AND RANGERS OF WORLD WAR II, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1978), B&W illustrations, 288pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 0312151675, (Order No: 23016 ), $4.00
179. Laffin, John, LINKS OF LEADERSHIP - THIRTY CENTURIES OF MILITARY COMMAND, Abelard-Schuman, New York, (1970), 304pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 50591 ), $6.00
180. Lamb, Richard, THE DRIFT TO WAR, 1922-1939, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1991) 1st US, color illustrations, 372pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0312058586 The definitive account of British policy from the advent of the League of Nations to the beginning of war in 1939., (Order No: 30057 ), $6.50
181. Large, Hector (preface by Pierre Mac Orlan), LE COSTUME MILITAIRE - A TRAVERS LES AGES - TOME III, Aux Editions Arc-En-Ciel, Paris, n.d., Original, good, fold-over folio slipcase. Contents fine; including: Preface of six pages; table of plates of six pages, and 105 hand-colored spectacular plates (complete). Text in French. The hand-colored plates depict the French Military Uniforms from 1848 to 1935 from The Republic, The Second Empire, The Imperial Guard, and the later Republic period. Edition limited to 1,000 sets., (Order No: 20869 ), $350.00
182. Latty, Yvonne (foreword by Max Cleland), IN CONFLICT: IRAQ WAR VETERANS SPEAK OUT ON DUTY, LOSS, AND THE FIGHT TO STAY ALOVE, PoliPoint Press, Sausalito, CA, (2006), B&W illustrations, 189pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) signed by author, ISN 0976062143, (Order No: 57608 ), $10.00
183. Laur, Timothy M., and Llanso, Steven L. (edited by Walter J. Boyne), THE ARMY TIMES - NAVY TIMES - AIR FORCE TIMES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN U.S. MILITARY WEAPONS, Berkley Books, New York, (1995) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 496pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0425147819 Provides a collective description of the principle weapon systems of the United States., (Order No: 52575 ), $5.00
184. Laurence, William L., THE HELL BOMB, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1951 1st ed, 198pp, good, orange cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 26879 ), $7.50
185. Leasor, James, THE UNINVITED ENVOY - THE MYSTERIOUS FLIGHT OF RUDOLF HESS, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, (1962), B&W illustrations, 249pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 41395 ), $8.00
186. Lee, Loyd E., WORLD WAR II - CRUCIBLE OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD: COMMENTARY AND READINGS, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., Armonk, NY, (1991) 1st ptg, 427pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0873327322 A wide-ranging anthology dealing with social, diplomatic, military, and political developments during the Second World War., (Order No: 50234 ), $25.00
187. Lefebure, Victor (preface by Marshal Foch; introduction by Field- Marshal Sir Henry Wilson), THE RIDDLE OF THE RHINE: CHEMICAL STRATEGY IN PEACE AND WAR, The Chemical Foundation, Inc, New York, (1923), B&W illustrations, 282pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket EX-LIB no external mks, An account of the critical struggle for power and for the decisive war initiative. The campaign fostered by the great Rhine factories, and the pressing problems which they represent. A matter of pre-eminent public interest concerning the sincerity of disarmament, the future of warfare, and the stability of peace., (Order No: 19145 ), $3.50
188. Lewis, Jon E., THE GIANT BOOK OF BATTLES, Magpie Books, London, (2006), 498pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1845294033 Excellent accounts by outstanding military writers of events from the Relief of Ladysmith in 1900 during the Anglo-Boer South African War through all military operations up to an including Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf in 1991., (Order No: 52587 ), $5.00
189. Lindbergh, Charles A., THE WARTIME JOURNALS OF CHARLES A. LINDBERGH, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, (1970) 1st ed, 76 B&W photographs, 1038pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0151946256 These are the journals Lindbergh kept between the years 1938 and 1945., (Order No: 15453 ), $10.00
190. Lindstrom, Lamont & White, Geoffrey M., ISLAND ENCOUNTERS: BLACK AND WHITE MEMORIES OF THE PACIFIC WAR, Smithsonian Institution Pr., Washington, D.C., (1990) 1st ptg, B&W photographs, 194pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0874744571 This book explores the massive and sudden contact between two worlds- powerful military forces and Pacific islanders-blending oral histories recorded in the islands after World War II with more than 175 photographs gleaned from hundreds of thousands reposing in Japanese newspaper morgues, the private albums of U.S. veterans, and Allied military archives., (Order No: 13078 ), $8.00
191. Litoff, Judy Barrett and Smith, David C. (edited by) (letters by Mrs. Keith Frazier Somerville), DEAR BOYS: WORLD WAR II LETTERS FROM A WOMAN BACK HOME, Univ. Press of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, (1991) 1st ptg, 253pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0878055215 Collects the memorable columns written by Mrs. Keith Frazier Somerville (1888-1978) for the newspaper of Bolivar County, Mississippi., (Order No: 55691 ), $7.00
192. Lloyd, Selwyn, SUEZ 1956: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT, Mayflower Books, Inc., New York, (1978) 1st Amer, 30 B&W ill., B&W map, 282pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 20849 ), $7.50
193. Lockwood, Allison McCrillis, TOUCHED WITH FIRE: AN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN WORLD WAR II, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA, (1993), B&W illustrations, 193pp, very good, wraps (softcover) inscribed by the author & owner, This volume shows how the Second World War affected a single American community, Northampton, Massachusetts., (Order No: 44288 ), $30.00
194. Lodge, Henry Cabot, THE WAR WITH SPAIN, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1899 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 276pp, good, red cloth, teg (hardcover) fadesd spine, light water stain, The story of the war of the United States with Spain based on official reports of the military and naval operations. NOTE FADED SPINE and LIGHT WATER STAINING TO A FEW PAGES AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE BOOK BLOCK., (Order No: 54070 ), $30.00
195. Lodge, O. R., THE RECAPTURE OF GUAM, The Battery Press, Inc., Nashville, TN, (1991), B&W illustrations, 214pp, maps, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0898391601 First published in 1954 by the Historical Branch G-3 Division Headquarters US Marine Corps., (Order No: 60452 ), $35.00
196. Luvaas, Jay (edited and translated by), FREDERICK THE GREAT ON THE ART OF WAR, The Free Press, New York, (1966), B&W illustrations, 391pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), BCE, This volume is based on selections from THE ART OF WAR and other works by Frederick, including military manuals and advice to officers on the conduct of battles. It gives a detailed, intimate picture of military life in the eighteenth century., (Order No: 31479 ), $10.00
197. Lyall, Gavin (editor), THE WAR IN THE AIR: THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II, William Morrow & Co., Inc., New York, (1969), B&W photo section, 422pp, good w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 8217 ), $7.50
198. Maack, Annelore, PROTECTED BY THE ENEMY: MY LIFE WITH THE P.O.W.S!, Robert D. Reed Publishers, San Francisco, CA, (2000), 220pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) lacks front free endpaper, ISBN 188500351X This is the story of a German girl, growing up rapidly amidst the chaos of war, learning what really matters., (Order No: 55799 ), $15.00
199. Maas, Peter, THE TERRIBLE HOURS: THE MAN BEHIND THE GREATEST SUBMARINE RESCUE IN HISTORY, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, (1999) 16th ptg, 259pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0060194804 On the eve of World War II, America's newest submarine, U.S.S. SQUALUS, plunged helplessly to the North Atlantic bottom during a test dive. Miraculously, 33 crew members still survived, and this is the story of their rescue., (Order No: 53075 ), $4.00
200. MacGregor-Hastie, Roy, THE DAY OF THE LION - THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A FASCIST ITALY 1922-1945, Coward-McCann, Inc., New York, (1964) 1st Amer, 395pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) SOME RED MARKS & UNDERLINING, (Order No: 41022 ), $4.50
201. MacKenzie, Norman, THE ESCAPE FROM ELBA: THE FALL & FLIGHT OF NAPOLEAN 1814-1815, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1982, 299pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0192158635, (Order No: 1412 ), $7.00
202. Macksey, Kenneth, INVASION: THE GERMAN INVASION OF ENGLAND JULY 1940, Collier Macmillan Canada Ltd, Ontario, (1980), B&W illustrations, 223pp, very good, blue cloth (no dustjacket), ISBN 0029902908, (Order No: 3269 ), $5.00
203. Macrae, R. Stuart, WINSTON CHURCHILL'S TOYSHOP, The Roundwood Press, Kineton, Warwick, UK, 1971, B&W illustrations, 228pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), This is the inside story of one of the most famous of all the "back rooms" of World War II - and of the men and women who worked for it. Conceived by Winston Churchill to short circuit the delays, frustrations and inefficiences of the service ministries, Department M.D.I. earned from its detractors the soubriquet "Winston Churchill's Toyshop.", (Order No: 55413 ), $40.00
204. Magill, John Foster and Reynolds, Susan Magill, A SOLDIER'S PSALM|: AN ODYSSEY OF AMERICA'S RESTLESS WARRIORS - BOOKS I & II, Trafford Publishing, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2001), 143pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by the authors, ISBN 1552129381, (Order No: 58644 ), $20.00
205. Magnus, Philip, KITCHENER: PORTRAIT OF AN IMPERIALIST, John Murray, London, (1958), B&W photos, 410pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This is the life of the British soldier-imperialist Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Viscount of Khartoum and of Aspall in Suffolk. He became a legend during his lifetime, and through his adventurous and distinguished service became virtually the idol of the British public., (Order No: 8282 ), $7.50
206. Martienssen, Anthony, HITLER AND HIS ADMIRALS, E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1949 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 275pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover)(no dustjacket), "These four sets of papers made it possible to reconstruct an accurate and detailed account of the higher direction of the German Navy. Together with the numberous other political and military papers which were unearthed, they also made possible a comprehenisve history of Nazi Germany at war.", (Order No: 27236 ), $13.50
207. Martin, Laurence, ARMS AND STRATEGY: THE WORLD POWER STRUCTURE TODAY, David McKay Company, Inc., New York, (1973) 1st Amer, over 70 B&W ill., 320pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), The book is divided into four main sections covering nuclear weapons and total war; the machinery and theory of limited war; the main areas of conflict; and current political and economic problems that affect defence planning., (Order No: 16368 ), $8.50
208. Martin, Paul, EUROPEAN MILITARY UNIFORMS: A SHORT HISTORY, Spring Books, London, (1967), B&W and color ill., 128pp, ill., good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The aim of this book is to survey, briefly and concisely, the whole field of military costume from the point when, with the creation of standing armies, it became detached from everyday civilian attire and took on a distinctive guise., (Order No: 35746 ), $12.00
209. Maslowski, Peter and Winslow, Don, LOOKING FOR A HERO: STAFF SERGEANT JOE RONNIE HOOPER AND THE VIETNAM WAR, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, (2004), B&W illustrations, 618pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0803232446, (Order No: 53288 ), $7.00
210. Mason, Herbert Molloy, THE RISE OF THE LUFTWAFFE: FORGING THE SECRET GERMAN AIR WEAPON, 1918-1940, The Dial Press, New York, 1973 1st ptg, B&W ill., 403pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) couple closed tears dj, This fascinating account details the subterfuge and ingenuity used to create the new Luftwaffe., (Order No: 32856 ), $5.00
211. Masse, C. H., THE PREDECESSORS: OF THE ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS 1757-1888, Gale and Polden Limited, Aldershot, 1948, B&W and color ill., maps, 116pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A history of the development of the supply and transport services of the British Army., (Order No: 20588 ), $45.00
212. Matthews, William and Wecter, Dixon, OUR SOLDIERS SPEAK, 1775-1918, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, 1943 1st ed, 365pp, good+ w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover), Out of the diaries, the journals, the letters of riflemen, sailors, soldiers and militiamen, comes a history more vivid, more vigorous, more alive than one from any historian's pen., (Order No: 27923 ), $15.00
213. Mauch, Christof (translated from the German by Jeremiah M. Riemer), THE SHADOW WAR AGAINST HITLER: THE COVERT OPERATIONS OF AMERICA'S WARTIME SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, Columbia University Press, New York, (2003) 1st ptg, 333pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0231120443 The full story of America's far-flung secret intelligence apparatus during World War II., (Order No: 39467 ), $7.50
214. McDowell, Ernest R. (illustrated by Don Greer), 49TH FIGHTER GROUP, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1989), B&W and color illustrations, 64pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897472217 The history of the 49th Fighter Group told through the personal experiences of the men that made up the Squadrons., (Order No: 54619 ), $10.00
215. McKenzie, E. D. (compiled and written by), BOYS AT WAR, MEN AT PEACE - FORMER ENEMY AIR COMBATANTS MEET TO REMEMBER AND RECONCILE, Vantage Press, New York, (1998) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 313pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author, ISBN 0533124662 Fifty-two years after a US plane was shot down in a German village, a historian researching the incident uncovered the identities of all the men involved, even the Luftwaffe pilot credited with the "kill." He goes on to contact those who are still alive, and invites them to return to the village for a reunion and to participate in ceremonies of reconciliation., (Order No: 48876 ), $60.00
216. McLaughlin, Redmond & Horrocks, Brian (edited by), THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, Leo Cooper Ltd., London, (1972), B&W illustrations, 121pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0850520916 Part of the Famous Regiments series, this book is the first comprehensive history of the Royal Army Medical Corps., (Order No: 13973 ), $25.00
217. Melegari, Vezio, THE WORLD'S GREAT REGIMENTS, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1969) 1st Amer, 160 color, 70 B&W ill., 256pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), A comprehensive and lavishly illustrated review of the most famous and historically significant regiments of the world, from the elite troops of antiquity to the crack Panzer divisions of the Second World War. Includes a catalogue of uniforms and separate indexes of names and military uniforms, all of which increase its usefulness as a reference work., (Order No: 11101 ), $10.00
218. Meredith, Roy, THE AMERICAN WARS: A PICTORIAL HISTORY FROM QUEBEC TO KOREA 1755-1953, World Publishing Co., Cleveland, (1955) 1st ed, 100s of B&W illustrations, 349pp, very good, gray cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), "This is the pictorial history of the American wars as seen by artists in uniform, a unique compilation of the work in sketch book and on canvas of the men who recorded history as they made it.", (Order No: 4150 ), $12.50
219. Michie, Allan A. and Graebner, Walter (edited by), THEIR FINEST HOUR: FIRST-HAND NARRATIVES OF THE WAR IN ENGLAND, Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, (1941) 1st Amer, B&W illustrations, 226pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "A notable advance in journalism's technique of reporting war. ... contains sixteen dramatic accounts by men and women who conduct right now the crucial operations in the defense of Britain.", (Order No: 17564 ), $7.00
220. Michie, Allan A., RETREAT TO VICTORY, Alliance Book Corporation, Chicago, IL, (1942), B&W illustrations, 492pp, index, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A Mighty Answer to A Faltering Confidence. To know when to retreat and to dare to do it--this was the Duke of Wellington's test of military greatness, and it is in the light of this verdict that Allan Michie brilliantly reports and interprets the ebb and flow of Allied fortunes in the Middle and Far East., (Order No: 27266 ), $5.00
221. Miller, William H., GEORGE PATTON AND THE 5TH CONNECTION, Dean and Alan Publishing Co., Rockford, IL, (1993) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 576pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover), This volume highlights the controversial life and times of General George S. Patton Jr. It also serves as a condensed overview of World War II; providing a blunt, no holds barred account of the people, places and politics shaping the biggest war in modern history., (Order No: 53707 ), $85.00
222. Millis, Walter, THE MARTIAL SPIRIT, Literary Guild of America, 1931, B&W illustrations, 427pp, good+, maroon cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, An overall history of the Spanish-American War., (Order No: 53898 ), $4.00
223. Mollo, John and Mollo, Boris (color plates by Bryan Fosten), INTO THE VALLEY OF DEATH: THE BRITISH CAVALRY DIVISION AT BALACLAVA, 1854, Windrow & Greene, London, (1994) 2nd ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 127pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 187200475X Text and illustrations combine to present the most carefully detailed impression ever published of the regiments of the British Cavalry on perhaps the most famous day in all their long history., (Order No: 54536 ), $45.00
224. Montgomery of Alamein, DESPATCH SUBMITTED BY FIELD MARSHALL THE VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN, K.G., G.C.B., D.S.O. ..., British Information Services, New York, 1946, 79pp, good+, wraps (softcover), "... to the Secretary of State for War Describing the Part Played by the 221st Army Group, and the Armies Under His Command, from D Day to VE Day.", (Order No: 41319 ), $12.50
225. Montgomery, Brian, MONTY: A LIFE IN PHOTOGRAPHS, Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset, UK, (1985), B&W illustrations, 160pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0713714948 The family, life and times of Field Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, 1887-1976., (Order No: 55453 ), $8.00
226. Montross, Lynn; Canzona, Nicholas A.; Kuokka, Hubard D.; Hicks, Norman W.; Meid, Pat; and, Yingling, James M., U.S. MARINE OPERATIONS IN KOREA 1950-1953 - FIVE VOLUME SET COMPLETE [MIXED VOLUMES, SEE NOTE], B&W illustrations, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) one reprint with dustjacket, Five Volume Set as Follows: Volume I: THE PUSAN PERIMETER, 271pp, reprinted by Brandy Able 1 Publisher, 1987; Volume II: THE INCHON-SEOUL OPERATION, 361pp, US Government Printing Office, 1955 1st ed; Volume III: THE CHOSIN RESERVOIR CAMPAIGN; 432pp; The Battery Press, Nashville, (1987) reprint fine with/very good+ dustjacket; Volume IV: THE EAST-CENTRAL FRONT, 342pp, Brandy Able 1 Publisher, 1987 reprint; Volume V: OPERATIONS IN WEST KOREA, 641pp, reprinted 1987 by Brandy Able 1 Publisher. Nice clean and tight set, essentially all fine copies except Volume II which is very good., (Order No: 60531 ), $125.00
227. Moore, Robin and Lennon, Michael, THE WARS OF THE GREEN BERETS - AMAZING STORIES FROM VIETNAM TO THE PRESENT, Skyhorse, Publishing, Inc., New York, (2007) 1st ptg, 241pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1602390541 A work of fiction, this book "retells the stranger-than-fiction, hair-raising experiences of the stout men who have risked it all.", (Order No: 53298 ), $8.50
228. Moore, William E.; and, Russell, James C., U.S. OFFICIAL PICTURES OF THE WORLD WAR - FOUR VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Pictorial Bureau, Washington, DC, (1920), sepica toned illustrations, good++, 3/4 red leather, aeg, marbled boards (hardcover), "SHOWING AMERICA'S PARTICIPATION SELECTED FROM THE OFFICIAL FILES OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT WITH UNOFFICIAL INTRODUCTORY PHOTOGRAPHS." Deluxe four volume set from the estate of the original owner, with his name in gilt stamping on the front of each volume. Volume I, page 1-224; Volume II, page 225-464; Volume III, page 465-576, colored plate of "Decorations for American Soldiers," and additional supplemental sections including FINAL REPORT OF GEN. JOHN J. PERSHING; NEW YORK TROOPS IN THE WORLD WAR (LXIV pages); and, OUT OF THE WEST (XVI pages, tear to one page); and, Volume IV, 320pp. A handsome clean and tight set., (Order No: 53984 ), $150.00
229. Morgan, Terry, FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE UNITED STATES, Arco Publishing Company, Inc, New York, (1977) 3rd ptg, B&W illustrations, 96pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0668015543, (Order No: 51916 ), $7.50
230. Morris, Eric; Chant, Christopher; Johnson, Curt; and, Willmott, H. P., WEAPONS & WARFARE OF THE 20TH CENTURY, Derbibooks, Secaucus, NJ, (1976), over 700 B&W and color ill., 480pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 070640534X A comprehensive and historical survey of modern military methods and machines., (Order No: 14597 ), $15.00
231. Muller, Charles G., THE PROUDEST DAY - MACDONOUGH ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN, The John Day Company, New York, (1960), B&W frontis, 373pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Covers the crucial two year period that brought our the best in Macdonough, from his assignment as naval commander on Champlain to the final battle during the War of 1812., (Order No: 55039 ), $15.00
232. Napier, William, ENGLISH BATTLES AND SIEGES IN THE PENINSULA [ON SPINE - NAPIER'S BATTLES OF THE PENINSULA], John Murray, London, 1869, B&W frontis, 469pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) clean and tight copy, By Lieutenant-General Sir William Napier, K.C.B., extracted from his PENINSULAR WAR. New Edition. In this publication, the combats of Rorica, Vimiero, and Coruna, and the character of Sir John Moore, have been entirely recomposed. The other battles and sieges are, with more or less compression of details, transcripts from the History of the Peninsula War., (Order No: 53976 ), $30.00
233. Natkiel, Richard (text by S. L. Mayer & Robin Sommer), ATLAS OF BATTLES: STRATEGY AND TACTICS, CIVIL WAR TO PRESENT, The Military Press, New York, (1984), B&W ill., over 200 maps, 160pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517442868 A guide and reference to the most influential military actions that have taken place since the American Civil War., (Order No: 35747 ), $12.00
234. Newark, Tim, IN HEROES' FOOTSTEPS - A WALKER'S GUIDE TO THE BATTLEFIELDS OF THE WORLD, Barron's, Hauppauge, NY, (2001), color illustrations, 160pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0764152483 Combines historic photographs, illustrations, and eyewitness accounts of each battle, with contemporary photographs of how it is now., (Order No: 58211 ), $7.50
235. Newcomb, Richard F., ABANDON SHIP! THE SAGA OF THE U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS - THE NAVY'S GREATEST SEA DISASTER, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, (2000) 1st thus, B&W illustrations, 326pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (bright colors on dustjacket), ISBN 006018471X First published in 1958. At two minutes after midnight July 29/30, 1945, in the South Pacific, the heavy cruiser INDIANAPOLIS, Flagship of the Fifth Fleet, was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. By a fantastic turn of fate and error, the Navy did not know the INDIANPOLIS had gone down., (Order No: 3109 ), $4.00
236. Nofi, Albert A., THE WAR AGAINST HITLER - MILITARY STRATEGY IN THE WEST, Hippocrene Books, Inc., New York, (1982), 273pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0882546317, (Order No: 41344 ), $10.00
237. Nogueres, Henri, MUNICH OR THE PHONEY PEACE, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, (1965), 8pp of B&W ill., 423pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Suddenly on an early autumn day in 1938 there was not going to be a world war after all. This is the petit-point of history: a play-by-play, hour-by-hour account of the most important meeting of an era. Captured German secret archives, Chamberlain's private letters, Daladier's recollections and a mass of other evidence, brilliantly assembled show every aspect of Munich-the background, the real forces opposing one another, the manoeuvres of the politicians, the opinions of the men entrusted with the lives of nations, and the dreadful outcome., (Order No: 9382 ), $8.00
238. Nolan, Liam, SMALL MAN OF NANATAKI - THE TRUE STORY OF A JAPANESE WHO RISKED HIS LIFE TO PROVIDE COMFORT FOR HIS ENEMIES, E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1966 1st ed, B&W frontis, 162pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 50398 ), $4.00
239. Noli, Jean, THE ADMIRAL'S WOLF PACK, Doubleday & Co., New York, 1974 1st ed, 396pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0385003722 The exciting story of the German U-boat campaigns of World War II as told by the men who were actually there., (Order No: 3161 ), $14.50
240. Noon, Marjorie H., THE TASK AND THE BURDEN, Vantage Press, New York, (2004) 1st ed, 247pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0533146399 This is the story of the American reaction to challenge and threat in the 1940s, told sympathetically by one who lived through the times., (Order No: 44264 ), $14.50
241. Norman, Vesey, ARMS AND ARMOR - PLEASURES AND TREASURES SERIES, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1964), B&W and color illustrations, 128pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Author was a specialist in arms and armor., (Order No: 40507 ), $12.50
242. Nyrop, Kr., THE IMPRISONMENT OF THE GHENT PROFESSORS - A QUESTION OF MIGHT AND RIGHT: MY REPLY TO THE GERMAN LEGATION IN STOCKHOLM, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1917, 91pp, very good, wraps (softcover), "On March 18th, 1916, the military authorities in Belgium arrested two of the professors attached to the University of Ghent.", (Order No: 48917 ), $40.00
243. O'Ballance, Edgar, THE RED ARMY: A SHORT HISTORY, Frederick A. Praeger, Pub., New York, (1964), B&W illustrations, 237pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Contents include: The Birth of the Red Army; The Civil War; The Polish War, 1920; The Period of Consolidation, 1920-8; Expansion and Mechanization, 1928-36; Crisis and Change, 1936-9; The Finnish Campaign, 1939-40; War Against Nazi Germany; Post-War Developments; The Soviet Armed Forces Today., (Order No: 43721 ), $12.50
244. O'Connell, William R. (written and edited by), THE THUNDERBIRD: A 45TH DIVISION HISTORY - THE STORY OF THE 45TH DIVISION'S ACTIONS IN THE KOREAN CONFLICT, Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, n.d. 1st ed, color illustrations, 72pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 60451 ), $25.00
245. Olmsted, Bill, BLUE SKIES - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CANADIAN SPITFIRE PILOT IN WORLD WAR II, Stoddart Publishing Co., Toronto, Canada, (1989) 2nd pt, B&W illustrations, 262pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0773752137 Author recounts hair-raising dogfights with German Me 190s and FockeWulf 190s and describes the amazing escapades of his fellow pilots., (Order No: 48938 ), $10.00
246. Oman, Charles, A HISTORY OF THE PENINSULAR WAR: VOLUMES I, II, III, IV, AND V - FIVE VOLUMES ONLY, Oxford University Press, London, B&W illustrations and maps, good, red cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB with usual markings, First five of seven volumes, including: Volume I, 1807-1809 FROM THE TREATY OF FOUNTAINEBLEAU TO THE BATTLE OF CORUNNA, 1902, 656pp; Volume II, JAN.-SEPT. 1809 FROM THE BATTLE OF CORUNNA TO THE END OF THE TALAVERA CAMPAIGN, 1903, 664pp; Volume III, SEPT. 1809- DEC. 1810 OCANA - CADIZ - BUSSACO - TORRES VEDRAS, 1908, 568pp; Volume IV, DEC. 1810-DEC. 1811 MASSENA'S RETREAT - FUENTES DE ONORO - ALBUERA - TARRAGONA, 1911, 664pp; and, Volume V, OCT. 1811-AUG. 31, 1812 VALENCIA - CIUDAD RODRIGO - BADAJOZ - SALAMANCA - MADRID, 1914, 634pp., (Order No: 55459 ), $600.00
247. Page, Kirby, MUST WE GO TO WAR? - A BOOK FOR MEN WITH A SUB-TITLE FOR WOMEN, Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., New York, (1937) 1st ed, 278pp, good, red cloth (hardcover), "Must American Women Send Their Men to Fight in Europe or Asia?", (Order No: 42250 ), $8.50
248. Page, Kirby, NOW IS THE TIME TO PREVENT A THIRD WORLD WAR, published by the author, La Habra, CA, (1946), 361pp, good++, red cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 43820 ), $6.00
249. Palmer, Frederick, NEWTON D. BAKER: AMERICA AT WAR - TWO VOLUME SET, Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1931 3rd ptg, B&W illustrations, good, blue cloth (hardcover) occasional ink marks and notes, "Based on the Personal Papers of the Secretary of War in the World War; His Correspondence with the President and Important Leaders at Home and Abroad; the Confidential Cablegrams Between the War Department and Headquarters in France; the Minutes of the War Industries Board, and other first-hand material." Volume I, 421pp; Volume II, 451pp., (Order No: 40122 ), $17.50
250. Pappas, George S., PRUDENS FUTURI: THE US ARMY WAR COLLEGE, 1901- 1967, Alumni US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA, (1979) 5th ptg, B&W illustrations, 337pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The history of the Army War College., (Order No: 17376 ), $7.00
251. Parkinson, Roger, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN WAR, Stein and Day Publishers, New York, (1977), maps, 226pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0812818989 A comprehensive survey of the upheavals experience in warfare from 1793 to the present in battles, weapons and people., (Order No: 9136 ), $5.00
252. Parkinson, Roger, SUMMER, 1940: THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN, David McKay Company, Inc., New York, (1977) 1st Amer, B&W illustrations and maps, 236pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0679507566 Author has drawn on extensive contemporary accounts and on hitherto unpublished documentation, up to the War Cabinet level, for a new view of these controversial events of World War II., (Order No: 27205 ), $5.00
253. Parry, Francis Fox, THREE-WAR MARINE - THE PACIFIC - KOREA - VIETNAM, Pacifica Press, Pacifica, CA, (1987) 1st ed, B&W photos, 273pp, very good w/good dj, (Order No: 9129 ), $20.00
254. Pater, Alan F. (compiled and edited by), UNITED STATES BATTLESHIPS: THE HISTORY OF AMERICA'S GREATEST FIGHTING FLEET, Monitor Book Company, Beverly Hills, CA, (1968) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 279pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 60321 ), $12.00
255. Paul, Jim, CATAPULT: HARRY AND I BUILD A SIEGE WEAPON, Villard Books, New York, 1991 2nd ptg, 256pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394585070, (Order No: 36490 ), $7.50
256. Pfanner, Helmut F. (edited by), WORLD WAR II AND THE EXILES: A LITERARY RESPONSE -- DER ZWEITE WELTKRIEG UND DIE EXILANTEN: EINE LITERARISCHE ANTWORT, Bouvier Verlag, Bonn Berlin, 1991, 324pp, very good++, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 3416022718 Text in German and some English., (Order No: 50103 ), $45.00
257. Philpott, Bryan, GERMAN BOMBERS OVER ENGLAND - WORLD WAR 2 PHOTO ALBUM NUMBER 2, Aztex Corporation, Tucson, AZ, (1981), B&W illustrations, 96pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0894040421 A selection of German wartime photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz., (Order No: 59338 ), $6.00
258. Piekalkiewicz, Janusz, THE BATTLE FOR CASSINO, Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, (1980) 1st ptg, 150 B&W photos and maps, 192pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0672526670 This was one of the most savage conflicts of the Second World War where British, New Zealand, Indian, French, Polish and American forces were halted and blocked by Kesselring's crack German troops in the drive to capture Rome. The author using a wealth of documentary evidence from Allied and German sources, gives a day-to-day narrative of how the infantry troops on both sides responded to the combat in town, the Liri valley and on the mountain itself., (Order No: 15997 ), $10.00
259. Piemonte, T. J., A WORLD WAR II SAILOR'S JOURNEY: THE NORTH ATLANTIC TO THE SEA OF JAPAN, Old Mountain Press, Fayetteville, NC, (2006) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 108pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1931575657, (Order No: 60428 ), $8.50
260. Pizer, Vernon, THE UNITED STATES ARMY, Frederick A. Praeger, Pub., New York, (1967), 213pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover), Praeger Library of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies., (Order No: 29994 ), $5.00
261. Polmar, Norman (ed), SOVIET NAVAL DEVELOPMENTS, Nautical & Aviation Pub. Co., Annapolis, (1979), B&W illustrations, 119pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0933852010 Prepared at the direction of the Chief of Naval Operations by the Director of Naval Intelligence and the Chief of Information, Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C. America's leading expert on the Soviet Navy describes the evolution of Russia's high seas fleet in an economical, dispassionate, and articulate analysis, which is illustrated with more than 110 photographs and 60 silhouettes of warships., (Order No: 9394 ), $5.00
262. Polmar, Norman; Wertheim, Eric; Bahjat, Andrew; and, Watson, Bruce, CHRONOLOGY OF THE COLD WAR AT SEA 1945-1991, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, (1998) 1st ptg, 241pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 155750685X Covers naval forward-presence and combat operations from the Berlin Crisis, Korea, the Suez campaign, and the Vietnam War to the Iran-Iraq conflict, the Falklands War, and the Gulf War., (Order No: 56841 ), $10.00
263. Polmar, Norman and Noot, Jurrien, SUBMARINES OF THE RUSSIAN AND SOVIET NAVIES, 1718-1990, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, (1991) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 370pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870215701 Drawn extensively on Russian and German language sources in addition to US and British intelligence material not previously available to historians, this book's coverage begins with the first submarine project funded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1718., (Order No: 58663 ), $25.00
264. Potter, Chandler E., THE MILITARY HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 1623-1861, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, ME, 1972, 401pp, index, very good++, maroon buckram cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0806305142 Originally printed in two parts: Part 1: "Adjutant General's Reports, Part 1 of Volume 2, Concord, 1866; and, Part 2 Adjutant Generals's Reports, Part 2, Manchester, 1868. This reprint also includes a biographical sketch of the author, Chandler E. Potter, first published in 1869. This reprint has indexes added that were prepared by the Staff of the New Hampshire Historical Society. Original title page reads: " The Military History of The State of New Hampsire, From its Settlement, in 1623, to the Rebellion, in 1861: Comprising an Account of the Stirring Events Connected Therewith; Biographical Notices of Many of the Officers Distinguished Therein: and Notes Explanatory of the Text.", (Order No: 49290 ), $225.00
265. Powell, E. Alexander, SLANTING LINES OF STEEL, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1933, B&W frontis, 307pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 53130 ), $10.00
266. Powell, Wm. H. (Colonel, US Army) (compiled from the official records by), LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1779 TO 1900, L. R. Hamersly & Co., New York, 1900, 863pp, ads, very good, blue/green cloth (hardcover) light fading to cloth, "Embracing a Register of all Appointments by the President of the United States in the Volunteer Service During the Civil War and of Volunteer Officers in the Service of the United States June 1, 1900." Includes General Officers of the Continental Army of the Revolution, and Appointments 1861-65., (Order No: 50815 ), $250.00
267. Preston, Antony; Lyon, David; and, Batchelor, John H. (edited by S. L. Mayer), NAVIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, Prentice-Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, (1975), B&W and color illustrations, 160pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 01361077454 Contents include: A Maritime War; The Ships; The Weapons; The Men; and, The Navies., (Order No: 3755 ), $7.50
268. Price, Alfred, BLITZ ON BRITAIN - THE BOMBER ATTACKS ON THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1939-1945, PBS - Book Club Edition, London, [1976], B&W illustrations, 192pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), An objective two-sided account containing much new information to enable the reader to see the bombing attacks on Britain during the Second World War in an entirely new perspective., (Order No: 52953 ), $12.50
269. Prince Reichstadt-Napoleon V, "ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE", J. Howard Randerson, Albany, NY, 1925, B&W illustrations, 54pp, good, black cloth spine (hardcover) light edgewear, An account of the extraordinary experience of Prince Reichstadt-Napoleon V in World War I, with "especial reference to the circumstances surrounding his origination of war terms which were destined to become a part of our popular vocabulary.", (Order No: 47542 ), $100.00
270. Pyadyshev, B., THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF THE USA, Progress Publishers, Moscow, Russia, (1977) 1st ptg, 188pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 51856 ), $12.50
271. Quarrie, Bruce, SAS AND ELITE FORCES - THE ELITE MILITARY UNITS OF THE WORLD, The Lyons Press, Guilford, CT, (2004) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 128pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1592287093, (Order No: 54184 ), $7.50
272. Quarrie, Bruce, GERMAN PARATROOPS IN THE MED - WORLD WAR 2 PHOTO ALBUM NUMBER 7, Patrick Stephens, Cambridge, UK, (1979), B&W illustrations, 95pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0850593360 A selection of German wartime photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz., (Order No: 59339 ), $25.00
273. Ramsey, Winston G. (editor), THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN THEN AND NOW, An After the Battle Magazine, London, (1996) 5th ed, B&W illustrations, 816pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0900913460 First published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Over 1,700 pictures show a comparative "then and now.", (Order No: 4323 ), $60.00
274. Rapoport, Vitaly and Alexeev, Yuri; Treml, Vladimir G. (editor); Adams, Bruce (co-editor and translator), HIGH TREASON: ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF THE RED ARMY, 1918-1938, Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 1985, 463pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0822306476 "An impassioned account, from a patriotic Russian viewpoint, of the Civil War, the party struggles of the 1920s, the purges of the thirties and their tragic consequences for the Red Army in the beginnings of World War II.", (Order No: 52900 ), $30.00
275. Reid, Stuart, KING GEORGE'S ARMY 1740-93 (2) -- MEN-AT-ARMS 289, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, UK, (2003), B&W and color illustrations, 48pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1855325640, (Order No: 60406 ), $10.00
276. Rentz, John N., BOUGAINVILLE AND THE NORTHERN SOLOMONS, The Battery Press, Inc., Nashville, TN, (1989), B&W illustrations, 166pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0898391377 First published in 1948 by the Historical Section Division of Public Information Headquarters US Marine Corps., (Order No: 60453 ), $40.00
277. Report of the Major-General Commanding the Army, ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1898 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 55TH CONGRESS DOCU. 2, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1898, maps, 720pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) edgewear, This volume from the House of Representatives; 55th Congres, 3d Session. Document No. 2.; provides the reports with the War with Spain (Spanish-American War) including: Military Departments; Schools of Application; Army Corps; Troops in the Philippines; Troops in Porto Rico; and, Troops in Cuba., (Order No: 54245 ), $125.00
278. Richardson, K. D. (foreword by Paul Stillwell), REFLECTIONS OF PEARL HARBOR - AN ORAL HISTORY OF DECEMBER 7, 1941, Praeger, Westport, CT, (2005) 1st ptg, 174pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) lacks front free endpaper, ISBN 0275985164 Includes 160 personal narratives that describe a day in the life of America: that day was December 7, 1941., (Order No: 55516 ), $25.00
279. Rinehart, Mary Roberts, THE ALTAR OF FREEDOM, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1917, 48pp, good+, tan spine, paper covered boards (hardcover), (Order No: 41714 ), $10.00
280. Rinehart, Mary Roberts, KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS - AN AMERICAN WOMAN AT THE FRONT, George H. Doran Company, New York, (1915) 1st ed, B&W frontis, 368pp, good++, decorated red cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 49738 ), $10.00
281. Rines, S. Melvin, FLYING HIGH - THE STORY OF A FIGHTER PILOT, Xlibris Corporation, (2005), B&W illustrations, 194pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 141349613X "As a young boy growing up in the Great Depression, S. Melvin Rines discovers education is important, college attainable and his dream of flying impossible... Then Pearl Harbor! The world is at war, and he joins the navy's V-5 program, arguably offering the finest flight training ever devised.", (Order No: 56570 ), $25.00
282. Roff, Sue Rabbitt, HOTSPOTS: THE LEGACY OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, Cassell, London, (1995), 306pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0304334383, (Order No: 54719 ), $5.00
283. Rogers, Norma, UNTIL THE FINAL GUN, 1st Books Library, n.d., 501pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0759674868 On the shelf, in stock and ready to ship., (Order No: 60421 ), $20.00
284. Rooney, Andrew A., THE FORTUNES OF WAR - FOUR GREAT BATTLES OF WORLD WAR II, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, (1962) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 243pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), A stunning compound of narrative and photographs, this volume describes the Invasion of Tarawa, the Siege of Stalingrad, the D-Day Invasion, and the Battle of the Bulge., (Order No: 53896 ), $7.50
285. Rooney, D. D., STILWELL - BALLANTINE'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE VIOLENT CENTURY - WAR LEADER BOOK NO. 4, Ballantine Books, Inc., New York, (1971) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 160pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 55910 ), $4.00
286. Ross, Raymond S., WHEN YOUR NUMBER'S UP: MERITOCRACY GOES TO WAR, First Page Publications, Livonia, MI, (2005), 315pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0928623603, (Order No: 60427 ), $10.00
287. Roxin, Paul, ONE FOOT ON THE GROUND: A PILOT'S MEMOIRS OF AVIATORS & AVIATION, Ry-Gan Printing, Inc., n.p., (1998), B&W illustrations, 209pp, fine, wraps (softcover) - lacks front free endpaper, ISBN 1412002974, (Order No: 55549 ), $20.00
288. Rumer, Thomas A., THE AMERICAN LEGION: AN OFFICIAL HISTORY, 1919- 1989, M. Evans & Company, Inc., New York, (1990) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 610pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0871316226 This monumental volume salutes and celebrates the first seventy years of the world's largest veterans' organization: the American Legion., (Order No: 54107 ), $8.00
289. Santoli, Al, TO BEAR ANY BURDEN: THE VIETNAM WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH IN THE WORDS OF AMERICANS AND SOUTHEAST ASIANS, E. P. Dutton, Inc., New York, (1985) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 367pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0525243275, (Order No: 3019 ), $3.00
290. Saunders, M. G. (editor), THE SOVIET NAVY, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, (1958), B&W illustrations, 340pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 5445 ), $7.00
291. Schemmer, Benjamin F., ALMANAC OF LIBERTY: A CHRONOLOGY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ANNIVERSARIES FROM 1775 TO THE PRESENT, Macmillan Publishing Co.,Inc, NY, (1974) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 262pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), This book encompasses the contemporaneous civil life and thought in many fields. There are vignettes of hundreds of personalities; entries on advances and discoveries in medicine, technology, education, science, space exploration, and government; and many other subjects of general interest., (Order No: 16460 ), $10.00
292. Schofield, William G., EASTWARD THE CONVOYS, Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, IL, (1965) 1st ptg, 240pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), William G. Schofield, a newspaperman in civilian life, was one of the first officers of The United States Navy's Armed Guard Program. This book is his recollection of what it was like to be at sea in the memorable time of the convoys., (Order No: 52353 ), $10.00
293. Schwarzkopf, H. Norman (with Peter Petre) - signed by the author, GENERAL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY - IT DOESN'T TAKE A HERO, Linda Gray / Bantam Books, New York, (1992) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 530pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) SIGNED BY THE GENERAL, ISBN 0553089447 Bookplate with the General's 4-star flag, and boldly signed in black felt-tip ink is affixed to the front free endpaper., (Order No: 38478 ), $25.00
294. Scott, Harriet Fast and Scott, William F., THE ARMED FORCES OF THE USSR, Westview Press, Boulder, CO, (1979), B&W illustrations, 439pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, (Order No: 24777 ), $8.50
295. Scott, James Brown (introduction by), LES CONVENTIONS ET DECLARATIONS DE LA HAYE DE 1899 ET 1907, Oxford University Press, New York, 1918, 318pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) some cover wear, and spine number, "Accompagnees de Tableaux des Signatures, Ratifications, et Adhesions et des Textes des Reserves." Dotation Carnegie pour la Paix Internationale Division de Droit International. Text in French., (Order No: 44969 ), $25.00
296. Scott, James Brown (edited by); Root, Elihu (introduction by), THE DECLARATION OF LONDON FEBRUARY 26, 1909, Oxford University Press, New York, 1919, 268pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) light cover wear, spine number, "A Collection of Official Papers and Documents Relating to the International Naval Conference Held in London December, 1908 - February, 1909.", (Order No: 44970 ), $30.00
297. Shanks, David C., AS THEY PASSED THROUGH THE PORT, The Cary Publishing Company, Washington, D.C., (1927), B&W illustrations, 351pp, good++, blue cloth (hardcover), "The stories contained in 'AS THEY PASSED THROUGH THE PORT' were given me by brother officers of the army, by naval officers of the Cruiser and Transport Force, by welfare workers and others who came in close contact with our soldier lads as they went and came." Author was the commanding officer of the Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, NJ., (Order No: 25674 ), $15.00
298. Shellabarger, Samuel, ARGUEMENT BEFORE THE GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL ON BEHALF OF THE ACCUSED IN THE TRIAL OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL D. G. SWAIM, Thomas McGill Law Publishers, Washington, DC, 1885, 129pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Delivered January 15th and 16th, 1885, by Hon. Samuel Shellabarger Before the General Court-Martial convened in the City of Washington, DC by order of the President., (Order No: 45257 ), $75.00
299. Shogan, Robert, HARD BARGAIN: HOW FDR TWISTED CHURCHILL'S ARM, EVADED THE LAW, AND CHANGED THE ROLE OF THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY, Scribner, New York, (1995) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 320pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0689121601 A dramatic chapter in WWII-the inside story of how Franklin D. Roosevelt secretly brokered a deal to provide the destroyers Churchill needed to save Britain from destruction, irrevocably altering the postwar world order., (Order No: 31156 ), $7.50
300. Shrader, Charles Reginald (General Editor), REFERENCE GUIDE TO UNITED STATES MILITARY HISTORY, Facts on File, New York, (1993) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 310pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) faint dampstain bottom edge, ISBN 0816018383, (Order No: 38922 ), $14.50
301. Shrader, Charles Reginald (General Editor), REFERENCE GUIDE TO UNITED STATES MILITARY HISTORY, Facts on File, New York, (1995) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 328pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0816018405, (Order No: 38923 ), $17.50
302. Smith, Bradley F., THE WAR'S LONG SHADOW: THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH - CHINA, RUSSIA, BRITAIN, AMERICA, Simon and Schuster, New York, (1986) 1st ptg, 320pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0671645587, (Order No: 40631 ), $5.00
303. Smith, Bradley F., HEINRICH HIMMLER: A NAZI IN THE MAKING, 1900-1926, Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, CA, (1971), 211pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0817919317, (Order No: 57203 ), $25.00
304. Smith, Bradley F., THE SHADOW WARRIORS - O.S.S. AND THE ORIGINS OF THE C.I.A., Basic Books, Inc. Publishers, New York, (1983) 1st ptg, 507pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0465077560, (Order No: 58387 ), $4.00
305. Smith, Corinna Haven and Hill, Caroline R., RISING ABOVE THE RUINS IN FRANCE, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1920 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 247pp, good++, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, clean & tight copy, "An Account of the Progress Made Since the Armistice in the Devastated Regions in Reestablishing Industrial Activities and The Normal Life of the People.", (Order No: 49883 ), $7.50
306. Smith, E. D. (text by) (photographic material co-ordinated by M. H. Broadway), VALOUR: A HISTORY OF THE GURKHAS, The Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY, (1998) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 178pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0879518170 Drawing on a wide range of photographs, many never before seen in print, VALOUR showcases the remarkable history of the distinguished Gurkha regiments., (Order No: 53095 ), $8.50
307. Smith, E. D., BATTLE FOR BURMA, Holmes & Meier Publishers, New York, (1979), B&W illustrations, 190pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0841904685 Brigadier 'Birdie' Smith, a highly regarded military historian and experienced soldier, takes a fresh look at the differing British, U.S. and Chinese strategies in Burma, shedding new light on the part played by China in North Burma and the role of Joseph Stilwell, the commanding general of the U.S. forces in China, Burma and India., (Order No: 54595 ), $12.50
308. Smith, James B. (Brigadier General, Adjutant General), ADJUTANT GENERAL'S REPORT CONTAINING THE COMPLETE MUSTER-OUT ROLLS OF THE ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS - SPANISH AMERICAN WAR 1898-99, Phllips Bros, State Printers, Springfield, IL, good, tan cloth (hardcover), Four Volumes of: ADJUTANT GENERAL'S REPORT CONTAINING THE COMPLETE MUSTER-OUT ROLLS OF THE ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVED IN THE SPANISH- AMERICAN WAR 1897 AND 1899. Volume I: 1st and 2nd Infantry, 1902, 809pp; Volume II: 3rd and 4th Infantry, 1902; 735pp; Volume III: 5th and 6th Infantry, 1904, 523pp; and, Volume IV: 7th and 8th Infantry, 1904, 429pp. Details include: Name, Rank; When and Where Enrolled; Residence; and of interest are Remarks which include duties, "sick in quarters" and Court Martial results., (Order No: 54032 ), $175.00
309. Smith, William Jay, ARMY BRAT: A MEMOIR, Persea Books, New York, 1980, B&W illustrations, 225pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0892550473 Mr. Smith has a remarkably concentrated vision of the twenty years (1921-1941) spent in and around Jefferson, Barracks, Missouri, on the west bank of the Mississippi, just south of St. Louis, at the time a post of major importance., (Order No: 40028 ), $7.50
310. Smurthwaite, David, BATTLEFIELDS OF BRITAIN: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE, Webb & Bower, Publ., Ltd., Exeter, England, (1984), B&W and color illustrations, 224pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0312920393 A travel and history guide to the battlefields in England since Roman times in 55 BC., (Order No: 52671 ), $7.00
311. Southby-Tailyour, Ewen, JANE'S SPECIAL FORCES RECOGNITION GUIDE, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, (2005) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 496pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0007183291 500 Color Photographs - Identification features - Technical data - Development details - List of each country's special forces., (Order No: 52544 ), $10.00
312. Sparks, David Rhodes, RED POPPIES, Courier Printing Co., Littleton, NH, (1968), B&W illustrations, 97pp, very good++, maroon cloth (hardcover) inscribed by Lucy Sparkes, First published in 1918. Author's experiences in World War I., (Order No: 55933 ), $20.00
313. Stallings, Laurence, THE DOUGHBOYS: THE STORY OF THE AEF, 1917-1918, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1963) 1st ed, 85 B&W ill., 17 maps, 404pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The story of the Doughboys of the American Expeditionary Force who went to France in 1917-1918 to "make the world safe for democracy". The author served as a combat officer on the Western Front and this book is the climax of a lifetime of memories and three years of research and writing., (Order No: 10849 ), $12.00
314. Stein, Ralph and Brown, Harry, IT'S A CINCH, PRIVATE FINCH!, Whittlesey House, New York, (1943), B&W illustrations, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This book is a refresher course for soldiers who have been through the mill and as a demonstration of what's to come for those about to be clapped into khaki., (Order No: 52826 ), $14.50
315. Stenbuck, Jack (edited by) (introduction by Walter Cronkite), TYPEWRITER BATTALION: DRAMATIC FRONT-LINE DISPATCHES FROM WORLD WAR II, William Morrow - Quill, New York, (1995) 1st ptg, 397pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0688149464 Captured in this book are the actual words from the foreign correspondents who reported day to day, battle by battle from the war's front lines. Included are: Ernie Pyle, William Randolph Hearst, Jr.; Homer Bigart; Walter Cronkite; Drew Middleton; Kingsbury Smith; and many others., (Order No: 30922 ), $4.50
316. Stewart, Thomas J. (compiled under the supervision of), RECORD OF PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898 - SECOND EDITION, Wm Stanley Ray State Printer, n.p., 1901, 947pp, very good, 3/4 leather, aeg (hardcover) light edgewear, This report includes the name, residence, date of enrollment, rank, promotions, date of death of discharge, of the officers and enlisted men of the Pennsylvania volunteer organizations in the Spainish-American War., (Order No: 47735 ), $60.00
317. Stillwell, Paul (edited by), AIR RAID: PEARL HARBOR! RECOLLECTIONS OF A DAY OF INFAMY, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, (1981), B&W illustrations, 299pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870210866 Recaptures the experiences that moved a nation to action and presents them from the perspectives of a cross section of people involved., (Order No: 37316 ), $12.50
318. Sweeney, Jerry K. (edited by), A HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR TO THE PRESENT, Westview Press, Boulder, Co., (1996) 1st ptg, 319pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0813328713 Comprehensive and easy to use, this book supplies essential information on the social, technological, political, tactical, and strategic developments that have affected the evolution of the US armed forces., (Order No: 50949 ), $6.00
319. Sweetman, John, A DICTIONARY OF EUROPEAN LAND BATTLES: FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO 1945, Robert Hale, London, (1984), 309pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0709017472 This volume deals only with European land battles and aims to identify the more significant ones, where possible giving brief details of participants, commanders, action, casualties and military outcome together with an indication of the broader political implications., (Order No: 52294 ), $10.00
320. Sweetman, John, BALACLAVA 1854: THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE - PRAEGER ILLUSTRATED MILITARY HISTORY SERIES, Praeger, Westport, CT, (2005), B&W and color illustrations, 96pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0275986276, (Order No: 52461 ), $10.00
321. Taylor, Telford, MUNICH: THE PRICE OF PEACE - THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF THE FATEFUL CONFERENCE OF 1938, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, 1979 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 1084pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0385020538 Taylor traces the military and diplomatic alignments and machinations in Europe from Versilles to Munich and its aftermath., (Order No: 33685 ), $6.50
322. Terraine, John, THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1965, B&W ill., B&W maps, 231pp, good, hardcover (no dustjacket), "These essays, written over a period of years, mark stages in my own attempt to understand what was happening on the Western Front, where our fathers and grandfathers spent their lives so freely.", (Order No: 27326 ), $10.00
323. Terraine, John, A TIME FOR COURAGE: THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE EUROPEAN WAR, 1939-1945, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, (1985) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 828pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0026169703, (Order No: 58878 ), $5.00
324. The Department of State, THE AXIS IN DEFEAT: A COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS ON AMERICAN POLICY TOWARD GERMANY AND JAPAN, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, n.d., 118pp, good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 54720 ), $17.50
325. The Navy League, THE NAVY YEAR BOOK AND DIARY 1956, The Navy League, UK, 1956, B&W and color illustrations, 264p, diary, good+, blue cloth (hardcover), Articles include: The Mountbatten Admirals; Report on the Navy; The Fleet Air Arm; The Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth: Past, Present and Future; Trafalgar October 21st 1805; Dress of the Day; the Navy and the Nuclear Age; and, much more. Also many great ads of shipping, ocean liners, planes, military and nautical suppliers., (Order No: 59655 ), $15.00
326. Thomas, David A., NAZI VICTORY: CRETE 1941, Stein and Day Publishers, New York, (1973) 1st ed, 23 B&W ill., maps and charts, 224pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0812815599 When German paratroops dropped on Crete in 1941, it was the first and only time in the history of warfare that an island was conquered from the air. The author's skill at unraveling military actions gives us an understanding of the significance of this crucial battle of World War II., (Order No: 20043 ), $5.00
327. Thomas, Shipley, THE HISTORY OF THE A.E.F., The Battery Press, Nashville, TN, (2000), B&W illustrations, maps, 540pp, very good++, green cloth (hardcover) faint corner bumps, ISBN 0898393043 Originally published in 1920., (Order No: 60320 ), $30.00
328. Thomas, W. Hugh, THE MURDER OF RUDOLF HESS, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1979) 1st US, B&W illustrations, 224pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0060142510 Thomas has begun the unraveling of the greatest mystery of the Second World War., (Order No: 39249 ), $4.00
329. Thomason, John W. (edited and illustrated by), ADVENTURES OF GENERAL MARBOT BY HIMSELF, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1935 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 499pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, History of the Napoleonic times., (Order No: 50939 ), $12.00
330. Thompson, R. W., D-DAY: SPEARHEAD OF INVASION - BALLANTINE'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE VIOLENT CENTURY - BATTLE BOOK NO. 1, Ballantine Books, Inc., New York, (1972) 4th ptg, B&W illustrations, 160pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 034501689, (Order No: 55913 ), $3.00
331. Thompson, Leroy (illustrated by Ken MacSwan), UNIFORMS OF THE SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE, Blandford Press, Poole Dorset, (1985), color illustrations, 159pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0713713283, (Order No: 59642 ), $5.00
332. Thomson, George Malcolm, THE TWELVE DAYS: 24 JULY TO 4 AUGUST 1914 - TWO WEEKS IN EUROPE'S FATAL SUMMER WHEN THE WORLD PLUNGED INTO WAR, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1964) 1st Amer, 228pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), In this dramatic account of the twelve days preceding the outbreak of war, the author brilliantly shows how a tangle of apparently unrelated strands-- political and diplomatic manoeuvres, private frustrations and ambitions, quirks of personality among Europe's leading figures, ironies of circumstance--combined to produce completely unsought consequences., (Order No: 21007 ), $4.50
333. Tillman, Barrett (foreword by General Wesley K. Clark), LEMAY: A BIOGRAPHY - GREAT GENERAL SERIES, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, (2007), B&W illustrations, 206pp, ISBN 1403971358 A masterful portrait of the iconic and controversial leader of the U.S. Air Force., (Order No: 51623 ), $15.00
334. Todd, Jack, DESERTION: IN THE TIME OF VIETNAM, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 2001 1st ptg, 293pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), review press release laid in, ISBN 0618091556 A stunning account of Jack Todd's desertion from the U.S. Army in 1969., (Order No: 30502 ), $10.00
335. Toliver, Raymond F. and Constable, Trevor J. (introduction by Gen. James H. Doolittle), FIGHTER GENERAL: THE LIFE OF ADOLF GALLAND, AmPress Publishing, Zephyr Cove, NV, (1990), B&W illustrations, 355pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0962551906 A vivid account of a dynamic combat leader torn from the cockpit, and forced by mighty events to defend his country--and sometimes his own pilots--in the often bizarre bureaucracy of the Luftwaffe High Command., (Order No: 41239 ), $27.50
336. Tomasson, Katherine and Buist, Francis, BATTLES OF THE '45 - THE BRITISH BATTLES SERIES, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1962, B&W illustrations, 216pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The definitive account of the last battles to be fought on British soil., (Order No: 53858 ), $10.00
337. Townsend, Alf, BAD LADS - RAF NATIONAL SERVICE REMEMBERED, Sutton Publishing, Gloucestershire, UK, (2006), B&W illustrations, 130pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0750941545 Between 1945 and 1963 over 2 1/2 million 18 year-olds were called up for national service. Alf Townsend was one of them, and here he tells his story - the highs and lows of life as a lowly Aircraft Second Class in the early 1950s., (Order No: 56620 ), $12.50
338. Troubetzkoy, Alexis S., THE ROAD TO BALAKLAVA: STUMBLING INTO WAR WITH RUSSIA, Trafalgar Press, Toronto, Canada, (1986), B&W illustrations, 215pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0969241704 In September, 1854, the armies of Britain, France and Turkey invaded Russia. In the months which followed over half a million soldiers fell. They died by bullet and shrapnel, of cholera and disease, from starvation and freezing. This book traces the causes of the Crimean War and sketches a vivid picture of an age which made possible "the world's most curious and unnecessary struggle.", (Order No: 55189 ), $17.50
339. Turnbull, S. R., THE SAMURAI: A MILITARY HISTORY, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, (1977) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 304pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0026205408 The legendary samurai of old Japan carved a way with their swords through seven centuries of warfare., (Order No: 57111 ), $10.00
340. Underwood, Joseph F., THE EIGHT SAID NO! A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC WAR, Turner Publishing Company, Paducah, KY, 1998, B&W illustrations, 176pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) LACKS FRONT FREE ENDPAPER, ISBN 1563114240, (Order No: 60418 ), $20.00
341. Urquhart, Fred (edited and selected by), MEN AT WAR - THE BEST WAR STORIES OF ALL TIME, Arco Publications, London, 1957 1st ed, 615pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 47255 ), $6.00
342. Urquhart, Fred (selected and edited by), GREAT TRUE WAR ADVENTURES, Arco Publications, London, (1960) 2nd ptg, 244pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Acidic yellowed pages as usual., (Order No: 47256 ), $7.50
343. Vader, John, PACIFIC HAWK: BALLANTINE'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II - WEAPONS BOOK NO. 14, Ballantine Books, Inc., New York, (1970) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 160pp, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 55356 ), $4.00
344. Villiers, Frederic (with an introduction by Philip Gibbs), DAYS OF GLORY: THE SKETCH BOOK OF A VETERAN CORRESPONDENT AT THE FRONT, George H. Doran Company, New York, (1920), B&W illustrations, 213pp, good, brown cloth spine (hardcover) some light edgewear, (Order No: 40356 ), $60.00
345. Von der Porten, Edward P., THE GERMAN NAVY IN WORLD WAR II, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, (1969) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 274pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 4043 ), $10.00
346. Walker, Shirley, FROM SAILING SHIPS TO SPITFIRES: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN IMMIGRANT FAMILY, WHOSE SONS FOUGHT IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR, Borealis Press, Ottawa, Canada, 2005, B&W illustrations, 382pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0888872895, (Order No: 60419 ), $25.00
347. War Department, INCENDIARY BOMBS: TECHNICAL MANUAL TM 3-330 - RESTRICTED, War Department, Washington, DC, March 23, 1942, B&W illustrations, 49pp, very good, wraps (softcover) owner's name stamped on front, (Order No: 38931 ), $45.00
348. Warner, Oliver; Bennett, Geoffrey; Macintyre, Donald; Uhlig, Frank; Wettern, Desmond; and, Preston, Antony, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SEA WARFARE: FROM THE FIRST IRONCLADS TO THE PRESENT DAY, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, (1975), B&W and color illustrations, 250pp, index, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0690007698 Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. The book gives a fascinating insight into the strategic planning, the tactical thinking and the historical implications of the battles and wars fought at sea., (Order No: 54518 ), $6.00
349. Weider, Ben & Hapgood, David, THE MURDER OF NAPOLEON, Condon & Lattes, Inc., New York, (1982), B&W illustrations, 266pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, ISBN 0312925484 "150 years later, modern forensic medicine discovers one of history's greatest crimes.", (Order No: 1416 ), $3.00
350. Weigley, Russell F., THE AGE OF BATTLES: THE QUEST FOR DECISIVE WARFARE FROM BREITENFELD TO WATERLOO, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, (1991) 1st ptg, 579pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0253363802, (Order No: 60302 ), $8.00
351. Weintraub, Stanley, THE LAST GREAT VICTORY: THE END OF WORLD WAR II, JULY/AUGUST 1945, Truman Talley Books/Dutton, New York, (1995) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 731pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0525936874 This volume brings to life the unfolding of that fateful span of time in all its stirring triumph, tragedy, action, and suspense., (Order No: 30999 ), $7.50
352. Wellard, James, THE FRENCH FOREIGH LEGION, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, (1974), B&W and color illustrations, 142pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) owner inscription, "Penetrates the Legion's mystique and tells the true story of thie 'legion composee des etrangers.'", (Order No: 55038 ), $6.00
353. Wellings, Joseph H. (Rear Admiral, US Navy) (edited by John B. Hattendorf), ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE: OBSERVATIONS OF THE BRITISH HOME FLEET FROM THE DIARY, REPORTS, AND LETTERS OF JOSEPH H. WELLINGS, Naval War College Press, Newport, RI, 1983 1st ed, 249pp, fine, wraps (softcover), "...ASSISTANT U.S. NAVAL ATTACHE LONDON, 1940-41." Naval War College Historical Monograph Series No. 5., (Order No: 59481 ), $12.00
354. Westoby, Adam, COMMUNISM SINCE WORLD WAR II, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1981), 514pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0312152779 A global political history of Communism from the Second World War to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the birth of the free unions in Poland., (Order No: 41053 ), $20.00
355. Westover, Wendell, SUICIDE BATTALIONS, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1929 1st ed, 46 ill. by Lucien Jonas, 278pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) cover fading and wear SEE NOTE, CONDITION NOTE CONT: Small tear on title page, fold-out map in rear has old tape repairs. Old tape repairs (very discreet) to hinges., (Order No: 20855 ), $25.00
356. Wheatley, Edwin T.; Wheatly, Edwin T. (as spelled on cover); Weaver, Barry C.; and McDowell, Charles P., THE BOXER UPRISING: CAMPAIGNS, MEDALS, AND MEN, Orders and Medals Society, San Ramon, CA, 2000, B&W illustrations, 136pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1890974102 In the summer of 1900, the attention of the world was focused on China where waves of anti-foreign sentiment arose from the North China Plain. The Boxers were common Chinese peasants who derived their name from a series of invulnerablity rituals intended to protect them from the devastating firepower of the foreigner., (Order No: 59987 ), $85.00
357. Wheeler, Harold, WAR WITH THE SEA WOLVES, Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., London, (1941) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 251pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), England's war experiences with submarines during the first World War, and developments between wars., (Order No: 20037 ), $15.00
358. Whiting, Charles, ARDENNES: THE SECRET WAR, Stein and Day Publishers, New York, (1985) 1st ed, B&W photos, 186pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0812830326, (Order No: 10054 ), $6.00
359. Wiener, Tom (edited by), VOICES OF WAR - STORIES OF SERVICE FROM THE HOME FRONT AND THE FRONT LINES, National Geographic, Washington, DC, (2004), B&W illustrations, 336pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0792278380 The Library of Congress Veterans History Project., (Order No: 53287 ), $8.00
360. Williams, Geoffrey (foreword by Marshal of the RAF Sir Michael Beetham), FLYING THROUGH FIRE: FIDO - THE FOGBUSTER OF WORLD WAR TWO, FREEING THE RAF'S AIRFIELDS FROM THE FOG MENACE, Grange Books, London, (1996), 77 B&W plates, 228pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1856279006 The first and only detailed account of one of the outstanding British inventions of World War II., (Order No: 18138 ), $5.00
361. Williams, Kathleen Broome, IMPROBABLE WARRIORS: WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND THE U.S. NAVY IN WORLD WAR II, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, (2001) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 280pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) author inscribed, ISBN 1557509611 In four revealing case studies, the author explores the intersection of women, science, and war., (Order No: 55980 ), $7.50
362. Williams, Andrew, THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC - HITLER'S GRAY WOLVES OF THE SEA AND THE ALLIES' DESPERATE STRUGGLE TO DEFEAT THEM, Basic Books, New York, (2003) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 304pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0465091539, (Order No: 58107 ), $4.00
363. Wilson, Woodrow, WAR MESSAGE: TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, The Graphic Arts Company, Boston, MA, 1917, 12pp, good, blue cloth spine (hardcover), THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS, HAVING ASSEMBLED IN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION, ON APRIL SECOND, NINETEEN SEVENTEEN PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON ADDRESSED THE JOINT SESSION AS FOLLOWS. Minimal marks from a small country library, this title only checked out once., (Order No: 53056 ), $20.00
364. Winston, Keith (introduction by John S. D. Eisenhower), V...-MAIL: LETTERS OF A WORLD WAR II COMBAT MEDIC, Algonquin Books, Chapel Hill, 1985, B&W illustrations, 310pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0912697288, (Order No: 4806 ), $7.50
365. Written by Divisional Officers Designated by the Division Commander, OFFICIAL HISTORY OF 82ND DIVISION AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES - "ALL AMERICAN" DIVISION 1917-1919 -- [82ND DIVISION A.E.F.], The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, (1920) 1st ed, 310pp, good++, red cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 60318 ), $45.00
366. Wynn, Humphrey and Young, Susan, PRELUDE TO OVERLORD, Presidio Press, Navato, CA, (1984) 1st Amer, B&W photographs, 154pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 0891412018 An account of the air operations which preceded and supported Operation Overlord, the Allied landings in Normandy on D-Day, 6th of June 1944.", (Order No: 11082 ), $8.00
367. Young, Ernest W., THE WILSON ADMINISTRATION AND THE GREAT WAR, Richard G. Badger, Boston, MA, (1922), 466pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover), "The following pages attempt to treat of Functioning--Governmental Functioning at a time of peculiar crisis in the nation's career.", (Order No: 26868 ), $30.00
368. Young, James Rankin (in collaboration with J. Hampton Moore), REMINISCENCES AND THRILLING STORIES OF THE WAR BY RETURNED HEROES, Providence Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, (1899), color frontis, B&W ill., 754pp, very good, decorated light blue cloth (hardcover), CONTAINING Vivid Accounts of Personal Experiences by Officers and Men. ADMIRAL DEWEY'S REPORT OF THE FAMOUS NAVAL BATTLE AT MANILA; GRAPHIC ACCOUNT BY ADMIRAL SCHLEY OF THE NAVAL BATTLE AT SANTIAGO; GLOWING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BATTLES BY THE OFFICERS OF THE VESSELS ENGAGED. Daring Deeds of our Brave Regulars and Volunteers at Santiago, in Porto Rico and the Philipine Islands. REMINISCENCES OF LIFE IN CAMP, FIELD AND HOSPITAL. THRILLING SCENES ON THE RETURN OF OUR BRAVE HEROES; SOUL-STIRRING POEMS AND SONGS OF THE WAR, ETC. INCLUDING FULL ACCOUNTS OF OUR BATTLES WITH THE FILIPINO INSURGENTS NEAR MANILA., (Order No: 54672 ), $15.00
369. Ziegler, Philip, OMDURMAN - THE CRUCIAL AND BIZARRE BATTLE THAT WAS ENGLAND'S REVENGE FOR THE MUDER OF GORDON AT KHARTOUM, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1974 1st Amer, B&W ill., maps, 241pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394489365 Originally published in 1973. The marvelously told tale of one of the most bizarre and extraordinary battles in modern history that was England's revenge for the murder of Gordon at Khartoum: The year - 1898; The place - The Sudan, (Order No: 15551 ), $5.00