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More Generals in Gray


Allardice, Bruce S.

Hardcover. Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University Press, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 301 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Black cover boards, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Pages clean. Binding tight. Spine straight. In beautiful condition. A Companion Volume to Generals in Gray. This book is about the Confederacy's "other" generals, the men who attained their rank outside the usual avenue of appointment, and who have been virtually lost to history as a consequence.

Record # 31799


Price: $15.00 

 

Conquering the Valley: Stonewall Jackson at Port Republic


Krick, Robert K.

Hardcover. New York, William Morrow & Co. , 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 594 pages. Hardcover. First printing, full number line on copyright page. Laid in by publisher, complete with letter of explanation, are corrected maps that replace incomplete ones (corrected in later printings) - makes this first edition unique. B/w illustrations throughout. Black cover boards, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket unclipped,no price on flap, dj excellent. Pages clean, binding tight, spine straight. Like nearly new, looks barely read. Drawn from eyewitness accounts, private diaries, and intimate letters, this fascinating work takes the reader minute-by-minute through two significant Civil War battles.

Record # 31803


Price: $19.00 

 

Lee's Cavalrymen: A History of the Mounted Forces of the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865


Longacre, Edward G.

Hardcover. Mechanicsburg, PA, Stackpole Books, 1st (stated on copyright page), 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 468 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Black cover boards, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket unclipped, no price on flap, dj excellent. Pages clean, binding tight, spine straight. In great shape, looks barely read and nearly new.

Record # 31804


Price: $25.00 

 

Campaigns of General Nathan Bedford Forrest and of Forrest's Cavalry, The (New introduction by Albert Castel


Jordan, General Thomas, J.P. Pryor

Softcover. New York, Da Capo Press, 1st Paperback, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 704 pages. Softcover. Wrapper excellent. B/w illustrations throughout. Pages clean, binding tight. Looks barely read and nearly new. "This Da Capo Press paperback edition of (this book) is an unabridged republication of the edition first published in New Orleans and New York in 1868, with the addition of a new introduction by Albert Castel."

Record # 31805


Price: $15.00 

 

Royal Marines, The


Moulton, Major-General J.L., Lt.-General Sir Brian Horrocks

Softcover. London, Leo Cooper LTD, 1st Paperback, 1972, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 100 pages. Softcover. Laid in: Errata in original type. B/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper has some tanning and foxing to inside, otherwise no rips and very good. Pages also have tanning and a touch of foxing, doesn't affect text or illustrations. A complete telling of the story of the Royal Marines from the beginning.

Record # 31812


Price: $19.00 

 

Jubal: The Life and Times of General Jubal A. Early, CSA, Defender of the Lost Cause


Osbourne, Charles C.

Softcover. Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University Press, 1st Paperback, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 560 pages. Softcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper excellent. Pages clean, binding tight. In great shape. "A major contribution to the Civil War bookshelf that finally brings this enigmatic figure vividly to life."-Chicago Tribune

Record # 31815


Price: $19.00 

Alamein by: Latimer, Jon
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Alamein by: Latimer, Jon

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1st thus, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 400 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has a minor dent on the front cover, and is folded inwards on the rear flap. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book vividly describes the experiences of the gunners, sappers, cavalrymen, and airmen--Britons, Canadians, Australians, Indians, Germans, Italians, and others--who struggled in the heat, sand, and dust of the brutal battle of Alamein. Clean copy. Record # 33730
Price: $15.00 

Battlefield and Classroom: Four Decades with the American Indian, 1867-1904 by: Pratt, Richard Henry Editor: Utley, Robert M.
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Battlefield and Classroom: Four Decades with the American Indian, 1867-1904 by: Pratt, Richard Henry Editor: Utley, Robert M.

Softcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press, Reprint, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 358 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is about how General Richard Henry Pratt, best known as the founder and longtime superintendent of the influential Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, profoundly shaped Indian education and federal Indian policy at the turn of the twentieth century. Pratt's long and active military career included eight years of service as an army field officer on the western frontier. He directed the Carlisle school, believing that the only way to save Indians from extinction was to remove Indian youth to non reservation settings and there inculcate in them what he considered civilized ways. Previous owner's markings in black pen are present through the first half of the book. Record # 34127
Price: $12.00 

Four Years in Secessia: Adventures Within and Beyond the Union Lines by: Browne, Junius Henri
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Four Years in Secessia: Adventures Within and Beyond the Union Lines by: Browne, Junius Henri

Hardcover. Hartford, CT, O. D. Case and Company, 1st, 1865, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 450 pages, hardcover. Brown pebble cloth covers are in good condition despite some staining, and edge wear concentrated at the top and bottom of the spine. Interior pages have significant foxing but are otherwise clean and bright. Binding is solid but not perfectly square. Contains a few B&W illustrations throughout. Browne was a war correspondent for the New York Tribune, and this book is a compilation of his articles and reports from the front lines. The book covers a wide range of topics related to the war, including military strategy, battles and skirmishes, political developments, and the experiences of soldiers and civilians. Previous owner's name is present on the front end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34227
Price: $40.00 

British Battles and Medals by: Gordon, Lawrence L.
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British Battles and Medals by: Gordon, Lawrence L.

Hardcover. Aldershot, U.K., Gale and Polden, Ltd., 3rd Ed., Revised & Enlarged, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 451 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in very good condition, as protected by a clear plastic sleeve. Blue cloth covers with silver inlay are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography of medals throughout, plus a color frontispiece. This book is scarcely available in the US. It presents a description of every Campaign Medal and Bar awarded since the Armada, with the historical reasons for their award. Contains previous owner's paste-in on the inside front cover, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34666
Price: $22.00 

 

Bennington: The Battles, 1777


Tyler, Rev. Albert

Hardcover. Worcester, Tyler & Seagrove, 1st, 1878, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, EX-LIBRARY: 24 pages Marbled boards with cloth spine cover. Age discoloration and staining. Black & white illustrations. Edgewear on boards.

Record # 408374


Price: $50.00 

ORIG VINTAGE COLOR LITHO PRINT/ THE U.S. BATTLESHIP INDIANA AT TARGET PRACTICE Zogbaum (Illust.), Rufus F., Illust. by: Rufus F. Zogbaum
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ORIG VINTAGE COLOR LITHO PRINT/ THE U.S. BATTLESHIP INDIANA AT TARGET PRACTICE


Zogbaum (Illust.), Rufus F., Illust. by: Rufus F. Zogbaum

1898, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Full-page color plate published by Frederick A. Stokes, probably from a folio size book. Approx. 14 x 10", vertical format, bright, very good.

Record # 414714


Price: $19.00 

ORIG VINTAGE COLOR PRINT/ NAUTICAL BATTLE SCENE FROM THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR Zogbaum (Illust.), Rufus F., Illust. by: Rufus Zogbaum
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ORIG VINTAGE COLOR PRINT/ NAUTICAL BATTLE SCENE FROM THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR


Zogbaum (Illust.), Rufus F., Illust. by: Rufus Zogbaum

1899, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, The American battleship Constitution firing on the Spanish frigate Guerrere. Color art by Rufus Zogbaum.15 x 10", horizontal format. Very good.

Record # 415055


Price: $25.00 

Last Full Measure, The: How Soldiers Die in Battle Stephenson, Michael
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Last Full Measure, The: How Soldiers Die in Battle


Stephenson, Michael

Hardcover. US, Crown, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 480 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 469809


Price: $13.00 

Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and the Battle of Trafalgar Nicolson, Adam
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Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and the Battle of Trafalgar


Nicolson, Adam

Hardcover. New York, Harper-collins Publishers, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 368 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Color photos in center. Adhesive residue on rear dust jacket.

Record # 470276


Price: $15.00 

Custer's Chief of Scouts: The Reminiscences of Charles A. Varnum Varnum, Charles A.
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Custer's Chief of Scouts: The Reminiscences of Charles A. Varnum


Varnum, Charles A.

Softcover. Lincoln, NE, Bison Books, 2nd, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 192 pages. Softcover with light edgewear to paper wrappers. Clean, bright copy throughout. Adhesive sticker on rear wrapper.

Record # 470459


Price: $23.00 

Lakota Noon: The Indian Narrative of Custer's Defeat Michno, Gregory F
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Lakota Noon: The Indian Narrative of Custer's Defeat


Michno, Gregory F

Softcover. Missoula, MT, Mountain Press Publishing Company, 5th, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 336 pages. Softcover with light edgewear to wrappers. Black and white pictures throughout. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 470463


Price: $13.00 

Little Big Horn, 1876, The: The Official Communications, Documents and Reports II, Loyd J. Overfield (EDITOR)
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Little Big Horn, 1876, The: The Official Communications, Documents and Reports


II, Loyd J. Overfield (EDITOR)

Softcover. Lincoln. NE, University of Nebraska Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 203 page. Softcover with light edge wear to paper wrappers. Light abrasion to front wrapper, otherwise, clean, bright copy.

Record # 470465


Price: $15.00 

Fields of Battle: The Wars for North America Keegan, John
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Fields of Battle: The Wars for North America


Keegan, John

Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st US, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 348 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with minor edgewear. Black and white images throughout. Tight copy.

Record # 471021


Price: $19.00 

 

Battle Tactics of the Civil War


Griffith, Paddy

Hardcover. New Haven, CT , Yale University Press, 1st US, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Price sticker to dust jacket rear. Otherwise clean, unmarked copy with some minor wear to dust jacket edges. Tight copy.

Record # 471190


Price: $15.00 

Infantry Soldier: Holding the Line at the Battle of the Bulge Neill, George W.
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Infantry Soldier: Holding the Line at the Battle of the Bulge


Neill, George W.

Hardcover. Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 356 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Light edgewear and rubbing to cover boards, otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 471867


Price: $15.00 

 

Battle of Bosworth, The by: Bennett, Michael

Hardcover. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1st, 1985, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 199 pages. 75 black and white illustrations and three maps. Detailed reconstruction of the battle that claimed the life of Richard III and ended the Plantagenet line. Wrinkle in dust jacket laminate. Record # 512292
Price: $12.00 

 

The Atlantic Campaign: World War II's Great Struggle at Sea by: van der Vat, Dan

Hardcover. New York, Harper & Row, 1st US, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 424 pages, b&w photographs and maps, illustrations of ships and submarines to scale on endpages, gilt lettering on spine, dust jacket. Previous owner's embossed stamp to title page, light wear to dust jacket; a very tight and clean copy. Record # 603946
Price: $12.00 

 

Battles and Skirmishes of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877


Greene, Jerome A.

Hardcover. Norman, University of Oklahoma, 1st, 1993, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 228 pages. Black & white illustrations. Book and jacket show standard wear.

Record # 608767


Price: $12.00