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Women of the War; Their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice


Moore, Frank

Hardcover. Hartford, S. S. Scranton, 1st, 1867, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 596 pages. Illustrated with Steel Engravings. Foxing to front endpapers. Green cloth covers with bright gilt titles on spine and cover. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 609024


Price: $50.00 

World War II on the Air: Edward R. Murrow and the Broadcasts That Riveted a NationBernstein, Mark
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World War II on the Air: Edward R. Murrow and the Broadcasts That Riveted a Nation


Bernstein, Mark

Hardcover. Naperville, Ill., 1st, May 1, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Audio CD included. 284 pages, b&w photographs throughout. A very clean, tight copy.

Record # 453025


Price: $15.00 

 

World's Armoured Fighting Vehicles, The


Von Senger Und Etterlin, Dr. F. M.

Hardcover. London, Macdonald, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 304 pages, b&w photographs and diagrams. Blue cloth covers w/ gilt lettering on spine. Light edge wear to covers. Else a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 851389


Price: $12.00 

 

Wreck of the Memphis, The


Beach, Capt. Edward L.

Hardcover. NY, Holt Rinehart Winston, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 312 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with minor wear and tape repair to dust jacket. Decorative staining to top page block.

Record # 62087


Price: $30.00 

 

WWII Behind Closed Doors


Rees, Laurence

Hardcover. New York, Pantheon, 1st US, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 442 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Edgewear to dust jacket. B&W pictures throughout. Minor soiling to dust jacket. Unmarked. A bright and tight copy.

Record # 951200


Price: $15.00 

 

X-Fighters: Experimental and Prototype USAF Jet Fighters, XP-59 to YF-23


Pace, Steve

Softcover. US, Motorbooks Intl, 1st, 1991-11-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 208 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Record # 463520


Price: $13.00 

Yankee Stepfather: General O. O. Howard and the FreedmenMcFeely, William S.
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Yankee Stepfather: General O. O. Howard and the Freedmen


McFeely, William S.

Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press , 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 351 pages, b&w frontispiece. In a bright dust jacket with minor edgewear. Faint soil to top edge of text block, not affecting pages. Clean copy.

Record # 411553


Price: $25.00 

A Gazetteer of the State of New-Hampshire, In Three Parts by: Merrill, EliphaletMerrill, Phinehas
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A Gazetteer of the State of New-Hampshire, In Three Parts by: Merrill, EliphaletMerrill, PhinehasA Gazetteer of the State of New-Hampshire, In Three Parts by: Merrill, EliphaletMerrill, Phinehas

A Gazetteer of the State of New-Hampshire, In Three Parts by: Merrill, Eliphalet Merrill, Phinehas

Hardcover. Exeter NH, C. Norris & Co., 1st, 1817, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 218 pages, followed by an unpaginated section of topographical and statistical tables, hardcover. Leather covers are scuffed, with most wear to hinges and corners. Sticker residue present on bottom of spine. Interior pages have significant foxing throughout, but are free of any markings. Binding is loose, as the front and rear hinges are both cracked. This is the first gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire, and is made up of three parts: a comprehensive geographical and statistical overview of the state, a description of each town, county, and major feature in the state, and a set of tables of distances and town statistics. This volume describes New Hampshire's climate and seasons, canals and turnpikes, monuments, vegetable production and agriculture, domestic and wild animals, government, military strength, religion, customs, institutions, companies, societies, and state prison. This information provides the locations of features which may have since been renamed or disappeared. Title page stamped with ex-library mark, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33990
Price: $75.00 

A History of Aerial Warfare by: Taylor, John W.R.
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A History of Aerial Warfare by: Taylor, John W.R.A History of Aerial Warfare by: Taylor, John W.R.

A History of Aerial Warfare by: Taylor, John W.R.

Hardcover. London, England, Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., 1st, 1974, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 240 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in generally good condition, protected by a plastic coating, with one open tear present at the bottom of the spine. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color illustrations throughout. This book details the fascinating history of aviation as it pertains to warfare, with emphasis on the development of airframes designed for specialized tasks, such as bombers. The volume covers world military history from pre-WWI, to post-WWII. Clean copy. Record # 34033
Price: $12.00 

A Magnificent Fight: The Battle for Wake Island by: Cressman, Robert J.
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A Magnificent Fight: The Battle for Wake Island by: Cressman, Robert J.

Hardcover. Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press, 2nd, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 324 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, blue cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book recounts the story of how the Wake Island garrison survived nearly daily bombings and repulsed the first Japanese attempt to take the atoll against overwhelming odds at the outbreak of World War II in the pacific theater. Clean copy. Record # 34061
Price: $12.00 

Adventures in the Revolution and under the Consulate by: de Jonnes, Moreau
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Adventures in the Revolution and under the Consulate by: de Jonnes, Moreau

Hardcover. New York, Praeger, 1st US, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 248 pages. Price clipped dust jacket shows light wear. Clean, tight copy. Record # 608760
Price: $12.00 

Agent Of Destiny: The Life And Times Of General Winfield Scott by: Eisenhower, John
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Agent Of Destiny: The Life And Times Of General Winfield Scott by: Eisenhower, John

Hardcover. New York, Free Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 464 pages, b&w illustrations. Light edge wear to dust jacket. Overall, a tight clean copy. Record # 458837
Price: $12.00 

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 

American Connection, The  by: Holland, Jack
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American Connection, The by: Holland, Jack

Hardcover. US, Viking Adult, 1st, 1987-03-17, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 272 pages. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462327
Price: $12.00 

Andrew Jackson: The Border Captain by: James, Marquis
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Andrew Jackson: The Border Captain by: James, Marquis

Hardcover. Indianapolis, Bobbs Merrill, reprint, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 461 pages, maroon cloth with gilt lettering, b&w illustrations. End paper map. Clean, bright copy with no dust jacket. Record # 407332
Price: $12.00 

Battle for Korea - The Associated Press History of the Korean Conflict by: Dvorchak, Robert J.
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Battle for Korea - The Associated Press History of the Korean Conflict by: Dvorchak, Robert J.

Hardcover. PA, Combined Books, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Many black & white photos. 317 pages. Personal accounts by the writers and photographers of the AP. Record # 63074
Price: $12.00 

Battle for the Falklands, The  by: Hastings, Max
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Battle for the Falklands, The by: Hastings, Max

Softcover. US, W. W. Norton & Company, 1st US, 1984-09-17, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 384 pages, b&w photos. Light wear to spine, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462322
Price: $12.00 

Battle of Bosworth, The by: Bennett, Michael
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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 

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 

Churchill's Generals by: Keegan, John
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Churchill's Generals by: Keegan, John

Hardcover. US, Grove Pr, 1st US, 1991-10-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 368 pages, b&w photos. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy Record # 463898
Price: $12.00 

Citadel: The Battle of Kursk by: Cross, Robin
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Citadel: The Battle of Kursk by: Cross, Robin

Hardcover. London, Michael O'Mara Books , 1st U.K., 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 272 pages, b&w photos and maps, very clean, tight copy. Record # 801389
Price: $12.00 

Colossus Reborn: The Red Army at War, 1941-1943 by: Glantz, David M.
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Colossus Reborn: The Red Army at War, 1941-1943 by: Glantz, David M.Colossus Reborn: The Red Army at War, 1941-1943 by: Glantz, David M.

Colossus Reborn: The Red Army at War, 1941-1943 by: Glantz, David M.

Hardcover. Lawrence, KS, University Press of Kansas, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 807 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and tables throughout. In this book, Glantz recounts the miraculous resurrection of the Red Army, which, with a dazzling display of military strategy and operational prowess, stopped the Wehrmacht in its tracks and turned the tide of the war. Clean copy. Record # 34086
Price: $16.00 

Crossroads of War: Washington County, Maryland in the Civil War by: Keller, S. Roger
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Crossroads of War: Washington County, Maryland in the Civil War by: Keller, S. Roger

Hardcover. Shippensburg, PA, Burd Street Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 312 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book brings into sharp focus a cross-section of little known happenings of both civilians and the military. These are eyewitness accounts of moments in Washington County history, a piece of the fabric that is altogether American History. Clean copy. Record # 34177
Price: $15.00 

Fighter Tactics and Strategy 1914-1970 by: Sims, Edward H.
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Fighter Tactics and Strategy 1914-1970 by: Sims, Edward H.

Hardcover. New York , Harper & Row, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 266 pages, b&w illustrations. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Light musty odor. Record # 411424
Price: $12.00 


  
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