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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0374106843 . Brilliant orange cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Spine bumping with a clean text and a solid binding. Book Club Ed. The DJ has some minor edgewear and scuffing, one small tear on the front spine hinge. " Paste down & end-papers show maps of 'The Battle Area Of Tannenberg 1914.' " Solzhenitsyn's epic of World War I and the roots of the Russian Revolution. He provides a sweeping look at a society that is trapped by a disastrous war, ruled by an ineffectual tsar, and on the brink of enormous changes that will affect the entire world. Mingling actual characters--Lenin, Tsar Nicholas and his family--with fictional ones, Solznehitsyn vividly dramatizes a crucial moment in Russian history. "; Book Club Edition; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 622 pages .

Pierre Bordas Et Fils. Very Good+. 1984. Hardcover. French A pictorial Hardcover in Very Good+ condition. Pages are tightly bound, bright & colorful comic strips. No markings. Light wear to the corners and cover rubbing. ; Les Voyageurs De D'Histoire; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 32 pages .

Stoddart. As New in Fine dust jacket. 2001. Hard covers. 077373290X . Black hard covers with gilt titles to the spine. In As New condition, tight, bright & clean. The DJ is unclipped and is in Fine condition with light wear to the covers. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 297 pages .

Castle Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 0785814043 . A Near Fine black hardcover book with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked text. A name plate from the previous owner on the ibside of the front free end paper. The DJ is also in Near Fine condition. "This book captures the tension and excitement of one of the most harrowing events in history. From the drama in the command posts to the plight of the infantry and armor in the mud and snow, the author illuminates the titanic struggle that was the pivotal battle of World War II." ; B&W Photographs; 9.06 X 6.30 X 1.34 inches; 294 pages; Box 3 .

New York: Bonanza Books. Very Good. 1969. Hardcover. Dark pink cloth covers with black titles to the spine. Tightly bound, an unmarked text with some sticker residue to the front and back end pages. Maps, black & white photos, an appendix and indexed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 228 pages .

Signet, T1862. Very Good. 1960. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. Squared, tightly bound, pages are clean & unmarked. Some discoloration to the covers with edgewear and spine end bumping. 16 pages of black & white photographs. "Battle: The Story of the Bulge, John Tolands first work of military history, recounts the saga of beleaguered American troops as they resisted Hitlers deadly counteroffensive in World War IIs Battle of the Bulgeand turned it into an Allied victory. It is a gripping work, painstakingly researched and imbued with such vivid detail that listeners will feel as though they themselves witnessed these events." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 384 pages .

Macmillan. Very Good. 1972. Paperback. 0330232436 . Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition with a solid binding and a clean, unmarked text. There is wear to the cover edges and spine hinges, light spine creasing. Maps. ; B&W Photographs; 7 X 4.40 X 0.90 inches; 336 pages .

Editeur Florent Lambert. Very Good. 2003. Paperback. Un surdimensionné Trade Paperback en état neuf, une reliure sonore avec des pages propres et non marquées. Entièrement illustré avec des cartes, des photos et des diagrammes. "Je vous présente ici un ouvrage, à caractère local certes, mais oh combien important pour les personnes qui s'interessent de près à l'histoire de la Bataille des Ardennes de décembre 1944 à janvier 1945. Avec le 60ième anniversaire de la Bataille du Saillant, vous avez un nouveau rendez-vous avec l'Histoire. Cet ouvrage vous livre une suite de récits authentiques et inédits sur la bataille de ROCHEFORT et sur les engagements qui se déroulèrent autour de ses murs. Il assouvit aussi le besoin de savoir qui furent ces assaillants de la belle Cité des Roches." ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 395 pages; Box 39 .

Paris, France: Editions Anthropos. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1984. Paperback. 2715710852 . French text. A Trade Paperback in Fine condition. A sound binding with bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is Very Good+, glossy with cover edgewear and rubbing. Black & white photo section, maps, chronologie. " Through this book, the whole political evolution of Bechir Gemayel, elected President of the Lebanese Republic on August 23 and assassinated on September 14, 1982, is presented by the Jesuit Father Selim Abou. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 461 pages .

Vanwell Pub Ltd. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 1551250640 . Grey Hardcovers with red titles to the spine. A Fine copy with a solid binding and a bright unmarked interior. Very Nice. The DJ is in Near Fine condition. Les Chater was captured early in 1942, when the Japanese invaded Singapore and Java. His wife and small son escaped on an American troop ship and did not hear any news of Les for the next 18 months. He spent the rest of the war in POW camps in Semplak, Java and in Mitsushima and Kanose in Japan. His secret, daily record in four palm-sized booklets was an ongoing challenge, and a small defiance. Every death and its cause is noted in these diaries. Every meal, the activities in the camp, the personalities of guard and officials are described. The Japanese civilians, often little better off than the prisoners near the end, are portrayed as friendly, cheerful and respectful people. "; B&W Photographs; 9.24 X 6.52 X 0.95 inches; 250 pages; Box 34 .

Gallimard. Very Good+. 2006. Paperback. 207078097X . Trade Paperback. Très bien +. Un livre surdimensionné, un livre sonore avec des pages brillantes et non marquées. Le coin léger se heurte avec un écaillage général de la couverture. "Dr Max Aue est un homme de famille et propriétaire d'une usine de dentelles en France d'après-guerre. Il est un intellectuel imprégné de philosophie, de littérature et de musique classique. Il est également un ancien officier du renseignement des SS et un assassin à sang froid. un observateur et ensuite un participant aux atrocités nazies sur le front de l'Est, il était présent au siège de Stalingrad, dans les camps de la mort, et finalement pris dans le renversement des nazis et la chute de cauchemar de Berlin. Son monde était peuplé par Eichmann, Himmler, Goring, Speer et, bien sûr, Hitler… Leer más

Penguin Books. Very Good. 1965. Paperback. A tightly bound Mass Market Paperback with underlining and some notes throught the book. A crease to the spine with cover edgewear. "A blistering, brilliant novel of the rise and fall of one of the most evil regimes the modern world has ever witnessed , the Third Reich." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 335 pages .

Edison, NJ: Castle Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0785819924 . Nice blue hard covers with gilt letterring on spine, minor bumping to the spine ends, a great copy. The DJ is glossy with very minor edgewear on it. "Ernest Hemingway stalks U-Boats. A Belgian woman halts the Panzers. Adolf Hitler plays Santa Claus. Breuer brings you more than 140 of the most bizzare, curious, and downright stange incidents from World War II. "; B&W Photographs; 1.18 x 9.21 x 6.22 Inches; 220 pages .

Algonquin Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1565121791 . Cream colored boards with blue clothe spine covering, gilt titles to the spine. Very good+ with light spine end bumping. A glossy DJ, unclipped with light shelf wear. "Chaim Skibelski, a concentration camp prisoner who escapes death by Nazi firing squad, wanders like a ghost through memories of the past, accompanied by a rabbi who has changed into a talking crow." ; 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.8 Inches; 256 pages .

Edison, NJ: Castle Books. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0785812075 . Blue / black hardcovers in As New condtion with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked interior. Light spine end bottom wear. The DJ is in Near Fine condition. "Prominent military writer, Len Deighton turns his incisive literary searchlight on the rise of Hitler and the ground war in Europe to the fall of Dunkirk. Illustrations of tanks, mortars, and anti-aircraft artillery combine with German Army file photos for an inside look at the power of the Nazis, and the mistakes they made which ultimately led to their defeat." ; 9.33 X 6.50 X 1.39 inches; Box 25 .

Toronto, Ontario: Lester & Orpen Dennys. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0886190460 . Blue hardcovers / silver titles to the spine. In Very Good++ condition with a solid binding, pages are clean & unmarked, there is little wear to the spine ends and corners. The DJ is Very Good + , no tears or marks. "In Normandy, "Canadians had no voice in strategy. They were its instruments struggling to find the tactics to fight an enemy that always seemed better trained and far better armed." The struggle was a bitter one, and casualties were high. For the Black Watch at Verrières Ridge, 123 were killed. One of the few survivors was asked why he had gone forward to such certain doom. "I guess," he replied, "that that's what they expected from the Black Watch." To the authors, the men of the Canadian army, "mastered their craft in the crucible of war, and in doing so destroyed the flower of the German… Leer más

David Fickling Books. Very Good. 2008. Paperback. 0385751893 . Trade Paperback, Fine condition, tight, bright & unmarked. An uncreased spine. "Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence." ; Movie Tie-in Edition; 7.90 X 5.10 X 0.60 inches; 240 pages .

Outlet. Near Fine. 1975. Hardcover. 0517242346 . An oversize Hardcover book in Near Fine condition. A solid binding with bright & unmarked pages, light sunning to the spine ends. The DJ is unclipped and and in Very Good++ condition. " Descriptions of 415 weapons, including rockets and grenades, with illustrations, plans, how they're built and how they operate. A plethora of black & white photographs and illustratoins. ; 12.20 X 9.20 X 0.80 inches; 323 pages; Box 34 .

Knopf Canada. Very Good+. 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0394280601 . Burgundy hardcovers with silver titles to the spine. Very good with a tight binding and a bright, unmarked text. Light spine end bumping with very light moisture damage to the first few pages. Stated First Edition. The DJ is unclipped and in Very Good++ condition. "A novel of love in time of war and revolution, freedom and tragedy, set against the broad canvas of the American Civil War. At the heart of the novel is a little-known fact of history - the formation of a militia by a motley band of Czech immigrants who took up the cause of freedom." ; B&W Photographs; X X ; 609 pages .

Bantam Pathfinder Editions. Very Good+. 1965. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback, pages are tight, clean & unmarked with light age tanning. Cover edgewear & rubbing. Very Good+ "Young American fighter pilots get their first taste of the Korean War when assigned to destroy the communist held bridges at Toko-ri. "; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 106 pages .