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New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 238 bright, white pages From jacket: "Sixty years after the end of World War II, not all those who were faithful to the Third Reich are gone - some members of the Nazi party and their collaborators are still alive but increasingly difficult to track down. Time is rapidly running out, yet Efraim Zuroff won't give up... Despite the passage of many years, death threats, and the reluctance of a number of governments to cooperate, Zuroff and his project have yielded the names of over 520 new suspects in 24 different countries, dozens of murder investigations, and several indictments and extradition requests..." In great condition. . First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Memphis, Tennessee: Castle Books, 1988. Very rare signed, numbered title. Numbered, inscribed and signed by author on fep. The frontispiece, a drawing of the author's wife, is also signed by her. One of the American Heroes series. 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 445 bright, white pages with some black and white photographs and black and white frontispiece drawing From jacket: "(This book) captures the joy of the victor and the survivor as well as the long shadow of fear and tension on the eve of battle, and the shattering fear in the midst of combat. Here is the lingering sorrow of comrades who do not return from the battle, the loneliness and the boredom between mission, nights filled with excitement mixed with dread, days filled with both laughter and fear... Here is the movie star, Jimmy Stewart, dedicated to the welfare of his men and determined to fly the most dangerous aerial missions with them." Jacket is a bit tattered at head and heel of spine… Leer más

: Bison Books, 1998. Introduction by Steven E. Woodworth 8vo size trade paperback; 385 bright, white pages From back: "When Southerners fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861, John Beatty left his bank job in Ohio to answer President Lincoln's call for soldiers. Within a short while he was commanding the Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, as green to combat as his men. The diary he kept from June 1861 to January 1864 shows how well they did their fearful job without losing their humanity... Beatty was promoted to brigadier general... an intelligent and modest man who never glorified war... he lives to tell about the horrific battles at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge..." Ex-library with typical treatments, covers have been laminated and remain in good condition with light wear. There is a small spot on outside pages and in the margin of the last, blank page. The is a small area of shelf soil on the bottom fore edge. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"… Leer más

New York: Random House, 1977. Signed and inscribed on fep Stated First Edition, appears to be a second printing. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 406 pages From jacket: "For years (the author) covered the war in Indochina... The sheer waste of human life, both of those who died and of those who did not, staggered her, and ever since she has been traveling through America, talking, listening, probing the effects of this war on ordinary people. The result is an overwhelming cry that strikes straight to the heart, a summation of the American and human experience that is impossible to read unmoved." Moderate wear to jacket with a half inch tear on bottom of back of jacket. . Signed by Author. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1935. Author Armand de Caulaincourt, Duke of Vicenza was Napoleon's Master of Horses, Ambassador to Russia and Minister for Foreign Affairs. This is "from the original memoirs as edited by Jean Hanoteau. Abridged, edited and with an introduction by George Libaire. In five parts: Preparation, Advance, Moscow, Retreat and Flight. Professionally rebound for library in green cloth covers and with new endapers. The covers from original trade paperback are cropped and affixed. 422 pages followed by a page listing other Univeral Library titles. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out. Tanned pages with darker tanned margins. First few pages are separated about an inch from the bottom. Rubbing to affixed covers. Bumped head of spine and bumped bottom front corner.. Cloth. Good/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

McFarland and Company, 2014. 8vo size trade paperback; 214 pages From back: "In June of 1968 (the author) found himself leading a rifle platoon in D Company 2/5th, First Cavalry Division. (This book) draws upon the original maps used in Vietnam and upon the battalion radio logs which were recently declassified at the time of writing. Life in a rifle platoon is presented at the boot level with all its grift, bewilderment, fatigue and fear.... This book is about ordinary events in strange places; it is about being "in the field" and coming home. The author's experiences at Kent State University during the shootings in May 1970 are also recounted." In great condition! We note only minor edgewear. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Independence Press, 1973. A POW Story as told to Glen deWerff Signed by author and inscribed "to George" on fep 8vo size trade paperback; 287 pages From back: "It is no pretty story. It tells of the torture room with walls built to muffle human screams, of the "rope trick" and "fanbelt" techniques deigned to make a man talk, of illness, of insanity. But it also tells of the ingenuity and creativity which allowed the men to out-smart their guards and to set up communication systems, classes, escape plans, and to maintain their chain of command. It is a revealing story. It pictures men who are reduced to the basics - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. It shows how these situations can be survived with individual integrity and pride intact." Some light rubbing to covers. . Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Metropolitan Books, 2004. Signed and inscribed on half title page Stated First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 286 pages From jacket: "With the words, 'this Crusade, this war on terror,' President George W. Bush defined the purpose of his presidency... (this volume is) a comprehensive and tough-minded critique of the war on terror... Combining clear moral consciousness, an acute sense of history, and a real-world grasp of the unforgiving demands of politics... a cry from the heart, a record of protest, and a permanently relevant analysis, (the author's work confronts the Bush era and measures it against what America was meant to be." Bumped head and heel of spine, light wear to jacket, one creased page corner. . Signed by Author. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1959. 230 pages with some black and white photographs and illustrations on glossy stock. From jacket: "The dramatic story of the struggle between Union and Confederate supports for control of the Southwest - the land that promised for the South a Western Confederacy, an outlet to the Pacific thorugh California, mineral-rich lands, military stores and the possibility of Indian aid. But the fortunes of war dictated otherwise: the people of the Western territories for the most part remained loyal to the Union, and the Confederate vision of empire failed to materialize." Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out. Jacket is covered with mylar. Tape used to hold on jacket has left tanned marks on endpapers.. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

272 rough cut pages. From back: "...part mystery, thriller and ghost story that happens to be true. I read it with goose bumps, convinced that Vanished will takes its place among the classics of World War II literature. -- Michael Paterniti" We note only a small bump to top of spine. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Galley/Proof.

New York: Penguin Books, 2004. Signed (twice) on title page (inscribed once on title page) 8vo size trade paperback; 564 pages From back: "(The author's) monumental history of the Vietnam War is the first work to probe the war's path through both the United States and Vietnam. The vivid testimonies of 135 men and women span the entire history of the Vietnam conflict, from its murky origins in the 1940s to the chaotic fall of Saigon in 1975. Sometimes detached and reflective, often raw and emotional, they allow us to see and feel what this war meant to people literally on all sides - Americans and Vietnamese, generals and grunts, policymakers and protesters, guerrillas and CIA operatives, pilots and doctors, artists and journalists, and a variety of ordinary citizens whose lives were swept up in a cataclysm that killed three million people. By turns harrowing, inspiring and revelatory, (this book) is not a chronicle of fact and figures but a vivid human history of the Vietnam War and… Leer más

New York: McGraw Hill, 1965. From jacket: "Ruthlessly recording history as it happened, (the author) plumbs the agony of Munich, re-creating its prelude - the Austrian Anschluss, the communiques, letters, journals; and the fatal aftermath - the deline into war... 423 plages plus some black and white illustrations. Translated from the French. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Boston: Little Brown, 1979. From jacket: "...a gripping account of one of the dramatic Allied victories of World War II - the sinking of the German battleship." 176 pages with black and white photographs throughout. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered with mylar. Tape transfer marks on endpapers. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First American. Cloth. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Basic Books, 1988. From jacket: "(The author confronts) head on the issue of war guilt at the most personal level: he has talked to the children (and grandchildren) of former Nazi war criminals in order to find out how they have dealt with this burden of "inherited guilt." Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered with mylar. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1967. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 256 pages with many illustrations, maps and black and white photographs throughout. Endpapers are maps. From jacket: "Joe Lockard, a Technician Third Class, supposed that he was a fool, but he liked to encourage ambition. Permanent radar station had not yet been installed at Pearl Harbor. There were six temporary stations, but none of them would have been operational that Sunday morning of December 7, 1941 if Joe didn't admire youngsters who wanted to break from the pack - go-ahead guys like Private George Elliott, who asked Joe to keep the station open so that he could brush up on Radar Detection. With this little-known fact, and through other little-known facts of this sort, and 'forgotten' people such as Joe Lockard and George Elliot, (the author)...guides his readers back and forth across the huge stage on which the war was fought." Ex-library with typical treatments, some blacked out;… Leer más

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1971. 325 pages with several sections of black and white illustrations. From jacket: "this illustrated collection of battles from the two world wars recaptures the tension and terror of modern combat." Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Boston: Little Brown, 2000. 594 pages with several glossy sections of black and white photographs. From flap: "Konrad Adenauer: one of the truly great leaders of the twentieth century. In an astonishing political career that spanned six decades - including fourteen years as Chancellor of West Germany - he was instrumental in shaping the modern political landscape, both of his own country and of Europe." Bumped top corner of jacket, quarter in tear to top of jacket spine, spot of very light soil on outside pages. Heavy volume, no extra shipping charges only if sent via US Media Mail. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, 2004. Rare Signed First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author on half title page. First Edition with full numberline. 8vo size hardcover with photo illustrated dust jacket; 199 pages illustrated with black and white photographs. From jacket: "This is a powerful story of heroism, loss and love in World War II, as seen through the intimate lens of one family's experience, one family's war... Growing up, Walter Carter knew only a few basic facts about his father: He was a family doctor who volunteered for the Army, landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day, was killed by sniper fire 11 days later while trying to rescue a wounded soldier... ...in 1995, Walter find his life transformed when he discovers... a journal and some 150 letters that his father had written in the months, weeks, and days before his death..." Some light wear and light soil to jacket, large price sticker on back of jacket. Front board is warped; bumped bottom corner of… Leer más

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1974. 400 pages. From back: (the author) "has assembled here over 200 of the documents that reveal the policies behind Germany's actions on the critical weeks before the outbreak of war." Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out, abrasion to back cover where sticker was removed. One previously folded page corner; some wear and edgewear to covers. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Reading Copy/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1902. Series I - Volume 15. South Atlantic Blockading Squadron from October 1, 1863, to September 30, 1864. Publication of this volume was authorized by an Act of Congress in 1894 and several high ranking United States Navy officers worked on this publication. Contents include: Operations of the Cruisers Operations in the Gulf of Mexico Operations on the Atlantic Coast Operations on the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers Atlantic Blockading Squadrons Professionally rebound in green cloth with bright gilt titles on the spine. Bindery also mended the frontispiece and title pages and there are some penciled note from library to bindery providing instruction. 863 lightly toned pages with black and white illustrated frontispiece and other black and white engravings. We note a light colored spot on outside pages and three pages toward the back of the book were not cut properly and are creased on the corner and stick out slightly. Ex-library with typical… Leer más