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Espingarda Feiticeira: A Introducao Da Arma De Fogo Pelos Portugueses No Extremo-Oriente. The Bewitched Gun: The Introduction of the Firearm in the Far East by the Portuguese, Rainer Daehnhardt. Published by Texto Editora, 1994. English and Portuguese text. 4to up to 12" tall; 139 pages including chronology and bibliography. Beautifully illustrated in color and black and white with drawings and photographs. Maroon silk cloth boards with red stamped titles, time charts endpapers. Both unclipped dustjacket and volume in pristine condition. A very scarce volume. Rainer Daehnhardt is a well known Portuguese-German historian and collector. He has authored several books and articles on armory and the history of Portugal.

The Bloody White Baron: The Extraordinary Story of the Russian Nobleman Who Became the Last Khan of Mongolia, Palmer, James. Published by Basic Books, 2009. 274pp. with maps, notes, bibliography and index. Quarter black over grey boards. In fine, unread condition and housed n a fine dustjacket.
The story of Baron Ungern-Sternberg, Russian noble and vicious anti-semite who conquered Mongolia in 1919. He dreamed of retaking Moscow, but had to content himself with ruthlessly oppressing the people under his domination. The barely believable story of a man who foreshadowed the Nazis in his combination of mysticism and genocidal violence.

Bomber Boys: Fighting Back 1940-1945, Bishop, Patrick Published by Harper Collins, 2007. First Edition. Blue boards, blue endpapers, silver spine titles, unclipped jacket, In Mint/As New Condition. 429pp. maps, illustrations. 125,000 men from every corner of Britain and its Empire passed through Bomber Command during the air-offensive against Germany from 1940-1945. With an average life expectancy shorter than that of soldiers on the Western front in WWI, these men faced death, injury and capture time and again to send bombs through the shrieking flak onto enemy territory; in all 55,000 were killed. While fighter pilots were lauded for their efforts, the Bomber Boys faded in national memory - crucial in the heat of combat, they were politically awkward afterwards. As featured on the BBC 1 documentary BOMBER BOYS, presented by Ewan McGregor.

The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War, Gladwell, Malcolm. Published by Little Brown and Company, 2021. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., xiv, 240pp., illustrated. Blue boards with gilt titles. In fine, unread condition and housed in a fine, unclipped jacket.
In The Bomber Mafia, Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists, the "Bomber Mafia," asked: What if precision bombing could cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal?.

Breakout From Juno: First Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign, July 4-August 21, 1944. Zuehlke, Mark. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, 2011. First Edition, First printing. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 513pp. with maps, photos, 5 appendices, notes, and indices. Brown boards with black spine titles. In unread, unmarked condition in fine, unclipped jacket. Breakout from Juno, is the first dramatic chronicling of Canada's pivotal role throughout the entire Normandy Campaign following the D-Day landings; a story of uncommon heroism, endurance and sacrifice by Canada's World War II volunteer army.

Breakout from Juno: First Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign, July 4-August 21, 1944, Zuehlke, Mark. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, 2013. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 538pp. with black and white photographs, maps, bibliography, index. Photographic card covers. In fine, unread condition with light toning to text block. Other titles available in this series; please inquire.
On July 4, 1944, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division won the village of Carpiquet but not the adjacent airfield. Instead of a speedy victory, the men faced a bloody fight. The Canadians advanced relentlessly at a great cost in bloodshed. Within 2 weeks the 2nd Infantry and 4th Armoured divisions joined coming together as the First Canadian Army.The soldiers fought within a narrow landscape extending a mere 21 miles from Caen to Falaise. They won a two-day battle for Verrires Ridge starting on July 21, after 1,500 casualties. More bloody battles followed, until finally, on August 21, the narrowing gap that had been developing at… Leer más

British Army Pensioners Abroad, 1772-1899. Norman K. Crowder. Published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1995. First Edition. 351 pp.8vo up to 9½" tall. Red cloth boards with gilt titles front and spine. Embossed owner's stamp to free endpaper and otherwise in mint condition without marks, folds etc. Issued without jacket.

The Burning of The Reichstag, Reed, Douglas, Special Correspondent of The Times at the Leipzig Trial. Published by Victor Gollancz, London, 1934. First Edition, Publishers Note Laid-In. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 352pp. with four black and white plates. Black cloth boards, gilt spine titles. Text block is clean without markings, tears or folds; a very light toning to edges. Boards are clean and binding is strong. Un clipped dust jacket has darkened along spine and edges. Minor chipping to head and foot. Protected in mylar. An exceedingly rare copy in original wrapper.The Reichstag fire February 27, 1933 was a critical event in the expansion of Nazi power. Hitler seized upon the building's fire as evidence of communist scheming and the following day, a state of emergency was declared and orders were given for all KPD (The Communist Party of Germany) members of the Reichstag to be arrested. The Reichstag Fire Decree imposed restrictions on the press, banned political meetings and marches, and intercepted… Leer más

Canada at War; No 43, Special Pictorial Edition on War-changed Canada; 1945. Published by Wartime Information Board, Ottawa, Canada, February 1945. First Edition. Stapled wraps. 80 pages including covers Printed in sepia with red and black text and graphics. Illustrated with photographs, maps and graphics. Contents are toned and otherwise in fine condition; library inked stamp to head of front cover; back cover has a light diagonal crease, 2 small closed tears and a few inked words. An overview of social changes brought by WW II."The Wartime Information Board was a Canadian government agency established 1942 to create a common outlook amongst Canadians on their identity and perception on the war. … The focus was to ensure high morale and patriotic fervour: "sharing together in common experience, working and striving in great causes." In addition to films, posters, polls and tours, the Board published a monthly account of the war effort entitled Canada At War. The publication was distributed… Leer más

Canada at War, No.34 Special Pictorial Edition, Wartime Information Board. Published by Wartime Information Board, Ottawa, Canada, March 1944. First Edition. Stapled wraps. 80 pages including covers Printed in sepia with blue and black text and graphics. Illustrated with photographs, maps and graphics. Contents are toned and otherwise in fine condition; library inked stamp to head of front cover; back cover has 2 small closed tears. Contents: The Country, The People, The Navy, The Army, The Air Force, Food, Primary Products, Munitions, Economic and Finance, International. "The Wartime Information Board was a Canadian government agency established 1942 to create a common outlook amongst Canadians on their identity and perception on the war. … The focus was to ensure high morale and patriotic fervour: "sharing together in common experience, working and striving in great causes." In addition to films, posters, polls and tours, the Board published a monthly account of the war effort entitled Canada At… Leer más

Toronto, ON, Canada: Scholastic/Madison Lester, 2010. Hardcover. As New. Canada's Wars; An Illustrated History, Jonathan Webb Published by Scholastic/Madison Lester, Toronto, 2010. Pictorial Glossy Boards, Mapped Endpapers. In New Unread Condition.

Canadian Expeditionary Forces Cap Badges, 1914-1918, Babin, L. L. Published by Andrew Publishing Company, London England. No date provided. Red stapled card covers. 8vo up to 9½" tall.; 15 pp. of listings followed by 21 pp. (Roman numerated) with illustrations of over 400 badges. Publisher's copyright sticker (rectangular 3" by 1½") has left a ghost mark to title page and inside front cover; otherwise contents are in mint, un read condition. Front card cover has 2 chips and otherwise fine.

Canadian Warship Names, Freeman, David J. Published by Vanwell Publishing Limited, St. Catharines, Ontario, 2000. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 367 pp. Illustrations, bibliography, indexes. Green boards, gilt spine titles. Both unclipped jacket and volume in mint unread condition."The name carried by a ship has far-reaching significance. It has historical and geographical references; it may have political, social or propaganda overtones; it links the ship with its class and type. To the ship's company the name of the ship and its nickname identify it as a community or it is the name of their home.This book covers over 900 names of Canadian naval vessels, shore establishments, and some RN ships, from 1910 to the present. Each name covered includes the origin and meaning of the name, its sometimes-complex process of selection, its pennant numbers, and dates in commission and whether the name was assigned an official badge.A comprehensive reference painstakingly researched from primary sources,… Leer más

Canadian Military History Since the 17th Century; Proceedings of the Canadian Military History Conference; L'histoire militaire canadienne depuis Le XVIIe Siècle, Tremblay, Yves. Published by Department of National Defence, Ottawa, 2000. Card covers. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 591pp. references, tables. Contains a selection of English and French papers presented at the Conference held in Ottawa, May 2000. Contents in fine, unread condition; front cover has a light lower corner curl.

Cap Badges of the Canadian Officer Training Corps Vol 2, Thompson, Major Roy J. C. Published by Author, 1972, Nova Scotia, 1972. First Edition. Illustrated card covers. 8vo up to 9½" tall.; x, 73pp. with end checklists; profusely illustrated with close up photo of badges. Light shelf wear to covers; contents in fine, unread condition without marks, tears etc.

The Capture Of Adolf Eichmann, Pearlman, Moshe. Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1961. First Edition/First Printing. Black boards, gilt spine titles. Volume has very light toning otherwise in fine condition without markings, folds, tears or bumps. Unclipped dust jacket has slight edge wear and tiny chipping to top of spine; protected in mylar. Chapter headings include : Prelude To Capture; The Ghost Of Nuremberg; The Chase Begins; On The Run; The Nazi Underground; The Chase Resumed; The Capture; The Diplomatic Battle; Under Guard; Bureau 06; The Legal Aspects. With Appendix. 182pp. 8vo.
"On May 23rd 1960 Adolf Eichmann's arrest in Argentina by an Israeli Commando Unit was announced, and a fifteen year search, for the man described by his fellow Nazis at the Nuremberg Trials as the originator and executor of the master-plan to exterminate wholesale every Jew in Europe, was over." Moise Pearlman, writer and first Israeli Defence Forces Spokesperson, graphically describes the pursuit and… Leer más

Charge! a Story of Briton and Boer, G Manville Fenn. Published by W & R Chambers Limited, London & Edinburgh, Circa 1899. 12mo up to 7½" tall., 391pp. With 7 illustrations by W.H.C. Groome; 32pp. rear publisher's ads, some with full illustrations. Orange cloth boards with illustration sto front and spine in gilt, black and beige; grey endpapers. Prize label to pastedown dated 1906; very light and tiny foxing to preliminaries and otherwise contents are free of markings, tears or folds. Light rubbing to corners and spine edges and very light soiling spots to boards.
An adventure story of the Great Britain Army Colonial forces in South Africa. George Manville Fenn (1831-1909) was a prolific English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist. Many of his novels were written with young adults in mind. William Henry Charles Groome (1854-1913) was one of the most prolific children's book illustrators of his era, while also being a highly skilled and respected watercolour artist.

Chiang Kai Shek: China's Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost, Fenby, Jonathan. Published by Carroll & Graf, 2004. Card covers. 562pp. with photographs, maps, bibliography and index. Contents are in fine, unread condition with very light outer edge dusting and shelf wear.

The Chinese Secret Service, Faligot, Roger; Kauffer, Remi. Published by Headline Book Publishing Plc, London, 1989. Translated from the French by Christine Donougher. First Edition. Black cloth boards, gilt spine titles. xix plus 524 pp. includes preface, foreword, chronology, map of China, map of Shanghai, and black and white plates. Clipped jacket is otherwise fine; contents have edge toning and otherwise fine.

Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms, Imperial War Museum. Published by Imperial War Museum, London, United Kingdom, 2005. Card covers. 4to up to 12" tall. 36 pages with full page color and black and white photographs and documents along with text and quotes from Winston Churchill. Tiny corner curls and otherwise fine.