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Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A.: Univ Pr of Mississippi, 1997. 201 pages. A compelling narrative about the American way of war. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Naval Historical Center, 2000. 174pp/illus. "The Catalog represents a milestone for the Naval Historical Center as it presents to the public exciting samples heretofore unrecorded in any similar bibliography. From unique manuscript cruise journals of the early sailing navy to original blueprints for the first successful U.S. submarine design, from the original rules and regulations adopted for the Naval Academy at Annapolis to the 1895 laws regulating the first naval reserve, the rarebooks and manuscripts of the Navy Department Library present an eclectic mix of titles on the United States Navy." Clean. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Fine/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong).

Boston: Gambit, 1969. Book has 178 pages. Previous owner bookplate in front endpaper. The most satisfying book of its time to appear on the tangled, tragic story of American involvement in Southeast Asia since 1954.. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Providence, Rhode Island: Brown University Press, 1962. 564 pages with 173 color and b&w illustrations (many uniform plates) and maps (several fold-out maps) and end-paper maps. Very detailed and beautifully illustrated study of Napoleon and his Army.. Second Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Shippensburg, PA, U.S.A.: White Mane Publishing Company, 2000. Book has 262 pages with a few photos and maps. Story of the final battle of the Civil War. Light edgewear to dj. Gift inscription inside front cover. Otherwise clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Historicos Navales, 1972. Complete 7 volume set - Vols 1-6 (3,318pp/illus) Vol 7 Index (217pp). All volumes clean. Spanish text.. First Edition. Illustrated Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Cornell Univ Pr, 1992. 392pp. Clean no marks.. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. Book has 335 pages. Light wear to edge of dj. The author demonstrates that although Adolf Hitler held the ultimate responsibility for what became the Holocaust, it was Heinrich Himmler, the short, pudgy, unimposing head of the SS, who essentially laid the plans and devised the schemes that led to the killing of six million Jews - and who was the true architect of genocide.. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Ed.

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1979. 209pp. Scholarly study of the relationship between army & society, from armies as private institutions of feudal lords to public bodies. Light edgewear/rubbing to dj. Text clean.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. 278pp, chapter notes, bibliography, index. A study of the relationship between armies, society and revolution. The careers of seven revolutionary armies ranging from Cromwell's New Model Army and Washington's Continental Army to Trotsky's Bolsheviks and Mao Tse Tung's Red Army. The difficulties of maintaining political ideology and the traditional demands of military discipline and social stability. The author shows how in all but the Chinese force the revolutionary fervour was destroyed by the demands of military discipline etc. . Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr, 1989. 308pp/illus/diagrams. Filled with information on the Navy in their muzzle-loading era. Includes dozens of photographs and detailed drawings, cross-sections and diagrams of a variety of artillery. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, D. C: Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, 1974. 477pp/illus. History of armor and cavalry. Color illustrations of regimental crests and emblems. Clean. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Washington, D. C: Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, 1974. 477pp/illus. History of armor and cavalry. Color illustrations of regimental crests and emblems. Clean. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, DC: Office of the Chief of Military History, 1974. Book has 789 pages with some b&w illustrations and maps. Top rear corner of cover slightly bumped. Clean and tight! Second volume in The Army Historical Series. A comprehensive history of U.S. Army logistics from the time of the American Revolution through the Korean War.. Reprint Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1991. 325pp. a comprehensive history of military surveillance in the United States-traces the evolution of America's internal security policy during the past two hundred years. Joan M. Jensen discusses how the federal government has used the army to intervene in domestic crises and how Americans have protested the violation of civil liberties and applied political pressure to limit military intervention in civil disputes. Light fading to dj spine. Text clean.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1991. 325pp. a comprehensive history of military surveillance in the United States-traces the evolution of America's internal security policy during the past two hundred years. Joan M. Jensen discusses how the federal government has used the army to intervene in domestic crises and how Americans have protested the violation of civil liberties and applied political pressure to limit military intervention in civil disputes. Light fading to dj spine. Text clean.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: Biblioteca do Exercito, 1998. Three Volume set. vol 1 - Colonial Period, Vol 2 - United Kingdom, Vol 3 - Republic. All clean and near fine. No marks. . 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong).

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Emperor's Press, 1996. 359pp/illus/maps. He completely describes the army from top to bottom, officers, men, clothing, weapons, tactics, discipline and more. Infantry, cavalry, artillery, Light Troops and more. It was a famous army, but it is not always understood. It was praised for introducing a revolution in the art of war and notorious for the brutality of its discipline, but how did this army really work? This is a study of the greatest army of its time by the finest historian of the wars of the 18th Century. Clean. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

West Point, NY: Department of Military Art and Engineering, United States Military Academy, 1956. Book has 158 pages and is 10 6/16" tall by 14 1/4" wide. Book has light wear to edge of cover. Has battle maps from the Colonial Wars, The Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, The Mexican War, The American Civil War and The Spanish-American War.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Atheneum, 1970. 245 pages. The Crimean War and the pivotal battle at Balaclava and the famous Charge of the Light Brigade. Illustrated with 13 full color illustrations, 57 black and white illustrations, and 13 maps and battle plans, the endpapers have an area map of the flank march and positions before Sebastopol. Previous owner bookplate on ffep. Clean. 1st American Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.