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** Above Suspicion -Mac Innes Vintage copy closer to the original form - Swiftness suspense humor -Novel about a pair of English babes in the wood, against the Gestapo - interesting ad on the back fly of dust jacket to buy victory u.s. War savings bonds and encourages you to mail the book to the USO office nearest you for - Army libraries for the postal rate of only one and a half percent per pound to the US . Dust jacket, does have quite a few tears ruffling scuffs ,scratches, just acceptable book itself has blue buckram boards, gold titling Spine, blue wash top of book -deckle Edge pages , book is just good Corners somewhat bumped, worn...Above Suspicion was MacInnes' breakthrough book, a bestseller published in 1941 and released as a movie in 1943, directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray. "Richard and Frances Myles are preparing for their annual European summer vacation in 1939 when they are visited at their Oxford college by old friend Peter Galt, who has a… Leer más

Chris McNab Battle Story: Cambrai 1917 -Excellent Crisp clean- gift-able copy no dust jacket not sure if it had one- haunting green effect- interesting printed effect -sprinkled with pictures throughout - nice size type on crisp white paper - unmarked bright - well manufactured includes contents/ index pages- Battle of Cambrai has become synonymous with one of the Allies' first large-scale use of tanks on the Western Front. Cambrai certainly saw over 450 Mark IV tanks lumber across No Man's Land and penetrate the Hindenburg Line. For the Germans on the other side of these defenses the sheer scale of these "iron monsters" was terrifying,they quickly rallied,battle was about much more than the tanks deployed. Chris McNab explores how new techniques of sound-ranging and artillery strategy played a greater part on the battlefield than the tanks themselves- Battle Story Cambrai 1917- Battle story History Press Series- Author Chris McNab - Pub- History Press Limited, Stroud,Gloucester, UK 2012- printed in… Leer más

The City That Would Not Die, The bombing of London May 10-11 1941, by Richard Collier. Published by Dutton, New York (1960). Stated First Edition....LCCCN 59-12579 no ISBN. Richard Collier was born in london 1924 are raised in Surrey. At 18 her joined the RAF as a war correspondent and traveled extensively throughout the far east. The book contains a number of photographs, maps of the terror bombing of London...Dark blue cloth covered boards which are in good condition by do suffer some wear mostly at the edges, corners. Orange and light green titling on spine is very good clear, clean, crisp. Pages are printed on heavy stock and are very nice but are starting to slightly darken from age otherwise are clean with no folds or tears. Spine is tight, hinges are closed. Pages are tight. Dust jacket is acceptable but is worn and torn at the bottom edges and corners but is protected with a brodart clear cover... Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what… Leer más

Aron Robert France Reborn The History of the Liberation- Hardcover excellent condition small amounts of wear on its edges Cobalt blue cloth boards- titling gold spine -front cross in red and titling previous owners name in ink first page -balance of pages or clean unmarked littered with black and white photos throughout- dust jacket present still bright colored although it does have some signs of wear on its edges some chipping, wearing mostly on its edges- includes bibliography fully indexed 490 pages nice tight solid copy.- A comprehensive account of the events that freed and preserved the French Republic- - France reborn Author Robert Aron- (Humphrey Hare) translator Publisher Charles Scribner Sons, New York - 1964- hardcover no -Edition specifically stated has dust jacket very good condition- ASIN: B000NW4A9M Aprox, 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.6 in -490 pages Subjects World War, 1939-1945 - lccn 64 - 12032 printed USA photos - jacket back Armistice Day, 1944 General De Gaulle prime minister Churchill before the… Leer más

*Sam Silverberg - bibliographical testimony of the Holocaust - the battle for independence of the state of Israel in 1948. Holocaust memoir of a Jewish boy who was only 10 years of age when the Nazis marched into Poland. It describes his life under Nazi occupation, experiences of 2.5 years in two Nazi concentration camps with his father, his daring escape during the "Death March," liberation, post-war adventures involving the journey to the Promised Land, his deportation to Cyprus, and finally the War of Independence for the State of Israel....By 1945, when the war ended, Nazi Germany had systematically slaughtered 6 million of these innocent people, including 1 million children. Now, more than six decades later, Sam Silberberg invites his young readers to journey back with him to the terrifying years.... .... interesting book - we're losing many of these survivors as they age... From Hell to the Promised Land: A Boy's Daring Escape from Nazi Concentration Camp Sam Silberberg Pub. CreateSpace… Leer más

*Sam Silverberg - bibliographical testimony of the Holocaust and the battle for independence of the state of Israel in 1948. Holocaust memoir of a Jewish boy who was only 10 years of age when the Nazis marched into Poland. ..Describes his life under Nazi occupation, experiences of 2.5 years in two Nazi concentration camps with his father, his daring escape during the "Death March," liberation, post-war adventures involving the journey to the Promised Land, his deportation to Cyprus, finally the War of Independence for the State of Israel.... interesting book , we're losing many of these survivors as they age... From Hell to the Promised Land: A Boy's Daring Escape from Nazi Concentration Camp Sam Silberberg Pub. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform date October 10, 2011 About 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches Pages 186 Cover design Jeanne Galick, Inscribed to Shirley, not sure who inscription is from.. January 26th 2002 surely this will give you the real story of who I am love your ××××… Leer más

Local author, Love, Survival, and the American Dream book is a true story of love -excellent copy feels unread crisp unmarked copy, minimal amounts of Edge-ware.... A story of two young adults who survived the horrors of the Holocaust against all odds. This is a story of following the dream of a better life and never letting anything get in the way of achieving it. "After fifty years, I realized that my story must be told. Deniers of the Holocaust are springing up all over the world. I cannot sit by and watch history be repeated." - Solomon Berger, 2012, filled with interesting anecdotal information black-and-white pictures sprinkled throughout. Compelling story,, although there are many of those that deal World War II, and it's turbulent times. Love, Survival, and the American Dream Authors Solomon Berger, Gusta Berger typography design Sarah Prochaska, cover art Julio Cano , real stars at night Peresanz, stained-glass Palabra, Pub. jMo5000, 2013, Marina del Rey CA, copyright Jesse E. Morris, ISBN… Leer más

Vintage copy--Luftwaffe: A History=Advancing into Russia, the Germans made the critical discovery - their air force had no reach. Creating a tactical, not a strategic, air force that could do little to interrupt their enemies production / recovery. Deficiencies in equipment & leadership on the Western Front brought disaster to the Luftwaffe, turning its short-lived glory into a precipitous decline. Historic irony in the Allies' miscalculation was that the Luftwaffe had reached its peak of effectiveness before WWII began...Exploring, the strange, self-defeating world of the Luftwaffe high command with all its colorful characters & destructive interplay of its personalities and rivalries... The Treaty of Versailles had condemned the German Air Force to a clandestine, embryonic life until 1933. But in 1935 the Nazi propaganda machine publicly acknowledged the Luftwaffe's existence. And in only six years the charismatic Hermann Goering organized an officer corps and equipped an air force which… Leer más

* Excellent hardcover first edition copy -Men of Air: The Courage and Sacrifice of Bomber Command in World War II 1st Edition Kevin Wilson- Story of the everyday heroism of bomber crews in 1944, a turning point in the war against Germany. Bomber combat crews faced a wide array of perils as they flew over German territory. Bursts of heavy flak could tear the wings from their planes in a split second....Kevin Wilson has spent most of his working life as a staff journalist on British national newspapers, including the Daily Mail / the Sunday Express. Author of Blood and Fears & Airborne.... Blue on Blue boards, blue end papers, bold gold titling on spine, well indexed,sm. Amount of wear foot of book, Black and White photo inserts middle of book, jacket Design faceout Studio..... Men of Air: The Courage and Sacrifice of Bomber Command in World War II, Author Kevin Wilson - first edition hardcover, Publisher -Pegasus Books, 2019-FEB, distributed by W W Norton& Co. ISBN 1643130994, 9781643130996 448 pages,… Leer más

Gift able copy -The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring,\, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII Excellent crisp clean copy, White boards Black titling spine, nice quality buff pages,Lightly read if at all. - 1945, after his capture at the end of the Second World War, Hermann Göring arrived at an American-run detention center in war-torn Luxembourg, accompanied by sixteen suitcases and a red hatbox. The suitcases contained all manner of paraphernalia: medals, gems, two cigar cutters, silk underwear, a hot water bottle, and the equivalent of 1 million in cash. Hidden in a coffee can, a set of brass vials housed glass capsules containing a clear liquid and a white precipitate: potassium cyanide. Joining Göring in the detention center were the elite of the captured Nazi regime—Grand Admiral Dönitz; armed forces commander Wilhelm Keitel and his deputy Alfred Jodl; the mentally unstable Robert Ley; the suicidal Hans Frank; the pornographic propagandist Julius… Leer más

Two Among the Righteous Few by Marty Brounstein, softcover copy inscribed Natalie thanks so much for your interest and positive engagement with the story best wishes..lightly read paperback clean except the inscription smallest amount of minutiae on its edges very good Frans & Mien Wijnakker. from Dieden of the Netherlands- Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust, a remarkable tale of how Frans and his wife, Mien, saved the lives of at least two dozen Jews in southern Holland during World War II. They were Catholics who led a simple life in a small town, but they took risks,displayed bravery to help others in dire need, instilling hope during a horrific points of history. Nestled in the hills on the western side of Jerusalem - is the Yad Vashem museum. People from around the world visit daily to learn about the tragic period of history from 1933 - 1945 known as the Holocaust. Museum serves as an education, research, historical center in remembrance of the six million Jews across… Leer más

Victory at Sea, 26 full length episodes. 12 hours on two DVD's. Series covers ww2 naval operations in the atlantic and pacific theaters. disc are in very good condition and comes in the original clam shell case...Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into--Media Mail USPS-you get the copy pictured - carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit. 7 Days Coast to Coast, faster if closer..Victory Sea 6309 DVD Hall TN SH

Biography / autobiography , World War II RAF pilot , probably printed in a limited way most of these guys are deceased by now . So many of their first-hand accounts are lost- Oversized paperback book White cover book has been poorly cared for not the most wonderfully printed book to begin with Pages 110 through 115 are loose,Cover has definitely taken a few scuffs -the edge of the book or not absolutely clean, scuff's Etc -limited publication - first hand account pilot - in the RAF, and spent time as a prisoner of war, now lives in Castle Crag NSW Australia published through book house at Wild and Woolley member Australian Publishers Association ,Glebe Australia, design printed by fast books printed on acid-free archival paper... glued spine just acceptable condition-We wore blue : a diary of RAAF service : a memoir / by Syd Wickham -Author Wickham, Syd Description Castlecrag, N.S.W. : S. Wickham, 2000 271 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. ISBN 073164400X Subjects Wickham, Syd. | Australia. Royal… Leer más

* 1933, on the eve of World War II, Europe was home to 9 million Jews. By 1945, when the war ended, Nazi Germany had systematically slaughtered 6 million of these innocent people, including 1 million children. More than six decades later, Sam Silberberg invites readers to journey back with him to the terrifying years of his youth in Nazi-occupied Poland, when staying alive meant using street smarts beyond his years, ultimately, making a decision that would haunt him for the rest of his life. With Sam's feisty narrative, his readers become eyewitnesses to the Second World War, the Holocaust , fight to establish the modern state of Israel, but they also see a boy their own age struggling to find meaning in a world filled with danger / evil. Gripping tale by one of a diminishing number of living Holocaust survivors.... What Made Sammy Run?: My Story, Sam Silberberg -- In 1933, on the eve of World War II, Europe was home to 9 million Jews. By 1945, when the war ended, Nazi Germany had systematically… Leer más