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Andrews, Phillip.   AIR NEWS YEARBOOK  
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1942. 1st ed. 264 pages. Hardcover. Several pages of text and many b/w photos document the air power of major nations.
Good+/No Jacket. Clean interior, cover has some damp marks. PON stamped on FFEP. # A7138. $20.00     Inquire Now  
Atkinson, Tex.   FROM THE COCKPIT: COMING OF AGE IN THE KOREAN WAR (SIGNED)  
Baltimore: PublishAmerica, 2002. 1st ed. 203 pages. Paperback. 1591299772 1-59129-977-2. The autobiographical account of Atkinson, a Navy carrier pilot who flew over 100 combat missions in Korea and holds many awards, including the Distinguished Flying Cross. SIGNED by Tex.
As New/Wraps. # 23738. $21.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Averill, Gerald P.   MUSTANG: A COMBAT MARINE  
Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1987. 1st ed. 314 pages. Hardcover. 0891412751 0-89141-275-1. Autobiography of General Gerald O. "Iron Balls" Averill, who enlisted in the Marines in 1941, fought through World War II, Korea and into the Vietnam era.
Fine/VG. # A5468. $10.00     Inquire Now  
Baker, David.   ADOLF GALLAND: THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY  
London: Windrow & Greene, 1996. Book Club ed. 316 pages. Hardcover. 1859150179 1-85915-017-9. Biography of Germany's most famous fighter pilot of WW II.
Near Fine/Good+. Clean, tight, unmarked book. Dj 1/2" tear and 1/2" x 1" piece gone. # A9232. $9.00     Inquire Now  
Baker, James A.   THE POLITICS OF DIPLOMACY: REVOLUTION, WAR & PEACE 1988-1992 (SIGNED)  
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. 1st ed. 687 pages. Hardcover. 0399140875 0-399-14087-5. Baker writes of his years as Secretary of State under Bush 41. B/w photos throughout, notes, indexed. SIGNED & INSCRIBED on title page: to -- with thanks for all your support and best wishes, Jim Baker.
Fine/Near Fine. Incribed by Baker in a greenish ink. # B0044. $100.00     Inquire Now  
Bancroft, James W.   THE ZULU WAR VCS  
Manchester: Bancroft, 1992. 1st ed. 147 pages. Hardcover. 1872619010 1-872619-01-0. Brings together for the first time the stories of the twenty-three men who won the Victoria Cross in the Zulu War. Illustrated with b/w photos, engravings and colorplates.
Very Fine/Very Fine. Clean, tight. Book and Dj appear as new. # B0238. $65.00     Inquire Now  
Batchelor, John, & Ian Hogg.   ARTILLERY  
New York: Scribners, 1972. Reprint. 158 pages. Hardcover. 0684130920 0-684-13092-0. Over 250 illustrations accompany this history of the development of artillery.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked, in a like Dj. # B0979. $10.00     Inquire Now  
Bennett, Ian.   EYEWITNESS IN ZULULAND  
London: Greenhill Books, 1989. 1st ed. 192 pages. Hardcover. 1853670332 1-85367-033-2. The campaign reminiscences of Colonel W. A. Dunne, South Africa, 1877-1881. Illustrated with 50 photos, contemporary engravings and maps.
As New/As New. Clean, tight, unmarked. Book and Dj appear as new. # B0236. $42.00     Inquire Now  
Bickers, Richard Townshend.   THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: THE GREATEST BATTLE IN THE HISTORY OF AIR WARFARE  
New York: Smithmark, 1997. Reprint. 207 pages. Hardcover. 0765194856 0-7651-9485-6. Reprint of the 1990 edition, 1st printing thus. B/w & color illustrations highlight the history of this fierce campaign. Indexed.
Fine/Fine. # A9705. $11.00     Inquire Now  
Birdsall, Steve.   SAGA OF THE SUPERFORTRESS  
Garden City: Doubleday, 1980. Book Club ed. 346 pages. Hardcover. The dramatic story of the B-29 and the Twentieth Air Force. Over 220 photographs.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj has 1/4 in tear top back o/w unmarked. BCE. # B0978. $18.00     Inquire Now  
Bland, editor, Larry.   GEORGE C. MARSHALL INTERVIEWS AND REMINISCENCES FOR FORREST C. POGUE  
Lexington, VA: Marshall Research Found., 199. Revised ed. 650 pages. Paperback. Introduction by Forrest Pogue. These are the transcripts of his interviews with Marshall that Pogue cited in the annotation of his difinitive and monumental four volume GEORGE C. MARSHALL.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked, no edgewear. Appears unread. # A9992. $50.00     Inquire Now  
Boyne, Walter J.   THE WILD BLUE THE NOVEL OF THE U.S. AIRFORCE  
New York: Crown Publishers, 1986. 1st ed. 626 pages. Hardcover. Novel following the lives of six airmen from the beginnings of the Air Force in 1947 into the present day.
Near Fine/VG. # A2047. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Breathed, John W., & Joseph J. Schroeder.   SYSTEM MAUSER: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE MODEL 1896 SELF-LOADING PISTOL  
Chicago: Handgun Press, 1967. Reprint. 273 pages. Hardcover. 9999509525 9-9995095-2-5. Excellent and scarce resouce on Mauser pistols, pistol carbines and their presentation pieces. Sharp b/w photography throughout, data on markings, serial numbers and design. Blue cloth with silver design.
Fine/Good+. Book fine. Dj edgeworn, with some chipping t/b spine and rear panel. # B0734. $175.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Brereton, J.M.   HISTORY OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT (WEST RIDING) 1702-1992  
Halifax: Duke of Wellington Reg., 1993. 1st ed. 446 pages. Hardcover. 0952155206 0-9521552-0-6. Long history from the wars of Spanish & Austrian Sucession, the little problem with the American colonists, Waterloo, Crmea, India, Boers, all the WWs, Korea and the fading Empire. Color & b/w plates, drawings, maps, appendices, bibliography & index. A fine work.
Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy. # A9696. $60.00     Inquire Now  
BreretonJ.M., .   A HISTORY OF THE 4TH / 7TH ROYAL DRAGOON GUARDS AND THEIR PREDECESSORS, 1685-1980  
Catterick: 4th / 7th Regiment, 1982. 494 pages. Hardcover. Excellent hsitory of these Regiments. Color & b/w plates and illustrations. Indexed.
Fine/Near Fine. Clean, fine & tight. # A9680. $44.00     Inquire Now  
Breyer, Seigfried.   BATTLESHIPS AND BATTLE CRUISERS, 1905-1970  
Garden City: Doubleday, 1973. 1st Am. ed. 480 pages. Hardcover. 0385072473 0-385-07247-3. Good resource with 922 side elevations, deck plans, cross sections and detail sketches with an introduction on the historical development of the capital ship. B/w illus, indexed.
VG/VG. Short closed tears t/b spine. # B0944. $42.00     Inquire Now  
Bridges, Hal.   LEE'S MAVERICK GENERAL: DANIEL HARVEY HILL  
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961. 1st ed. 323 pages. Hardcover. This is a study, with some biographical background, of Daniel Harvey Hill's Civil War career.
Good+/No Jacket. Owner's bookplate inside front board. First edition stated. # A5013. $16.50     Inquire Now  
Britton, Christopher.   PAYBACKS  
New York: Donald I. Fine, 1985. 1st ed. 317 pages. Hardcover.
Good+/Good. Dj worn, corners rubbed and torn. # A2646. $3.50     Inquire Now  
Buchheim, Lothar-Gunther.   U-BOAT WAR  
New York: Knopf, no date. Book Club ed. Hardcover. Day-to-day story of the U-boat sailors as they lived, fought, and died, written and photographed by a man who lived amoung them as a war corespondent on assignment by the German government.
Near Fine/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj has mild edgewear & clear grease stain. # B0980. $14.00     Inquire Now  
Calkins, William Hugh.   SUNG AT THE ALAMO  
Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937. 1st ed. Hardcover. The tale of the Alamo presented in epic verse. In purple cloth with gilt lettering & Alamo. Very scarce.
VG/No Jacket. Spine sun faded. INSCRIBED, SIGNED and dated by Calkins. # B0582. $160.00     Inquire Now  
Camp Custer, .   PREPAREDNESS VOL. V: SIXTH CORPS AREA, CAMP CUSTER MICHIGAN 1925  
Chicago: Military Training Camps, 1925. 284 pages. Hardcover. Camp Custer annual for 1925, general history of the camps plus specific rosters of the companies of Camp Custer. Numerous b/w photos. 256 pages plus 26 pages of advertisements.
Good+/No Jacket. # A7003. $80.00     Inquire Now  
Caniff, Milton.   MALE CALL: 112 OF THE GI COMIC STRIPS BY THAT NAME FEATURING THE EFFORTLESS WAR ACTIVITIES OF MISS LACE  
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1945. Reprint. Boards.
VG/Good. Dj corners chipped, edgewear. # B0539. $24.00     Inquire Now  
Caputo, Philip.   RUMOUR OF WAR  
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1977. 1st ed. 346 pages. Hardcover. 003017631X 0-03-017631-X. First person stories of the Vietnam war, from March 1965 to the last day and evacuation.
VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight, stated 1st but may be book club. No price on Dj. # A9440. $11.00     Inquire Now  
Carter, W.H.   FROM YORKTOWN TO SANTIAGO  
Austin: State House Press, 1989. Reprint. 329 pages. Hardcover. 0938349422 0-938349-42-2. Born at the outbreak of the Civil War, sent to Texas for policing during Reconstruction, & used on the frontier against the Indians, the unit went to Cuba for the Spanish-American War. Facsimile of 1900
As New/As New. A new book. # 02651. $22.50     Inquire Now  
Cary, Joyce.   MEMOIR OF THE BOBOTES  
Austin: Univ. of Texas Press, 1960. 1st ed. 154 pages. Hardcover. Cary's experiences of the "adventure of war" during the First Balkan War, 1912-13, published posthumously & illustrated with his own pen & ink drawings.
VG/VG. Dj corners rubbed. # A4378. $18.00     Inquire Now  
Chandler, David.   GUIDE TO THE BATTLEFIELDS OF EUROPE, VOL. 2 CENTRAL & EASTERN  
Philadelphia: Chilton, 1965. 195 pages. Hardcover. Covering selected battlefields east of the Rhine, with maps, diagrams & info about accessibility & significance of the battle. Campaign chronology, glossary of military terms & index.
X-Lib Good+/No Jacke. Library name stamped inside, discard stamped on top. # A4459. $10.00     Inquire Now  
Colby, John.   WAR FROM THE GROUND UP: THE 90TH DIVISION IN WORLD WAR II (PB)  
Austin: Nortex Press / Eakin, 2007. Reprint. 561 pages. Paperback. 1934645362 1-934645-36-2. Excellent account of the D-Day landing, the 90th's push through France & the Ardennes, the Battle of the Bulge & into the Rhineland. B/w photos, drawn maps, biblio, index. New Copy. Highly recommended.
As New/Wraps. Note: This is the -- PAPERBACK -- reprint. # 28331. $29.95   View This Item  Inquire Now   View Details Page
Crowder, Herbert.   AMBUSH AT OSIRAK  
Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1988. 1st ed. 364 pages. Hardcover. Israelis and Iraqis prepare to fight in the Middle East with the possible use of nukes.
Fine/VG. # A2602. $6.50     Inquire Now  
Davis, Col. Franklin M., & Lt. Col. Thom.   THE U.S. ARMY ENGINEERS: FIGHTING ELITE  
New York: Franklin Watts, 1967. 1st ed. 181 pages. Hardcover. History of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the days of Lewis & Clark to the Vietnam War. Efforts in exploration, mapping, science, transportation and military campaigns.
VG/Good+. # A5951. $14.00     Inquire Now  
Dawnay, Guy C.   CAMPAIGNS: ZULU 1879, EGYPT 1882, SUAKIM 1885 KEN TROTMAN MILITARY HISTORY MONOGRAPHS 15  
Cambridge: Ken Trotman, Ltd, 1989. Reprint. 240 pages. Paperback. 0946879486 0-946879-48-6. A facsimile of the private journals of Dawnay, originally published in 1886 for private circulation. A scarce book.
As New/Wraps. Tight, unmarked. Appears never read. Three tiny spots on top edge. # B0252. $25.00     Inquire Now  
Dawson, Doyne.   THE FIRST ARMIES: CASSELL'S HISTORY OF WARFARE  
London: Cassell & Company, 2001. 1st ed. 224 pages. Hardcover. 0304352888 0-304-35288-8.
Near Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked first edition. Light bump at spine heel. Not PC # B0521. $35.00     Inquire Now  
Derby, Harry.   HAND CANNONS OF IMPERIAL JAPAN (SIGNED)  
Charlotte, NC: Derby Publishing Co., 1981. 283 pages. Hardcover. 0940424002 0-940424-00-2. One of the best resources on Japanese handguns from the Imperial period. Color and b/w photos. Heavy cloth cover with metallic decorations and lettering.
Fine/No Jacket. SIGNED by Derby. # B0770. $105.00     Inquire Now  
Desert Productions, .   M1 CARBINE OWNER'S MANUAL: M1, M2 & M3 .30 CALIBER CARBINES  
El Dorado, AR: Desert Publications, 1984. Reprint. 102 pages. Paperback. 0879470135 0-87947-013-5. Good guide to maintaining and operating the various M1 Carbines and variants. B/w photos.
Fine/Wraps. A Fine, like new copy. # B0769. $12.00     Inquire Now  
Dilson, trans., Jesse.   HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD WAR II  
New York: Facts on File, 1980. 1st Am. ed. 548 pages. Hardcover. 0871964015 0-87196-401-5. Originally published as Encyclopedie de la Guerre 1939-1945, by Casterman in 1977.
VG/No Jacket. # A4309. $20.00     Inquire Now  
Duffy, Christopher.   THE ARMY OF FREDERICK THE GREAT  
New York: Hippocrene Books, 1974. 1st ed. 272 pages. Hardcover. 088254277X 0-88254-277-X. First volume in the Historic Armies and Navies Series, examines in detail the components and mechanisms of the Frederician army.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Price intact on Dj with slightest edgewear. # B1000. $24.00     Inquire Now  
Dunnigan, James F., & Austin Bay.   FROM SHIELD TO STORM: HIGH TECH WEAPONS, MILITARY STRATEGY, & COALITION WARFARE IN THE PERSIAN GULF  
New York: William Morrow, 1992. 1st ed. 512 pages. Hardcover. What really happened in the Gulf War. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Austin Bay.
Fine/Fine. # A5190. $19.00     Inquire Now  
Eller, Ernest M., Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.   NAVAL WEAPONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION  
Washington DC: American Defense Prepare,. 32 pages. Paperback. 8.5 x 11 pamphlet produced for the Bicentennial by the Am. Defense Preparedness Assoc. on the types, characteristics & ballistics of cannon used in the American Revolution. B/w illus, diagrams charts.
As New/Wraps. An crisp, fine copy. # A3863. $10.00     Inquire Now  
Featherstone, Donald.   CAPTAIN CAREY'S BLUNDER THE DEATH OF THE CROWN PRINCE IMPERIAL JUNE 1879  
London: Leo Cooper, 1973. 1st ed. 240 pages. Hardcover. 0850520606 0-85052-060-6. The author has gathered the facts in a famous Victorian case, The death in Zululand of the son of Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj is price-clipped. # B0250. $22.00     Inquire Now  
First Infantry, U.S. Army, & Gen. John H.   FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION IN VIETNAM, JULY 1965-APRIL 1967 VOL. 1 (THE BIG RED ONE)  
San Francisco: First Infantry Division, 1967. 1st ed. 272 pages. Hardcover. An exceptional copy of the first volume of yearbooks on the First Infantry Division. This copy in original vinyl sleeve, in a printed slipbox. An excellent photohistory of the Division with b/w & color photos, newspaper atricles, list of those who died.
Fine/In Box. Fine in original printed shipping box / slipcase. Box shows some wear. # A9643. $220.00     Inquire Now  
Fitchett, W. H.   TALE OF THE GREAT MUTINY  
London: George Bell & Sons, 1901. 1st ed. 384 pages. Hardcover. A history of the Sepoy mutiny in India, 1857, with portraits & maps. This edition issued for circulation in India & the Colonies only.
Fair/No Jacket. Spine badly damaged from silverfish. Interior ok. # A4307. $9.50     Inquire Now  
Fitzsimons, Bernard.   WARSHIPS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR HISTORY OF THE WORLD WARS SPECIAL  
no place: Marshall Cavendish, 1974. Reprint. 65 pages. Paperback. B/w and color photos and drawings on every page.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B0955. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Fitzsimons, Bernard.   WARSHIPS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR HISTORY OF THE WORLD WARS SPECIAL  
no place: Marshall Cavendish, 1973. Reprint. 65 pages. Paperback. B/w and color photos and drawings on every page.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B0957. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Fortescue, J.W.   HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY (VOL. VII, 1809-1810) (AMS REPRINT, VOLUME 7)  
New York: AMS Press, 1976. Reprint. 661 pages. Hardcover. 0404025587 0-404-02558-7. Reprint of the 1912 edition. With 18 b/w folding end maps. Much on The West Indies, Spain & The Peninsular, Java, Mauritius and Where's-the-Beef Wellington.
Fine/No Jacket. In dark navy cloth with gilt lettering. # A9855. $60.00     Inquire Now  
Fortescue, John W.   THE LAST POST  
Edinburgh: Wm. Blackwood & Sons, 1934. 320 pages. Hardcover. British military history & biographies taken from lectures and other writings. Much on Charles & William Napier, Hugh Gough; info on British military music.
VG/No Jacket. # A6498. $15.00     Inquire Now  
Fosten, Bryan.   SOLDIERS OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS: 3, HEADDRESS, BADGES, EQUIPMENT  
New Malden: Almark, no date. 24 pages. Paperback. Being part 3 of a larger work, this illustrated book shows in great detail the clothing & equipment of British Foot Guards at Waterloo, June 1815.
Good+/Wraps. # A4427. $14.00     Inquire Now  
Galvin, John R.   MINUTE MEN-FIRST FIGHT: MYTHS AND REALITIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION  
Washington D.C.: Brassey's, 1996. Reprint. 274 pages. Paperback. 1574880497 1-57488-049-7. Running account of the first battles of the American Revolution, in which citizen soldiers of the Minyte Men fought the British Army Regulars.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no creases, unmarked but for a few light spots on the foredge. # A8946. $7.00     Inquire Now  
Gardiner (ed.), Robert.   NELSON AGAINST NAPOLEON: FROM THE NILE TO COPENHAGEN, 1798-1901  
Caxton Editions, 2001. Reprint. 192 pages. Boards. 1840673613 1-84067-361-3. Nicely illustrated look at the long rivalry between Napoleon and Admiral Nelsonv. Action in Egypt, Mediterranean, British Isles and Denmark. B/w illustrations, index, artist info. Part of the Caton Pictorial Histories, in laminated photo boards.
As New/As New. # A6611. $15.00     Inquire Now  
Gardyne, C. G. and A. D. G.   LIFE OF A REGIMENT: HISTORY OF THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS 3 VOLS.  
London: Medici & Leo Cooper, 1929. Reprint. 1306 pages. Hardcover. Vol 1, 1794-1816, no Dj, 1929. Clean, tight, no marks. Spine nibbled. Vol 2. 1816-1898, no Dj, 1929. Clean, tight, no marks. Vol 3. 1898-1914, Leo Cooper, Dj is VG, 1972. Clean, tight, unmarked. All vols green cloth.
VG/No Jacket. All vols clean, tight, corners bumped. 1 & 2 insect nibbled spine. # B0041. $178.00     Inquire Now  
Goodwin, Jan.   CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE  
New York: Dutton, 1987. 1st ed. 330 pages. Hardcover. 052524493X 0-525-24493-X. The true story of an American woman's secret and peilous journey with the Freedom Fighters through war-torn Afghanistan.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked in bright smooth Dj which has no wear. # A8944. $5.00     Inquire Now  
Gordon, Lesley J.   GENERAL GEORGE E. PICKETT IN LIFE & LEGEND  
Chapel Hill: Univ. North Carolina, 1998. 1st ed. 269 pages. Hardcover. 080782450X 0-8078-2450-X. Biography of one of the leading Confederate generals and veteran of the War with Mexico. B/w photos, maps, illustrations, extensive notes and and index.
As New/As New. # A8508. $10.00     Inquire Now  
Groves, Percy.   ILLUSTRATED HISTORIES OF THE SCOTTISH REGIMENTS BOOK NO. 2 2ND DRAGOONS (ROYAL SCOTS GREYS)  
Edinburgh: Johnston, 1893. 1st ed. 30 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated with color lithographs by Harry Payne. Binding is very loose, stitching is holding the signatures together loosely. Four bright tissue guarded plates. Boards are edgeworn, especially the corners, but cover illustration is not effected, nor is design and text on back cover. The red cloth spine is in decent shape. PO book-plate inside front cover shows a cavalry officer reading a book with his horse looking on.
Good+/No Jacket. Pages clean and bright, no marks or writing. End papers darkened. # B0650. $150.00     Inquire Now  
Halstead, Murat.   STORY OF THE PHILIPPINES: THE ELDORADO OD THE ORIENT  
Chicago: Our Possessions Publ. Co, 1898. 1st ed. 438 pages. Hardcover. A little age darkened, hinges perfect, no name or marks. Colorful illustrated cover is bright, as is the spine.
VG/No Jacket. # A8798. $22.00     Inquire Now  
Hardin, Stephen L.   TEXIAN ILIAD: A MILITARY HISTORY OF THE TEXAS REVOLUTION  
Austin: U.T. Press, 1994. 1st ed. 321 pages. Hardcover. 0292730861 0-292-73086-1. Highly acclaimed examination of events of the Texas Revolution. B/w photos & illustrations, maps, biblio, index. MBTB 46.
Near Fine/Good+. # A7933. $55.00     Inquire Now  
Havard Nuclear Study Group, .   LIVING WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS  
Cambridge: Harvard Univ., 1983. 1st ed. 268 pages. Hardcover. Six Harvard scholars present the facts about nuclear weapons.
Near Fine/VG. # A5210. $5.75     Inquire Now  
Hess, William.   AMERICA'S TOP WW II ACES IN THEIR OWN WORDS: EIGHTH AIR FORCE  
St. Paul, MN: Motorbooks International, 2001. 1st ed. 191 pages. Hardcover. 0760313385 0-7603-1338-5. Reports actually filed by the top Eighth Air Force aces on return from individual combat missions in WW II, gleaned from the U.S. Air Force historical archives at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
As New/No Jacket. # A7644. $12.00     Inquire Now  
Hogg, Ian.   NAVAL GUN  
Poole, Dorset UK: Blandford Press, 1978. 1st ed. 144 pages. Hardcover. 0713709057 0-7137-0905-7. Filled with b/w and color drawings, paintings and photos, a history of shipboard arms.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj marred only by a tiny wrinkle at top spine. # B0959. $19.00     Inquire Now  
Hogg, Ian V.   THE NEW ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FIREARMS  
Secaucus, NJ: Wellfleet, 1992. Reprint. 320 pages. Hardcover. 1555218075 1-55521-807-5. Hundreds of b/w photos and drawings in an A-Z directory of makes and makers from 1830, revised and updated from the 1978 edition.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. No visible wear on book or Dj. # B0737. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Horan, James D.   LIFE AND ART OF CHARLES SCHREYVOGEL, PAINTER-HISTORIAN OF THE INDIAN-FIGHTING ARMY OF THE AMERICAN WEST  
New York: Crown Publishers, 1969. Hardcover. Large format (16 x 12 inch) folio with b/w and planinum gravure prints and a section of 36 full page, single-page color plates.
Near Fine/Good+. Several minor short closed tears along dj edges. # B0576. $37.50     Inquire Now  
Hoyt, Edwin P.   THE GLORY OF THE SOLOMONS  
New York: Stein & Day, 1983. Book Club ed. 348 pages. Hardcover. The battles for Gaudacanal, Fiji, Somoa & other islands. B/w photos, notes, indexed.
Near Fine/Near Fine. # B0953. $4.75     Inquire Now  
Hunter, Archie.   KITCHENER'S SWORD ARM THE LIFE & CAMPAIGNS OF GENERAL SIR ARCHIBALD HUNTER  
New York: Sarpedon, 1996. Reprint. 260 pages. Hardcover. 0885119291 0-88511-929-1. He planned & fought the battles that made Kitchener's reputation in the Sudan.
Fine/Fine. Book & Dj Fine. # A7113. $6.00     Inquire Now  
Ingersoll, Ralph.   ACTION ON ALL FRONTS  
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1942. 1st ed. 330 pages. Hardcover. Accounts of a journalist covering World War II from The Pacific Front, China, Russia, the Caucuses, the Mediterranean, England and the Atlantic. B/w photos.
VG/No Jacket. # A1974. $12.50     Inquire Now  
Intelligence Branch War Office, .   NARRATIVE OF THE FIELD OPERATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE ZULU WAR WITH COMPANION BOOKLET  
London: Greenhill Books, 1989. Reprint. 174 pages. Hardcover. 1853670413 1-85367-041-3. Reproduction of the rare 1881 original volume, complete with folded map. Includes seperate booklet intended as a reader's guide with new index to the book.
Very Fine/Very Fine. Clean, tight. Book and Dj appear as new. # B0240. $42.00     Inquire Now  
Jablonski, Edward.   AIRWAR VOL. 1 AND VOL. 2 OF FOUR BOOKS IN TWO SET  
Garden City: Doubleday,. Book Club ed. 470 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated history of airpower in World War II with hundreds of b/w photos. This book club edition contains all four original books in two volumes. 11.5" X 8".
VG/VG. Clean, tight. Djs have some edgewear. # A8924. $45.00     Inquire Now  
Johnson, Thomas M. and, Fletcher Pratt.   LOST BATTALION  
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1938. 1st ed. 338 pages. Hardcover. Classic American hero story of World War I. Endpapers a little darkened from binding process. Spine slightly softened at top and bottom. Gilt titles bright. PON inked on FEP dated 7/10/38.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight. Corners perfect. Stands straight, square. # A9284. $70.00     Inquire Now  
Jullian, Marcel.   THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN, JULY-SEPTEMBER 1940  
New York: Orion Press, 1967. 1st Am. ed. 220 pages. Hardcover. Translated from French by Ann-Yvette & Alan Stewart. Thirty pages of black/white illusttrations.
X-Lib VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight, in library binding with pocket, etc. # B0235. $6.50     Inquire Now  
Kaplan, Robert D.   IMPERIAL GRUNTS: THE AMERICAN MILITARY ON THE GROUND  
New York: Random House, 2005. Reprint. 421 pages. Hardcover. 1400061326 1400061326. With real American military men conducting the War on Terror.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B0519. $15.00     Inquire Now  
Karnow, Stanley.   VIETNAM: A HISTORY  
New York: Viking Press, 1983. Book Club ed. 750 pages. Hardcover. 0670746045 0-670-74604-5. The companion to the acclaimed PBS series, the first complete account of Vietnam at war. B/w photos, thoroughly indexed. A nice, solid copy.
VG/VG. # A9235. $6.00     Inquire Now  
Kemp, Anthony.   METZ 1944: ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS (DUAL LANGUAGE: ENGLISH & FRENCH)  
France: Heimdal, 2003. Reprint. 360 pages. Boards. 2840481693 2-8404816-9-3. A very nicely done history of the siege and battle of Metz in the Moselle-Saar Campaign of WWII. Presented in both French & English languages, hundreds of good b/w & color photos, maps & diagrams. Much on Patton's 3rd Army, the 5th, 10th, 90th, 95th Divisions, 357th, 358th, 259th, 377th, 378th, 379th Regiments and other units. Highly recommended.
As New/No Jacket. # 24250. $48.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Kenyon, Charles Jr.   LUGERS AT RANDOM  
Chicago: Handgun Press, 1969. 1st ed. 420 pages. Hardcover. The definitive work on the famed German pistol. B/w high-quality photos throughout. Listings, production data and specs on the many variants of Lugers.
Near Fine/No Jacket. 1st printing stated. A very nice copy in red cloth binding. # B0949. $75.00     Inquire Now  
Kightly, Charles.   STRONGHOLDS OF THE REALM  
London: Thames & Hudson, 1979. 1st ed. 208 pages. Hardcover. 0500250634 0-500-25063-4. Defences in Britain from prehistory to the twentieth century, with 193 illustrations, 20 in color.
Fine/Near Fine. Dj has 1/2' closed tear top of spine. # A4314. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Knight, Ian.   ANATOMY OF THE ZULU ARMY FROM SHAKA TO CETSHWAYO 1818-1879  
UK: Wrens Park, 1999. Reprint. 282 pages. Hardcover. 0905778383 0-905778-38-3. An analysis of Zulu military forces, including eyewitness accounts by Zulus and their enemies.
As New/As New. New book. # A6868. $15.00     Inquire Now  
Knight, (introduction only), Ian.   ZULU WAR: A DETAILED & NARRATIVE ACCOUNT  
Doncaster: D. P. & G., no date. Reprint. 150 pages. Spiral Bound. Reproduction of a portion of 1888 publication, Narrative of the Field Operations Connected with the Zulu War of 1879, and Illustrated London News. A detailed narrative account of the events between February 1878-November 1879. with eye-witness accounts, accurate maps & wood-block engravings, supplemented with copies of photographs taken on campaign during the period 1879-1881. Color and b/w illustrations tipped-in throughout.
As New/Wraps. Black plastic comb binding w/stiff card covers, all perfect condition. # B0566. $110.00     Inquire Now  
Lathrop, R.   CADILLAC GAGE V-100 COMMANDO 1960-71  
Reading: Osprey Publishing, 2002. 1st ed. 48 pages. Paperback. 1841764159 1-84176-415-9. Covers the design, development and military use of the Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando from 1960 to 1971. Includes b/w photos & color artwork.
As New/Wraps. As new. # A7650. $9.00     Inquire Now  
Lorch, Carlos.   JUNGLE WARRIORS: DEFENDERS OF THE AMAZON  
Charlottesville: Action Editora/Howell, 1992. 144 pages. Hardcover. 0943231485 0-943231-48-5. Prospectors, guerrilla bands, and drug-traffickers are the stock in trade for these military men of Brazil. Color photography.
VG/VG. Would be fine but for a scrape on top edge of boards & edge of Dj. # A8681. $5.50     Inquire Now  
Maraniss, David.   THEY MARCHED INTO SUNLIGHT: WAR AND PEACE, VIETNAM AND AMERICA, OCTOBER 1967  
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. 1st ed. 572 pages. Hardcover. 0743217802 0-7432-1780-2. Compelling history of the war and social turmoil over it stateside. B/w photos, notes, indexed.
Fine/Fine. # B0300. $6.95     Inquire Now  
May, Ernest, & Walter LaFeberErnest.   IMPACT OF WAR ON THE UNITED STATES IN THE 20TH CENTURY  
Houston: Univ. St. Thomas, 1974. 1st ed. 24 pages. Paperback. From the B.K. Smith History Lecture, May writes on "World War II and the Cold War"; LaFeber writes "The Impact of War Upon the U.S. 1945-1974".
Good+/Wraps. # A6096. $4.00     Inquire Now  
McCollum, L.C. Buck Private.   HISTORY & RHYMES OF THE LOST BATTALION  
Chicago: McCollum, 1923. Reprint. 80 pages. Paperback. Tipped-in plate reads "This Memoir of the war presented to Mrs. Meeske in appreciation of cooperation extended this post", American Legion Post 9, Muskegon, Mich.
VG/Wraps. # A3819. $3.95     Inquire Now  
Merek, Jack.   TARGET STEALTH  
New York: Warner Books, 1989. 1st ed. 339 pages. Hardcover. Novel of war in the Middle East between the U.S. & and alliance of the Soviet Union & Iran, with the B-1 Stealth Bomber as the leading weapon to avert thermonuclear war.
Fine/Fine. # A2531. $7.00     Inquire Now  
Military Historical Society, .   BULLETIN VOLUMES 16-20, 1965-70 (MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY)  
London: Military History Society, 1978. Reprint. Hardcover. Facsimile hardcover reprint of years 1965-1970, with subject index. Collection of articles, photos & illustrations on British Military History through the ages.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Spine has vol #s in hand-lettered white, else fine. # A4890. $28.00     Inquire Now  
Miller, Merle.   IKE THE SOLDIER: AS THEY KNEW HIM  
New York: Putnam,. Book Club ed. 859 pages. Hardcover.
VG/VG. Tight hardcover, no marks, Dj has a 1/4" spot in center front. # A7915. $4.00     Inquire Now  
Miller, Nathan.   WAR AT SEA: A NAVAL HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II  
New York: Scribner, 1995. 1st ed. 592 pages. Hardcover. 0684803801 0-684-80380-1. A comprehensive naval history. B/w photos.
Fine/Fine. # A6937. $6.00     Inquire Now  
Molina, Enrique Vidal.   UNIFORMES DE LAS PATRIAS REPUBLICA ARGENTINA / BAJO LA CRUZ DE SUR (POEMAS EPICOS)  
Republica Argentina, 1967. Hardcover. A collection of eleven epic poems, followed by 45 full color, full page prints by E. Marenco of Argentinian soldiers in period uniform and with their mounts, from 1800 to 1911. 12.75 x 17.5 inch format. The pages with the poems have been damp (or coffee) stained along bottom. The pages with prints are ok. Hinges broken, a few plates loose. Prints would be nice candidates for framing.
Fair/No Jacket. # A5929. $45.00     Inquire Now  
Moncreiffe, Iain.   SIMPLE HERALDRY CHEERFULLY ILLUSTRATED  
London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1959. Reprint. 64 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated in good humor by Don Pottinger.
Near Fine/VG. PON, o/w clean, tight, square. # B0890. $7.50     Inquire Now  
Moodie, D.C.F.   MOODIE'S ZULU WAR: THE ANGLO-ZULU WAR SERIES INTRODUCTION BY JOHN LABAND  
Capetown: North & South Press, 1988. 1st ed. 285 pages. Hardcover. 0620130725 0-620-13072-5. Photographic reproduction of the 1879 edition, with added introduction by John Laband. Paper has light tan, but may have been made that way to appear like the original 1879 edition.
As New/Fine. Clean, tight. Book & Dj look new. # B0246. $42.00     Inquire Now  
Morris, Donald D.   THE WASHING OF THE SPEARS: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ZULU NATION  
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986. Reprint. 655 pages. Hardcover. 067163108X 0-671-63108-X. the definitive account of a tragic and awe-inspiring story: the rise of the Zulu nation in southern Africa under the great ruler Shaka, and its fall under Cetshwayo in the Zulu War of 1879.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Stands up straight. No visible wear on Dj. # B0254. $9.00     Inquire Now  
Oatts, L.B.   EMPEROR'S CHAMBERMAIDS THE STORY OF THE 14TH/20TH KING'S HUSSARS  
London: Ward Lock, 1973. 1st ed. 518 pages. Hardcover. 0706310012 0-7063-1001-2. The intertwined stories of two light cavalry regiments, the 14th and 20th Light Dragoons, which were joined after the Great War into the 14th and 20th King's Hussars. In brodart.
Near Fine/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked. PC Dj has a 1/2" closed tear lower front. # A9869. $26.00     Inquire Now  
Pappas, George S.   PRUDENS FUTURI: THE U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE, 1901-1697  
Carlisle Barrack: Alumni of US Army WC, 1976. Reprint. 337 pages. Hardcover. Good history of the Army's training school. B/w photos, indexed.
Near Fine/Good+. Dj has light wear, else VG. # A5196. $12.00     Inquire Now  
Patton, Jr., George S.   WAR AS I KNEW IT  
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, no date. Reprint. 425 pages. Hardcover. 0395080746 0-395-08074-6. Red cloth, black title, nice sharp square corners. Red and yellow Dj has very mild edgewear and 1/2 inch tear top front.
Near Fine/VG. PON, o/w clean, tight, stands straight. Bright dj has 1/2 in tear. # B0977. $22.00     Inquire Now  
Perry, Hamilton Darby.   THE PANAY INCIDENT: PRELUDE TO PEARL HARBOR  
New York: Macmillan, 1969. Reprint. 295 pages. Hardcover. Details of the Japanese bombing and sinking of the U.S.S. Panay on the Yangtze River at Nanking in December 1937.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj bright with no wear. # B0984. $25.00     Inquire Now  
Piekalkiewicz, Janusz.   MOSCOW: 1941, THE FROZEN OFFENSIVE  
Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1981. 285 pages. Hardcover. 0891412042 0-89141-204-2. Account of Germany's ill-fated attempt to invade Russia. B/w photos & maps.
Fine/Good+. Dj has 1 inch x 2 inch piece missing on front panel. # B0315. $7.00     Inquire Now  
Pile, Frederick.   ACK-ACK: BRITAIN'S DEFENCE AGAINST AIR ATTACK DURING WORLD WAR II  
London: George Harrap, 1949. 1st ed. 410 pages. Hardcover. Biography of the man who set up the anti-aircraft defence of Britain in World War II.
VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight. Square corners. Gift inscript, 1949. PO bookplate. # B0207. $31.00     Inquire Now  
Pollack, Kenneth M.   THE THREATENING STORM: THE CASE FOR INVADING IRAQ  
New York: Random House, 2002. Reprint. 494 pages. Hardcover. 0375509283 0-375-50928-3. More balanced than some opinions, but still firmly in the Neocon camp.
Near Fine/Near Fine. # A8956. $5.75     Inquire Now  
Pool, James and Suzanne.   WHO FINANCED HITLER: THE SECRET FUNDING OF HITLER'S RISE TO POWER, 1919-1933  
New York: Dial Press, 1978. 1st ed. 535 pages. Hardcover. 0803790392 0-8037-9039-2.
VG/VG. Clean, tight, PON inked verso FEP, edges foxed. Dj is price-clipped. # A8471. $15.00     Inquire Now  
Price, Alfred.   BATTLE OF BRITAIN  
Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1990. 1st ed. 96 pages. Hardcover. 0879384743 0-87938-474-3. Photos, paintings, maps, charts & drawings embellish this description of Britain's "finest hour".
VG/VG. Top & bottom of spine-book & Dj-are rubbed. In mylar. # A6619. $18.00     Inquire Now  
Quarrie, Bruce.   WEAPONS OF THE WAFFEN - SS: FROM SMALL ARMS TO TANKS  
New York: Sterling Publishing, 1990. 1st Am. ed. 168 pages. Paperback. 0806974729 0-8069-7472-9. A photo history of German weapons from the Nazi period. B/w photos throughout.
Fine/Wraps. A Fine copy. # B0762. $9.75     Inquire Now  
Rich, Norman.   HITLER'S WAR AIMS IN TWO VOLUMES  
New York: W.W. Norton, 1973. 1st ed. 900 pages. Hardcover. 0393054543 0-393-05454-3. Volume 1: Ideology, the Nazi State, and the course of Expansion. Volume 2, 1974 0-393-05509-4, first edition: The Establishment of the New Order. Map endpapers. Red cloth, gilt titles.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Djs are bright, only slightest edgewear. # B0985. $75.00     Inquire Now  
Ries, Karl.   LUFTWAFFE: A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD 1919-1945  
Pennsylvania: TAB, 1987. 1st Am. ed. 232 pages. Hardcover. 0830683844 0-8306-8384-4. Over 500 photos, detailed text and captions record the origins, rise, trial by combat, and ultimate decline of the Luftwaffe.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, square, tight. No marks or bumps. Not price-clipped. # A7865. $18.00     Inquire Now  
Roberts, Randy, & James S. Olson.   A LINE IN THE SAND: THE ALAMO IN BLOOD AND MEMORY  
New York: Free Press, 2001. 1st ed. 356 pages. Hardcover. 0684835444 0-684-83544-4. Good historical look at the Texas Revolution and the stand at the Alamo. B/w photos, biblio, indexed.
As New/As New. A new copy.