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CIVIL WAR NURSE
The Diary and Letters of Hannah Ropes
Matron of the Union Hospital in Georgetown; appalled at the conditions, she went directly to the Secretary of War and forced improvements. She died of pneumonia in 1863. A fine…
THE UNION-CASTLE AND THE WAR
1914-1919
The privately printed Word War I record of the Union-Castle Line, whose ships provided invaluable service as transports, troopships, hospital ships, and armed merchant convoys, including a complete ‘Roll of…
LIFE: “The War Memoirs of Winston Churchill” (Volume V, Pt. I “Closing the Ring”)
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The pre-publication serialization of Churchill’s “War Memoirs” continues, lavishly illustrated. [Pages 108-114, 117-124, 127-128 (20 pages)] This is an original copy in very good condition….
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL: WAR CORRESPONDENT 1895-1900
Originally published in 1972 as YOUNG WINSTON’S WARS, this collection reprints Churchill’s early despatches as a young war correspondent writing from the Northwest Frontier, the Sudan and South Africa, plus…
THE KOREAN WAR
Combining personal accounts with archival sources, Hastings explores this major 20th century conflict that is arguably the direct predecessor of the Vietnam war yet remains largely untouched by popular military…
LIFE: “The War Memoirs of Winston Churchill” (Volume IV, Pt. I “The Hinge of Fate”)
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The pre-publication serialization of Churchill’s WAR MEMOIRS continues, lavishly illustrated. This is an original copy in very good condition….
CHURCHILL’S WAR LAB
Code-Breakers, Scientists and the Mavericks Churchill Led to Victory
A unique contribution to Churchill scholarship, Downing mines Churchill’s fascination with new technologies, espionage and the “science of war” in the modern age, arguing that Allied victory was due in…
A SAVAGE WAR OF PEACE
Algeria 1954-1962
A classic on the Algerian rebellion against France and the brutal war for independence. Uncommon, and becoming scarce. This is a very good paperback copy, covers slightly soiled, front cover…
WASHINGTON GOES TO WAR
The politics, society and culture of the capital suddenly thrown into war. A near fine copy, corners slightly worn, in dust jacket with slightly faded spine. (286p., 26 illus.)…
WAR GAMES
The Secret World of the Creators, Players, and Policy Makers Rehearsing World War III Today
An account of the war gaming that goes on behind the closed doors of the Pentagon. A very good copy, slight edge wear, in lightly worn dust jacket….
LAST REFLECTIONS ON A WAR
The last articles and notes of the renowned war correspondent and authority on Southeast Asia, author of the superb “Hell in a Very Small Place,” about Dien Bien Phu. He…
CHURCHILL’S FIRST WAR
Young Winston at War with Afghanistan
As a young cavalry lieutenant and war correspondent, Winston Churchill wrote a timeless account of his first major campaign, THE STORY OF THE MALAKAND FIELD FORCE, published in 1898. Foreign…