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ONE DAY OF THE CIVIL WAR
America in Conflict April 10, 1863
The midpoint of the war. A fine copy, in like dust jacket. (317p., 3 maps, appendix, notes, biblio., index.)…
SEA SOLDIERS IN THE COLD WAR
Amphibious Warfare, 1945-1991
“An operational history of amphibious warfare in the cold war, principally as refined and executed by the two superpowers, their allies, and surrogates.” A fine copy in very good dust…
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…
THE MEMOIRS OF LORD CHANDOS
The memoirs of Churchill’s Minister of State in charge of coordinating military and political affairs in the Middle East during World War II. This is a Second Impression copy of…
A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES
-Presentation Set Signed in All Four Volumes-
…Strike of 1926, and was a shipowner, whose vessels served in Allied operations throughout World War II as hospital, supply and troop ships. The Churchills notably stayed at his lakeside…
IN COMMAND OF HISTORY
Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War
A marvelously readable analysis of Churchill’s WWII achievements, first as Prime Minister and then as author of the war’s definitive history. Illuminates especially Churchill’s second “Wilderness Years” period of 1945-1951,…
THUNDER RUN
The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad
…from the Second Brigade is a riveting firsthand account of how a single armored brigade was able to capture an Arab capital defended by one of the world’s largest armies….
TO A VICTORIOUS CONCLUSION! The Prime Minister’s Appeal to the Nation
-Rare World War I Recruitment Pamphlet-
A variant first printing of this rare World War I-vintage stapled paper pamphlet containing, “Speeches delivered at the Guildhall, London, on September 4th, 1914, by Mr. Asquith, Mr. Bonar Law,…
MY EARLY LIFE: A Roving Commission
-First English Edition in Dust Jacket-
…with only nominal fading to the fade-prone spine. The binding is the Second State of the First Printing (per Cohen), with the variant five-line title block on the cover and…
THE CHEQUERED PAST
Sports Car Racing & Rallying in Canada 1951-1991
An encyclopedic guide to Canadian car racing, which underwent critical changes in the second half of the twentieth century to become a player on the world stage.
TYPED BIRTHDAY THANK-YOU NOTE SIGNED BY WINSTON CHURCHILL
TO JOHN "JOCK" COLVILLE
A typed thank-you note on 28 Hyde Park Gate notepaper, dated “3 December, 1958,” three days days after Churchill’s 84th Birthday, to John Colville, Churchill’s Private Secretary during World War…
THE GRIFFIN
The Greatest Untold Espionage Story of World War II.
…changed our world with the discovery of nuclear fission, and, apparently, a pillar of Nazi society. Rosebaud was also Winston Churchill’s most invaluable spy in Germany throughout World War II….