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THE NAVY AND THE NATION: War- Time Addresses
U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1913-1921. A very good copy, general shelf wear, corners frayed, without dust jacket. (348p.)…
REFIGHTING THE LAST WAR
Commmand annd Crisis in Korea, 1950-1953
A piercing re-evaluation of high level commanders (Truman, MacArthur, Ridgway, Clark and Joy), their personalities, prejudices and choices. A very good copy, in worn dust jacket with mylar cover, slight…
WAR LIKE A WASP
The Lost Decade of the Forties
A very good copy, in dust jacket. The flowering of art & literature in wartime London….
DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR
Everything You Need to Know About America's Greatest Conflict but Never Learned
Largely question and answer format, at times rather scathing. A very good copy, in dust jacket, pencil marginalia on front dust jacket flap. (518p., appendices, biblio., index.)…
THE CIVIL WAR MEMOIRS OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM J. SEYMOUR
Reminiscences of a Louisiana Tiger
Seymour fought from 1862 to 1864, first at Ft. Jackson, then in the North with the (in)famous 1st Louisiana Brigade at Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Shenandoah, and Cedar Creek. A very good…
PRIVATE PURKEY IN LOVE AND WAR
A very good copy of the First American edition without dust jacket. The cloth is lightly soiled, chipped and frayed at the head and tail of the spine, and at…
MR. TUBBS’ CIVIL WAR
Letters from 17 Union soldiers to their civilian friend. A fine copy, in like dust jacket….
WAR AND PEACE IN THE NUCLEAR AGE
A very good copy, in a shelfworn dust jacket. The evolution of nuclear weapons and measures to manage proliferation….
BETWEEN SILK AND CYANIDE: A Codemaker’s War 1941-1945
A fascinating and engaging account by the SOE’s chief cryptographer for agent communications. A very good copy, without dust jacket….
SECRETARIES OF WAR AND SECRETARIES OF THE ARMY
Portraits & Biographical Sketches
A collection of biographical sketches and portraits from 1781 to the publication date. Revised and updated from the 1982 first edition. A very good copy, published without dust jacket (177…
COUNSELS OF WAR
Civilian formulators (politicians, scientisits, academics, etc.) of U.S. nuclear arms policy and strategy. A very good copy, boards slightly soiled, light shelf wear, in dust jacket with small tear on…
ARTIST AT WAR
Fine memoir & art by the Canadian Official Artist in Italy. The original 1956 edition had fewer illustrations, none in color. A very good copy (197p., 32 color illus., 4…