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EDUCATION BEFORE VERDUN
First novel in Zweig’s war trilogy; followed by The Case of Sergeant Grischa and The Crowning of a King. Original German title: Erziehung vor Verdun. Roman (1935). Translated from the…
THE REASON WHY
The feud between Lucan and Cardigan and the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in the Crimean War; due to an ambiguous order, 488 out of 673 men were…
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, 1820-1910
This biography of Florence Nightingale, which focuses on her service during the Crimean War, draws on various family papers not available to Sir Edward Cook when he composed her official…
THE NEW MEANING OF TREASON
A revision and update of her 1947 volume The Meaning of Treason, including a new section on Cold War traitors. The author, whose given name was admired by Dulles. A…
GUERNICA
The Crucible of World War II
…is a very good copy of the First American edition in a shelfworn dust jacket. Interviews with survivors and perpetrators of the first terror bombing of the Spanish Civil War….
A DAMNED UN-ENGLISH WEAPON. THE STORY OF SUBMARINE WARFARE 1914-1918
“NY. ed.:””The Underwater War.””” The book is in very good condition , the dust jacket has a little worn and the price clipped….
DESTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION
Personal Experiences of the Late War
By the son of Zachary, brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis, and the last Confederate commander east of the Mississippi to surrender. A classic Civil War memoir, originally published in 1879. A…
MACARTHUR IN KOREA
The Naked Emperor
…the recklessness and arrogance that became particularly apparent in his actions during the Korean War and would eventually lead to his dismissal by Truman. A very good copy, in very…
GUNS OFF CAPE ANN
The story of the Shannon and the Chesapeake
British and American frigates battle during the War of 1812. A very good copy, light shelf wear, spine tail slightly frayed, in dust jacket with heavy edge wear and tear…
THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ADMIRAL DEWEY
From Montpelier to Manila
A paean to Victor of Manila, Spanish-American War, by the Historian of the Philippine Expedition. Reading copy, issued without dust jacket. (468 pages, 87 plates [1 color flag.])…
SOVIET ESPIONAGE
…through times of peace and war in France, Germany, Switzerland, Canada and the United States. A good copy in faded, chipped, mylar covered dust jacket, front hinge split, binding loose…
THE HAND OF MORDECHAI
1948 War of Independence; kibbutz members held off the Egyptian Army for six days, saving Tel Aviv. A very good copy, except for heavily spotted spine, with light shelf wear,…