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SOLDIERS AND STATESMEN 1914-1918
-First English Edition-
War memoirs by the first British Army soldier to rise from private to field marshal; COS to Haig,1915-1916; Chief of the Imperial General Staff, 1917-1918. This is a very good…
THE THREE DAY PROMISE
A Korean Soldier’s Memoir
Chung’s memoirs provide a rare English language account of the life of a Korean soldier and a touching portrait of the American dream. Born in Northeastern Korea during Japanese occupation,…
A DIFFERENT VALOR
The Story of Joseph E. Johnston C.S.A.
Otherwise identical to the 1956 First Edition, these were printed for the Civil War Book Club and signed by both authors on a second half-title page. One of the South’s…
MARK SYKES
His Life and Letters
Soldier, adventurer, diplomat, Sykes served in the Boer War and was a figure in World War I-era Middle East politics before his early death in 1919. This is a second…
POST-WAR ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPH OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
"Churchill Family at Capital"
…Oliver are greeted by their son, Randolph. Britain’s wartime Prime Minister will board President Truman’s special train for Fulton, MO. to give an address on foreign policy there Mar. 5.”…
POST-WAR ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPH RELATING TO WINSTON CHURCHILL
"Churchill's Baggage Brought to Baruch's Home"
…Mary, will be Baruch’s house guests during their stay in New York.” The photograph is in very good condition with very light creasing. The verso is ink-stamped: “Wide World Photos.”…
THE GREAT WAR
-First English Illustrated Edition (Second Issue)-
This constituted the first illustrated edition of THE WORLD CRISIS, the text judiciously abridged but extensively illustrated with black and white photographs. Originally published in 26 individual magazine-like parts, these…
POST-WAR ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPH OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
"Churchillian Oratory'"
…Conservative Party in Blackpool England, Oct. 9.” The photograph is in very good condition, with one sharp crease to the left lower corner. The verso is ink-stamped: “Wide World Photos.”…
REMEMBERING THE “FORGOTTEN WAR”
The Korean War Through Literature and Art
In an attempt to confront a war that escapes the dichotomous categories of good and bad, the editors have brought together a range of writing and photographic evidence that reveals…
THE KOREAN WAR
…lessons of that war should be applied today in Southeast Asia; and why future wars must be fought for clear and limited objectives.” [from dust jacket] A very good copy,…
PROPERTY TAKEN DURING THE WAR WITH SPAIN
“Letter From the Secretary of War, Transmitting a Report of the Board of Officers on Claims for Property Taken for Military Purposes Within the United States During the War With…
THE CORRESPONDENTS’ WAR
Journalists in the Spanish-American War
The role played by mass print media and especially field correspondents during the Spanish American war was adventurous, celebrated, dangerous and extremely ambiguous. Brown examines the complex relationship between media…