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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,…
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 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
"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 OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
"Mrs. Roosevelt Lunches With Churchills"
Typed paper caption on verso, dated April 13, 1948, reads: “Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt shakes hands with Winston Churchill as she left the Hyde Park Gate, London, home of Britain’s wartime…
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…
THE RIVER WAR
-Rebound From the Centenary Collected Works-
…was taken from Churchill’s later Abridged Edition of THE RIVER WAR. The book is in virtually mint condition. An especially attractive alternative to more common reprintings of THE RIVER WAR….
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…
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…
TOBACCO CARD: “Mr. Winston Spencer Churchill, ‘Morning Post,’ Special War Correspondent”
A very early Boer War-era tobacco card featuring Great Britain’s highest paid war reporter of his time. The card measures 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 inches and is in very…