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SOLDIERS AND STATESMEN 1914-1918
-Slipcased First American Edition in Dust Jackets-
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, 1917-191 This is an astonishingly beautiful…
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…
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…
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…
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.”…
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 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.”…
POST-WAR ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPH OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
"Churchill En-Route to Italy"
…plane for a flight to Italy. The British wartime Prime Minister is on a private trip to Italy.” The photograph is in very good condition with very light creasing. The…
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,…