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GERMAN PREPARES FOR WAR
A Nazi Theory of "National Defense"
…in fact, published in 1941. The author was a German professor of military science who here lays out his blueprint for Germany conquering the world militarily (including the Untied States)….
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.”…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
ADVENTURES IN THE REVOLUTION AND UNDER THE CONSULATE
The memoirs of Alexandre Moreau De Jonnes who was called up for the national guard at the age of 13 during France’s short lived constitutional monarchy. The author became acquainted…
FLYING FOR FRANCE
With the American Escadrille at Verdun
This is a very good copy of the Third Printing without dust jacket. The pages are age-toned; contents fine. The cloth is mildly faded, particularly the spine; else fine. Memoirs…