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CHURCHILL’S FIRST WAR
Young Winston at War with Afghanistan
As a young cavalry lieutenant and war correspondent, Winston Churchill wrote a timeless account of his first major campaign, THE STORY OF THE MALAKAND FIELD FORCE, published in 1898. Foreign…
THE GI WAR
A very good copy in an unclipped dust jacket. A compilation of stories intended to show every facet of enlisted life during the war by former Stars and Stripes reporter…
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL: WAR CORRESPONDENT 1895-1900
Originally published in 1972 as YOUNG WINSTON’S WARS, this collection reprints Churchill’s early despatches as a young war correspondent writing from the Northwest Frontier, the Sudan and South Africa, plus…
THE UNION-CASTLE AND THE WAR
1914-1919
The privately printed Word War I record of the Union-Castle Line, whose ships provided invaluable service as transports, troopships, hospital ships, and armed merchant convoys, including a complete ‘Roll of…
WAR GAMES
The Secret World of the Creators, Players, and Policy Makers Rehearsing World War III Today
An account of the war gaming that goes on behind the closed doors of the Pentagon. A very good copy, slight edge wear, in lightly worn dust jacket….
THE “PEOPLE’S WAR” IN FRANCE 1870-1871
The Franco-Prussian War. One in the superb “Pall Mall Military Series.” Ex-library reading copy, issued without dust jacket….
LAST REFLECTIONS ON A WAR
The last articles and notes of the renowned war correspondent and authority on Southeast Asia, author of the superb “Hell in a Very Small Place,” about Dien Bien Phu. He…
CIVIL WAR NURSE
The Diary and Letters of Hannah Ropes
Matron of the Union Hospital in Georgetown; appalled at the conditions, she went directly to the Secretary of War and forced improvements. She died of pneumonia in 1863. A fine…
TOBACCO CARD: “Home from the War”
“A group of interesting persons returning from South Africa, including Mr. Winston Churchill.” One in a “Boer War” series of larger format cards manufactured for Ogden’s Guinea Gold Cigarettes in…
WINNERS & LOSERS: Battles, Retreats, Gains, Losses and Ruins From a Long War
…country collecting the stories of average Americans in hopes of providing a portrait of the war’s effects on a wide range of people. A very good copy, in dust jacket….
THE AMERICAN WAY OF WAR
A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy
“Macmillan Wars of the United States” series. A provocative and controversial analysis of strategy and policy, from the Revolutionary War to date. A very good copy, light edge wear, owner’s…
WAR IN THE SHADOWS
The Guerilla in History (Volumes I & II)
A detailed history of modern guerilla warfare, intended to give a historical perspective on the war in Vietnam. Both volumes are very good First American edition copies, without dust jackets….