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BETWEEN THE LINES: Reflections on War and Peacetime
U.S. Air Force from 1941 to 1973: bomber maintenance, 5 & 13th Air Forces, Pacific, WWII; Korea, 3rd AF; England and Norway, Cold War. A very good copy, in dust…
ONCE UPON A DISTANT WAR
Young War Correspondents and the Early Vietnam Battles
…the Vietnam War had yet to become the massive tragedy that we know today. According to Prochnau, Saigon was a “tempting oriental backwater” and it is in this setting that…
SEA SOLDIERS IN THE COLD WAR
Amphibious Warfare, 1945-1991
“An operational history of amphibious warfare in the cold war, principally as refined and executed by the two superpowers, their allies, and surrogates.” A fine copy in very good dust…
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…
KOREAN WAR ALMANAC
A wealth of current information on a variety of topics related to the Korean War including key personalities, strategies, weaponry, battles, military units and awards. A good copy, cover slightly…
AMERICANS AT WAR
1975-1986, An Era of Violent Peace
Traces the series of violent conflicts in which the US Military involved itself in the decade following the “end” of war. A very good copy in slightly chipped dust jacket,…
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….
WASHINGTON GOES TO WAR
The politics, society and culture of the capital suddenly thrown into war. A near fine copy, corners slightly worn, in dust jacket with slightly faded spine. (286p., 26 illus.)…
WAR, PEACE, AND THE VIET CONG
While not attempting to predict the outcome of the Vietnam War, Pike examines the motives and objectives of the interested parties in an attempt to understand various possibilities for the…
THE BAD WAR
An Oral History of the Vietnam War
The collection includes 75 personal accounts of the Vietnam war from a wide range of often conflicting perspectives. A very good copy, in mylar covered dust jacket….
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…