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JANE’S FIGHTING SHIPS
1942 (Issued June, 1943)
The bible for technical information on warships since 1898. This is one of the scarcer World War II editions. A fair copy, spine shaken as usual, covers worn & somewhat…
THE QUALITY OF MERCY
Cambodia, Holocaust and Modern Conscience
Post Viet Nam War famine & devastation, and world reaction. A very good copy, in dust jacket (464 pages, tables, bibliography, index, map endpapers)….
THE HISTORY OF THE CHAPLAIN CORPS
VOL. 2: 1939-1949
…up to and during World War II. A very good ex-libris copy with bookplate on front paste down, spine and corners bumped, gilt lettering slightly faded on spine, contents fine….
THE SERBS
The Guardians of the Gate
A good historical review from the Russo-Turkish Wars through World War I, originally published in 1918. A very good copy, in slightly rubbed dust jacket.
SICILY-SALERNO-ANZIO
January 1943-June 1944
Volume IX of Morison’s monumental “History of United States Naval Operations in World War II.” A very good copy, covers a bit scuffed and slightly scraped, light wear to corners,…
WATERHOUSE-FROST
The Making of a Military Man
The autobiography of Raymond F. Frost, who allegedly joined the army in response to the question “How’d you like free vacation?” and served as an MP officer in World War…
FROM FIJI THROUGH THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE THIRTEENTH AIR FORCE
The marvelous pictorial and history of “The Jungle Air Force” in World War II, in combat from January, 1943 to the end. A good copy, covers somewhat soiled, corners frayed,…
TOBACCO CARD: “Mr. Winston Churchill”
A very early Boer War-era tobacco card featuring Great Britain’s Boer War hero, manufactured for The American Tobacco Co.’s “Boer War Series B” of 1901. The card measures 2 1/4…
RUSSIAN MOTOR VEHICLES
The Czarist Period 1784 to 1917
Vintage photographs and drawings illustrate this history of the Russian motor vehicle industry prior to World War I.
THEY NEVER SURRENDERED
A True Story of Resistance in World War II
Aa near fine copy of a very scarce first-hand account of the fierce Philippine resistance against the Japanese in World War II, in a dust jacket with faint wear to…
THE PATH TO VICTORY
The Mediterranean Theater in World War II
…FDR, Rommel, and Mussolini, this original, accessible,and compelling account of a little-known theater emphasizes the importance of the Mediterranean in the ultimate Allied victory in Europe during World War II….
SWEPT CHANNELS
Being an Account of the Work of the Minesweepers in the Great War
A full and detailed World War I history of minesweepers and their crews, derived from their personal experiences. This is a bright and crisp copy of the First English edition,…