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MARTIAL INDIA
The Story of Two Million Volunteers
…discreet ink gift inscription on the front free endpaper. The contents are fine. A history of Indian forces in World War II through Monte Cassino, by the author of THE…
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…
TWELFTH U.S. INFANTRY 1798-1919
Its Story - By Its Men
A very good copy, believed issued without dust jacket. The corners are a bit turned, the hinges have been repaired, else fine. [Mostly World War I, with the 8th Div….
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…
EVERY OTHER DAY
Letters From the Pacific
Aboard the U.S.S. Tern, a Minesweeper converted to ocean tug, in World War II. The author changed all names except his and his wife’s. A very good copy, spine slightly…
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…
BOSWORTH FIELD: From Medieval to Tudor England
The final, decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, 1485. From The Crossroads of World History Series. A near fine copy, spine head & tail lightly worn, in slightly…
THE RASH ADVENTURER
The Rise and Fall of Charles Edward Stuart
Bonnie Prince Charlie, The Young Pretender, was crushed at the Battle of Culloden, and subsequently slipped off the world stage. A very good copy, corners slightly bumped, spine head &…