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MACARTHUR IN KOREA
The Naked Emperor
…the recklessness and arrogance that became particularly apparent in his actions during the Korean War and would eventually lead to his dismissal by Truman. A very good copy, in very…
DESTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION
Personal Experiences of the Late War
By the son of Zachary, brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis, and the last Confederate commander east of the Mississippi to surrender. A classic Civil War memoir, originally published in 1879. A…
GUERNICA
The Crucible of World War II
…is a very good copy of the First American edition in a shelfworn dust jacket. Interviews with survivors and perpetrators of the first terror bombing of the Spanish Civil War….
C.S.S. SHENANDOAH
The Memoirs of Lieutenant Commanding James I. Waddell
The tremendously successful Confederate commerce raider during the American Civil War. A very good copy, corners lightly worn, covers a bit scuffed, spine slightly sunned, without dust jacket. (200p., 15…
THE NEW MEANING OF TREASON
A revision and update of her 1947 volume The Meaning of Treason, including a new section on Cold War traitors. The author, whose given name was admired by Dulles. A…
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, 1820-1910
This biography of Florence Nightingale, which focuses on her service during the Crimean War, draws on various family papers not available to Sir Edward Cook when he composed her official…
THE REASON WHY
The feud between Lucan and Cardigan and the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in the Crimean War; due to an ambiguous order, 488 out of 673 men were…
EDUCATION BEFORE VERDUN
A very good copy, in dust jacket. First novel in Zweig’s war trilogy; followed by The Case of Sergeant Grischa and The Crowning of a King. Original German title: Erziehung…
A GUNNER ABOARD THE “YANKEE”
From the Diary of Number Five of the After Port Gun
A New York Naval reservist on an auxiliary cruiser in the Cuban blockade squadron. A classic Spanish-American War memoir. Reading copy, without dust jacket. (38 illus. [4 color], appendix.)…
THE GREAT EARL OF PETERBOROUGH
Biography of Charles Mordaunt (1658-1735), ardent opponent of James II, supporter of William of Orange, commander of British forces in the War of the Spanish Succession. A good ex-library copy,…
A SERVANT OF THE CROWN IN ENGLAND AND NORTH AMERICA, 1756-61
Based on the account books of John Appy, this work chronicles the life of one British functionary whose travels to America during the French Indian War provide a detailed picture…
MEMOIR OF THE BOBOTES
By the novelist and Red Cross stretcher bearer in the Balkan War, 1912-13. A very good copy, slight edge wear, in dust jacket with light wear to corners….