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THE EIGHTH ARMY
September 1941 to January 1943
“The Army at War” series. The North Africa campaign: Sidi Rezegh, Torbuk, El Alamein, etc. A somewhat delicate copy, cover torn at staples, contents fine (102p., circa 100 illus. &…
A DAMNED UN-ENGLISH WEAPON. THE STORY OF SUBMARINE WARFARE 1914-1918
“NY. ed.:””The Underwater War.””” The book is in very good condition , the dust jacket has a little worn and the price clipped….
SLIPSTREAM: The Story of Anthony Duke
The biography of a double agent in Germany who posed as a renegade Brit, written by his sister, herself a post-war British agent. A very good copy, corners slightly frayed,…
THE SANTA FE TRAIL
Originally the trade route with Mexico, this trail connecting Santa Fe with Missouri also served as the 1846 invasion route during the Mexican-American War, and then again as the major…
THE GREAT AND CLOSE SIEGE OF YORK, 1644
A detailed study of the siege, which directly caused the Battle of Marston Moor, which in turn lost King Charles I the north, and thus the English Civil War. A…
THE GREAT REBELLION: VOL. I
The King's Peace, 1637-1641
The years immediately preceding the English Civil War, including two wars against Scottish Covenanters, and the usual Irish struggles. A very good copy, spine a bit faded, corners bumped, without…
THE DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT
An account of the War of 1812. A very good copy, blue top stain, spine slightly faded, bottom edge worn, corners bumped, binding sound, contents fine (384 pages, map end…
MISSING FROM THE RECORD
A very good copy, without dust jacket. Front hinge beginning to give. Canadian colonel, OBE, fine war record, Canadian PR for Monty….
KENTUCKY CAVALIERS IN DIXIE
The Reminiscences of a Confederate Cavalryman
Engaging, alternately serious and humorous memoir of the 4th Kentucky Cavalry. Reprint of the 1895 edition; a scarce special edition for the Civil War Book Club, signed by the editor…
THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ADMIRAL DEWEY
From Montpelier to Manila
A paean to Victor of Manila, Spanish-American War, by the Historian of the Philippine Expedition. Reading copy, issued without dust jacket. (468 pages, 87 plates [1 color flag.])…
RUSTICS IN REBELLION: A Yankee Reporter on the Road to Richmond, 1861-1865
-Signed and Inscribed Reissue-
…reporter when the Civil War began, Townsend later became one of the most popular journalists in the country. This book was first published in 1866 as Campaigns of a Non-Combatant….
AN ECHO OF TRUMPETS
Autobiography of Sunday Times reporter and noted author: Gran Chaco War,WWII & Korea. A very good copy, in dust jacket….